Kragf, the Kootenay Ram 



Hound ; it is the sleeping Rabbit's only counter 

 to the onset of the Wild Cat ; it is the resting 

 Deer's one balk to the leap of a Wolf ; and it 

 is the plan by which the Snipe, springing zigzag 

 from the marsh, can set at naught the skill of 

 the gunner as well as the speed of the Hawk, 

 until she herself is under full headway. 



Another odd Sheep in the band was a ner- 

 vous little Ewe. She obeyed the leader, except 

 in one thing. When the short snoof turned all 

 the rest to stone, she would move about, fidget- 

 ing nervously, instead of heeding the Wise 

 One's timely order to " freeze." 



VI 



Some weeks went by in frequent alarms and 

 flights. But the band was ably sentried, and 

 all went well. As summer drew near a peculiar 

 feverish restlessness came over the Sheep. They 

 would stand motionless for a few minutes, neither 

 grazing nor chewing the cud. They showed 

 signs of indigestion, and kept on, seeking for 

 something — they did not know what. As soon 

 as the Wise One herself felt this listlessness and 



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