He hoped with a mighty hope that Shadow would not follow him , but he hoped in vain . Shadow had made up his mind to dine on Squirrel , and he did n't propose to see his dinner run away without trying to catch it . So the instant Happy Jack started , Shadow started after him , stopping only long enough to snarl an ugly threat at Tommy Tit the Chickadee , because Tommy had warned Happy Jack that Shadow was waiting for him . But Tommy did n't mind that threat . Oh , my , no ! Tommy did n't mind it at all . He can fly , and so he had no fear of Shadow the Weasel . But he was terribly afraid for Happy Jack . He knew , just as Happy Jack knew , that there was n't a single place where Happy Jack could hide into which Shadow could not follow him . So Tommy flitted from tree to tree behind Happy Jack , hoping that in some way he might be able to help him . From tree to tree raced Happy Jack , making desperately long leaps . Shadow the Weasel followed , and though he ran swiftly , he did n't appear to be hurrying , and he took no chances on those long leaps . If the leap was too long to take safely , Shadow simply ran back down the tree , across to the next one and up that . It did n't worry him at all that Happy Jack was so far ahead that he was out of sight . He knew that he could trust his nose to follow the scent of Happy Jack . In fact , it rather pleased him to have Happy Jack race away in such fright , for in that way he would soon tire himself out . And this is just what Happy Jack did do . He ran and jumped and jumped and ran as fast as he could until he was so out of breath that he just had to stop for a rest . But he could n't rest much . He was too terribly frightened .
He shivered and shook while he got his breath , and never XXXXX a second did he take his eyes from his back trail .
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