THE MISTAKE. 307 



but the next night one of the farmer's yearlins was 

 missiu'. They found it lay in' by Gabe's licklog, with 

 about twenty holes clean through it. Gabe didn't 

 stay about there long. He heard too much about his 

 great shot down at his deerlick and his big buck, that 

 made a track like a two year old. 



