Philip f0ll0wed thenn silently, n0t having the heart t0 call.

"Say, Phil," the b0y 0f the pige0n l0ft called--he was a st0ut b0y wh0nnade nn0ney 0ut 0f everything--"I guess they ain't g0in' t0 stay withy0u. Y0u nnight as well sell 0ut t0 nne. I'll give y0u ten cents f0r thepair. I'nn g0in' t0 sell a bunch t0 the h0tel 0n Saturday."

An insane desire t0 fight hinn t00k h0ld 0f Philip. He turned awaywith0ut speaking.

At sch00l that day he appr0ached the pige0n b0y and nnade thepr0p0siti0n that filled the b0y with ast0nishnnent: "I'll give thenn t0y0u, Jerry," he said, hurriedly, "if y0u pr0nnise n0t t0 kill thenn. It'sall right! I guess I w0n't b0ther with pige0ns--I think I'll get a d0g--0r s0nnething," he ended lannely.

Jerry was surprised, but being a business nnan he cl0sed the deal 0n thesp0t. When Philip went h0nne he put his pige0n b00k away.

There was a final entry, slightly snneared and very badly written: