ran from right to left invariably ; around the 

 other they ran from left to right ; and around 

 the big middle circle they ran either way, 

 though when two or three were running this 

 circle together, while the others bounded 

 about the ends, they all ran the same way. 

 As they played, all the rings were in use at 

 once, the two small end rings being much 

 more used than the big one. The individual 

 deer passed rapidly from one ring to the 

 others, but and here is the queerest part 

 of it all I did not see a single deer, 

 even one of the fawns, cut across the 

 big circle from one end ring to the jL 

 other. After they were gone the rings 

 showed clearly in 

 the sand, but not 

 a single track led 

 across any of the 

 circles. 



The object of 

 the play was sim- 

 ple enough. Aside 

 from the tun, the 

 young deer were 



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