Io THE ROBINS Neo! 
near ; but he must soon, for other little 
ones are coming and they must be 
fed. 
“Oh, such beautiful little birds 
never came out of robins’ eggs before! 
And they are already hungry. I watch 
very sharply when I sit here in the 
sunshine, and sometimes a sudden 
noise will make my heart beat so fast 
that the little ones stir gently beneath 
me; but nothing has hurt us yet, and 
WHY DOESN'T 
SHE COME? 
the woman 
Seems tO ify to 
be careful not to 
iniehven ts. I 
have a feeling 
that there 18 
good will to- 
wards us behind 
that wall, al- 
though those 
people do such 
strange things 
and make such 
queer noises. 
“The little soft bodies are beginning 
to have feathers. My mate and I look 
at them and admire them, and talk to 
them; and we would be quite happy if 
the glass eye were not there. 
- 
“Such hungry little birds! We are 
both just as busy as we can be. They 
are such strong birds; they could eat 
all the time. I hardly have time for a 
mouthful myself. Fortunately there 
are plenty of 
worms near § 
heme: 
“T am begin- 
ning to see 
why the wire 
THERE SHE Is! 
net was nailed around the fence. To- 
day the same cat that upset my nest 
last year came here and looked up at 
me; but she could not get near me, 
and, although I was terribly fright- 
ened, I sat very still and very quiet,— 
and with a disappointed ‘meouw’ she 
