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when the morning 

 came the impress of the 

 night was dim* Along 

 howl came over the 

 hill, and the thought 

 that a wolf was on the trail that he 

 was quitting smote sadly on Yan's 

 heart. They all set out for the set- 

 tlement, but within an hour Yan 

 only wanted an excuse to stay. And 

 when at length they ran onto the 

 fresh track of the Sandhill Stag him- 

 self, the lad was all ablaze once 



more. 



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