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The heavy winter haa been
long and Oppressive. The
wind blew snowdrifts on
the ice of the jaded lako
and the coldncss brourht
survival to a keen [okojalsoigey?

The starving deer were
forced down the corrugated
Slopes to the valley and
lake, searching, digging
for any piece of drica
grass or bark. The black
Spectre of dcath followed
and drove before them a
fear which screamed Thea)
the hearts of tho deer,

The young hunters of the
Okanagan tribe sought out
and slaughtered the thin
decr in great Sport. None
was so fierce and eager in
the chase ag No-Hi-La-Kin,
He hunted for the TOv" OF
killing and killcad for tho
pleasure of destruction.

The clders of tho tribe
took counsel and warned the
younger members against
killing game they could not
USO. Ald ‘the young mon
agrced to stop thoir nocd-
less slaughter oxcept Ne-
Hi-La-Kin. He listcnod
with a cold oye and scorn--
ful lip t6cthe aged Hapkin;
who forocast Punishmont and
pain to the abuser of tho
Father of bountiful ePirts,

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With tho full moon behind
him, Ne-Hi-La-Kin strained
the saddle Berth of hits
horso, mounted and urged

the animal forward through
the sharp crust of the snow,
The moonts light cast the
Sides of trees in ghostly
Shadows and blackenod the
Snow, When Ne-Hi-La-Kin
came to a wooded Slope he
ticd his horse to tho limb
Ora Vres. Th short time
he dctocted the tracks of a
herd of deer, Keeping him-
Sell In the long shadows of
the trees, No-Hi-La-Kin
finally crept closes to them,
The leader, a large buck,
advanced to whero Ne-Hi-La-
Kin stood in the darkness,
its cyes &8Zing on him with
an expression that was al-
most human, Ne-Hi-La-Kin did
not hesitate, ho. praised his
rifle. But before he could
firo a strange sensation of
giddiness overcame him and
his cars burnod with the
sound of mocking laughtor,
Pe ere eG dropped from his
trembling fingers, He reolod
forward, strotching out his
arms to save Himsoit, But he -
landed not on his hands nor
on his feet but on hoofs,