168 CHAMOIS HUNTING. 



tion about the proceedings of the morrow, and it was 

 agreed I should try my luck on the Krainmets Berg, 

 as the surest place of meeting chamois. 



" Yonder," said he, pointing toward the mountains 

 in front of the house, "yonder, below the ridge, are 

 broad bare places where in a morning you are almost 

 sure of seeing something. Should nothing be there," 

 he continued, speaking to Solacher, " then stalk up to 

 the ridge, and so on to the Clam. In this way you will 

 have chances enough, for chamois are always about." 



The Krammets Berg was the best mountain of all, 

 and I was very grateful to the forester for his kind- 

 ness in allowing me a day's sport there. 



