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Show ROOSTER HATCHES CHICKS Deserted by Mate, He Sit on Egg and la Now Taking Care of Pour Little Ones. Los Angeles, Cat. Probably the most donicstluited rooster In Los An goles Is "lien," the bantam pet of Mrs. II. D Decker, of Cordova street, which has set on u nest of four eggs for the last three weeks and Is now rearing four llttlo chicks with the care of an old and experienced mother. Wheu "lletsy," which foitwo years was Hen' mate, deserted him nearly a month ago and abandoned a nest full of eggs, tho grief stricken rooster took tho crisis In hi domestic happl ie.ua hi a stoical manner. Instead of pleading with lletsy to return to him, or going away In some dark corner to commit suicide, ho Im mediately took possession of the ahandonod nosL The happiest moment of Den's lite came tho other morning, when tils long wait was rewarded with a tiny peep and u Huffy yellow head thrust from ono of thu bursting shells. He tweon clucks of affection for the new romor and crows of delight at his final success, lien announced the ovent to tho members of thu Decker barnyard lleforu noon ho had a family of four and as ho stepped proudly from bis little coop Into the bright sunlight of the chicken ynrd ho was tho most solf centered fowl for miles around In his very first walk he mot his for mor mate, but there was no sign of recognition as they passed. Tho fa ther gave a low cluck as It to warn his children against mingling with tho mother who had deserted them and htm In their time of need Wbtt he will do with the chicks now tbtt he has hutched them out Is the question that Is lulng asked by the Hecker family among themtelve, but from tho manner In which ho watched over his llltlu charges, the queitloo Is already half answered |