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break and the senses of hearing and of smell wer& 

 enough to steer him out of danger. 



A visit was next made to a small lake on the other 

 side of the ridge. No signs being seen of moose, either 

 of fresh tracks or of roily water, we returned to the 

 dam and made a trip up along the left bank of the 

 dead-water, opposite to the place where the moose went 

 in, but saw no further evidences of these elusive 

 animals. 



Returning to the lumber camp, Henry shot two more 

 partridges, and we trudged back to camp, arriving 

 there just at dark. 



Our wet clothes were now hung up to dry on a lat- 

 ticework above a big, hot camp stove. Dry clothes 

 were put on and a supper of roast partridge, baked 

 potatoes and stewed prunes was eaten. At eight 

 o'clock we turned in and went to sleep to the lullaby 

 of the falling rain pattering on the cedar splint roof 

 and to the occasional hooting of an owl or the sharp 

 barking of a fox. 



