. St. Nicholas [serial] . hwood. First came thecaptain on Trotties bicycle, which he had com-mandeered for the trip. Sitting on the handle-bars in front of him was Corporal Alice-Palace,with her feet swinging in space. Next cameTrottie riding the corporals wheel, which wasso small for him that he had to ride with hislegs doubled up like a frog, which made Sec-ond Lieutenant Honey and Sergeant Henny-Penny laugh so that they nearly fell off of theirown wheels. Before they started, the captainadmitted to the Band that he had been a won-derful bicyclist in his younger days, and rather gave them th
. St. Nicholas [serial] . hwood. First came thecaptain on Trotties bicycle, which he had com-mandeered for the trip. Sitting on the handle-bars in front of him was Corporal Alice-Palace,with her feet swinging in space. Next cameTrottie riding the corporals wheel, which wasso small for him that he had to ride with hislegs doubled up like a frog, which made Sec-ond Lieutenant Honey and Sergeant Henny-Penny laugh so that they nearly fell off of theirown wheels. Before they started, the captainadmitted to the Band that he had been a won-derful bicyclist in his younger days, and rather gave them the impression that people used tocome from miles around to see him the years had made a difference, orperhaps the corporal was heavier than shelooked. At any rate, before they had coveredhalf the distance, the captain was lagging farin the rear, even back of the conservativeHenny-Penny, who always rode with much de-liberation. However, the marsh was reached atlast, and in single file, led by Second Lieuten-. EVERY TIME THE PASSED OVER A CERTAIN BUSH, SHli WOULD DROP HER FEET ant Honey, they started for the beaver of them the marsh was dotted withround, burnt tussocks which looked like blackskulls. The captain showed them how to jumpfrom tussock to tussock so as to cross the marshdry-shod. Unfortunately, one wretched tus-sock gave way under his weight and he wentinto the mud knee-deep, making a noise as hewaded out like the bloop of the bittern, asthe first lieutenant assured him. Half-way to the bush, the mother hawksprang from the ground and circled aroundthem, screaming monotonously. It was Honeysright to look first. The moment he stepped pastthe spreading branches, the mother hawkdashed down through the air directly at feet away she folded her wings and divedat his head, falling through the air like a her half-open beak and fierce unflinching 582 THE ORDER OF THE ARROWHEAD [May, eyes and outspread talons she looked so dan-
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