New-York tribune., 1910-09-18

TOTS Toaa 70 change that livery in time to battle
-7al- not manage
+5eir foes. a1 unlike the i11pudent and ire
The nEI.s squirrel had great capacity for patience
preside 1s --,5a-Ce Moreover he had no great
as We. . ,vIrv as long as the sun was up has enor
liking -o a,tIng him for the DIM hte OF the night.
-,,,-es after the sound of footsteps had
Fox so - :, the distance he lay unstirr1ng on his
lled alert TO the tinieSJ forest whisper, his
branch -1 As they Interrogated every Subtlest
1oS'-s An al once his wide eyes grew even wider,
t0Te>t ~ --,sST Of apprehension fitted the
ana sths What was that faint dry, rusthng sound,
hqIN - -f . whisper. the bark of the trunk
ne Tx - \e~vousIv he turned his head. There
oe--l1 - sir-. but the ghostly sound continued.
W3s .r-,- that even his fine ear could hardly be
sure ol - - remained moveess as knot on the
--fs creeping whisper softly mounted the tree
oaIA- - Ae- hrowuIsh black. vicious head came
lhel, q 7-75 the trunk, and arrested itself, Swayng
NJ - over the base Of the branch. 1t the
bsas Of large 1-ao NstA4At-
TX, * - r..s -,e-1. For moment the black head
--gll. then r began to sway again: with slow,
VaS '-s -~--.r- The eves-ShalIow. opaque
y s1sss.-a- 70 draw closer together as they con-
.-es --e.- energy upon the mildly glowing orbs Of
cel.5.-s.s victim. A. last the waving head began
nc -- .fa r-ac5 body undulatIng stealthly into
~ &C L-.-- Nearer. nearer Il came. the fat.
Fi5g ---- -ls Ill IT seemed that one lightning
l~- r= have ID ble5 Il fix Its fangs IN the fasCi-
Ia ~ ---s moment the Iirc1e aeronaut whisked half
49, his broad fluff Of tail straight out behind
- sailed .a-fE --0rl his perch on long gradual
--- l,-- ----.- -i-- back TO the base OF the tree
s sNF 49, -s Had. -r-e--aIlv started. The hvpnotizng
-7a-- 4l5S-lake had been n this instance.
- --I,s,sass .-.-e. Angry and disappointed the
- . 7---=-.-.- .--.-- nice OF other easier game.
r. -z-- -.a- c:lee-tully up the tree. slipped
Il o+- III. a and cr--led himself up COnlplaCently
ilI7 away --a rest Of the daylight. OF his COM
Cns -v-- z already steaIchIly returned. and the
49, I-z.--- soon at-erTa-l. quite l1Ilrutfied-
THAT -r- --ze came TO the forest close on the
L --ar7,s.-- --. n the sunset. 4 long white ray,
a-s--g n -- The -reet0ps. lit up the hole beneath
- l-s--- .-e blasted trunk Without haste, the
80 s--5---= came one after another TO their high
- z-- .a--c-e6 themselves upon the still air.
- ---- --r-.C-- that their first purpose would
- sazf-- -a -.- meal: but instead OF that they
- ike .--- -us- .et out OF school, bent on moth
,r = ---.- FL. -a-v--g their penr-1p spirits Prob
= -r- hungry L was the season OF abun-
s--a and . lad perhaps ample store OF green nuts
- -s--.- -.- pine cones within their hollow tree
: -,- --- --ew The forest was full OF good prov
- --- -.- --e forest floor covered with berries
- E-e- ..-- should choose to descend and gather
--r~ There WAS no hurry. L was good 10 arll1Se
---~-z------ -- --..- nigh and .5irr-1t world.
Their -a--e seemed 70 be 10 C-1sSCrOss one
a-o--s- Is F. were II their long gliding flights. which,
-r---z -.- The -oD II one Tree, would end generally
- mother as ta- away as the impetus Of
--e.- star their descent would allow. Thence
-5er z-c. --1hly 10 the top again, sometimes
u--- -F1vy II -r--l. 70 repeat the gay ad-
-a----a -.-.-,eS when their descent was steep,
-a u,--.5 -z1- toward The end OF Il. by altering,
--7ar'- -a II their membranes. OF side planes.
IS --e-- -..- s-ecc-al-y past one another touched
suddenly WHITE finger of moonlight. their play
zss Ike az @ game II tag But they never actually
-s-ges one Most likely they took good care
C AVOID approach contact II rr,l--tlght which
might -a-. --- g -au The dangerous forest floor,
--- haunt - .---1 foxes. SbIrkS and WeaSelS.
P-- --- -.- c,-er dread seemed 70 be Of the far,
5s-z g-- rs 1e--ls. there were pertls 100 for the
.--e 44---.-. even n their leaty heights. In the
=-- -- .---c Gliding and sailing there came :