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The rest had lothing of moment to relate concern- 

 ing their experiences, unless it be that Chandler's ex- 

 ploration of the chain of lakes had satisfied him that 

 the official maps of this district did less than justice to 

 its waters. As he was seen some days afterwards while 

 on the cars en route to New York, in animated conver- 

 sation with a smiling and attentive gentleman, who 

 proved to be no less a personage than the Hon. the 

 Ontario Minister of Crown Lands, it is supposed that 

 he has brought the matter to the notice of the Govern- 

 ment. Luckily, there were no members of the Opposi- 

 tion aboard, else the innocent Albert might have been 

 " yanked " up before the Police Magistrate for conspir- 

 acy, under the impression that he was the mysterious 

 Lynch, or that he bore some relationship to the enter- 

 prising Kirkland, whose opcii-handed support of an 

 " American " policy with respect to timber limits, cost 

 him and his friends so dear in the plot which convulsed 

 political circles at Toronto a few months before. As 

 nothing has since been heard of Chandler's incarcera- 

 tion, however, it may be assumed that Mr. Pardee's 

 suspicions were not aroused. Chandler's " disputed 

 territory " having reference to Franklin and Sinclair 

 townships, and not to the terre incomprise farther west 



and north. 



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. ' " Ain't them jist a daisy pair o' dogs," said one of 

 the guides, as the two excited creatures appeared, from 

 out the woods on one occasion, looking earnestly 

 towards a distant point whither a deer had just swum, 

 "they're jist as faithful as they be han'some, an' sorter 

 lovin' too." Then they are like Robert's horses, which 

 we saw at West Randolph, thought Hedley when he 

 heard the description. > 



