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ing fracas, zvhich. wound up tragically for the luntberzaotf zuith the missing teeth., a nurnber of steelephants crept into his cave. They proved, to be stubborn, and would not get out.

A tltird,.lumberzaolf had, alzaays been colored a little dif erently than, the others. Not much,th.ere zaas a smsll siluery patch on his cl,test; it zuas assumed his rnother had once been frighf ened by on alumilion.

No one had eaer remarked unfaaorably on th,e patch. But now this coloring crealed a great d,ivisi.on anxong the luynberzaolues. Tlrey took violent sid,es. They h.eld ztnathful meeti,ngs. Small fights broke ou,t and grezu into large ones. pitched battles zuere f ought. The slaugltter mounted,.

By the ti.rne it was over a good many of the lumberwolves hacl perished, and those that remained were not urorth much. The steetephants qnd the alumilions and, cl,tem.icreatures, lneonwhile, had eaten all the lumberwolves' food and taken ouer the caaes and the patches of sunshi,ne.

The lumberzuolaes utere no longer pozaerf.ul enou1h to object. They continued to erist after a fashion, tiving in the more drafty,and .poorly located. shelters, and. eating zuhatez.ter utas left oaer or slightly spoiled.

Sorne of the old,er lumberzuolves said, it seemed a pity to be reduced to this after the times of glory they had, once enjoyed.

No one else cared