Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-02
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she said; I'm sorry. suppose I'll get
used TO it,
III YOU are determined TO push on 20
New York YOU will" said Tommy.
His quick ear caught the sudden appe-
tixlng cluck of 9 partridge.
Lets SEQ N we can get that fellow,
no exclaimed. ''You sit down and rest
yourself. celestla. Nobody hunts much
IN these woods. and the birds are tame
as chickens"
But Tommy's first move was really the
opposite OF a move. for he stood as still
as he could and listened. Now n par
fridge or ruffed grouse. II you give him
his right name, is n born ventriloquist.
First the partridge clucked To the right
OF Tommy. then 70 the left; then IN front
OF him and then back Of him Tommy
walked a few PAGES and once more stood
still and listened. This time the clucking
came from directly overhead, and Tommy
looked upward in the dense branches OF a
young spruce tree. and after so looking
/ for a few moments suddenly smiled. And
although she did not know what Tommy
was smiling at Celestial smiled, too.
/ She sat down and leaned against the
stem OF a birch. her breath coming and
going quickly. her great eyes following
every movement that Tommy made.
/ Having located the partridge. Tommy
''assembled'' his trout rod, and, with the
end OF the line. made a running moose,
/ Then he began very quietly 10 poke the
rod up among the branches OF the spruce
( tree. An interested chuckllns attested to
the fact that more eyes than Celestia's
were on Tommy.
1.
OF the rod. his thumb breaking the reel,
reached gradually higher and higher until
his arm was extended to its full length.
He added a fow inches 20 his reach by
/ standing on tiptoe. But even this was not
enough. So Tommy bent his knees a little
and then Jumped.
! Before his feet regained the earth a
ifrightrul sqawking and Tapping arose In
the spruce tree, and then there was
dragged from II what looked like a pin
wheel going at top speed.
| Hunger IL the most cruel tyrant in the
world. Tommy's thumb sought and found
the base OF an egg shell; there was a
sharp scrutch, one last wild whlstlinE OF
! the pinwheel. and then there was one
cock grouse the less In the north woods.
But celestia looked poined now, and
troubled.
1T has wings like an angel" she said.
only darker"
Tommy was just going TO say: ITS
got whittier meat than an angel" but
stopped himself In time and changed TO.
Even people who como here 70 make
the world better. Celestial. have 70 eat"
And he slipped the dilapidated Oird into
his pocket
! A few minutes later they reached
Tommy's camp. and after he had given
iCelestia a cupful OF spring water he cut
fresh balsam boughs and made a thick
mat for her TO rest on, and rolled his
coat and some other odds and ends into
a pillow, 30 that she could watch him
make the fire and do the cooking.
In the midst OF this he remembered that
she was suffering from sunburn. and he
made her battle her face in a lotion that
smelt OF eamphor and inter and which
burnt little ana then felt cool.
For lunch they had tea. biscuits Zone
OF TommyE most lamontable culinary
failureO and the partridge. Cooked. he
no longer looked like the victim OF muir
der. but very beautiful and appetizing
CelestiA ate her full share and then lay
back on her balsam boughs and watched
Tommy fiji and light a pipe.
why do you do thAtF' she asked.
Wasn't the partridge cooked enough?"
Tommy narrowed his eve at her and
for some moments didn't answer Then
he said II don't know what 20 make OF