troop could come near Charlie, and Dick indulged him

by appearing now at the front, now at the rear, anon in

the centre, and frequently

nowhere

!--having gone off

with Crusoe like a flash of lightning after a buffalo or a

deer. Dick soon proved himself to be the best hunter

of the party, and it was not long before he fulfilled his

promise to Crusoe and decorated his neck with a collar

of grizzly bear claws.