. The top of the continent; the story of a cheerful journey through our national parks. than the sun. Yourfather thinks it is a deer, but it is more like a turtlethan a deer. Some think it is a kind of horse, but itis too big for that. Twenty or thirty men can ride onone at once. The eagles tell me that these animalscome from the southland. There were none here whenI was young. They did not come till men made thatwide trail down there. They never leave the trail;and not even the squirrels, who go very close tohouses, have ever seen them eat. Uncle Waggletoe was loath to go down to look atthe s
. The top of the continent; the story of a cheerful journey through our national parks. than the sun. Yourfather thinks it is a deer, but it is more like a turtlethan a deer. Some think it is a kind of horse, but itis too big for that. Twenty or thirty men can ride onone at once. The eagles tell me that these animalscome from the southland. There were none here whenI was young. They did not come till men made thatwide trail down there. They never leave the trail;and not even the squirrels, who go very close tohouses, have ever seen them eat. Uncle Waggletoe was loath to go down to look atthe strange trail. Suppose a black lightning should come, he said. But Rocky prevailed. Very reluctantly and cau-tiously his Uncle led the way across an interveningplain to the dusty road. They skirted it awhile beforeventuring to step upon it; but they found it pleasantwalking and followed it for several miles. Then cametheir adventure. Roimding a rocky point with a slight precipiceupon one side. Uncle Waggletoe, who was in front, sud-denly spied an automobile stage approaching Copyright by Fred II. Kiser, Portland, Oregon Where Lake Ellen Wilson emplies into Little St. Mary 112 THE TOP OF THE CONTINENT Instantly he stopped and wagged his left hind foot attremendous speed. He hesitated and reared. Theautomobile horn sounded and the passengers saw himand began to scream excitedly. For the first time inhis life Uncle Waggletoe completely lost his head. Hisfighting instinct was aroused. He lowered his hornsand gathered himself together in defense. ** Rockys first intimation of trouble was the rapidmovement of his uncles left hind foot. He boundedforward beside him and saw the strange black animalapproaching. As Uncle Waggletoe gathered for the attack, Rockywith a sudden instinct swung around and butted hisUncle full in the side, knocking him off the road. Downthe sharp declivity they both rolled, over and over,got footing at the bottom, and galloped for the moun-tains at a s
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