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below. It was following along a trail genera- 

 tions old. The other drove was home-seeking. 

 A forest fire with smoke still in the sky had laid 

 barren their home territory. 



From my treetop observation tower I saw a 

 single coyote coming, and wondered what would 

 be his attitude concerning the blockading of the 

 trail by superior numbers, and also how these 

 superior numbers would receive a single ancient 

 enemy. But the deer were indifferent to the lone 

 little wolf. They utterly ignored him. 



The coyote walked leisurely around the vast 

 assemblage with an air of ownership. Then he 

 sat down before them and eyed them with a 

 display of cynical satisfaction. He turned from 

 this inspection and with a leisurely, contented 

 air walked by with, "I haven't time to-day 

 but I should worry." 



I had my camp by a cliff a short distance 

 up stream and of mornings birds were numer- 

 ous. A waterfall was at its best in the night. 

 I had planned to watch this place another day 

 or two but the wind was from the wrong quar- 

 ter it would carry my scent and warn travellers 

 that a possible killer was in ambush. So I trav- 

 elled away on this trail. 



Many a time in the wilds I "met up" un- 

 expectedly with wild life. And as I recall 

 these meetings I plan again to be among those 



