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shoot?" and [\\c l:1'ouii([ bciiiii' hard \vc failed Lo .strike ihu 



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track ai^-aiii. Thoi'c wa.s wailiiii;- and uricf tliat iii^lil, l»ut 

 a few days laler ('\ril ^■(lt a l)ii!l alnuol \vitli«>u( ilic ti'oiihlc 

 <»f a run at all. 



This kind ni' lailuir annoyed John extremely. It was 

 not so nuicli the kiss of his (-((nnni-sidn as the di.scouraije- 

 ment of his (h\o-.s that he minded. ( »n one occasion. Imt 

 this was in the folknvinij,- }car, we were (;rcc|)ing u[) in 

 Indian file to a l)ay by Peyas. Gerald, who was leading, 

 turnetl round and whispered to me, "A cow and calf" I 

 passed the word on to John, and 1 never saw so mucli 

 strong' kinguage expressed in silent pantomime. lie gave 

 us to understand that our feelings were of no importance 

 at all, but that if Peyas were disappointed he would leave 

 our service and go homt'. So the ])ooi- calf was left mother- 

 less ; but 1 ought to (jualily that by saying that he was as 

 laro'G as a small horse, and well alJe to take care of himself. 

 But of all the dogs which I knew it was iSkyt who did the 

 cleverest thinsi'. Gerald, who had outrun his Norweo'ian 

 companion, got u[) to Skyt's bay in time to fire a snap 

 shot. The result he could not see, but l)efore lono-the doi<- 

 again stopped the animal with the usual n(»isy demonstra- 

 tions. Presently there was silence, and instead of con- 

 tinuing to bay, as his nature and training would direct, he 

 i"(^turned and sai(b as ])laiid\' as dog language could. ''It's 

 all riiiht ; come alonu". The dou' had found thai the shot 

 had taken effect, and. himself unheld. with >lo\v ami catlike 

 steps, led Gei'ald to where the wounded elk was standing. 



In very still weather hunting by the ordinary methods 

 is useless. Tiiere is then iioihiug for it but to try ilri\- 

 ing il an}' ul the ground lend.-- it.-cU to that cuurae of 



