CONTENTS. 15 



CHAPTER XXVII. 



Deer Hunting in Northern Wisconsin On the Range at Day- 

 light The Woods Full of Game Missing a Standing 

 "Broadside " at Thirty Yards Several Easy Shots in Rapid 

 Succession; the only Fruits Shame and Chagrin Nervous- 

 ness and Excitement Finally Give Way to Coolness and 

 Deliberation A Big Buck at Long Range A Steady Aim 

 and a Ruptured Throat A Blind Run Through Brush and 

 Fallen Trees Down at Last A Noble Specimen His 

 Head as a Trophy 280 



CHAPTER XXVIII. 



Among the Pines A Picture of Autumnal Loveliness Cor- 

 dial Welcome to a Logging Camp A Successful Shot The 

 Music of the Dinner Horn A Throat Cut and a Leg Broken 

 A Stump for a Watch-Tower The Raven Homeward 

 Bountl A Suspicious Buck A Mysterious Presence Dead 

 Beside His Mate Three Shots and Three Deer. . 288 



CHAPTER XXIX. 



A Typical Woodsman Model Home in the Great Pine Forest 

 A Lifetime in the Wilderness A Deer in a Natural Trap 

 Disappointment and Despondency "What, You Killed a 

 Buck!" Sunrise in the Woods An Unexpected Shot A 

 Free Circus and a Small Audience A Buck as a Buck r 

 More Venison. . . . % . . . . . 296 



CHAPTER XXX. 



Cowboy Life The Boys that Become Good Range Riders 

 Peculiar Tastes and Talents Required for the Ranch Wages 

 Paid to Cowboys Abuse and Misrepresentation to which 

 They are Subjected The " Fresh Kid ," and the L >ng-Haired 

 " Greaser" The Stranger Always Welcome at the Ranch 

 A Dude Insul'ed A Plaid Ulster, a Green Umbrella, and a 

 Cranky Disposition Making a Train Crew Dance An 

 Uncomplimentary Concert No Sneak Thieves on the Plains 

 Leather Breeches, Big Spurs, and a Six Shooter in a Sleep- 

 ing Car Fear Gives Way to Admiration The Slang of the 



