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ing from his foe. Finally, after all had fed, he 

 gave the order to rise as straight up as possible and 

 to follow him. In a grand, sweeping curve he led 

 them till they were directly over the foe. Two 

 puffs of smoke sprang upward and a spatter of 

 harmless stuff touched a few flight feathers. 



" Mark him well never nearer! " ordered Wa-Wa, 

 and his merry troop chattered back a jesting assent. 

 Then Wa-Wa twisted his neck downward and roared, 

 " Hunk ! get hunk hunk ! " 



Day after day Wa-Wa played his game of coming 

 in alone and spying till he had located the peril, then 

 leading his troop as closely as he dared, until the 

 smoke leaped up. The last morning of his stay was 

 so warm that the troop was lazy and wanted to fly low. 

 Wa-Wa, however, had a surprise for them as a result 

 of his scouting. His first glance over the wheat- 

 field where they fed had detected a disturbed spot. 

 Passing high over this, he saw the upturned brown 

 face and fierce eyes he knew so well. Without a 

 sign of recognition he went back to his troop, ex- 

 plained the novel trap, and then led the way directly 

 over it. Again the twin puffs of smoke sprang up, 

 and Wa-Wa, almost stopping, shouted directly into 

 the barrel, " Hunk ! get hunk hunk ! " 

 That night he led the way northward. 



The next spring came, and with it Wa-Wa and 

 his new troop. Again he warily scouted, but for a 

 time, search as he might, he could not uncover the 

 ambush which he felt was somewhere below. The 

 spot where the barrel had been he distinctly re- 

 called the wheat was there as usual, but the 

 barrel was not. The only thing worthy of notice 



