asty words and petulant temper, and
stated that the thrashing he had received he had richly deserved, and
that it had done him good, as it had opened his eyes to see that he had
grown tyrannical and overbearing and was expecting more than
possibilities of the men. Then, to show the genuineness of his apology,
he ordered the clerk to give to this man the best outfit of clothing and
other handsome presents, and to charge the whole to his, Sir George's,
private personal account.

A couple of hours were quite sufficient to take the boys and Indians
across the wide open expanse of lake that lay between Spider Island and
Montreal Point on Lake Winnipeg. When drawing near the coast they were
pleased to see some deer sporting on the shore. It is a peculiarity of
some animals when on the edge of a lake, that while they are exceedingly
alert and watchful against surprises from the land, they seem to have no
idea of danger from the water side. The result is, the experienced
Indians can, by cautious stalking, get quite near to them.

This is true of some of the deer tribe, and here the boys had an
illustration of it. These deer are called in that country by the
Indians "wa-was-ka-sew." They are very graceful in their movements and
full of play. The canoes were halted two or three hundred yards from
the shore, and the movements of the small herd were watched with great
interest by the boys. Then Mr Ross quietly passed the word that an
effort would be made to get a successful shot or two. As the guns then
used were not to be depended upon to accurately carry a bullet more than
a hundred yards, it was decided to back up and make a long detour and
land some hunters ahead of the deer in a clump of timber toward which
they seemed to be moving.

Noiselessly the paddles were plied, and when they were several hundreds
of yards out they rapidly paddled on to the designated place, which was
perhaps half a mile ahead of the deer. As Alec had had such a
successful time with the wolverine, it was decided that this was Frank
and Sam's opportunity, so they, with one of the younger Indians from
each boat, under the leadership of Mustagan, were cautiously landed,
each one with his gun, knife, and hunting hatchet. Then the boats put
out again from the shore to watch the progress of events.

Not long were they kept waiting, for hardly had they reached a position
where they imagined their presence would not be observed before they saw
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