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his master as he slowly made his way through 

 the wood, careful not to step heavily on dry 

 twigs, scanning open spots in the chaparral, 

 where the game loves to feed in the early 

 morning and towards sunset ; peering cau- 

 tiously over ridges as new outlooks were 

 reached, and along the meadowy borders of 

 streams. But when bears were hunted, little 

 Sandy became more important, and it was as 

 a bear-hunter that Brown became famous. 

 His hunting method, as described by Mr. 

 Delaney, who had passed many a night with 

 him in his lonely cabin and learned his 

 stories, was simply to go slowly and silently 

 through the best bear pastures, with his dog 

 and rifle and a few pounds of flour, until he 

 found a fresh track and then follow it to the 

 death, paying no heed to the time required. 

 Wherever the bear went he followed, led by 

 little Sandy, who had a keen nose and never 

 lost the track, however rocky the ground. 

 When high open points were reached, the 

 likeliest places were carefully scanned. The 

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