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— that .s, zigzagged — till he left a course so 

 crooked that the dog was sure to be greatly 

 delayed in working it out. He then went 

 straight to D in the woods, passing one hop to 

 windward of the high log E. Stopping at D, he 

 followed his back trail to F, here he leaped 

 aside and ran toward G. Then, returning on 

 his trail to J, he waited till the hound passed on 

 his trail at I. Rag then got back on his old 



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trail at H, and followed it to E, where, with a 

 scent-baulk or great leap aside, he reached the 

 high log, and running to its higher end, he sat 

 )ike a bump. 



Ranger lost much time in the bramble maize, 

 and the scent was very poor when he got it 

 straightened out and came to D. Here he began 

 to circle to pick it up, and after losing much 

 time, struck the trail which ended suddenly at 



