Evening star., 1918-05-20
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BY THoRNToNw. BURGESS.
Copyright. 1918. by T. W. Bursess)
Sammy and Mrs. Sammy
Make Up.

When Sammy Jay sneaked or
through the Green Forest after break
ing his own eggs in q At Of tenn
per he went to the most lonesome
place he could find. The truth is.
Sammy felt very much ashamed Of
himself almost as soon as he had
done the deed. He tried to excuse
himself by saying over and over:
Those eggs wouldn't have Matched
anyway. Mrs. Jay had left them SO
long that they were chilled. Sitting
on them any more would have been
foolishness and it was best to put
an end to it,
Still Sammy did not feel at all
comfortable in his own mind. and
that Is why he sought the most lone
some place he could find. He didn't
want to meet Mrs. Sammy. No sir.
he didn't want to meet Mrs. Sammy.
AS he sat there trying to excuse him
little while there wasn't trace left
of the snow which had partly caused
Sammy's At Of bad temper. You re-
member, Mrs. Sammy had said this
would happen.
When Mrs Sammy left those
with heavy heart. She didn't feel
quite as badly as she would have
had those eggs been babies. but she
felt almost as bad. You see. she had
been sure that each one Of those
pretty eggs would become baby
those eggs until they meant almost
had already hatched from them.
'Ill never. never. never forgive
him." sobbed Mrs. Sammy = don't
ever want to see him again. I didn't
think he could do such a dreadful
thing I am going . way. way. way
of. Just as far as ever I can"
Now Mrs. Sammy wanted to be by
herself and she. too, headed for the
most lonesome part of the Green
Forest to think things over before
starting on the long journey she had
with her own troubles that she paid
no attention to things about her. So
she did not see Sammy Jay. and you
may be sure that Sammy took pains
to hide as soon as he discovered her.
Such picture of sorrow as poor Mrs:
Sammy did make! Her tail drooped:
Her head dropped. And she looked
as il she just didn't care what might
happen.
he didn't care. He did care. but he
wouldn't admit he did. He was sorry
for what he had done. but he wouldn't
own up that he was. He saw just
how careless Mrs. Sammy was. He
saw that she was SO full Of sorrow
that she couldn't think of anything
else, and that she wasn't watching
out for danger at all. Sammy tried
to tell himself that II anything
care the least bit No sir. he wouldn't
care the least little bit. ! suspect
that he really thought he wouldn't.
For some time Sammy watched
Mrs Sammy and Mrs. Sammy knew
nothing about 1t. But Sammy was
did not keep 2 sharp eye out for
other things. So 1t was that when
Broadwing the Hawk dropped into
the top Of q tree not far distant
Sammy saw him. Now, BroadwinE
is one of tho keenest hunters OF
the little feathered people even more
than is Redtail. who is BroadWings
bigger cousin.
Mrs. Sammy had been sitting very
still. but presently she moved ever
SO little. In an instant BroadwinE's
had left his perch and was flying
straight toward her. Sammy Jay
saw her danger and tried to tell
himself that he din't care. But he
did care. Without really knowing
that he was doing 1t. he shrieked.
"Hawk! Hawk. Hawk. Fly low.
Mrs. Jay! Fly low"
Mrs. Sammy did fly low. She seemed
to simply drop from where she was
sitting right in among the thick
branches beneath her. She was bare
ly in time. Broadwing was reaching
for her even as she left her perch.
With a scream Of disappointment he
few away, for he could not follow