CONTENTS xi 



CHAPTER X p^, 



AN ARCTIC RESIDENCE, 1916 288 



Hanamerfest — Its isolated situation — A great fishing port 

 — German interests — Our blockade ineffectual — The 

 attitude of Norway in the Great War — Mainly pro- 

 Gennan — Pre-war German push and activity — Our feeble 

 Foreign Office policy — A vile climate — The fishermen 

 and their work — ^eal and walrus hunters — Some habits of 

 the walrus — The Arctic spring and coming of the birds — 

 Sea-eagles and their habits — Ravens and magpies — Hard 

 work and no friends — The difficulties of sending messages 

 — The Norwegians — Their good points — The selfishness of 

 the North — A changing race — Life in a fishing village — ^The 

 Norseman's love of explosions — A narrow escape — The 

 triumph of summer — Spring floral beauty — Dazzling sun- 

 sets — My friend E. — The Lapps — Their nomadic life — 

 Visit to a reindeer camp — ^The Finns — The Prince of 

 Monaco — Goes flea-hunting — ^Visit to the island of Rolfso 

 — Search the mountains for reindeer — A long walk — KiU 

 two fine stags — Retiim to fetch the carcases — Reindeer 

 poachers — The arrival of the U-boats — ^My information 

 disbeUeved — Torpedoing of ships begins — Activities of the 

 German submarines — A rough seaman — Our little dis- 

 agreement — The Captain goes down the stairs — German 

 agent's anxiety as to my future movements — A Bergen 

 spy — The last voyage of the Venus — The adventures of 

 the Scottish lady — A bad night — Arrival in Newcastle. 



CHAPTER XI 



FEALAR, 1918 — HIGHLAND DEER-STALKING . . . 277 



The forest of Fealar — Stalking in war time — ^The charm 

 of hunting alone — A difficult stalk and a long shot — Unsuc- 

 cessfvil stalk in the Tarf valley — Glen Mohr — Foiled by 

 mist — Kill a good ten-pointer — Shoot a fine eleven -pointer 

 — ^A lucky shot at a royal — ^Bad weather — ^A difficult stalk 

 in the mist — Kill two fine stags — Varying luck on the 

 Mar March — Two successful stalks — Lose a good stag in the 

 mist — ^An abundance of deer — Kill a big eleven-pointer 

 — ^An interesting crawl — The end of the season. 



