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doubt that they averted disaster, 

 like the possession of an accident 

 policy; for witness the misfortune 

 of the Cook, minus the "W. W." 

 His canoe struck a snag, turned 

 turtle with a facility that was shame- 

 less and deposited that rheumatic 

 veteran in three feet of water with 

 his cooking utensils and food. There- 

 fore, we were all concerned. Lucky 

 it was for us that it happened on a 

 sandy bar and that the food was 

 nearly all in tins and waterproof 

 bags. 



This mishap did not tend to 

 disseminate ease in the overcharged 

 atmosphere of the party. As we 

 reached the landing of the long 

 portage a horrible odour greeted 

 us beside which the bear's skull had 

 been as child's play. Pestilence 

 and death seemed abroad. Nimrod 

 quickly found the cause another 

 pleasantry of Clifford's. As wolves 

 are the enemies of game, it was his 

 province as game warden to exter- 

 minate them. A grey wolf had been 

 caught in a trap, and in order to 

 make him a warning for his fellows 

 to quit the neighbourhood, Clifford 



