\'orth-Wed (',,,.,>,/,, | n 



CHAPTEB \l\ 



17th s break faM td-- train came 



alon^r lY'.m tin- west, ami in n few minutes I was 

 ..n my way to ; ,k Like arrixin^ IP-IV ab. 



H.I\I!l^ sec-lip-. I a 1'OOlM a t 1 1 If 1 1' 'te 1 >j >- 



JM .-it-- f M, 1 hi iv. I a hoi's.- ami buggy ami 



in-tructe.l tli-- hotel proprietor t< mak.- im- up a lunrli 

 .iloii<r with in i: in^ -u.|tiir t -.| my \\ a y t<> tin- lake, 

 I .h \ I Yum tin- villain-. Oak L-ikr i^ situat-l a 



uth-Wfst ut' th- station uf that uaiiif. 



It W;LS a lovely .him- iiioniinir aii'l I j'.-h in sj.|.-mli<l form anl 



vi-ry li^'ht-h 1 lroVi- alon^ tin- wimlin^ trail, xnith- 



! 'I'h. l.almy atiuosph.Ti- was la<lrn with p-rt'tnn- from 



.nt.-'l tl"\\ ,!. an ! bobotinks wero au^ing mflis 



rily aloii^ th- r. .a.l-i.l.-. 1 ha.l to pa>* through a bushy .listrict 

 , ami m.tic.-d a jiairof S\\ 'aiii-un > bu//anls circling 

 1 ma-It- uj> my miml t> cxamim- this jlac.- un my 

 ;in: U-iu^anxiuus to put in a <n>ou! ilay at tin- lak.-. I -Irove 

 unwanl. At't.-r .i:oiu^ alou^r s.-\.-i-al trails that only 1-<1 t> farm 

 hou-.-s. ami having to turn back mon- than once, tin- ^listen- 

 ing lak.- at last cam.- in \ i.-w. It app.-ar.-.l to be alnnit 

 mil.-s IUIILT by twu bi 



On it> ii'irth.-ni sh..n.s are several blutts. n I ti.-.l th.- ILH-M- 



tree and explore 1 s. .m.- of th.-m. I was soon saluted by a 



numU-r <>\' l.i-un/,ed gracklt-s. ami presently came upon a num- 



.(' n.^ts which muvtly e. .ntaiiieil yoiin^ binls. some, how- 



. .nly c..ntaine.| tw.. ..i- three tYe>h f^s. A crow came 



flying <>\' i my h-al. chasfd ami tormented by a pair of kin>; 



bir-ls. The kin^' binl is w.-ll naim-.l. tyi-.int tly-catclier." they 



are v*-ry ]u^naci.iu- .luring the bre.-.lin^ s.-a>un. attacking and 



driving off birds mnefa lar^i-r than themselves \\ ! -hey 



\ where near tin My tir-t timl of imjx>rtance 



was a nest a:i' I four eggs of the ,-lay -col. nn-.-d sparrow. The 



