"No, did ye though?" he asked again.

"I did," answered Dick quietly. "I creased him in

the prairie; you can see the mark on his neck if you

look."

The men began to feel that the young hunter was

perhaps a little beyond them at their own trade, and regarded

him with increased respect.

"Look sharp now, lads," said Cameron, impatiently,

to several dilatory members of the band. "Night will

be on us ere long."