Ople under the tree. CHAPTER TWELVE. KRISSING A CONSTRICTOR.

Met with in the Southern Ocean. The species mentioned
in the text is the
black-beaked albatross, which frequents the India waters. The albatross
Is a formidable enemy to the sailor,
for if one falls overboard, he will assuredly fall a victim to this
powerful bird, unless rescued immediately by his comrades. Its
cry has some resemblance to
that of the pelican; but it will also, when excited, give rent to a
noise not unlike the braying of an ass. The female makes a rude nest of
earth on the sea-shore, and deposits therein her solitary egg, which is
about four
inches long, white, and spotted at the larger end. CHAPTER FOUR. THE
CRY OF THE DUGONG. Until the day on which the ninth sailor had died of
starvation, and the tenth had been
struck dead by the sea-bird, the castaways had taken
an occasional spell at the oars. They now no longer touched, nor
thought of them. Weakness prevented
them, as well as despondency. For there was no object in

continuing the toil; no land in sight, and no knowledge of any being
near. Should a ship chance to come their way, they were as likely to be
in her track lying at rest, as if engaged

in laboriously rowing. They permitted the oars, therefore, to remain
motionless between

the thole pins, themselves sitting listlessly on the seats, most of
them

with their heads bent despairingly
downward. The Malay alone kept his shining black eyes on the alert, as
if despair had not yet
prostrated him. The long sultry day that saw the last of their two
sailor comrades, at len

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saddle or a bridle. And there you are. D'you think you can

T descending bulk the stallion crouched
almost to the earth, but he came up again with a snort and a strangled
neigh of rage. "Are
you ready?" called Dunbar, gathering
the reins, and giving the string of his quirt another
twist around his right hand. One of his men had mounted his horse with a
rope, the noose
end of which was around Diablo's neck. This
would serve as a pivot
block to keep Diablo running in a circle. If he tried to run in a

straight line the running noose would stop him and choke him down. He
would have to gallop in a circle for his bucking, and to help keep him
in that circle, the spectators now grouped themselves loosely in a wide
rim. But Bull Hunter did not move. From where he stood he could see all
that
he wished. "All ready!" called the man with the rope. "Let her go,
then!" The bandage was torn from the eyes

of the stallion by Dunbar's second assistant,
and the fellow leaped aside as he did so. Even
then he barely escaped. Diablo had launched himself in pursuit, and his
teeth snapped a fraction of an inch from the shoulder of the fugitive as
the rope came taut and jerked him aside, and the full weight of Dunbar
was thrown back
on the reins. That mighty wrench

would be

Ws have been killed, the decrease in numbers is hardly
perceptible. A more general knowledge of the habits of the English
sparrow at the time the bird was

first introduced into the United States would not
only have saved this outlay of over $100,000, but would also

have saved many other States from loss due to depredations by
sparrows. Is it not worth while to do something to protect the birds
and prevent their destruction before it is too late? A powerful
influence for good can be exerted by the schools if the teachers
will only interest themselves in the movement, and
the benefit that will result to the pupils could hardly be attained
in any other way at so small an expenditure of time. If it is deemed
unwise to establish another holiday, or it may seem too much to
devote one day in the year to the study of birds, the exercises
of Bird Day might be combined with those of Arbor
Day. It is believed that Bird Day can be adopted with profit by
schools of all grades, and the subject is recommended to the
thoughtful attention of teachers
and school
superintendents throughout the country, in the hope that they will
cooeperate with other agencies now at work to prevent the destruction
of
our native birds. T. S. PALMER, _Acting Chief of Division_. Approved:
CHAS. W. DABNEY,

." He leaned b

En regularity of feature and delicate skin, was very pale now, and
around her eyes were dark rings that spoke of sleepless nights. Grief
and mental shock were preying upon this girl's mind. "She is not the one
to make a confidant of those around her," thought Muller to himself.
Then he added aloud: "If
it does not distress you too much to talk about
this sad affair, I will be very grateful if you will answer a few
questions." "I will tell you whatever I can," said the girl in the same
low even
tone in which she had first spoken. "Miss Graumann tells me that you
have come from Vienna to take up this case. It is only natural that we
should want to give you every
assistance
in our power." "What is your opinion about it?" was Muller's

next remark, made rather suddenly after a moment's pause.
The directness

of the question seemed to shake the girl
out of her enforced calm. A slow flush mounted into her pale cheeks and
then died away, again leaving them whiter than before. "I do not
know--oh, I do not know what to believe." "But you
do not think

Mr. Graumann
capable of such a crime, do you?" "Not of the robbery, of course
not; that would be absurd! But has it been clearly proven that there is
a robbery? Might it not have been--might they not have--" "You mean,
might they not have quarreled? Of course there is that possibility. And
that is why
I wanted
to speak to you. You are the one person who
could possibly throw light on this

subject. Was there any other reason beyond the

dead man's past that would render your guardian unwilling
to have you marry him?" Again
the slow flush mounted to Eleonora Roemer's cheeks and her