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, ext-lniinetl Dick, in disgust.

‘ ‘llvtc we tire, laid up for three 1\\'*”~'3iS- with not it blessed thing to

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Pedro i-lli'ti'4l.',i-il his sllntilders and

srttlt-tl liinlsl-li' llloro colllt`ut'tubly tin

_tho \vli1tri'_ ina.-tivlty tlid init worry

this i-.lay-gilitlt; tiiltlvi- of :1 suuthein lantl its iillicii its it illtl his stilsiiuous

' clitilil frolll tllo north.

'i`lit» illori-llllnt ship Luisa, plying

bi-tlvi-on iiiit~i1o_~. .1\_\'rrli and Vigo, lift-.l

ietit-ulilltt-iwd lil_»il\'_\' gtilus during hor

lntit 1l:i.-iiillfl-_ And tht- “uid tub," tis Dil-it oaili-tl hcl-_ was in grvul need of

` _rvpzlir ily ilit- iliiic sho rtitlit- to port lil

‘Vigo inli-hot. till, ,lftor discliargiilg her i-;lt'bo, ovvr two ivcvks lti the drv

ltloult noliill hte lit-l'usslll'_v before lclli'l;`~> 'lf \\'itlt-.~'1 i-oultl hi- slllppl-ii for

lil" rvillrti \'o_\':o;-_~. .\1l»ilnwinii-, the

‘ two Iain., lJii~lt \\'otlri\v\litll aint l'\-tlro

Lloiizlilizs, \‘.'t-ri- dullivd t-inpii»,\inulli as

1 tilt-lilllt-t.~ oi tin- 1-|-,_-W; and Wmk in

clioi-ol_lt.-_ spill. or l~~ittln-l- fm.¢_U,.y_ m. dl'titll,-ery in r~~liln-i'_v, fouildry, distil- lcry or llllli_ illtl init ilppt-ul to them,

“\\' sh .\"'\' ii’ Hn upon the bouts- for

Yulilil .111 :..l~- 'nr il.~illing'."' lispeii Peilin ill lzlift ilcctnts.

, PLAN TO HUNT TREASURE

"Naw," rejoinell the other, sgorn.

fully; "yotl'\'c l-:ot tn work tori hal-11 for too little pg,y.r~v1l;-~i'|<,»r-9,"

Both wlapsed into silence. Then'

-Pedro stoppud iliirtlptly in the tune he

;\"=\i‘1iliuiili:ililg. rlnri jumped excitedly O i a tea .

i i "t know which to ilu! ‘Ve will de- \p1ll-i tht- trrtisurc for to hunt!" he l criori_

‘l ills rtiiiil‘lttlt~'~ lltlostiotiliig led him

‘V111 t-xplttiil that 'ill vxpedltlon under 1Jr. t‘_ Il. lhorti il:i.i been irrililteii ,_,co|l1-vssiuii _ily tli<» .sfgllinisht govern. l.ni»‘ni to ritlsc lin- ‘- ‘..i~1'h treasure iuslllp.-i stink lil ilzn :»_» 11- of Rttlldo, it ll:-:lr _\'ii;o i1i1_\'. ill i. __ combiinld 1 1:.il|;‘lish anti lnill-il l!--- 'iiiilor A<l~ L nilrttl Nil' tl\et»ri:1- llo1li< _ ‘i wits he. . ]li-vi-1| iinll in-:trol-ll .~_.:~nl .11loo llnil " Sl.'14llloti oi|li_ in HH* `_H,|m 1, ,,,.,,\»(.,-"Ki

filtiii lilo sliilltvll |,;lilli-.lil.~.> ,,1- ‘._1|,|Uh flllll i\\~‘ l:'o~.f-:'ililn'lii \\':ls< to i;.t\'i~ 120 poi- l~l-nt.

'Attic \llill~°il\\_\' lnni lin- iinvs in iii.

tkzllvllllllg llll>iiis'i-i\'»~,~z in 11,.. (.§|»t~dItllln_

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I “I l\I ill-JAD tired of this idleness!"

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any depth of water, or even run along t-lea buttoni by till-ails oi its wheels. His t~olllp_inion was assigiletl to the \\'t'erkiiig boat from ivllioll the divers dl-:sit-elldt-tl. I '

(Jil tile titty of his- arrival. Dirk

chaitred to hear tho f-lreinull uf tile diving crew complain to an associate: “I’ni iii it bail tix. lily best diver is sick and i-lln’t go on with his work. \\’e llclftl lilill lliltlly; nor can we. at short notice, get any title to till his piul't~."

Arting on the itlipulse' -of the nl.1-

iilllilt, lllifk :4tupp»tl t`oi‘\vttrtl. "l l<-ttril- cil the tl-lull ilf 1_l!\'lnl.; for spuiiges itl the ll1:rllltiilus_ slr," said lie, "aint, while l've lit-\'or had any experience lil a diving suit. l'd be glut] to be of help."

The foleiiian looked r-l'lt<it‘ttlly at the

16-_ll-at--bill bln, oll_~n-t'vitlg' his splen- dirl llliild iiiltl itlllnliellt streligtli. lie sinlvly repll--ti: "l`ve tl golltl illlin,l til try _volt Stl]-po~,o _von rupt-l‘t to ine tu:ill_»l‘t'o\\' iil.1l'1iill,,'.’_

"Yes, thi' l1toi_\ has illrt-ilil,\' oonle in

lim," sliid i’l»~ii’o, nlivi: li-- j-llliuil lli\'l< ttil tho \vl~_-vltliii; boat that rvoiliilg. Peilro tolli, lilol‘i-over, oi` Lt vuil\'»~l_~sa- tion he had llearli aiiloilg the tii\ot‘.~l. It uppeuretl tltat a lfloafe frit-iid of the ill inaii hail applied for the work shortly -»°+er Dick hall spoken to tile foreinaii. .llpoil 1lellrniilg that the tel-

luw had_hud absoiiitt-ly no t~. l 1 "eil-'.l: .ill di-\»illg- i:-ii

ieful-it.-ti hint, \\'lli~reupon the nla'ti itvtls ,niucli tllsstttiatlail.

"Hr is tt bail .\‘p:itilttrd." rtltltliiineil

Pedro; “sn ii' iw illnl _von will Wim,-,. lic ftiil, iiluyhe he or his i`rie'llll,-i' ilu yon tllcuil." ~

Dirk lttugheil lIi,;llil_v. 'l`ll-- ,voting

Aiili:t'Icitil,- who ililil ltliooitud about llllillb' llllflfl ut' the \vilrlil since- his pareilts hail ilivil t'otir yt-urs ilrrorl-. was not to be i`rit;'litt-llod h,\' tilt- ills- gruiitletl Spllnliiril. l-hit ill- pioinisull the ttiixittua Poiiro he tvolilil ln: l:ari»- ful-and then qliickly forgot tim \\'artliilg,

Brig;ilt :intl cllrly the next 'iinlrninlr Divk Wilt* Mlvi-il it tliviill.; slilt. .\`iioi'tly ai’tol‘\vui'¢l lit* Wits lowt_>i‘\>tl tlvri' tin- siile of ills- \vrt-ltlciilg bout to thu ylnlln poop ol' it Spitlilsli ttiult-tit’-\\'ltl', froiii the lipprr portion of which the stllnl liitti in-vii rciiiovcfcl hy Suction pttinp unil tho rlzly illtg away. With d|vor's

lamp in hand, Dirk advanced carefully upon his inspection ol’ the wrerk

Stidtiellly he was gt'as|.ied frorfq behind.

He \rrellrlie<l hlnlatelf loose, turiilng to riiltl iiiiotlii-t' Illror trying to ctit thu thiee lltb1».< tin-'l i_-otlls ll_v whit-i'i Itli-k l<-_~lliiliuilil‘1lt¢»il with the boat above, Dick sci'/,oil his sin-ar for prollliig inud aint tial-li it as tl lztttre. 'i`lle first thrust kllorltell the italy looking knife from the i'nitii`s lianll. Ile pirlled it lip, however, aint the two gralppled_ The fellow was stliiiin-il' than llirk. it nas going ill with the ll->,\', when lic lizlpptilt-li tu see at his lest on the galleoiils lltt-it an old ll‘~\l>§S¢l`- Qllifk its .l iiiisll he grabbed it and init-le it earillie thrust, 'l`ln'otigll the stunt t'ullI_lt-r and canvas the knife pene- trttted into tlle‘ilesll. Uaclc staggered the tll.ltl_ l"l-arillit that his eiieiny was badly woalllilnil. lili-k pulled the fell1.»w’s sig- nal r-ortl

.ls soon as his alil\'t-is1li'y was appar-

enll_\ iloisieti out or tile \\'at_er Dirk sil.;li.iie1l to ilu llttitlt-il lip illao. There was no l'1-szpotlsi-_ 1l-- sii;il.li11tl again tii.lny tiillns, il|\t.t\'.- with the same re- sult, llc illli not liiiow that his enetn_\'. in the tl:-i-wilt, lltlll i-til the slglnll iftlrtl, rapidly tyling tilt- oinl fast, and that con- t`elleratl=l; \\er1~not»;~1lilg to pull up Dick unless they i‘et‘el\'=:tl the signal.

PEDRO GIVES THE ALARM

ln the llieilntiine Pedro was keeping

his eye tipoli the lilvl:i':i_ The subinarliie was on thi? s1ii'i:.t<'e nt this iiirie, so the lad t-ollltl see all that was going on. \\lleil tlii-k iiillvil io ;lp|1ent'. l'edi~u in- isistt-it upon l.;l‘.'iill.- the illilitli. l>ii~k was

lluitlml out oi tho lvntl-r lloilo loo_:aonii_ ltlri lung still' oil tin- :ntl lltlttllln had al- t'eild_y iiluiiv llltii lo;..» i'l»ll.~'t'iotl.~4iles:>.

Thtlt was the onli of itil,-|63 trouble,

lio\vl»vr‘i'. Ht- told the l`1.»i'einan frailkiy about tho iltttlik intldt- by the diver, \\'llt>, llv tht- \'.ii_\'1 wil: tnt>t‘i~l_v scrtttthed hy l.>iclt‘:i \\‘l_'ai|»oli. 'l`hl» follow waS lin- tltlrtlitlli~ly iiirlilissitl. :tial the lilreatsl inttllu bv llll- 1'. l'l.~nntii caused the evil Splltlllli'~l'.< fi'l~-luis to give the ittd ll wide beith lil lin- i`iiinre.

:lo \l»-|i -ini ili~» inlyfi lyorli tinit when

the tinlu riilliti for tlw l.ti|sal to still they ll-i-ro sisll-#ll to it-lnilili with the \vrl-i~k- »\r.-_ lint lnlilt lnlil ;,;ro\\ll l-~-_-=tlt-sit illlri loiiip--i to loilvtt iln- l1o;1l=I_ oi` lain far hi-llllnl. 'l'lli-1-»~t`oi~--_ tht-l' pin-lil-t. il tidy sunt of lliillley in \\'t1i,;t~_- :lint ri-jillil--tl tho tilt-r<‘hitlll ¢i|il|l_ ln, split- of ll|i~it's i.:lo-lilly prollll~|Ii1|l :lt tin- llvgltliiltlg nf tllt-ir tlirea wet-ko' vaciltiuii, they had ll/‘eil l`ilr from llllim ,

AVING seen the last dog told its

H forepawn upon its breast and

sink snoringly into eternal sleep,

Phono Hunlpto took a snapshot or the many horses, oxen and dogs that were prune and helpless on the ground.

“So this." inurlnured the lad. “ls the

‘sleeping alt-kneas,' which, my good father, Bwilna Huinpto, infurins ma, causes animals to snooze and snoaga until they get into the habit of slum- berini; and forget how to wake. Now, I know' that l. must have ilad a touch of the 'sleeping sickness' when at home I was called to breakfast in the morn-

FEEDING ON MIIUOSA LEAVES.

ing and found it so dittlcult to answer

the call." _

“You are wrong, my boy; the fever

is acquired only in Africa and through the bite of the taetsa fly," Trappo ex- plained. »

"Yes, you are wrong," rebuked Dr.

Pilio; “because .four tardineaa at home was due to mere lazinei-Js_ Here is a good little verse which 1 should like

‘.0 ll‘d\1'E YUU Il'\€l’l`lS.\l`1Z€I

"Sleep not, as the sunny lun

Liglltena it the sky;

Blaine vuur Yaztness not on

The little issue ny.

"Lazybu|les, like funny bones.

Collie not fiom the tiles; _ Nor in rheulnatlsin reaped - Froiil eating rhubarb bleu."

“l thank you. Doctor," said Photo,

fervelltly; "again l thank you. The tsetse tiy is my friend from this time oil."

But the little insect did not rind favor

with Bwana Humpto. also, Tllrough its bite. said the great liuilter, many of tile lleasts of burden had been stricken unto death.

"ls it not possible to make use of

some animal-unaffected by the dis- ease?" asked Pilots.

"i can think at none. except the

giraffe," Bwana Humpto jokingly re- plied.

The lad, however, took his father at

his word. "l shall ta-ttoil you some imi- mediately, father," he promised. I

ln vain Bwana Humpto protested that

the giraffe was extremely diil'ii,-ull of capture, Only one animal had been killed ill the Athi dlsitict for a \‘el'y ‘long lilne, he explained, Photo was not "T6 be deterred. "\\"ith trusty kodak and lasso I shall ride forth ltpun my pony," he stoutly insisted, “and there will be nu giraffe who can Stand against tile."

Doctor Pillo encouraged the lad by

obaervitlg: "Your t-ullrage is adlili- i'abll:, illy buy. I niysl-_'lf think that the gil-alfa will suit our purpose. Here is a. pretty little son about the giraffe

wllloh I should hge to have you mem- or ze:

"ills head, though light and hollow.

Glraffr doth i-arry high,

Hi.; tuintlla, though long and supple. »

Ne‘er says a “uid awry.

(_`llur\is: ' - "_-ind his nnly trouble la 5.

'ltiul ho illlxes up his feet.

“tits neck. an long ouiltiilued.

liakca a tnboggan nite;

'l`\ln llllt-bugs on his forehead |

_xllait your hut and mins. < ,

chin-ns: ‘ '5 "So his only trouble is

That he mixes up ills feet.

Y Far the Largest ORNING Dan

THE CH RUHTETUW F ARMA

lvlwtlin \ii\iiIo r ‘ _lrica

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l-LOHSES, UXEN A.\'I_) DOGS LAY l‘llsI1¢l‘l.l~I.\'S IIN 'l`lil‘) f%lUlll1\'lI, _

“I mention his feet because he has tile

habit, Whtin galloping, uf bringing his hindlegs ill front of thc forelegs, like 5 badly twisted rawllorse; but l wuuldil't hurt the girili’fe's feelings for the world." retliilt'ki=d ltr. Piilo. "I1uW do you like nly i~aotlg’_"' he inquired.

"it is very exciting," stliii Photo, as

he it-ap#-d upon his puny and eiiiltl-rl--l across un llrid plain tnwai'd a cltiiiip of nlilnosu trees, nllere tour i;i.;'itf1‘as were

the dot-tor lliltl sniil. ’l`l'n<i'l<f1_\i't~_ this buy tried to gl-t twat' t-llollgll to il l;it'tli’iie to blow upon it 'l`lll,~l .~»-1_»lili-1l ilnposslblu; iievt-'l-tin-it-ss, 1'l.oin nnnit- u gallant ily, anti ii1n1ii_.1 slim.-.it-.i in .-iisiint; lin! nuosv of his l.l_-_-.1 nllotit line l.;ii'.ll‘i`~:`s neck. 1 'l`li--it lii_~i ri-:ll ii-ollllit-5 roiiliileiluetl. The potty viliilfilloi-»»li to stainl tlrili, hut he was ilrilgl,-eil alnilg by the big giiilffe. Again l'lloto liigeil his tllouilt i‘ui'wut`d.

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Pl1O'l`O'S STEED IS JOINED BY ’l`l~IREE ti'l`Hl-Ji: Gilt.-\l-`l<‘i~l>l

tPhatogl~aptls posed by rigurea of llliinpty Llullliiiy t‘n.»usl

feeding on leaves and twigs. A; first H1010 could nlake out only the

reddish-brown spots of hair upon the animals' bodies. By the time ‘tha white interiining spaces began to show the wary giraffes were moving away. The boy. following a lilnt from Doc- tor Plllo_ forced his pony to best speed. tllily by "blowing" the swift-rooted giraffes could he hope to overtake them.

Steadily drawiilg nearer. the lad hauled lil on the larittt l.;lnd over’ hainl. \\`llen the pony artived within two yards of the giraffe the big fellow kitked out suddeillv with his hiiiil t'e.»_t_ 'l`he in-nb' halted suddenly--so sndilenly tllat Hn~to was _ieiked trnill his seat to the glrilf1‘tf's Llnk, while tin- end ol’ the lasso nas luosniilfll troin tin- p.liiy's salldie, where ii had been fastened.

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HY MAIL IN ADVANCE lil' i\lAlli IN AIJVANUE

A very uncomfortable slope than ibm

the hack of u. giraffe, Photo very |0011 disci»r<~i~ed. Hr held firm to the noone, drawn tilut about the neck of his new Slwli. By this mt-ang alone was hh ride ilosisihlla

After awhile, however. the boy grew ilci-liietoiiled to his svtitj and he would tlttlfe --iljoyad iin» ride had it nut been i'or tile swirl of dil.~t illude by tha giral`l'»».\ pouinllill: halts. 'l`lili~.\ nearly l1liinli»il lliiil, tvilill- tin- giraffe, exercm. ing its alliliiy to rinse its nostrils, wal free i`roiii ailllo_\ilill-o, A in orii-'r io in-<1 ui lioiliv, Photo un-

sluilg his kinhtk ilini litiill; thc strap over one "horn" ni' tin 1;ir.lrr.-_ Upon the

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other |1l'otiil~1¢~i';1in 1- lil- pktuefl his hat.

I\'nw. llin-n ill-< tilr~»-_~ oolllpailloilg of

the gii'ait`t» sun iloill .liar this strange lleadgeal tllry trerc colisuined by envy, 'l`h~-3 appmutlle-l nt-ar to the captured giraffe, aild in till- hope of gaining a. aintilar heath orerliig alsD 8Hll“l1¢d along inside mln. lil this fashion the foul ,;ir:li`i’--s i-nttinrl tht- camp of Bwiinli il'_.lll;-|~_ \vl.»-in til-_\‘ i-’~~'l lmfvkib' H9 l'lloio ii:-nlllulltiil An; .ii»» ofthe aili- mnit tv-nllil halt- gileil up its life in ex- t-ininlze lol ill- lninul- ur t=ii'l'>lnlt the f.,,11,.1lis ltllilak nlil oili_e

\\llile the spill-tslll-.li gatllered round

in ..\,.1-as 1in1;1- 1.isi_n1i.».l1nleilt at the tvonll--itiil foil l~’!l1,l.- said iilodcstiy: "'i`l.i_- is tin- in~i insiiilllleni of the in-il l tlroiillsietl 'I-l i;t'.> lathvr, BWHHB lil|iilpto_ _\'o\\' l sllttll btiild an'eltt_en- sion saddle in order that my seat may tn- level, after which 1 shall renew the

hunt."

liefure departing. lloweve-r. Plmto

llliilipt1,1 look a _~n1»psl.oi. The giraffes nt pil1.l_»»-ui tillnleiisel_\' So Photo ll ilnptll ioolt iltnltliei' siiapshot..

t‘l`lle eiglltli l3'l\'.lll,l Hunipto story will _ipp1;.lr next wtfek.)

A_uto‘s Number

WL) little girls from the c0uilt!‘Y

\ visited the Gulmet Museum in

Paris. They paused before a

mummy. .

“A mummy. Jean? Do you kn0W what a mummy is?" asked the one.

"`Wlly. a nlulnnly is a person who ia

dead," vias the eilligllteiilng reply.

"ls it possible! l should never have

tin/l_i ht lt. But. Jean. what means the ltlscriptioil, 'i\I. G. l|Jt>',` marked upon the pint-ard attat-in-d'."' piflslsitld the other.

"Stunt-il’ 1-fxclalined Jean. "_|t is the

tlunlliel- of the automobile. wllll.~_h Wllil6 the poor iilutiliil_\ nas driving it tell over and t-t'ii.~llil.-il hint."

_-tin] Jeatl’,~; ifoiiipanion w.t.~i satisded

with this l-xliliiilntion. \\`llat do you bu_\'s anti girls tllinki’

Wanted to Pay R. GHiMl\i, the author ofthe fairy

M tale hook so liiuch aililiireli by

tililldreti all over the globe, eil-

_foyerd inltliillg llettex' than to talk to iitle il-,ya din! girls. ' into il.l,\ ll lllfur little tierillan gill

called tit l`»r. tlriiililijs house anti .ls-ked lt' ho lrt-rn the ulllllol- of the story ot' the l,~lt»\~i' little tailor. llr iirlinin re pil--ti tllni_ll1- vr1l~: "'i`l|1li_" oti-ervi-tl tilt-. little gill. "yon liii\'»- sind ill the end of thu story that \vllo1»\‘er .lin-rs not ile- liave it lnttat pay you a ullllilnl; l duil’t believe it. but l littve only tt penny, “Ui l'\'U llli-use, taki- lll.li nlln-li‘.' tlild Wlltfnl get inure l will bring it to yon."

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Ovcf' N10 rim tif iliv t=asil'r|l hort- zgn |11; 'l‘<~ri-tive, tilt' llalgotiei' ll

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hnri caught hill sriiiirrcl iii tilv wninl :intl

iillpi-Islonott iln» fin-ry little rreuturt- in a. wlri- cage made with gpm-till ciul-_ ’i`ln~|-fi- foie, thu wild t-|lilt:ky colilii ilot iii- per- tnltteri to htiiit footl li_\' lllnirl-if :lnri the nlnstlrr ttlllst nucils _lll\li'in~_v to thu ;;ro\'c fin' luv-i-llilulu iiliti ttrtlriia.

t‘ln»|1-,yi wt-ie _tot til* bt- llont- :it lli;~i fatl1et~'.-1`l:ottiti:\', tio 'I‘¢-l'uti1~c l:f\lhl‘I'~"l ntitr. as qilli:ltl_\' its he roltid, Ili- i-;ll.l,l~t'- ly pilulli-t~tl u|loii `thrt*u ln-oril,i lying t~lo,<_- log.-tlli-r. 'i‘nrnlng over the it-ilv~.:l ini nltlrll they t'»\si»34l, he csplt-tl ihrre iliitrn lilltet. 'l`t~rf-|n»n prlwd tlt-vi-or iliill filtliiil --tllwr tint-s. 'l`hlll» 1-|it'oui':ti;-~i'l, iltv i»o_\‘ il-tg tliilinlpr thl~ i'-llleti lvlll-1-a :tnri looaa e-.trtIl, tll\vti_\s ilfliiltia to lllrl store Of nuts i):iltletl.1t-<-p hollow wall; scoop- ed out. win-il he felt in ilu hat-" °

plf-ire of inctill lllrrusted with dirt. C\.t~

rior;it_\ iililiin lliln brlisli away the cling- inlz soil.

"it is it ring!" exrluliticd the lad, gg

ihofr lay rev-<:lk-tl in ilia palm a. dainty ilrvlet of gold, orilamt-ilted with pree rl.-~_iii sinnetl .»-»~i in the lol-m or a heart. A rub oi' tht- ring upon his sierre irttulied tliv golti to shine und the stones to it|llti'kil:. Another rub anti gn duzzlingiy (lid lilo rink! Eli-inn that 'i‘ert-noe cried:

".\’r\‘l-r have l Been a more beautiful

i-itll: nut oven in the window nt the _i1.~\\‘i»|t~r`s sllllul"

'i‘llr»~tli:t- linatt-li<~il from the ground

lll.~4 tnllt in i\.it.~t itilil rmt htlmetvitrii with ,ill to-»-ml !-lotlll Ile was prnltiily ills- plii' the traailiire to hll father and

"You have, indeed, made a rirh Bild. crleil till- illother examining the won- drous _lew~~|. ' -

"Yes," said the futher, "und i've no

doubt ’twlll bring a pretty sunt. l'll take it to the jelveier to have it priced

aiiil you may t-onie with nie, my son. instead ol’ going to at-llool this morn- ing."

The vtilnc of the ring proved to bl:

greater than the wllguilei' and his wife had supposed. Anil the dealer ill pre- ciotis stoilt»:l bllrt-lnlsed it for illnily tllotlaltllds ot’ dollars. 'i`hrough ills lucky find 'l`ui'ellt~u lititl btouSh'* ‘U lil” fliltlily rlrliles bt~_voiitl their \\iidl».~lt drettilla. Nu lungter dhl this filtht-r ptirsuu his ruttndsl with tho littlu riirt. 'lite tiny i-tltlilge gilve plain-_ to it lizltitlsuille t‘esi<.lt-tire. ills pttrt-nts wt-re exceedingly grlttl-fill to ’l`ri't-lice, yotl nlai be sure; alni 'I‘ereiloe alwavs renietllberetl the riitg as a jewel Of tintlglc, to which lie owed all hit! good toitune.

The Talisman Regained

Before opening the velvet case Elsie

paused to tnake another guess as tu what it held. Then, breatlileasly, she pre»;~i>led the spring; the lid New open, antl--

"tlh, father, l guessed right! it lt! a

ring!" screaniell the lass, giving lit-r' father a hug and a warm kiss at the same tinlo. Looking upon the tileiider band oi’ gold, with its heart-shaped lat- ting of wonderful gellls, ahe explained, eagerly:

“Yoll’ve given me the very thing 1

wanted! And thin ring la the nicest ever! lt‘s like the ting owned by the fairy not-en lily story book tellg about, oidy lt'a lots nicer, i alll i‘et‘tllitl!" _

Of itll the treli.~nlrea belotlgiilx to this

waalthv little girl of iforicroit Manor. none wan pl`l1.rd inoro tliali the ring pre- leutod by her fatller on tlls day lille llttcanie 6 rel-iris olil. lt was a liiysterlous ring. The gold sevned to grow deeper and thsil lighter in col-ir as you gazed upon It; tile gent; glowed and sparltled flttully and by starts, alt tlioulll seek- ing tu flash a nlessage 'the rnig seemed alill-f

Sirilllge in tell. tllr little miss illwayl

hail to guard nguitlint losing her` ting. Shu was not k clit-r.elu< girl. nor did :ht ' ` "“ ' ’ ' " ' any other .<'~o

of her possessions. Bill it appealed that the ring' was trying cutistantly lu get away triliii hor. ‘

ttili-e, as she approat-llc-'1 a ilili-kffl that

bolitnletl the inutlln- pilrlc oil tin- lveri, a fox sprallg front t-itveri, llrllllllvil at the ring ilinl tieti hr,-t`oi'le she hint iviror-

ereil fruln het' asttlnlslltln-lit. l-‘ailing '»t.=‘I1-vit ill the llitnilllo-_-k one zlfteriioon, ll crow sivoupeil down and tiled to snatch the _lewel from her till; -r, llei t’u\‘orlta lJai'i'ot, a pet bulllly, tht- tux terilel she loieti, and even a dignlrleii tabby lnaile efforts to take it troili her. A but tlew in het' window at night, einlealorlilg to lift tlnl jewel from its raskei _-\ilt| so thl:|'e were many attctllpts by animals and birds to steal the little gills near- est t|‘i-aaure.

il una oil tllt<t:'1'v:.»1llll_g1lt' t\Ii.~i'-'_-1 rlg|l.ll

biltllilill' tilllt, lol- the lil_~i iin1l~, she foillot to he l-arelltl. Lille hull uonle frotp .l splelniid lllrtllilay party, and, til-1iollltiil,\ tir».l, lnlll tinnllred, un- ciiussel, into bed, \viill little tlloiigilt fill else hilt sleep. 'Ihr ring |a_l oil tile diessiilg table where alle hall tosasii it.

.lliilnlght arrived, when Elsie, weary

tllnilgli she was. awoke nllddeliiy; A pat- terirll; nn tilt- tiilor iirnr her d.essing table, tl l-illvrliig uilil sl.-i'llii-lliln, .intl tin-il .i ilniii tolli ot llnppt-lliiigi. Silo .~l\\llrln»~i on the ell-clriv ligl.\ _in-.t In lilnt- to _-:ee a big gray ral leap front the iloor. it llarely real-licd with its filiapaws the edge of the lable. 'l`llel'o the anlntzil clung and struggled for a footing tlzitll at last lt 1li'oppe-tl to the rlotlr. t-arrving ti brush with li.

llllsie snirainbleil out of lil-tl as the rit

lnllile- iit\otllt=r jump. This time tt was auct-eiisful. Gaining tin, top nlirfaco of the lable, it at-ized the precious blrthd.ly ling in itll month. leap:-1 in the t1o.1r anti dlii‘ted airoslg the. room After it ruslleil the gil-|_ Tile rat ilireti tor a heir, Elsie sttetched loitli her llttlid. which closed about tile lata tail

lint the rlit did not pause in its Iliglit.

No sooner dill Elsie tolnyh llle tail tliltil alle ytaa cllatlgell into -.l tnite ot it gl.I. not nellrly .la big ull u lat 'rlirougll the hole she wait whisked and thrown lipnil thi- has-k of the llnlnlal. wliere she clung despeiateiy l~1|t1ie 1'ollI<l title- 712|; |"‘ll)' nkilflillv, llllt this iotililev mils ii.lrili»r going than any pilll_\-'s gpilop llooti the new ledges of the lilac bounded Nr.

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\\'onlil the wil-l rlll1- il~\--r vtlIl'.’ il

si-~lli1»il it \~1tr in l-Zi.-.~» sin- 1- shi- li.lll itlouilti-il hor illli-et' st.-i-ll .\lln--st -x liaustllil ||o\\', silo |-|1ll'1-il .ll_',.iltl '1til»| attain lor help. Hut violin ~`-<i-illtll in-.lr. when all at oniw- till- rni iolinil to lilo right, plislied open with lll.~ no.-li: it tiny dool anti illsseti tllt» girl to tin- rio-»r_

l'Ji.-i~ .-triiggilll to l1~~r tl-»~t_ lt.l1.i‘~ll_v

lying lnnit.-tl ullnnl io ll'1-I |n~l_~.l»|| ill it illttgillllt-~_-lit l-ll.liilb» r 'l`ln- .loin-1 ol' tl gilrgt-ously piillllr-ii vi-ilinl; una ~iip- ported by walls as ll.lil~i<..ill-ly linin- rlltud and festootletl with rii-ll ilinipet ies. Mitsslvo ht-ants “llo\\~»-1i \v~1lnl»»ii`til i~al‘vitlga_ Bl-lleatii liei' fit-t iwre tilvs of elegant inositn- ivork

All this \vu~ wen ill il gltillr-e. \\'l_.it

utti'ilct».-il iilsil- ino.~lt was lin- lm-lt thi-one tit the cxtreiilt= onil -if thi' roulll l`pot\ it sat it hi-ttliti|'ill on-»-il, sur- t'uundi~ii by eI\'l',~i with fittln_\ fll-'es' and by sptltes iiltlunierttbil-_ 'i`ow:iril llei‘ majesty now spell the ral, ring in mouth.

immediately the fuirv queen stiritlig

from her throne, bent tnwilrii lin- rat and |\\lt'rlt~lI.\' took the ling \\`a\'ing tho apiirklilig _1lewe|. ,-he i_-rin1i_

"Ai ltlst nlv tallsllnlil i.~ rollirtlletl to

me! By it alone have I tlio \l11\ver i-yer tha wicked t’alrif~.~ ’l`llr<>t- long yours ago tny greatest entfinr stillo lt, hurled it lleneutlt all .init nec ilinl ilww i1 niut the hiding plane all evil ni\~t-l rlw-la tvhtvh t»-on l11\~ tllngin 4-oii\_.l 1 ~ lliye away. Then tl nlo1t.=i iii.1i<. " -,---il and dug up lily taiiluntln. ¢\:.i.' now,

:lit1-r ’ ling ll:nl .lil llozlsts and lllrd3‘:I i1l1.l ln.~.~'--is ill i1_n-_~t for the ring, it iol 1! lil ii:l~ lilo-1,l:t it lltlrk to ina.. l".ii1_li.il11t 11-1l--n_11 ltiil in- lil iurlnoil- -' <ii~l.1ll1. -t l._l ~.il tnlli--.- .linl elves.; l|»:111i<lt|1 l1.1ppln»»~.~ ~ll.1lll1lgttlilillyjl_ tzilig l.:n‘:il1iiil " -

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u|n1l| ll--t' til1,~,i_-r, tin; tllioill; bowed Bl one pl-l_<on ill--ti tn-| ilnl_|~'.~4t_\' lltlvailced i1-1\.11i i<.i-in <i1.-141111; ii1.- little girl liiinill. ~'i1.- i!l_lnk1-il in-r lol' taltillg such l¢.».»,| t-tl.~ ol tin- i.itl\ iillisillaii, andf ;:.i\1» ill-r :lnolln-r |11-»tl\ litill- ring fur ioll.~o..llloll 'l`il-lil sin- 1|li»»i-ii-li ll hand-_ soliln little t-oin-ll t.1 t1.. inougllt, lilto_a \rllit-ii Elsie \\n- l1liil.ilt-ii, 'lll~- fairy' tlut-ell kl.~.~'e1l l~.`i.~i1- l;o1nl~ll_ve, tht- door; \\'~ro o|»»'ill-ll ittnl 1l\\ny .~»r-atiltlt-red lil

white tlllrt-_ iliilwing tin- 1-inl¢_-h rgpldiyil ln-hiini thi.-ni '|‘ll-f\- iilusi have travelld oll-r ih~ gillil-» lolito by which Elsie hld 1-.litli-_ nut this tlillo tller|~ was no jolt- ii.lt' 'I`ll|- 1-llrrlilge ran snirmtlily until ihniiil- it 1-nllnt in il sion. The little girl dlstllouiltmi in her own rocltn, whlro-

upon the l-out-ll di_~:ap|1ellrerl. * Elsie was sorry to lore liar magic ring,

but then the journey to lairyllnd WAI worth its value Betsidos, the beautiful ring sh.: now owned was the gift of li fairy out-eil. And that was ‘molt l1l`

good as in-ing al talistnan_ _U

He Knew.

'i‘e.1rllci~-‘Doii't know the “wth u|i~

lrililtinlent? Now listen: it tt man cami; op to me with a rlvolver and shot tal

killed nie. what would it he?

Johnnie (brightly)-A haliday, tnl'lm.

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