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a stone. Wherever he turned - 

 he found fluttering wings to op- j 

 pose his flight. The first object of 

 the game was apparent : he was try- 

 ing to reach the goal of pines op- 

 posite the Irickory, and the others 

 were trying to prevent it. Again 

 and acf'T-in the leader was lost to 



sight ; but whenever the sim 



light flashed from the brio-ht Cl£j , 



thing lie carried, he 



was certain to be 



found in the very 



midst of a clamoring - -^*^? 



crowd. Then the second object was clear: the crows 



were trying to confuse him and make him drop 



the talisman. 



