The Washington herald., 1911-05-21

without taking as much note of the locality
az he should have done.
Although they flew low and dill not seem
TO be taking any notice Of his presence, the
lories had most provoking way of always
being on the other side of tree or limb
just when he got near enough to take aim at
enc Gf them. '.
This sort of hunt took him much further
than he had any idea OF going when he start
birds to take home to mount, he was sur
Eriscd TO find himself in a part Of the forest
that was altogether unfamiliar to him.
This did not occasion him any uneasncss
at first. as he felt pretty certain of the di-
rection in which he had come AMI he thought
that he recognized the ridge above him AZ
one along which he had often trampcd. Inc
last OF the lores were still flying around and
he shot at another, at u distance that was
much more than he generally undertook. The
dart hit the bird and it dropped towards the
ground.
On its way ,lown. however, it caught in
limb, and, as the tree was far too large for
the boy to climb, it looked yer" much as if
he was going to lose the benefit of the best
shot that he had ever made.
Then he thought Of Colombo Harry had
shase I M Of sse S "s shot whs % 'sSst eSst
he had taught his pet to respond to, soon
brought Colombo out of a nearby thicket,
where. likely, enough. he was busy catching
som. some Of S the big fat beetles, that to him were
When he was shown the dead lory hang:
ing high up in the tree, he quickly grasped
the hanging air.roots that always grow in
such profusion from all forest monarchs in
those countries, and soon was in the upper
limbs where the bird had lodged.
For a moment Colombo lookel around him,
and then uttering several of his notes Of
warning, he rapidly descended to the ground
again.
Harry thought that the monkey must have
seen snake in the tree-no uncommon thing
there-b but the worry and fear that he showed
when he was back with his young master
was something that the latter could not ex-
plain to his own satisfaction.
The monkeys evident desire to get away
from that part Of the forest, together with
his own hungry feeling and the fact that the
vinced Harry that { was kigh time for them
to be getting home.
SO, putting the monkey into his pocket and
shouhiering his blow.gun and the prizes Of
the days hunt, he started on a rapid walk
in the direction in which he felt certain that
he had come.
From the first step the monkey had kept
up his notes OF warning-a most unusual
thing, as lie generally Contentcd himself with
uttcring u few sharp notes and then subsided
into quiet.
At first Harry thought that the little spy
might have detected some, dangerous, animal
but when he had trudgel on nearly to the
top OF the ridge, from which he had expected
to see his way clearly, the monkey jumped
out Of his pocket and started back in the
direction in which they had just come.
Then Harry understood that Colombo fan.
cied that they were going in the wrong di-
rcction; but in the superiority of his human
wisdom, he knew that the monkey was wrong.
and he, sharply calloi him back, put him in
his pocket and continued on to the top of the
ridge.
All the way up the remainder of the climb
Colombo kept up his incessant scolding; but
It was not until he had reached the ridge
top, and dis; ovcred that it was quite as IN
known land to him as was the hollow below,
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