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greater spurt to try and end the jig. The deer 

 by this time had become cognizant of being fol- 

 lowed and he also increased his pace. 



I now became aware of a weakness in my 

 limbs, a nauseating smell in my nostrils and a 

 faint and giddy sensation in my head. This 

 uncomfortable feeling grew worse, and at last 

 to save myself from falling I had to lean against 

 a tree and wipe my brow with a handful of snow. 



This had a momentary good effect. I saw 

 clearly once more and pushing ahead redoubled 

 my efforts to come within shooting distance of 

 my deer. But I had not gone far before I felt a 

 relapse coming and in a few moments I was in 

 worse distress than ever. The last I remember 

 was seeing a whirl of trees going around me. It 

 was the last conscious moment before I fainted 

 dead away and fell in my tracks in the snow. 



Luckily the chief had sent his two boys to 

 follow me up, not that he anticipated this end- 

 ing, but for the purpose of skinning and cutting 

 up the deer. It was providential he did, for 

 otherwise I would never have awakened in this 

 world. As it was, the cold had thoroughly pene- 

 trated my body and it was only after drinking 

 a quart or two of hot tea that circulation re- 

 sumed its functions. 



After I had come around to the youth's sat- 

 isfaction the eldest one started off after the 



