. The black swans, and other friends indoors and out. Natural history. CHAPTER V The Case of Kate ON the evening of July twenty-six, it must have been about nine o'clock, I sat reading near an open window. The day had been hot and sultry, and the moon which had passed its "full" had not yet shown. Lyra was gleaming brightly overhead with Vega flashing steadily its blue-white fires. Arcturus glittered in the west. Suddenly from somewhere in the shadows of the lawn a sound, faint and inarticulate, it seemed, yet never- theless distinct to one whose ears are keenly attuned to the voices
. The black swans, and other friends indoors and out. Natural history. CHAPTER V The Case of Kate ON the evening of July twenty-six, it must have been about nine o'clock, I sat reading near an open window. The day had been hot and sultry, and the moon which had passed its "full" had not yet shown. Lyra was gleaming brightly overhead with Vega flashing steadily its blue-white fires. Arcturus glittered in the west. Suddenly from somewhere in the shadows of the lawn a sound, faint and inarticulate, it seemed, yet never- theless distinct to one whose ears are keenly attuned to the voices of the out-of-doors. I listened intently for a time for a possible repetition, but the almost perfect silence of the summer [61]. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Sanders, Alvin Howard, 1860-1948. Chicago, Breeder's gazette print
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