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Raggylug 



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 trad at I 

 Rag then got back on his old trad at H and 

 folded it to E, herewith a scent-baulk or 

 great leap aside, he reached the high log, and 

 Lining to its higher end, he sat like a bump. 

 Ranger lost much time in the bramble maze 

 and the scent was very poor when lie got it 

 tightened out, and came to D. Here he be- 

 gn to circle to pick it up, and after losmg 



much time, struck the trail which ended sud- 

 denly at G. Again he was at H^ W * 

 circle to find the trail. Wider and wider the 

 circles, until at last, he passed right under the 

 w Rag was on. But a cold scent, on a cold 

 day does not go downward much. Rag never 

 budged uor winked, and the hound passed. 



Again the dog came round. This tmiehe 

 crosfed the low par. of the log, and stopped • 



smell it. 'Yes, clearly it was rabbity but 

 «. stale scent now ; still he mounted the to* 

 It was a trying moment for Rag, as the great 



