CHARLES RUSSELL GREGOR

A LAD WITH ALL THE “EAR-MARKS”
OF THE TRUE WOODSMAN

THE AUTHOR

CONTENTS

CHAP. PAGE
I.Into the Wilderness[1]
II.A Wild Ride[20]
III.Bees and Wildcats[35]
IV.A Deer Hunt[63]
V.A Forest Fire[75]
VI.An Interesting Afternoon[86]
VII.A Visit to the Beavers[98]
VIII.A Bull Moose and a Narrow Escape[114]
IX.Fishing Through the Ice[127]
X.Winter Settles Down[137]
XI.An Adventure with a Bear[150]
XII.Lost![166]
XIII.On the Trap Line with Bill[188]
XIV.A Lynx Makes Trouble[205]
XV.Bill Captures a Prize[220]
XVI.A Visitor[232]
XVII.Christmas at the Cabin[241]
XVIII.An Encounter with Wild Dogs[255]
XIX.An Indian Cave and Its Occupants[270]
XX.A Fight on the Ice[287]
XXI.Spring and Its Sports[300]
XXII.Treed![316]
XXIII.Off to the Lumber Camp[332]
XXIV.A Daring Rescue[353]
XXV.Called Home[371]

ILLUSTRATIONS

IN THE WINTER WOODS[Frontispiece]
GEORGE LANDED FAIRLY ASTRIDE THE BACK OF THE FRIGHTENED BUCKFacing p.[24]
GROUSE DRUMMING ON A LOG“[40]
FIGHTING A FOREST FIRE“[80]
MAKING A PORTAGE“[98]
BEAVER HOUSES“[108]
THE WHITE MANTLE OF WINTER COVERED THE EARTH“[138]
THE BEAR STRUCK OUT WITH ONE HUGE PAW AND SENT GEORGE OVER BACKWARD“[158]
CAUTIOUSLY THE TRAPPER ADVANCED“[216]
“WATCH OUT; HERE THEY COME!”“[262]
GATHERING THE MAPLE-SUGAR SAP“[306]
“RIDING” A LOG DOWN THE STREAM“[354]