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The next morning the Big Red Squirrel sent down two squirrel policemen, and you may be sure every English sparrow on the street, and the robins, grackles, and wild sparrows were all on tiptoe.
I heard Chummy's call for me, "T-check, t-chack, Dicky O! T-check, t-chack, Dicky O! " and I flew out of the bird-room with all speed, out to our favorite elm tree. There were the two squirrel policemen, old sober fellows, climbing on the roof of the lodging house and going straight to Squirrie's front door hole which a dozen young sparrows were eager to show them.