I0 8 THE SPORTSMAN'S PARADISE. 



patient, since Mildenberger has not yet succeeded in finding 

 her, although he has made long and diligent search. 



The phrase, "I don't believe she knows that she is 

 wanted," became one of very common use in our party, 

 and was applied on all occasions when the game remained 

 uninjured after a shot was fired. 



The rain continued to fall until about ten o'clock, when 

 the clouds showed some signs of breaking, and the sun 

 occasionally peeped out through an open space, although 

 there was very little clear sky visible during the day. 

 Struce and Mildenberger succeeded in taking some fine 

 bass in Ahmic Lake during the afternoon. I took a stroll 

 through the wood, accompanied by two cocker-spaniels, 

 which are to take part with us in this campaign. I was not 

 fortunate in finding game : saw only a single bird. 



Captain Ross and his nephew made their appearance 

 in our camp before sunset. The captain greeted me 

 pleasantly. We had not met during the preceding four 

 years, and as he now stood before me he appeared the 

 same as when I parted with him at Spence, in the autumn 

 of 1880, after we had finished that hunt. 



He now introduced us to his nephew, George Ross, and 

 informed me that he had engaged this man to accompany 

 us as a guide. Struce and Mildenberger were made ac- 

 quainted with these men who were to become members of 

 our party. It had also been previously agreed between 

 Struce and myself that an additional guide would be at 

 least desirable as long as Mr. Struce remained in our party. 

 I therefore made inquiry of the captain about his brother, 

 Wellington, with whom I was somewhat acquainted, know- 



