fond of grizzly bear steak, he shouldered his rifle and

sallied forth in quest of game, accompanied by Crusoe,

whose frequent glances towards his wounded side

showed that, whatever may have been the case the day

before, it "hurt" him now.

They had not gone far when they came on the track

of a deer in the snow, and followed it up till they spied

a magnificent buck about three hundred yards off,

standing in a level patch of ground which was everywhere

surrounded either by rocks or thicket. It was a