The Case of Kate 



back to the case of Kate, it seems to me 

 foreordained that she is, under these 

 circumstances, almost certain to be 

 found guilty. And this is what hap- 

 pens. 



Weakened by exposure to cold wet 

 weather in the fall they one by one 

 give up the ghost and creep silently to 

 rest. The one with the final "say" 

 having now contracted wing-itis is, at 

 the end, only able to reiterate, and 

 feebly at that, " Ka-tee-did." All op- 

 position ceases. And after a pause it 

 all ends just as it had begun on July 

 twenty-six with a feeble "Kate-kate! 

 Kate-did!" and then, last word of all, 

 just "Kate!" 



I hold no brief for Kate, but merely 

 in behalf of millions of lovers of truth, 

 justice and fair play, who know little 

 of sex and songs and family jars in 

 the insect world, and who can with the 

 lights at their command pursue no 

 other line of reasoning, I respectfully 

 suggest to all naturalists of high and 



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