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away where Geange and Smart Iiad been 

 sitting and Avoiild not advance a step farther. 



After standing perfectly still for several 

 minntes, during which time all the other 

 members of the herd (except the stag which 

 had never ceased grazing) stood looking at 

 her, the suspicions animal at last turned round 

 and walked slowly back the way she had come, 

 always keeping her head raised and her little 

 tail cocked up. Presently they aU worked 

 round on to their former course and got behind 

 me. They then got my wind and scurried off 

 towards the south-Avest, and never stopped 

 again as long as they were in sight. 



We did not see any more caribou until the 

 afternoon, when a large band came in sight. 

 They were travelling very rapidly, making for 

 the chain of lakes which I thought they 

 intended to cross, but reaching the shore 

 of one of them they followed its course towards 

 w^here we were standing. Leaving my 

 companions I now made for the lake, and 

 presently took up a position amongst some 

 small pine scrub within one hundred j^ards 



