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miles in a i-arriolc, llifii struck iiihi the llr woods with 

 Taoliis, who was su])[)os(m] to know the kouiKkii-ics ol" iii\- 

 rathi'i; iKirn»w Ijcal. i'eiliaps lie did, hut his aeecnuil ui' 

 their wliercakoiits N'ai'icd accoi-diiiM- to the needs and 

 expectations ol' the nionicnt. Tuin|i was of euui'se 

 harnessed, and KmI hy a cord, or rather led us — at a 

 handsome pace too. (Jne oJ" the first qualifications of ;iii 

 elk dou' which J noticed is that he kn(»ws whcic his 

 master can foHow. and avoids low horizontal l»i'aiiches 

 and such like oljstacles. The harness consists of a broad 

 straj) along- the spine, to which are attached two collai-s, 

 one passing round his neck, the other undei' the chest. 

 He pulls so hard that a single collar would, choke 

 him. There is another advantage. The cord, beinij- 

 attached to the liindermost collar, is much less likel\- to 

 iiilanijle the eloi>"'s IcQ-s. 



It is a stirring moment for the elk aspiiaiil when he 



first finds the tracks and other signs of his (piarr\'. Not 



till then does he realise the huge dimensions of the beast. 



The merest tvro will not fail to mark the chanu-e in Ihe 



demeanour of his dou' when the latter uets the wind. 



It was not very long l)efore Tump exhibited such 



symptonis. He paused, head in air. eagerly snuffing 



the breeze. The long hair <iii his back stood more 



erect than ever, and he o-azed intenth' in ihe dii-eetion 



whence came the taint, while his bodx- trembled with 



excitement. Then ho starteil with a ])ull on tli(> ri»pe 



which threatened to jeik it out of the h.iud of the hunter, 



or la\' him flat in the mud. In a few minutes he paused 



atrain. ami laid his n(tse to the o-round. There ai'e the tracks, 



fresh enough, but onlv those of a cow and calf, so after 



