Silverspot 



would have to rise a little to clear the bridge 

 on which I was. Silverspot saw me standing 

 there, and as I was closely watching him he 

 didn' t like it. He checked his flight and called 

 out, ' Be on your guard? or 



No. 2. 



Caw 



and rose much higher in the air. Then seeing 

 that I was not armed he flew over my head 

 about twenty feet, and his followers in turn did 

 the same, dipping again to the old level when 

 past the bridge. 



Next day I was at the same place, and as 

 the crows came near I raised my walking stick 

 and pointed it at them. The old fellow at once 

 cried out < Danger; and rose fifty feet higher 



Ca 



than before. Seeing that it was not a gun, he 

 ventured to fly over. But on the third day 1 



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