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"At first our luck was bad. I saw many wapiti, but no good heads; only after a fortnight's hunting did I manage to get a decent head, though even that was not so good as I should have liked. AT FIRST OUR LUCK WAS BAD I SAW MANY WAPPITY BUT NO GOOD HEADS ONLY AFTER A FORTNIGHT'S HUNTING THAT I MANAGED TO GET A DECENT HEAD THOUGH EVEN THAT WAS NOT SO GOOD AS I SHOULD HAVE LIKED
 I grew tired of the rod and decided to go after wapiti for a change. I came back to Victoria and learned what I could about the best places, and decided finally to go up the west coast of the island. By luck I happened to pick up a good guide, who was in the town at the moment on business, and we started off together in one of the little Canadian Pacific Railway boats that ply along that coast. “Outfitting two days later at a small place the steamer stopped at, the guide said we needed another man to help pack our kit over portages, and so forth, but the only fellow available was a Siwash of whom he disapproved. My guide would not have him at any price; he was lazy, a drunkard, a liar, and even worse, for on one occasion he came back without the sportsman he had taken up country on a shooting trip, and his story was not convincing, to say the least. These disappearances are always awkward, of course, as you both know. We preferred, anyhow, to go without the Siwash, and off we started. G SPORT THEN I GREW TIRED OF THE ROD AND DECIDED TO GO AFTER WAPPITY FOR A CHANGE I CAME BACK TO VICTORIA AND LEARNED WHAT I COULD ABOUT THE BEST PLACES AND DECIDED FINALLY TO GO UP TO THE WEST COAST OF THE ISLAND BY LUCK I HAPPENED TO PICK UP A GOOD GUIDE WHO WAS IN THE TOWN AT THE MOMENT ON BUSINESS AND WE STARTED OFF TOGETHER IN ONE OF THOSE LITTLE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY BOATS THAT PLY ALONG THAT COAST OUT FITTING TWO DAYS LATER AT A SMALL PLACE THE STEAMER STOPPED AT THE GUIDE SAID WE NEEDED ANOTHER MAN TO HELP PACK OUR KIT OVER PORTAGES AND SO FORTH BUT THE ONLY FELLOW AVAILABLE WAS THE SIWASH OF WHOM HE DISAPPROVED MY GUIDE WOULD NOT HAVE HAD HIM AT ANY PRICE HE WAS LAZY A DRUNKARD A LIAR AND EVEN WORSE FOR ON ONE OCCASION HE CAME BACK WITHOUT THE SPORTSMEN HE HAD TAKEN UP COUNTRY ON A SHOOTING TRIP AND HIS STORY WAS NOT CONVINCING TO SAY THE LEAST THESE DISAPPEARANCES ARE ALWAYS AWKWARD OF COURSE AS YOU BOTH KNOW WE PREFERRED ANYHOW TO GO WITHOUT THE SIGWASH AND OFF WE STARTED
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