The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-11-22


home again? They knew the eagles
could carry them back just as they
had carried them away. IL only they
could find some way 10 make them
DO H. But first they must find a
way 90 make those beaks and talons
harmless, for with these once free,
they knew the eagles would make
quick meal Of them.
Fiz thought Of his pockets and
wondered II they were s'ill With hin
He saw that they were, although
there was little left Of bis trousers
but strings
Holding tightly to the eagles neck
with one arm De scar he'd his peck
cts with the other hand and found in
them some pieces 0f heavy co-d
that were very strong. One Of those
he made into q loop and threw e.
over the eagles head The eagle
quickly pccked az is and as he did so
Fiz gave &c a qui jerk that sent 81
well into the birds mouth. Then he
quickly drew the heavy cord up,
pressing he eagles bcak close against
his neck So that he could neither
move his head nor omen and close
his mouth The bird struggled ficr e.
~ 90 free himself. but soon iay quite
still and exhausted Fiz t0os an
other pieces Of cord and tied his
feet together so be could not harm
him with his talons and then step
ped onto the ground feeling sure.
both he and bis eagle were safe He
then went O. help Francois ard soon
had her eagle as safe as his own
At last che children had captured
the eagles instead % being eaten By
them They looked about and found
they were near a small stream Of
water, BY the side ~ which lay ihc
remains Of a goat which the eagles
bad killed a short time before. They
searched In vain for wood with
VIII h 60 build a fire. bat found a
lake II boiling water instead. With
Fiz small knife they cut of two
pieces ~ meat from the goat and
fastening them onto the ends OF
sti Ks fastened the other ends into
the ground ard dropped the meat in
20 the boiling lake 20 cook, while
they went % look after the engles.
Fiz and Fran dis felt very sorry
for the poor birds ms they lay 50
helpless and unhappy They stroked
their heads kindly and TO their sur
prise found the eagles were very
z ntle and grateful They moved
close up 20 the children and made no
effort 20 harm them. Fiz and Fran
co.'s slipped the chords out Of their
mouths and onto their necks. Up
went their heads and open their
mouths, but the children ierked nard
on the cord and gave them such
a checking that they soon lay quite
still and quiet They tied them 70
a high, slender ro-k that seemed 10
have grown straight up out Of the
ground. This done, Fiz and Fran
co.'s returned 10 the boiling lake and
found their meat quite tender and
ready 90 eat. After they had eaten
they lay down under large r. k to
SLEEP, for 10 was now quite dark.
Soon they found. however, that they
could not sleep for the cold. They
thought Of the eagles warm feath-
cry bodies and de ided to see IL
they could manage in some way to
srend the night near them. But as
they aDproa he'd the eagles they
found them cross and res less, and
they knew they dared not 60 too
near. As they stood shivering in the
cold they saw that the eagles shiver-
ed too, and then they realized that
they had been very. very selfish.
They had eaten the captivc eagles'
food. warmed themselves by the boil
ing lake, drank 81 the cool mountain
stream. and were now seeking 70
keep themselves comfortable for the
night by Steering near those SILVER
ing bodies that they had left with
ont food or water and tied IN a cold
and unhr0te ted lace.
They lead the eagles 10 the cool
stream and lei them drink and then
% the dead goat and let them eat.
and then 10 he protected rock where
they themselves had meant a. sleep
Soon he eagles were qli'tly sleep.
ing side By side and a. Flz and
Fran ois cautiously slipped IN be
tween them, they soread their two
great wings protr tingly over the
children and there on 'he high noun
Tain TOP with the cold Wind hawllng
ah We them and the w mountain
stream ruahina below they All sle y,
snlg and warm, through al tbs long