Robin Hood's Barn 



upon her that a living must he earned for her 

 provision. She refused to see that she was break- 

 ing business rules. Really she was not intruding, 

 she would be quite good, she wouldn't say a word, 

 she only wanted to be near. And in a moment of 

 persistence she had attained to her desire. Many 

 a sketch has my brother made with her upon his 

 shoulder. Many a page has my mother written 

 with Sheba snuggled in her lap. 



It was to Solomon, however, and apparently 

 absorbed iq deviltry, that I told the story that 

 let the secret out. 



In New York not long before, I had met a 

 woman who had charmed me with the tale of 

 Harry, her own pet macaw. A nice fellow was 

 he, likable and democratic, and with no preten- 

 sions to great place. And since he was living in 

 his own tropic land where the choice was large 

 and there need be no great to-do about the mat- 

 ter, she had decided to set him up in housekeep- 

 ing and provide him with a mate. There was 

 no doubt at all that Harry was amenable. He 

 was young then, and impressionable ; and before 

 the introduction ended, he was deep in love. Too 

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