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the smoke of the camp. A strong wind blow- 

 ing was very helpful to the same end. 



We had supper of moose meat the day of 

 the killing; and we did justice to a dish so 

 rare. The same evening we went abroad for 

 duck. At the island of their roost the blind 

 was fixed; presently as it grew dark a flock 

 of five or six came, alighting with a splash in 

 the water. The dark outlines could be seen, 

 and the nimrod fired twice — clean misses. 



The Tenderfoot was inclined to make a 

 point of this, saying : " Louis, we '11 have those 

 ducks stewed, with gravy, for to-morrow's din- 

 ner." The nimrod had to fall back on one 

 of Tenderfoot's own earlier remarks to secure 

 peace : " Billy, don't go away and leave me 

 here. You 've got the gun, if the moose 

 comes." 



When it came night, "we had to put out the 

 camp-fire, the wind being so strong we had 

 fears of setting fire to the forest. The next 

 morning after breakfast every one was busy 

 preparing for the start home. The long port- 

 age was made by 11 o'clock. 



Reaching Windy Lake we threw out the 



