50 CANADIAN NIGHTS 



Willie Whisper was but scantily supplied. Of tea 

 and sugar we had enough, but we were short of 

 flour, and the little bit of fat pork was getting 

 lamentably small. So the next day was spent in 

 foraging. The proceeds of the chase did not 

 amount to much — one porcupine, plenty of trout, 

 and some cranberries — but it sufficed for present 

 needs, and after supper Willie said : 



" I agree with all you said last night about killing 

 for the sake of killing. Though the hunting in- 

 stinct is very strong in me I have never killed to 

 waste, and I don't think I shall offend you if I give 

 you another hunting yarn. I alluded last night to 

 wapiti. I have hunted them in every way, and in 

 every place in the woods, among the mountains, on 

 the plains, stalked them on foot, stalked them on 

 horseback, and run them. Shall I tell you about 

 wapiti-running on the plains ? " 



" Good," said I, " fire away." 



