XII. 



O hunt the wily puma, 

 the wary elk, or the 

 fleet-footed antelope 

 is to have experiences 

 strange and varied, but 

 for the largest assort- 

 ment of thrills in an equal time the 

 ' dead hunt ' is the most productive. 

 My acquaintance with a 'dead hunt' 



— which is by no means a ' still hunt ' 



— began and ended at Raven Agency. 

 It included horses, bicycles, and In- 

 dians, and followed none of the cus- 

 tomary rules laid down for a hunt, 

 either in progress or result. 



