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Stag, wished once again to have antlers on the fore side of her 

 bridge as she had had in her Labrador days. There are many 

 hunters in British Columbia, amateur and professional, and a new 

 and better pair of antlers replaces from time to time the pair 

 hanging in the front hall. The relegated pair goes into a back 

 room. Hunter's wives could hardly believe their eyes when they 

 read of the opportunity to be honourably rid of their junk. For 

 a week around Christmas time, with the spirit of giving in the 

 air, every car and every van that pulled up on the quayside along- 

 side Challenger carried a load of antlers. 



With a fine pair of caribou horns in front of the bridge, with 

 every member of the ship's company possessing a pair of antlers, 

 and with the biggest stuffed stag's head over Tom Gaskell's 

 bunk, the ship sailed southwards towards the islands of Hawaii. 



