35 2 



77ie Story 

 of Kopseep 



would forget our little samlet and flash away 

 to his own den, thankful if he had himself 

 escaped being seen and chased while he was 

 chasing somebody else. 



In the midst of all these clangers the parr 

 lived and throve mightily, and if one can 

 judge from his play, — for he had already 

 begun to leap out of still water and tumble 

 back with resounding splash in the quiet 

 afternoons, — he reveled in the strength and 

 gladness of life and in the abundance of good 

 things to be had for the chasing. In his first 

 autumn the big salmon appeared again in 

 the shallows to spawn, and Kopseep joined 

 his fellows in scooting about and stealing 

 the eggs whenever the big male with the 

 hooked jaw was occupied in covering the 

 furrows or chasing away the horde of active 

 little robbers that swarmed about him. 



Kopseep was now nearly six inches long, 

 having increased a hundredfold in weight in 

 a few months. Catching a glimpse of him 

 as he flung himself out of water in vigorous 

 play, you would have seen a beautiful little 

 creature, his eyes bright as stars, his gleaming 



Vp ■ • •''miMiUfn 1 



