New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-20

smiles and cJrnpi.sIsauce-
a MONO the spa-rows w-s one SHOWN As
Gentleman Tohn on account Of the m
-raculare condition Of his feathers. He never
fought Il he could avoid II and most IF his
time was spent II preenrng ms feathers and
watching through the corners OF ms ewes 20 see
how many were adrnIrrug NM The men
sco1ed nm openly, and declared chat 1e was
true sparrow, and until within the last Few
DAVIS TuIrfruf had gone even further and n
cIruared that the sole reason Of Gentleman
John $ not fighting was because he was afraid.
But the girls thought differently. Teutle-
man Ohm was not modest n his talk. and the
brave things that he would do should OCCASION
arse made a profound impression uDon them.
They believed that he was GOO geutleuauIv II
ms instincts Tor mere Drawing. and though
most OF the girls INDUCED II Il themselves.
thev thought all the more OF INN for keeping
aloot. even though he had To eat poorer seeds
for his self restraint That was the highest
type Of bravery. they declared % one another.
And besides. Gentleman John was such a Big
handsome, well ErOOued fellow and So DolIre'
During the last Few DAYS Tu-f-IIt had under
gone a remarkable change Hitherto he haG
scOHed at Gentleman John. now he treated
nm with MARKED consideration and used ms
influence 10 IndUce the other men % do -he
same Naturally. they were lsr0ulsheti. .4ud
Gentleman John the most Of All But not for
long for that would have been against che
nature of The braggarr INSIDE Of cwen-v-f1u-
hours he was 50astIng as loudly % Turtrut As
he had ever done % the girls. and TuIf-rlt.
by the uIghtlest effort Of his Ife restrained
himself and listened.
TIL why Of It was this. There Wis one .Ir-
whom Iurtrut never scoffed AZ or leere,i.
though he never TOT single instant sought her
company He had known Miss Britannia AZ
her HE ever since she had Gfted her rIuv llL
over the edge OF an adjoining nest for food
Perhaps It was TINS long acqualntance thar
made ms eyes single her out occasionally when
there were a lot OF sparrows together. perhaps
IL vas because she was different from the other
girls MISS Britannia never wrangied- She
Went straight % the seeds she wanted or the
rrJIir she desired, and she held her own And
when she had something 20 say. Or 60 deIu-lul
she SAID It n few quick chIrps. hooking
sQuareIY into The other ewes 4 Zlri Ehe chat
was something worth while She was not e.
1rst7Vier. and she was not a coward. .lnd
Iuiiruf Cid not believe that ne could say e-ar
ot a single other gIrl n the whole sparrow
neigaborhood
But OF tins Miss GrIr.4urla herself anr,v
nothing. She had long admired Turfruf AS g.
nero. as a sparrow that was above fear bur
she believed that he desplsesi ter As he lieplsr.i
al girls 80 when Gentleman John sought her
com peuvt she Gid not repuse INN As she might
nave done. 10 was drearIlv lonesome for d
sparrow gIrt Co feel that she was al by herself
Iuiiruf was looking III their direction when
Gentleman John made hls frsc approach with
mas oil dropped a low bow. and the fighter
threw up ms head and wings with a savage
nefceness that would have made the next few
minutes hard ones for the Intrtlller. 1uIv &C
That moment Miss Britannia returned me bow
with e pleased alr Tutruf saw and al lI-
iIsr-eucas vanished IN q chlrp lf .iisuav.
-N-lcf -A-4l Tie watched more closely -tl..