. Rod and gun. Indiatis solate that it wassix oclock be-fore tliey startedhome for camp. Tliey;had four miles to come. .\ heavy rain came on, and itwas very dark. They had no food with lliem, and as it hadbren raining now for several huura we knew they nuist wit. We hoped they might have matches tn light atire, but this was doubtful, for the rain was very heavy, andwithout iiiatrhes it would lii im||l>li (n .uee the inmpass alter dark. The lio|if for their lioi coming lay in the fad that there was an Imilan along with them. Toaddtonur alarm therain broii -lit on a change of
. Rod and gun. Indiatis solate that it wassix oclock be-fore tliey startedhome for camp. Tliey;had four miles to come. .\ heavy rain came on, and itwas very dark. They had no food with lliem, and as it hadbren raining now for several huura we knew they nuist wit. We hoped they might have matches tn light atire, but this was doubtful, for the rain was very heavy, andwithout iiiatrhes it would lii im||l>li (n .uee the inmpass alter dark. The lio|if for their lioi coming lay in the fad that there was an Imilan along with them. Toaddtonur alarm therain broii -lit on a change of temperature, so that the night wasgrowing Cold. I was very anxious that my friend should notbe exposed to the danger of sleeping mit overnight In a coMrain with neither food nor shelter. I called as loud I couldcall but there was no reply. ! built a lire ti« attract him in thedark, liiit the rain was pouring in such torreiUs It was ilillicullto keep the lire burning. .\l frei)iiinl Intervals I llred off my. iioiiic bull ; shut It- largest gun, hoping to attract him by the sound. He had onlyfour miles to come and as he had now been out four hours itseemed as if he must be lost. We resolved, however, that hewould noi suffer if we could at all assist him. I therefore keptup calling and firing. .\t ten oclock I caught a sound andthen again another, which I quickly answered. It was Lairdswelcome voice. He had, he said, been guided through thewoods wholly by my gun shots. He had not heard our callneither had he seen our fire. But the gun shots reached hisears and he groped on in the direction of the sound. The lastmile or two of the journey home through the black, darkwoods had occupied a space of two hours. We had hot foodready and he was soon refreshed. Up till now I had exi)erienced no trouble with the hai been willing to work hard and long. But now oneof them that I called .loe seemed to be dissatistied, and he said he would notwork. He ap-peared to betire
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