and knew just where they were by 

 a grouse that flew cackling from its 

 farther side* 



He arranged a plan, but his friends 

 would not await the blue- jay's 4 all- 

 right ' note, and the deer escaped* 

 But finding themselves hard pressed* 

 they split their band* two going one 

 way and five another* Yan kept 

 with him one* Duff* and leaving the 

 others to follow the five deer* he took 

 up the twofold trail* Why ? Because 

 in it was the great broad track he 

 had followed for two years back* 



On they went* overtaking the deer 

 and causing them again to split* 

 Yan sent Duff after the doe* while he 

 stuck relentlessly to the track of the 

 famous Stag* As the sun got low, 



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