der that the ranger saw no humor in the sight 
he saw, when he opened his door. Loneliness 
is a hardship, but so too is a guest who makes 
free with one’s property. Wallace was con¬ 
vinced that O-Go's parents needed him. 
Nevertheless, the young ranger knew that 
he would miss O-Go, for the little fellow had 
been fine company during leisure hours. Thus, 
it was with feelings of mingled sorrow and 
relief, that he started for Patou the next morn¬ 
ing, with O-Go on the saddle before him. He 
knew the exact location of the beaver lodges, 
and rode to that part of the pond, walking 
his horse all the way. 
There, he set O-Go down, patted him in fare¬ 
well, and started away; but O-Go had no de¬ 
sire to be deserted, and followed as well as 
his ridiculously short legs would let him. 
Thereupon, Wallace again took him up and 
carried him back to the shore, this time plac¬ 
ing him in the water. O-Go promptly scram¬ 
bled out, and again followed his friend. Half 
amused, half annoyed, Wallace once more 
picked up O-Go, cuffed him soundly, and 
again placed him in the water. Then the ranger 
went away at a run, and did not glance 
back, until he had hidden himself behind a 
tree. He watched from this place and, by the 
aid of his field-glass, he was able to make 
out a grown beaver swimming toward the 
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