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We picketed the horses at a safe dis- 
tance, so that they could not be seen or 
heard from the lake. At one end the 
shore sloped gradually into the water, 
and here Nimrod discovered many 
tracks of elk, a few deer, and one set of 
black bear. He said the lake was evi- 
dently a favourite drinking place, that 
a band of elk had been coming daily 
to water, and that, according to their 
habits, they ought to come again be- 
fore dusk. 
So we concealed ourselves on a little 
bluff to the right and waited. The sun 
had begun to cast long lines on the 
earth, and the little circle of water was 
already in shadow when Nimrod held 
up his finger as a warning for silence. 
We listened. We were sostill that the 
whole world seemed to be holding its 
breath. 
I heard a faint noise as of a snapping 
