sponded so far to the old pet names and 
earesses of McNeil that she consented 
to be led home behind his horse. 
FTER her return to civilization she 
appeared to be contented. She 
wandered at will into the oat bin; slept 
on the barn floor, and became absolute 
mistress of the farm. 
With the coming of spring a marked 
development in her growth was appar- 
ent. By the middle of June she had 
shed her dull coat and appeared in a 
shiny black suit, trimmed with pearl 
grey, wearing for ornament beneath 
her throat her long black bell, with all 
the pride of a noble lady. She had 
grown tall—well over six feet—with 
thick black mane above, while deep 
shoulder, long flank, and rounded bar- 
rel gave promise of early maturity. She 
developed a great fondness for McNeil 
and followed him as she did when a 
baby. 
The early summer found her pretty 
much in her old haunts, but the early 
autumn of this her second year brought 
a decided change. Starting suddenly 
from a stock-still position she would 
charge madly about the yard, bearing 
down whatever stood in her way; or 
crash through the woods about the 
farm, under the influence of a cease- 
less urge. One morning in October she 
suddenly turned north, and, without 
warning, was gone. 
Next day there was no return. Days 
followed when McNeil and his boys, 
with all their wisdom of the woods and 
all their knowledge of her habits, 
scoured her old resorts without a clue. 
NE day when the three tired hunters 
were returning from a fruitless 
search, the Youngster spoke up. 
“Dad, I believe she’s gone back to 
the whirlpool. That’s the way her 
tracks went so far as we could follow 
them, but we lost them in a deep ravine 
among the alders.” 
“Maybe, Son, maybe,” answered Mc- 
Neil, and the Youngster continued, 
“You remember the story of old Black 
Eagle, and how the Spirit of Floating 
Cloud called him back? Well, that’s 
just about the way old Fanny’s been 
acting, and I believe she’s gone back.” 
His father was silent; but next day 
agreed that they should try and follow 
in that direction. So the lads set out on 
horseback, prompted by a feeling that 
led them mile after mile towards the 
Whirlpool. Once they found where she 
had slept, and, encouraged, they hur- 
ried on, and at length came out on the 
Same lake, where, on an evening in the 
second spring before, Fanny had first 
seen the light. 
They freed their tired horses and 
walked up the shore towards the place 
of her capture, watching closely for 
signs, when, as they approached the 
spot, the dogs set up a whine, and rush- 
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