New Britain herald., 1929-11-29

-Lightfoot the Deer
 lightfoot the Deer had fled from the Green Forest. Two strange dogs had wandered into the Green For est and found this trail. They were hounds. or course, they had the wonderful noses that hounds have. T. was no trouble al all for them to follow Lightfoots trail. He had made straight for the pond of Pad dy the Beaver. which is as you know deep in the Green Forest. He plunged in and swan across. On the other side he hid in q thicket from which he could watch and see what would happen.
 He didn't have to wait long. The two hounds, paying as only hounds can on the trail. burts out onto the shore of Paddy's pond. They were running with their noses to the ground. This brought them straight to where LighJfoot had entered the water.
 The two dogs lifted their heads and looked across the pond. Light foot was nowhere 10 be seen. They began 10 run in u circle to see if they could pick up his trail any where. Of course. they couldn't. Then those two dogs separated, one starting around Paddys pond one way. and in tn" opposite direction the other started around the pond. Of course. they kept their noses to the ground.
 Lightfoot waited no longer. As quietly as possible he stole away and soon was running again. He was headed toward the Great Moun- tain. Meanwhile, the dogs were run ming with their noses to the grounI. They knew that sooner or later one Or them would find Lightfoot's scent near where he had left the water. Sure enough, it wasn't long before the voice Of one of those dogs went ringing through the Green Forest and the other hurried to join him. Then the two voices could be hear1 together. growing fainter and fainter, until as th y reached the Great Mountain the sound could no longer be heard in the Green Forest.
 Now, Lightfoot the Deer hadn't wanted 10 leave the Green Forest He did 1t because wanted to get those dogs away. He was afraid they might run acroPs the trail of Mrs. Lightfoot and tho twins. For this same reason, Lightfoot would not return to the Green Forest until he had led those dogs as far away as possible.
 Those two dogs hung on. They were not easily discouraged You see, they were the kind Of dogs that would ~ather hunt than eat. Poor Lightfoot! He began to think that they would oulast him. He tried all the tricks of which he knew, but fin vain. Each time one dog or the other would find his trail again and once more he would hear those voices rolling out behind him. All that day they chased him. Way info the night they chased him. Finally, ia little pond on the Great Noun tain Lightfoot managed to break his trail.
 When at last Lightfoot knew that the dogs had given up he crcpt into thickct and there he lay panting, SO tired that it seemed 10 him he never could get up again. For more than a week I.ighttoot was on the Great Mountain and all the tim" hunters with terrible guns WAc looking for him. One of them hal caught q glimpse of him and had shot at him, and the word had gone forth among the hunters that deer with a wonderful head of antlers was on the Great MountaI1. Lightfoot grew thin with worry. He never felt safe How he did long D be back in the Green Forest, But every time be tried to work back that way a hunter was sure 10 ao- pear and LiShtloot would have to turn.
 At last there came q moonlight night. Lightfoot traNpIed swiftly. Just as day was breaking he slipped into the familiar and dear Green forest. Straight on he went to his fayoritc thickct and there he lay down. All day lie remained lying