Show Excitement xa i in n the Sparrows Sparrow's s Mouse Jf aud Mr Ir and arid Mrs Gray Sparrow lived li In a cosy ne nest neit t that th they had bad built hullt in the I attic of an old empty stable that thal stood stood- In the rear of a n rutted ruined house bouse which had been burned almost to the ground early in to the spring In fact tact tho limo house bouse t to which the stable belonged W was iS simply a 1 mass on the da day that Mr 1 and Mrs Sp Sparrow took look up their abode In the stable arid and the they supposed that it had always as been In this form just justas as the trees the creek the rocks and the sk sky had been tho same sume since Ince the earliest of oC birds So they gave the lie place no thought other than that ft t afforded aCCorded a at line fine place to scratch in old mortar and blackened ashes An And so Mr h and und Mrs l Gray Sparrow s built their thell nest in ht which Mrs Gray I Sparrow laid three tiny eggs s on which I I she proceeded to sit till Ull ono one beautiful I day the three three- tiny ggs became three tiny my and hungry sparrows two sons ons and andone i m one nc daughter for Mr 11 Gru Gray Sparrow to feed feed as us Mrs Gray Cray Gra Sparrow did not root I leave leae cave the nest us as soon oon as the time little birdies birdIes bird bird- Ies es were hatched but ut remained remained either eithern on n the nest to keep her fledglings l ng warm or 01 ir sat tat on the etl edge c of th the window sill icar by that she might keep an eyo on them hem I One Ono day soon after the little birdies had lad come conic out of oC their shells au and while it papa was out In quest of If food for Cor m. th their mamma who was sunning sunning- lice her feathers In tile high barn harn window windows made nH a quick little chirp of surprise then hen site silo her head round and I round casting JUT her eyes oyes below elow as If I making Inquiry as to what the time unusual sounds Hounds und unI sights there tIre weight might mean I What Mrs l Ura Gray Sparrow saw was a anan a nan und and a boy oy who were Vero looking over the Uw premises Oil Oh yos s. es this tills will do to put the horses S In iii In said the man 1110 I loning his hand to the barn It Its Is s some little distance to come to at attend attend attend at- at I tend to them but well we'll havo o to 10 do du that thal i at it present for tho flue house hou c e can call not bo be re re- re built for Cor tome some lime L I had a a. contractor give me mo his hilS amid nd time and fund aslie aa as lie ho o has placed tho price reasonable enough nough tad and raid ho Ito would turn the Roust hou over o to me the 1st of November ready for Cor occupancy I gave uc him the lob Job Aim Ah h. 4 then our new home will be lie ready to live in ht this tiIs fall said Maid the tho boy Ill climb up In hl tho the haymow and semi seu how It II looks up there he went on I expect to have great fun tun un on Saturdays up In time till hayloft when the thc weather Is too bad to be out Ill I'll be lie the only boy oy of oC my crowd that thal has hul a stable to pili play In iii That conies comes of our living at the tho out- out of town remarked the time man Its ls l's the only place to Lo rul- rul raise rule e a bo boy too for Cor a ahoy boy should have romping room and plenty of outdoor exercise and work I mean moan to turn tho the horses horse and cow over ovel to you to attend to I 1 had bad more than that to do when I t wax was a ayoun youn youngster your our u age and Im I'm glad slad my father I l knew that work work work-a a liberal amount of or It was It-was was the finest In Ingredient in lit tho the world to mix anti with going to school Study during the tho flay day made the work at evening all the tho more enjoyable And the work In turn made matle mo me relish m my resting resting- spells Inside the warm schoolroom with my books Its It's a mistaken mistaken mis mis- taken Idea that children going g to school should not have their chores about the tho home to perform Work fork ork la lIS as necessary a II i arb ar of tho the education of or boys and girls as arc tho ho three Rs R's Rs Rs Well ell father Ill I'll v o you a lino pair of horses after arter Ive I've had them In vin hand for a n month Tho They've got ot looking nl nt the tho th el livery stable U And th the Jer Jersey tow cow till that you ur err are g to 10 tU buy Shall receive her bel share of or mIty my atten aUen- lion ilea Im I'm so so o fond o of or good milk that I Ishall shall see sea to It that the furnisher of oC it be be kept quite like a n lady ady While this conversation on i had been going go- go o- o ing on Mn Mr Gra Gray Sparrow had i returned to his his his' h home me but seeing tho rho glum giant on nn on tho rho ground t right Ight under his window ho he stopp worth stopped d worm In mouth mouth mouth-at at a. a safe distance away uway parched d don on the limb of or a si young oun and leafless stippling sapping I wonder what that can mean meanT he ho asked himself And nd hl his heart fluttered red for fear that some harm ml might ht have hac befallen his hip loved ones hu t tat at that mom moment ent h he espied his little wife Ion on time the window ledge e hUH busy looking down on the Uw Intruders and no doubt douht taking taken 11 es as to 0 o their business there Mr fr Gra Gray Sparrow Sarrow chir chirped ed to leer her causin caus- caus in Ing ht her to to look look 1001 In his hiM direction direction When hen I I IIi caught her eye he made c known n his anxiety to which she ho chirped the information n that all so far was well Veil But ut C l' l she was ws enra engaged e In InI conversation alion with her spouse the tho ho hoi hod I had entered the barn and was vas climbing the ladder to the very place th that t Mr and Mrs frs Gray Sparrow W ended coiled their own Tint ho lie came dame so o swiftly and so sA I that Mrs Sparrow did not hear him till he had set t-ct foot on the floor noor of her domain Tied she c carne came In from Crom the window and flow flew over her nest h ln u i t most excited manner rc fearIng fear fear- rIng r- r lu Ing g to go away lest Jest the tho hu huge c stranger el do some soine harm to her hahl babies s. s so Hn helpless help help- less lM e-lM In tine the nest nellt yet fearing to lest h hO take her own life Thus between between be he- tween love lots for fOI her little ones and th the feeling of or self wh which ich Is the thc strongest instinct of a a. blyd bird j. j poor I Mrs Sparrow flew out at nt tho the Window then returned to-fl to fly to-fly out a again aln her Ian poor heart so jiO In her little feathered breast as to lo almost suffocate her herIla Ila lIa ha a birdie In the cried the tho boy boa joyous joyously I 1 hope it has hasa hasa a a a. nest somewhere and that my thy coming cominS' here herc wont won't frighten it aWu away nut lint Mrs 1 Sparrow did lid not mint understand the boys boy's o s language ltd and did know that he ho had lad evil e not nol no I Bonns Bonn's toward her and hers So with a painful little tittle frightened chirp she flew out and away to the limb Iamb where her spouse sa sat t. t Dun Danger er dan danger el was vas all nil she said In their own bird language e And sine she he sat Close beside Mr Ir Sparrow as ns If to draw from Crom him tile some courage couras But Mr Sparrow seemed d to have too little for Cor himself and swallowing the worm norm to get et rid of or It It he be asked if th the little ones onos had hod y yet t be been n hurt Mrs Irs Sp Sparrow shook hook her Iter head sorrowfully sorrow sorrow- I Not the tho 1 time when I fully fully al mil t saw them last lust but b by now no now now- 1 she site could Su say no more and n to hop ut In a u frantic manner manner munner But to th limn t t I JO joy of the tho two two thc they sa siw at nt this this' Instinct Instant the time boy coming coming- from the barn joining th tin tho man who bad gone gono to th the place occupied oc- oc u by the thc charred charrE d Ina mass s' s sor of or debris Then the they quickly lien flew Into Info their thelt home ai and amid I found their little n safe aCc but ut scared almost st ss After one o of the lie sm suns sons Int could gait gain his voice he told tole of oC ho how the great reut- reut beast as ns lar largo large as a a. cloud and Tind twice us 1111 large arle as ass s th HIP moon had tonne come and peered into their nc nt l t. t speaking to them In to a voice that made J the tho whole nest tremble lc with Its power It was like thunder said the thc young Master a l r SJ Spai Sparrow roo ro o.- o. trembling trembling- again at ut thought of It tt Well 11 wo we must hurry and ltd get aWn away from bore said P pa Sp Sparrow now You I children must t pl practice flying more tulln tu- tu day Yesterday a you c contented yourselves yourselves your your- ourselves our selves with flying to the window and back to tin the nest t Today you OU must go fU further If we dont don't go IJ somewhere safer than this pact place well we'll meet with lIth grief Im I'm Im I'm quito quite sure suro All that hull day a the lime little Sparrows practiced d flying and mute being very fy ambitious ambitious am am- they tried going to time the sapling on ni which their theil parents par had hadit sit Sat it tutu tho duy dllY before during the boys boy's visit to the loft lort al Alas l not one one of them limn reached there Ode Orie dropped to the ground ten feet foot from front the window and und couldn't getto get getto ct to the nest place One ana hopped onto the tho I roof of the cowshed cl nt ul t tho limo side of oC tho the thoi barn while tho the third third tho tho little daugh daugh- i circled ter-circled circled about Just outside the window window win win- dow dory for a moment and gladly got bac back k c a again aln on the ledge before beCore her wings wing gave gate out Then j hen while the poor pOOl Master Sparrow was trying to fly 11 from Crom tho the gr ground only to fall back again there came carne the thc great grea t monster who had so so frightened them tc the thc day before To the tho terror of oC alt the c Sparrow fancily family he ran after the little follow fellow on the ground round grabl grabbed ll him in his hands and he held him close within hl his s great g w warms warm palms Mamma Iamma Sparrow Sarrow lI lighting and full t bf f terror flew flow at th the head of oC the Intruder screaming and crying r in But the time bo boy did not riot s stem cm to mind her hl and and walked quietly to the ladder putting pulling the frightened bur birdie le Inthe In Inthe Inthe the bosom of his shirt while ho he up Once in the loft a and amid to lime Iho astonishment aston aston- t of Mr Mrs r and Miss Sp Sparrow v. irro he deposited his captive captive In the nest mind and walked w away saying Now ow Ow you OU little JUle chaps char try iry to fly till your our In have havo grown And you m needn't fear mo mf for Im I'm your friend and want to keep leer you bu hers her h r all JJ winter As 8 soon boon as he had tH disappeared down I the ladder Jin in inn and P Papa Sparrow flew new quickly to their thell son w ho hn was still trembling trembling- nem from Crom fear foar un und and exhaustion But Out when he lie told them as best h he could in III Sparrow ton tongue uc that his Imis captor had imd U been en er very tend or with Juhn thc they all foil fell to marveling much Master Sparrow No 2 ha haying Ing conic come In CI trout from the cowshed ro roof r. r Willi much mach amazed when his his his' brother related to him hi hl his late thrilling experience Then the family sat Rat in council argued the hll ad advisability o of remaining In their present home till the little ones were strong enough h In wing to ul tr safely to the cre creek c. c a n quarter of or a mile m dis lis- taut tant I 1 really o think we are arc safe since this behavior alor on the part of oC that groat rut cr creature atul said suld Mr 11 Sparrow to which the tho others agreed HI So Ho Mr 11 Sparrow set cult tl lo lit get breakfast for fOi the children Mrs Sparrow v h. In the lie w window to IA ban sang the iho merriest tune tUnc sho shit had hind sung sun since her days of r courting The next day tho the boy came n again aln bringing 1 two VO horses which he turned Into pa pasture ture Then II ho he climbed the tho th lad lad- tier der to the time loft lurt scattering a handful of crumbs about al on till he the floor For Vor a u ino- ino mo j j t 1 I 1 I I b. b 1 li 1 7 1 S W J l 1 1 ii i i f i t ti i c r l 5 l Span Sparr nv ou fi und and full of terror tenor lien at nt tho ho 11 Mend hell em I of tile the Intruder meat the Sparrows sat But on on the tho 10 window i ledge e watching this Then Theft i J Master Sparrow who hind hall been beat returned to the nest the Iho Ihl day previous pr by hy the boy hoy tl to lo try Iry a morsel of nr the lime de- de looking food so tv lavishly thrown about Flying 1101 to tu the lie floor he l picked ked up a n bl big crumb It tasted so good r that ho tried another and another ills His parents parents par par- ar- ar seeing there was no dan danger c and evident c pleasure joined him him on the floor and began ban to fill their little craws I And little Miss 1158 Sparrow followed find clog ing 1 In the broad bread crul crumbs much better r than limn worms worm Then n came camo the thc oilier Master laNt r I I Sparrow all all cat satin eating hi as fuse fast as us' th they could till cry every crumb had disappeared After Arter HIP bo buy boy had hall gone Mr h Sp Sparrow Spar Spar- r- r row his hron breast t protruding from time Uio heart hearty meal nual declared Well htay hero m my dears dears- This Is the best layout 1 I 11 1 come across cro Shelter Sheller Sh of the the- best Plenty of or room and food tit fit for an eo eagle Ie brought ht to us Y Yes IS tt well we'll cIl just justi hl here And nd there lh they are arc to this i day happy In iii their security |