FOLLOWING 
shocks from a thicket scarcely fifty ^ 
yards ahead. The first is the med- 
dlesome cry of Deedeeaskh the jay, 
with a tingling note of danger in it. 
The second is the throaty alarm blast 
of a frightened deer. The third — 
no need of woodcraft to understand 
that. And so I know, with curious 
feelings of irritation and intense ad- 
miration, that the bluejay, which has 
been gliding after me curiously the 
last ten minutes, has fathomed my 
intentions at last and flown ahead 
to alarm the deer, which are now 
bounding away for denser cover. 
1 brush ahead heedlessly, knowing 
that caution here only wastes time, 
and study the fresh trail where 
