CHAPTER IV.

     

DM )ARY Flynn acted according to her
Y° could. She fed the ducks, and did

her best to protect them from the assaults

friend’s instructions as nearly as she

of the tyrannical swans; but her efforts were
almost in vain. Her attention to the pretty
birds did not prevent her turning over in
her mind, not for the first time, what it
could be that made her old friend always
object to her going alone to the lady who
gave them both so much to do, and paid
so liberally for it; and she again turned her
attention to the swans, for she had a natural
appreciation of the beautiful, and a gentle,
kindly feeling towards all living things. She
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