Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-03
AID vertlser Publishing Company.

and never end 1t.
Don't you s'pose I get tlred?'
she demanded trihe GROSSLY,
when they pressed her for details
as to what Potter did after he
learned to fly. "IIe just flew around,
like any bird"
Mary Elizabeth looked doleful.
you said that Peter was going to
see the whole world as soon as he
could hy." she said. "and now
you're not going to tell Il thing
Maybe he died." suggested
ADaWe, "then we could have
funeral, and Dorothy could preach,
and we could put up stick for o
stone, like the time we did when
one Of the kittens got killed" And
Davie stuck his hands in his pocket
and looked about for praise OF his
bright idea.
Dorothy pointed jeering finger
at her brother. "Davie thinks
Peter was a real bird" she cried,
land 1 only made him up out of
my head Isn't that funny?"
Mary Elizabeth nodded her dark
head. That's cause your story
was so good" she announced tri-
umphantly "I nearly thought Peter
was real myself" Then she started
to walk away, calling over her
shoulder. 81 guess I'll go home, as
long as you're not going to tell
any more. Come on, Billy. When
we get home I'll read you a story
out of Il book, about all the kinds
of birds that live in the tropics"
What are they?" little fat Billy
wanted to know as he trudged after
her.
why, tropics" said
Mary Elizabeth. where the
weather is always very hot, and
palms and things grow and the
birds are all colored. My new
book has colored pictures of all
the kinds of birds, and I'll show
them to you" AS she finished she
glanced at Dorothy from the cor
ner of her eye, to note the effect
of her remarks.
Dorothy wavered.
Nov, you see! They're going
home" grleved Davie, land it's all
your fault, Dorothy Dear!"
Good by-eei" called Mary Eliza
beth. and little fat Billy echoed,
"G'by-ee!"
Then Dorothy made up her mind.
"Come back" she cried, land I'll
tell some more And then, as
Mary Elizabeth and her brother
retraced their steps she declared,
81 was going to all the time. Let's
go around on the front porch where
it's sunny"
When they had all seated them
selves in q. row on the top step,
blinking in the warm sunshine like
so many kittens, Dorothy began a
new chapter about Peter and the
other little birds that lived i'm a
tree top and were just old enough
to learn to fly.
" Now, then, said the mother bird
a few mornings later, you've had
enough practise, Peter. / expect
you to fly to the ground and find
something to eat for yourself while
l teach your brothers and sisters
how to fly
peter was delighted. He had
wanted to fly to the ground for
many days, but always he had been
told to wait until his wings were
strong enough. So he clambered to
the edge Of the nest, flew over to a
nearby branch, poised his wings and
flew through the air to the ground,
where he was glad to lie for
long minute, and rest.
THAT was the first time he really
and truly hew," went on Dorothy,
"and he was quite frightened. He
thought he would never have cour-
age enough to try to fly again. But
a great big gray cat came along
and Peter suddenly found that he
could use his wings worry well. He
flew to q low branch, and got there
Just in time. That old gray cat
would have eaten him up, head and
feathers and ALL"
10000, Dorothy, don't!' Mary
Elizabeth covered her face with her
hands and shivered.
Don't act silly. Mary 'Lizbeth!
The cat didn't get him." said Dor
othy in a matter-o f-fact voice.
but s'pose the cat ever did,
cried Mary Elizabeth, still SILVER
ing.
Dorothy shivered a little herself.
"rm glad I didn't let him." she
said: "I could have, too, cause it's
my story. Well. when Peter reached
the branch safely he was so glad
that he began to sing. The notes
lust flew from hts throat, and he
was SO surprised that he nearly fell
from the branch right into the
mouth of the big gray cat.
after that Peter was very happy.
He flew about the garden all day
long. singing merrily. And in a
few days his brothers and sisters
learned TO fly, too, and they had
great times.
"And now" Dorothy jumped up,
that's ALT"
And before the others could pro-
test she ran down the steps and
around the side of the house.
Mary Elizabeth looked after her
and sighed.
I'D like to have heard more she
said.