THE ROBINS GO A-TRAVELLING 



age that gave them complete liberty once 

 more. This was safe for indoor seasons. 



I have mentioned Chupes' juvenile fear- 

 lessness with regard to cats. Happily dread 

 of them came with years and experience. 

 Jenny, from the time of her coming to us, 

 evinced wholesome terror at the approach 

 of these dangerous enemies, but neither she 

 nor Chupes possessed the quickness of 

 wild birds in sighting their foes, hawks ex- 

 cepted. It was a wonderful instinct that 

 taught Chupes, even as a baby, to detect 

 danger in the object circling so far off in 

 space as to be invisible to the keenest 

 human eye. A plaintive, almost heart- 

 rending cry was his means of announcing 

 the terrifying discovery; and, generally, by 

 the time the loup garou had materialized to 

 the extent of enabling us to see a dark 

 speck in the distant ether, Chupes was safe 

 under the nearest fortification, represented 



