A Tale of Two Martins 
they felt as if they must leave it and 
go back to the country where they had 
themselves been born. So they left 
behind them the strange, hot, tropical 
country, with its palm-trees, and cacti, 
and its queer people and strange scenes, 
pressing onwards and northwards once 
again. Through all that long journey, 
and through all its difficulties and 
dangers, they thought always of the 
peaceful country lane, and the pond, 
and the cottage, ¢hezr cottage. They 
had almost forgotten it all, but as they 
flew northwards memory returned, and 
they felt that all would be well, if only 
they could see it again once more. 
At last they reached the spot, but they 
couldn't make out what was the matter. 
At first they thought they must have 
come to the wrong place ; but there was 
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