The Outdoor Chums After Big Game; Or, Perilous Adventures in the Wilderness

going down with some loose earth and stones into the wide canyon. He simply threw his rifle back o

under his weight. Then, by some happy accident, his outstretched hands closed upon a bus

nd yet he was bound to find some niche for his dangling f

of his friends, and knew they m

d on for five minute

rtunate enough not to have any bones broken. It was, therefore, with considerable gratit

ed against a wall; but it might have been noticed that he was the first one to re

ld be needed before he

!" he shouted, and the

ered until the noose

e loop, and then gradually let us draw it up under your arms. It's all righ

that bush threatens to go, get a quick grip of t

t was cautiously withdrawn from its support and the loop caught; then the second also passed inside

me, my boy!" he

ng into space; but willing hands quickly

n he asked, at which the stockman laug

tsman, I declare! How ab

of that old slide. It was as neat a shot as I

d and wringing it warmly, without a touch of jealousy, even though his

hate to think of killing game and le

ll promise to land that sheep here

t resembled a saddle-horn. This done, he tried it, to make sure that it wou

ch down?" as

o more," replied Will,

that these free riders of the ranches do everything in that nervous manner. It is a country where

" announced Will, h

k's first mountain sheep upon his back, and though the way was rough he jumped from

the journey

?" asked Will, as he follo

noise you hear is made by a cataract in the river. We camp just below

e at hand. It can be easily assumed that none of the boys were sor

ure got a cramp in my legs that it'll ta

you will be entirely free from it. But here we are at our journey's end, and I, for one, don't feel sorry, becaus

ank may have thought it did not fully come up to some similar feasts they had helped prepare in the woods, but of course they ne

could hardly wait to eat his dinner before he set to work to secure a fac-simile of the picture, with the part

nusually ambitious spirit for action. Truth to tell, he secretly considered that his chums were having m

ne by. Bluff used to take it out when he thought no one was looking, run his finger over the keen edge, gaze sadly at the dim blade, and shake his head. He cou

but Bluff only waved his hand in deri

in the winter time, and often had to organize grand hunts in order to keep their number down

that they were at liberty to shoot what they pleased. As a rule, however, Mr

the lay of the land in the vicinity. He had started out with all due regard to the way t

t make any pretence at being a skilful sportsman. In fact, until a year or so back he had been the bungler of the party when it

feeding in a little glade, he knew it must, of necessity, be

make some ridiculous efforts, which were not at all according to the usual rules of the game. However, as Bluff would say

ning to act uneasily, Bluff stretched himself out, balanced hi

foolish blunder, for believing that his bullet had done for the game, Bluff started recklessly forward,

, and instead of bounding away it shook its antlers in an