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he is noiv whispering to his nephew ! I know he hxs sighted 

 game. A moment late?' he beckoned to me to come foj^cuard ; 

 repeats this signal tiuo or three times befoi^e I reached his 

 side. In the inean time young Ross has raised his rifle and 

 stands with it raised in readiness for instantaneous action. 

 I reached the captain's side ; he seized my arm and drew 

 me about ten feet to the left of George Ross ; had not yet 

 spoken a word; but now whispered, "See that moose 

 standing behind the underbrush? Fire at him!" Before 

 I had time to raise my rifle George Ross had fired his first 

 shot. The object which had been pointed out to me by the 

 captain as a moose was almost completely hidden by the 

 underbrush, only a small portion of the animal's flank 

 being visible. The aim was taken at this part ; the shot 

 was fired ; the animal now quickly changed his position 

 and presented to me his rump. The captain was standing 

 at my side ; the instant the first shot was fired he shoved 

 another cartridge into my rifle ; I dropped quickly on my 

 knee, took very deliberate aim, and forwarded my com- 

 pliments once more. The animal at which this shot was 

 fired now disappeared before I had sufficient time to reload 

 my rifle. 



I now ran a few feet to the right of George Ross, who 

 had remained stationary and continued to shoot rapidly. 

 From this new position I caught sight of another moose, 

 and fired another shot. Game was no longer visible from 

 the spot where we were standing, and consequently we 

 started up the hill at our best speed. A few seconds later 

 our entire party was standing about the dead cow, on 

 which George Ross had expended his fusillade. She had 



