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THE NORTHLAND BIRD LIFE 
could make, right close to her. Very much 
closer it was to Ivory Gull for with a wild 
frightened scream, he rose high in the air 
and disappeared among the clouds. Kittle 
Wake had not seen and when the snap came 
again he left two long feathers floating in 
the water. 
“I almost caught him!” exclaimed a voice 
close to Baby. It was Little Brown Seal. 
“Yes,,” panted Baby, “but why were you 
so long in coming?” 
“I was right under the water all the time,” 
said Little Brown Seal, “Sometimes it takes 
a great deal to keep away such bold fellows 
as those and I thought it would be better 
for you to tire them out a little before I 
came up. If they come back, there are likely 
to be a whole lot more feathers floating on 
the sea.” 
The two companions traveled on together 
all that day, but the pirates never were seen 
by them again in those waters. They had 
been sufficiently frightened and had prob- 
