THE ROBINS GO A-TRAVELLING 



the most superficial and hurried investiga- 

 tion. 



Jenny came in for a share of notice also, 

 but she was eclipsed by Chupes. Could 

 they have seen her in her mason and builder 

 capacity, they might have had eyes only 

 for her. 



When evening came, both birds were 

 freed in my berth. They made no attempt 

 to fly around, but nestled contentedly on 

 my shoulders through the entire night. 



For Custom-house reasons we were de- 

 tained at the Bonaventure station in Mon- 

 treal, and while we waited, there came one 

 of those rare, restful, welcome lulls in the 

 tide of travel. For a wonder, no one 

 seemed to be going anywhere. The entire 

 inner room was ours. 



It was an excellent opportunity to let the 

 birds come out of their cages, and I grasped 

 it. They were soon installed on one of the 



