The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-12-13
FlZ AND FRANCOIS.


On, on, on, the eagles flew, carry
ing Fiz and Francois further and
further away from their home. The
children were enjoying the smooth,
swift flight through the warm sun
shine. II only the eagles did not fly
TOO near the sun Il really did look
as II they need only 20 reach out
their hands TO touch the fiery ball.
How happy they would have been II
only the eagles were flying toward
their home instead Of the other side
Of the mountain. However, there
was nothing 10 do now. but stay on
their backs and even this was not
very easy 20 do Soon they had
reached the other side Of the noun
tain and as the children looked down
into the forest below they saw IL was
quite different from the one they had
passed over the day before Instead
Of thick, low brush beneath the trees,
out Of which glistened the eyes and
teeth Of hungry beasts, they saw
beautiful pine trees reaching high
into the misty sky. The ground be-
meath them was covered with green
grass and ferns. Here and there in
the open places played dozens Of
happy little baby deer, while near
them their parents waited and grazed
on the tender grass There too, by
an old dead tree was a mother bear
playing hide and seek with her three
little cubs.
How pleasant the weather, and
how happy the animals seemed 20 be.
IL only there were any people living
near, II would not be so bad after
all
At last they reached the foot Of
the mountain and saw beneath them
a river Il looked deep and wide.
and the water in il did not seem 20
be in a hurry TO reach the sea. As
they moved slowly over the river Fiz
and Francois saw themselves and the
sky above them reflected in the wa
ter beneath They were wondering
II the water below them was as deep
as the sky above. when suddenly they
realized that they were swiftly fall /
ing through the air They wondered
II eagles could swim, but felt sure
they could not. They chung tightly 1
10 the eagles necks and hid their
faces in their feathers They dared
not even open their eyes for the
eagles had become exhausted with
heir long flight and heavy load and
we're swiftly falling toward the river
Soon il seemed, they would plunge
INTO the cold water and down, down,
Town. they knew not how far Only
1 few minutes had they been falling,
,ut 20 them il seemed like hours,
when suddenly the eagles gave a
oud and pitiful scream that echoed
back and forth against the noun
ain peaks until IL sounded as II the
,ntire valley was filled with dying
Eagles. Then there came another
cream, but how different Surely
I was human voice, for although
I was as loud and shrill rs that Of
he falling eagles, the children were
lot afraid, for IN rs clear. kind SYM
athletic tone they recognized a hui
nan answer TO the eagles cry Of
distress.
Fla and Francois opened their eyes
nd looked beneath them. There
hey saw some distance up the river
large canoe In which sat two In
Ian men. They were rowing To-
lard the falling eagles with All their
night. Then the hlldren understood
! was These who had answered the
arlen' eall and nov they were has
enlnT ~ receive them into their
anoe' They looked 81 faF away and
be easIes we're "a near the water
ow, n seemed lmposalhe foe the {
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