across the valley. We sat on our horses 
motionless, looking at the peaceful and 
majestic scene, when out from the shad- 
ows on the sandy flats far below us 
came a dark shadow, and then leisurely 
:) n- another and another. They were elk, 
|) two bulls and a doe, grazing placidly in 
a little meadow surrounded by trees. 
We kept as still as statues. 
Nimrod said. “ There is your chance.” 
“WY es.) sl.echoed: “here sissemy 
chance.” 
We waited until they passed into the 
trees again. Then we dismounted. 
Nimrod handed me the rifle, saying: 
“There are seven shots init. I will 
stay behind with the horses.” 
I took the gun without a word and 
crept down the mountain side, keeping 
under cover as much as possible. The 
sunset quiet surrounded me; the deadly 
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