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THE SPORTSMAN'S PARADISE; 



CHAPTER XIII. 



The Continuance of the Dker-Hunt — An Exciting Chase — Brilliant Man- 



CEUVRING OF AN OlD BuCK — BREAKING CaMP ON THE ISLAND — A PaR- 

 TRIDGE-HuNT by THE ROADSIDE — AN ExCITING RACE BETWEEN " JIM" AND 



THE Old Cocker Spaniel — Our Return to Maganetawan — The Trip 

 FROM Maganetawan to Toronto. 



HE details of the morning hunt have al- 

 ready been given, but there still remains 

 to be described a more exciting chase, 

 which occurred in the afternoon of the 

 same day. The morning of this day was 

 cloudy, but the evening was cool and 

 cloudless, while the sun shone out brightly. 

 It was therefore determined soon after the mid-day meal 

 that "Jim" should go again into the woods with the hounds 

 and try to send us a deer. In accordance with this deter- 

 mination he was promptly moving away from our camp 

 with the hounds in the canoe. 



The other canoes followed him after a delay of about 

 half an hour. The captain was again in the company of 

 my son, while I was attended by " Tom," as in the morn- 

 ing. We expected the deer would come to the lake by 

 the same run-way as was chosen by the old doe in the 

 morning. The captain, however, stationed "Tom's" canoe 

 about one mile from the point where the doe entered the 

 water. He, however, selected an advantageous position 

 for himself and the lad, which was much nearer to this 



