Dane smiled as he laid the meat upon a log, and drew forth his sharp
sheath knife.

"I am sorry I frightened you," he apologised. "But a piece of this
will give you new strength. You get the frying-pan ready while I carve
a few slices. I am going to help you get breakfast this morning. We
will give the Colonel and Miss Sterling a great surprise."

And surprised father and daughter certainly were when at length they
came out of the house and saw the nicely-browned slices of steak lying
in the frying-pan.

"So this is what you have been up to, young man," the Colonel smilingly
remarked. "I understand now why you refused to remain here last night.
Is this moose or deer steak?"

"Moose, and there is plenty more where this came from. I am astounded
that you have not been feasting upon game before this, as the forest is
full of birds and animals."

"I am afraid that we are poor hunters," the Colonel replied. "I, at
any rate, know very little about woodland ways."

"Then I shall teach you," Dane declared. "But first of all, I want you
to try this steak. Then we must get the men to go with me to bring in
that moose. It will not do to leave it long out there. If we do, the
bears and other animals will soon finish it."

Jean said very little during breakfast, leaving her father and Dane to
do most of the talking. But her heart was happy and light. To her