64 AN ENGLISH GAMEKEEPER. 



Dick came up, and the former said : — " It's all 

 up with us to-night, Jack; that dog of their' s 

 winded us, or we should have had them, right 

 enough. They knew we were here, directly he 

 stopped his voice in full cr}^ We shall never 

 do anything with them 'till you get that dog, 

 he is more use to them than any two men. 



We may as well take these snares up," he 

 added, turning to old Dick. But Dick thought 

 that there was a chance that they might come 

 at daybreak, as they had not seen any of us. 

 Eventually, however, we resolved to act upon 

 father's advice, and leave it 'till the next night. 



So, the next night, we all three sallied forth 

 and took up our positions, father and Dick 

 in much the same places as the previous night, 

 but having a due regard to the wind. I took 

 my stand in an old saw pit, in which timber 

 had been sawn some years previously, and which 

 had not yet been filled up. This pit was just 

 the right depth for me, as, when standing up in 

 it, my chin was on a level with the ground ; 

 thus I was able to see all round out of the pit, 

 and shoot the dog, did he appear. 



