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pends on the present stress, and that must ar- 

 rive before it is known. They went to this 

 place for a quiet rest, but had not been long- 

 there w^hen suddenly a warning note from the 

 ever-watchful bluejay caused Molly's nose and 

 ears to go up and her tail to tighten to her 

 back. Away across the Swamp was Olifant's 

 big black and white dog, coming straight 

 toward them. 



" Now," said Molly, " squat while I go and 

 keep that fool out of mischief." Away she 

 went to meet him and she fearlessly dashed 

 across the dog's path. 



"Bow-ow-ow," he fairly yelled as he bounded 

 after Molly, but she kept just beyond his reach 

 and led him where the million daggers struck 

 fast and deep, till his tender ears were scratched 

 raw, and guided him at last plump into a hid- 

 den barbed-wire fence, where he got such a 

 gashing that he went homeward howling with 

 pain. After making a short double, a loop and 

 a baulk in case the dog should come back, 

 Molly returned to find that Rag in his eager- 

 ness was standing bolt upright and craning his 

 neck to see the sport. 



This disobedience made her so angry that 

 she struck him with her hind foot and knocked 

 him over in the mud. 



