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so much what I got as how I got it, and to stalk 

 your game when possible was to me the best way 

 of them all. However, I decided to be ready with 

 the hounds the next afternoon should the bear 

 put in another appearance. 



The following morning we devoted to Red, 

 one of our best hounds. He had been lame 

 for the past two or three days, and we discovered 

 that a fractured bone in one leg was the cause. 

 After cutting splints and bandaging it well we 

 kept him in camp, and in about ten days he was 

 well. 



Early in the afternoon we rode south with the 

 remainder of the pack, and took up our position 

 on the knoll to watch the hillslope again. It was 

 probably but little past 3 p. m. when I located a 

 bear near the top of the ridge, which appeared 

 to be the same bear of the day before. 



Up the hill we went, leading our horses, as the 

 grade was steep, taking a roundabout way and 

 holding the dogs in check, so that we might ap- 

 proach as near as possible before jumping our 

 quarry, and thereby make the chase a short, lively 

 one. It was evident now that the pack had 

 caught the bear scent that had been wafted our 

 way and were growing more eager and impatient 

 each moment for the signal that would permit 



