"About half way between sunrise and midday I came upon a lake, and
there I discovered not only the same herd of caribou and the same
wolves, but the deer were running at full speed with the wolves in full
chase behind them. My son, it was a fascinating sight. The caribou
were going at full gallop, covering twenty feet or more at a bound, and
all running at exactly the same speed, none trying to outstrip the
others, for the fawns, does, and bucks were all compactly bunched
together. It was as exciting and as interesting a sight as one may see
in the Strong Woods. Though the wolves did not seem to be putting
forth their utmost speed, they nevertheless took care to cut every
corner, and thus they managed to keep close behind, while their long,
regular lope foretold their eventually overhauling their quarry.

"Protected by a gentle southwest wind and a thick screen of underbrush,
I watched the chase. Three times the deer circled the lake, which was
about half a mile in length. For safety's sake the caribou carefully
avoided entering the woods, even rounding every point rather than cut
across among the trees. On the fourth round I saw that the wolves had
set their minds upon running down a single deer, for as they now
suddenly burst forward at their top speed, the herd, splitting apart,
allowed the wolves to pass through their ranks. A few moments later an
unfortunate doe, emerging in front, galloped frantically ahead with the
wolves in hot pursuit; while the rest of the herd slowed down to a
trot, then to a walk, and finally halted to rest in perfect
indifference as to their companion's fate.

"Round and round the lake the frightened creature sped, with the
determined wolves behind her. Presently, however, the wolves one by
one turned aside, and lay down to rest, until only two continued the
pursuit. But as the deer came round the lake again several of the