Krag, the Kootenay Ram 



ing, but not without a streak of masculine self- 

 ishness that made him take care to have the 

 best of the food and to keep a sharp lookout 

 for danger. Food was plentiful, for the Ram 

 knew enough to lead them not into the sheltered 

 ravines where the snow was deep, but up on 

 the bleakest ridges of the upland, where the 

 frigid wind lays bare the last year's grass, and, 

 furthermore, where no enemy can approach 

 unseen ; so all went well. 



X 



The springtime came, with its thrilling sounds 



and feelings. Obedient to their ancient law, 



the Ram and the band of Ewes had parted 



company in midwinter. The feeling had been 



growing for days. They were less disposed to 



follow him, and sometimes he lingered far away 



for hours. One day he did not rejoin them, 



>^ * - and thenceforth to the end of the winter they 



.• r . followed the Spikerdoe as of old. 



y .}' The little ones came about the first of June. 



4 Jf Many of the mothers had two each, but Spiker- 



yj doe, now the Wise One, had but one, as 



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