outwitted. On one occasion I followed one al- 

 most constantly for eight days and nights ; and 

 though many times I almost had him, yet I 

 never succeeded. Now and then he climbed a 

 rocky crag to look about; or he doubled back 

 a short distance on his trail to some point of 

 vantage, where he rose on his hind legs, sniffed 

 the air, looked and listened. At other times he 

 turned at right angles to his general course, 

 went a short distance to a point favorable for 

 seeing, hearing, or smelling his possible pursuer, 

 and there remained for a few minutes. If all 

 seemed well, he commonly returned to his trail 

 and again went forward. 



Usually he traveled in the face of the wind; 

 commonly he promptly changed his course if 

 the wind changed. In crossing a grassy open- 

 ing in the woods he sometimes went boldly 

 across; but on the farther side, concealed by 

 the trees, he waited to see whether a pursuer 

 appeared across the opening. Sometimes he 

 went round an opening to the right or to the 

 left. Apparently there lay a plan behind his 

 every move. 



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