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earnest atteution revealed his deep-l'eit a<^Tee- 

 ment. 



'T have told you," continued the Feather Man, 

 ' ' that the saving of the birds requires only the pro- 

 viding of means to give them a fair chance and to 

 protect them from unnecessary enemies. There 

 is one way in which you can do that. It is in your 

 power to give such freedom and protection to 

 every bird that flies over the lands where Bull 

 Adam used to roam with his gun that their little 

 lives shall be enriched and made peaceful because 

 Bull Adam has lived. Is not that what he would 

 wish?" 



' ' Yes, sir ; oh, yes. ' ' Shan 's tone was very deep 

 and quiet. 



"And that way, sir!" 



**That way, my boy, is to enclose all the land 

 which belonged to your uncle, and to use some of 

 the money which he left to buy more land around 

 it — it is not worth more than a dollar an acre — 

 so that you will be the owner of a large piece of 

 land, agriculturally worthless, perhaps, yet useful 

 for the purpose designed. Turn that land into a 

 Bird Sanctuary, a spot of shelter and protection 

 for every bird that flies. You can call it 'Bull's 

 Sanctuary,' if you choose." 



