Evening star., 1926-02-21

chewing her cud and into her eyes
came a haunted, querytng uneasiness,
I've seen that expression before
And she's stopped chewing her cud,'
cried Aline, "I believe she's going to
regurgitate."
"The Decentralization IS complete"
groaned Jimmy. "and 1 do not refer
to the cow"
Tell Johnston to bring basin"
suggested one Of the crew.
The spirit. however, was one OF
hilar!ty. Every one had his little Joke.
Aine alone was silent, lost In brown
study. Walker noticed this and IN
quired about It.
I'm composing a poem" shs
vouchsafed. II haven't got very far
with 1t. Only the first two lines"
Lets have them" urged Walker
Aline struck an attitude; her voice
became deep and solemn.
When canned goods take the place
Of grass and hay,
The lowing herd winds slowly Ger
the sea-
she declaimed in a stage-elocudon
voice.
THE cove on the other island was
found without difficulty, and after
an interval of sounding the yacht
| feet of a shelving beach. Prepare
tions were made for the landing. The
COW presented no difficulties; simply
| sling her oversize. cast of the lines.
and let her swim ashore. Teller had
| Informed them that the COW could
swim. But how about the calf? No
| body knew. 1t was very young
calf. Do such animals swim natur.
| ally. or do they have 10 be taught"
}rJs he
! flying is their natural mode of pro
gresslon. Swimming IS nor a cows
natural mode of progression. Aline
brought up these points. and argued
them with great ability in face OF
much scoffing. Finally. more in dis
gusted yielding to feminine imbecility
than from any conviction, Walker
ordered life preServerS to be hooked
about the body of the little beast
The calf did not object. He had bur
one Idea and that was concerned
solely with food.
NO meals will be served during
the landing" sang out one oe he
men.
1t was finally considered advisable
70 lead the beasts While in the water
Walker, Jimmy and three men in the
dinghy undertook this task. The
other members of the ships COMPANY
lined the rail. The men beached the
boat and disappeared in the small tim
Der In search Of Tellers partner. After
half hour they returned and rovyed
over. Jimmy was laughing.
Did you find him?" asked Aline as
soon as they had stepped on deck.
Yes, we found him; across q little
narrow peninsula. He was working
in a garden. He was a long, Iank
solemn individual, and he didn't even
look up at us as. we approached. Just
Srunted In answer to our greeting
and went right on working. He was
painting potatoes, and he had
basket OF seed potatoes and a sack of
starfish. He'd lay a starfish in the
hoie ana put potato on top of that.
and then another starfish, and cove,
them up with EARTH
probably planting milky way for
the COW" murmured Aline. Go on"
FINALLY Glenn told him his part
ner,s boat was out of commission, SO
we'd brought back the COW for him
as the cow didn't like the Other
island. Didn't go into details, and the
partner didn't ask for them.
That SOP said he, What kind Of
boat you got?'
| Glenn.
| Wen now, says the old boy.
that's a piece of luck that don't often
happen to me, because l was figuring
on how we're going to get the old bull
oack there-he'S getting mighty poor
| here. and our gas boat is too small.
Could you take him back with your"
Jimmy chuckled. What did Won
| say?" Aline asked Walter.
Say! exploded the young man, AZ
said no more forcefully than l ever
| said 1t In my life"'
Copyright. 1920