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to the edge of the forest and next into the water. It 

 was followed by a cow moose, its mother, no doubt, 

 who evidently did not feel at ease. We imagined that 

 there must have been an eddy in the wind which 

 carried back to her the tainted air from a pair of 

 human beings. At any rate she stepped into the water 

 and looked right over in our direction, and we saw her 

 mane go up. In a few minutes she decided there was 

 surely danger and out she went, followed by the young 

 moose. 



Another small lake we visited before reaching camp. 

 Here we saw yet another cow moose, and she likewise 

 winded us; but she was in no way retiring, as she 

 bawled and roared for all she was worth. 



Henry made a call with the horn to see if she was 

 accompanied by a bull, but we received no answer, and 

 so we went to our resting place, very tired and very 

 hungry. 



The last day of our trip dawned cloudy and over- 

 cast. Henry said, "No rain," and trusting to his 

 judgment we were off early. But for once Henry 

 was not a good weather prophet. At 8:30 it com- 

 menced to rain and from that time on until late in the 

 afternoon it was a downpour, not simply a rain. When 

 we came near Salmon Brook Lake, where we had seen 

 the big bull on our road " in," we went over to it in 

 spite of the rain. Tracks there were, many of them, 

 and fresh in the bargain, but no moose were seen. 



