EVERYDAY ADVENTURES [Illustration: TWO ADVENTURERS--GRAY FOX AND SCREECH OWL] EVERYDAY ADVENTURES By SAMUEL SCOVILLE, JR. _With Illustrations from Photographs_ _The_ ATLANTIC MONTHLY PRESS BOSTON _Copyright 1920, by_ _Samuel Scoville, Jr._ Of the chapters of this book, three have appeared as separate articles in _The Atlantic Monthly_, three in _The Yale Review_, two in _The Youth's Companion_, and the others, in whole or in part, in _St. Nicholas_, _Good Housekeeping_, and _The Christian Endeavor World_. _This book is dedicated to that brave and loyal adventurer, who has shared so many everyday adventures with me--my wife._ The illustrations for this book have been made from photographs taken by Mr. Howard T. Middleton, Mr. J. Fletcher Street, Mr. William L. Baily, and Mr. A. D. McGrew. The author wishes to express his appreciation here of the skill, knowledge, and patience which have made such photographs possible. In some of those taken by Mr. Middleton, tamed, caged, or mounted specimens have been used as models. In others he has persuaded wild animals to photograph themselves by various ingenious devices. CONTENTS EVERYDAY ADVENTURES 1 ZERO BIRDS 18 SNOW STORIES 38 A RUNAWAY DAY 59 THE RAVEN'S NEST 73 HIDDEN TREASURE 86 BIRD'S-NESTING 100 THE TREASURE HUNT 120 ORCHID HUNTING 139 THE MARSH DWELLERS 161 THE SEVEN SLEEPERS 176 DRAGON'S BLOOD 216 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS