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Show 4-1. they might get r i c h . " Olaf said. "Game's hard to find a l l right. I've seen only four deer t h i s month, and one was so far away I missed i t . That one out t h e r e ' s on the thin side for a three pointer. Gone out every morning but Sundays too." Bill said. After a while Olaf said. " I ' l l -Bake the horse tomorrow and range up through two forks. Don't believe anyone's been hunting that canyon. I t ' l l take me a l l day, but t h a t 's b e t t e r than going out half days and comin' back empty handed." "We could a l l carry our shot-guns every day when xre go to xrork. Usually see something I could bag." Dad said. " I ' l l cook and clean anything, Dad, even rabbit, and then if Olaf or I get a deer I ' l l have some to dry." Dad said, "Bill do you think we've got enough wood in the wood pile?" "Thought I had plenty Dad. but i t ' s been taking more xrood with the baby needing the cabin xrarm a l l day. I ' l l put a handle on that old axe head tomorroxr and sharpen i t up. Then 1*11 cut more logs during the day, and xre can take turns after supper, txro a t a time, chopping. We'll stack i t on the south side and give the horse some s h e l t e r . Lucky L i t t l e Bill and I drove over yesterday and got that grass his parents had banded up for their t r i p . Don't think Tiny or Lunch Mouth xrant to see any of us around there much right now. I've been trying to cut more of the bunch grass that groxrs around here for horse fodder, but i t ' s sparse and dry now. Sure wish I could get hold of a coxr?" "A coxr? Deer meat suits me f i n e . " Weasel said. |