ver was travelling. He also knew just about 
where O-Go would next come to the surface. 
Therefore, he hovered close to the water, re¬ 
solved this time to make his kill. Apparently, 
however, he had overshot his mark, for he 
heard the splash of water immediately behind. 
Instantly, the eagle rose high in the air, in 
order that he might get a clear view of the 
water, and locate O-Go with certainty. His 
keen eye at once noticed that there was a change 
in the situation. Instead of one beaver, he now 
saw two. One of these dived instantly; the 
other lay on the surface, as though exhausted. 
The beaver seemed to be considerably larger 
than the eagle had thought. It would be ab¬ 
solutely impossible to carry it away to the nest 
on the mountain; but there was a hummock 
nearby, where a hungry bird might dine. With 
a triumphant scream, the eagle swooped down 
to finish the matter then and there. 
He was still twenty feet above the water, 
when Mother Beaver gave a tremendous 
thwack and dived. Then, swimming slowly, 
she made her way to the home lodge, to which 
O-Go had already escaped. 
Thereafter, O-Go never trusted himself to 
the open pond in full daylight. If necessity 
forced him to be abroad at such a time, he 
kept close to the shadow; nor did he forget to 
look aloft each time he came to the surface. 
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