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Keeper Doig was surprised to hear of the 

 change but said he knew the animal well at 

 all stages of the game, and was not a bit 

 afraid of him. At the same time he promised 

 to be cautious and not let Reno have any op- 

 portunity to get the better of him. 



Accordingly, the next morning the feed 

 was taken into the yard by Doig as usual, the 

 same horse and wagon being used daily. Reno 

 seemingly paid no attention whatever to 

 either, and the Keeper keeping a sharp eye 

 on him, thought it better to say nothing to 

 him. But that same afternoon, when Doig 

 went to feed him again at four o'clock, it was 

 another matter altogether. It was the cus- 

 tom to carry the grain into the yards in pails 

 at the afternoon feeding, instead of using the 

 horse and wagon. Doig entered the yard with 

 the pails (and this time he noticed that Reno 

 was watching him quietly), and shut the gate. 

 As soon as he had done this, there was a sud- 

 den snort from the elk. Down went his head 

 and he promptly charged his old friend and 

 threw him into a corner by the fence. 



