29/42 The traces are fainter than they were, because the Great Bear was so vigorous that his feet almost spurned the earth." "Don't you think, Tayoga, that he'll soon turn aside again to hunt? We've noticed everywhere that the war has caused the game to increase greatly in numbers." "It will depend upon the position of the force to which the Great Bear belongs. If it is near he will not seek game, waiting for food until he rejoins the rangers, but if they are distant he will look for a deer or another goose, or maybe a duck. But by following we will see what he did. The forest has few secrets from those who are born in it. |