Krag, the Kootenay Ram 



Ewes and Lambs. She followed steadily, and 

 Nubbins skipped alongside, missing his play- 

 mate, but making up as far as possible by doing 

 double work. 



Within a very few minutes she sighted the 

 band, over a dozen in all— her own people. 

 The top of her head was just over a rock, so 

 that she saw them first ; but when Nubbins 

 poked up his round head to see, the slight 

 movement caught the eye of a watchful mother 

 in the flock. She gave the signal that turned 

 all the band to statues, with heads their way. 

 It was now the Spiker's turn. She walked forth 

 in plain view. The band galloped over the hill, 

 but circled behind it to the left, while Nubbins 

 and his mother went to the right. 



In this way their positions in the wind were 

 reversed. Formerly she could smell them ; now 

 they could smell her ; and having already seen 

 her uniform from afar, they were sure her cre- 

 dentials were right. She came cautiously up 

 to them. A leading Ewe walked out to meet 

 her. They sniffed and gazed. The leader 

 stamped her feet, and the Spikerdoe got ready 

 to fight. They advanced ; their heads met with 



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