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was in the south so the trailer could work 

 up to within seeing distance of the feeding 

 buffalo without scaring them. Presently 

 he came out on the plains within full view 

 of the herd, but they got no scent of him, 

 and as the bison's eyesight is not very good, 

 were not frightened. 



A few minutes before he had located his 

 companions, who had gone southward in 

 the early morning. They were in position 

 and working slowly up toward the herd, 

 but not too near, for they were on the wind- 

 ward side, and the scent carried far upon 

 these open plains. 



The Indian trailer had his blanket tied 

 upon the end of a long stick and he waved 

 it to and fro in the wind as he rode, so that 

 it looked as though the winds blew it. 

 These movements of the blanket were so 

 continuous that he did not look much like 

 a horseman to the feeding bison. Presently 

 one of the lowered heads was raised, and 



