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So fascinated was Tara of Heliue creatures-a fact that was to prove her undoing, for in order that she ht see them she was forced to expose a part of her own head and presently, to her consternation, she saw that one of the creatures had stopped his work and was staring directly at her She did not darehad not seen her, or at least was only suspicious that so the weeds If she could allay this suspicion by reht believe that he had been mistaken and return to his work; but, alas, such was not to be the case She saw the thing call the attention of others to her and almost immediately four or five of them started to move in her direction

It was iht If she could elude theht escape, and that could be acco to her feet she darted along the base of the hich she must skirt to the opposite side, beyond which lay the hill that was her goal Her act was greeted by strange whistling sounds frolance over her shoulder she saw them all in rapid pursuit

There were also shrill commands that she halt, but to these she paid no attention Before she had half circled the enclosure she discovered that her chances for successful escape were great, since it was evident to her that her pursuers were not so fleet as she High indeed then were her hopes as she caht of the hill, but they were soon dashed by what lay before her, for there, in the fields that lay between, were fully a hundred creatures similar to those behind her and all were on the alert, evidently warned by the whistling of their fellows Instructions and commands were shouted to and fro, with the result that those before her spread roughly into a great half circle to intercept her, and when she turned to the right, hoping to elude the net, she saw others co from fields beyond, and to the left the same was true But Tara of Heliu she turned directly toward the center of the advancing sele chance of escape, and as she ran she drew her long, slier Like her valiant sire, if die she aps in the thin line confronting her and toward the widest of one of these she directed her course The things on either side of the opening guessed her intent for they closed in to place thes on either side of theirl appeared alles, ran swiftly in the new direction for a few yards, and then dashed quickly toward the hill again Now only a single warrior, with a wide gap on either side of hih all the others were speeding as rapidly as they could to intercept her If she could pass this one without too much delay she could escape, of that she was certain Her every hope hinged on this The creature before her realized it, too, for he by fullback ht maneuver in the realization that he alone stood between the opposing team and a touchdown