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them go into the maples that lined the 

 roadway in front of the house. 



I opened the cage door at the foot of a 

 tree and Dick shot up the trunk like a 

 flash. Dixy was not long in following, 

 and then they gave me as pretty an exhi- 

 bition of their powers of flying as one 

 could well wish. 



When nearly up to the top of the tree 

 Dick ran out on a limb and sprang into 

 the air, spreading his parachute as he fell. 

 Down he came, as easily as a leaf, but 

 much quicker. He struck upon the 

 trunk of the next maple in the row, and 

 almost before I had time to see how it 

 was done was scurrying up the tree. He 

 had barely alighted when Dixy came 

 sailing after him, and she gave him a 

 lively race to the top of the second tree. 



I noticed that always, just before they 

 struck, the forefeet were deflected up. 



