42 
THE NORTHLAND BIRD LIFE 
By this time they just had to have some 
air, so they decided to all go to the surface 
together. If they had to be eaten, they might 
as well be eaten all at once. So up the three 
went, and down they dove again, just as 
frightened as ever. 
“Did you see him?” Miss Specks signaled. 
“Yes, indeed!” said Tommy. “And there 
were four humps on his back!” 
“Four humps!” signaled Miss Puffin. “I 
saw only three.” 
“You’re both wrong!” signaled Miss 
Specks. “There were five!” 
“No,” Tommy signaled emphatically, 
“only four!” 
Tommy didn’t settle the matter, however, 
not certain, for Miss Specks was sure there 
were five humps and Miss Puffin was equally 
sure there were only three. Miss Puffin, 
plain and timid as she was, could be very 
positive when she felt sure she was right. 
About that time a strange thing happened. 
When the three little comrades began to ar- 
