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OT() HUMP'l‘0 took at flashlight. But Photo had ventured too far

- sway from the ramphrs. When

the flashlight powder had burn-

‘ed to apparent nothinxnrss, Ont' of the pmwiing lions.. who was not pleased with the style pi’ Pltttttws ht-lint-t as revealed by tho tlame, ntado u wild truth for the boy. it may be supposed HM! Photo was o little nervous. Had ho, not been. he hardly would have got his directions mixed and have fied infolthe forest instead of into ramp.

'-'He shall not have my precious kn-

dakl'? cried the boy, as he hugged his treasured possession Ci0sL' and ran the falter. The cove-tous lion, however. fixed his eyes gre-etiiiy upon the kndnk and bent more earnestly to the t~lmse_ And doubtless the animal would imvo won his prize in thc Maratliott rat.-0 were it not for tt pltfnil which one nf the-energetic negro:-s had fitted up ns l luxurious apartment for some inno-

cent lion. The pitfall was usetl, tnntuxh notlby the non. it was white

grass-covered clearing that the hoy suddenly found hltnsr-if treading upon nothing. The nothing was covered with s thin layer nf grass. ao that when Phottfs feet went throutzh tho grass covering he speedily found the bottom of B. deep pit.

Phntn was trapped hy the lion. As

he sat, looking up at thc stnrs anti thinking how very beautiful they were, along came his pursucr.

"Come uni" -invited the lion, But

Photo was sure there was a much bet- ter view of the stars from the pi! _than from above. so he said ,be would not MMP just then; nor would., he t-hut;-5 up the kodak. as the lion suggested. "No one shall have my kodak!" said the brave- lad.

Meanwhile a searrii for tho missing

lad was begun. Bwnno llumpto stnrtt-ti from camp with a hand or trusty hunt- ers. Carefully they oxpiort-tl over tho wide-ranging Mau Hills, examining the

thlt'kr~ts of thorny bushes. prr-itlinit: among btish-co\*erf~rl rorkft, peering h_\- tho light of torches into ull tiir- tlonse

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Synopsis of Previous Instalments.

TO CONRAD i¥i'l'tGF2SS. s member of A

bot/'s ser-ret not-iotr which at each weekly meeting appoints to nntn nf its

members some task. falls tho tlutv or mak- in& s tourney to anti from San lfrant-lam w hin six months, Fclttsai ttt not or rail- urc to perform moans expttittittn from the circle as a rowtirti. Tnltlnz tho sentence serlousiv. the intl stents nway at tuiti- nllht. aw-nth tm- nuznt in it tt-.tnti anti _tt-is out st daviizht in t-o:vu\un,\- with hugs, A tramp. whom lic int-cts an-i who shnr' his tooti. Ther t-ross n r|\er on ~ _. and after a tia_\"l\ traiimlnz ttltil-‘ ' ._ ' meal and nlzht's ltttlzlnz -r- 5 im.; Isrmfr. After breakfast ' gg", |,,,n,,| a___f_r»i¥ht. liars is altls- 'tvs vahmma fn ‘ "svan "1" i‘°I"l YW" 'of freitzht riti- thfg A|ud;‘“n_ih°"' _{"" inn is reached. nes;-hr hour” in nn" mak" mr “ havin Droriri‘|"i T ug! explnms' ll A um 'mhwu ' " lliv for liohos_ insltla B mnnv N; _" et- or men. who. utter dm" In "lf lnentl xnt~ evtnint; in nx- aneff’ : I uf tramp life, Conrad Rm ,_ "__: ni»zht_ t»ttt in tht- nhtrn- mad A' start attain for the mil- m,m~n0H_ at tht- t» ich"-t»r nr tt frtdunt m"m_n_ ranzt-lv nxt-lion laugh. who Wm” Vrntzottnce for some previous 'hwy tl then evtinus init- tht- mm

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tice of this remark. he had no great longing to remain altlang thu skele-

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“l'm going to find some other place

to slct~|-," ‘muttered ho,

His rpfhrntlo lattghwi. kicked nsltlf-

fhe bfines and settl-_-ti himself for :t co ntiatitm ttf his nztp. wliilo Conrad w dnrvrl aimlessly about thc tuiti- ‘ tl heap of sttinvs and rrtlmhied mu- sfinry uiitll hr* found a spttt will--it gave some pt'utr‘t‘tion frtiru the wlt~tl_ l<`t\r tho most part. howot/f'r, it was ti sleepless night ho paasoil. 'Phare is more dll‘l‘it-ulty' for a trtut-p

in traveling by daytime, but us both were anxious to quit the tlesttlittt- ,-.._

_giontanti galrbfootl. tllifit; r_esolvt-d to t' ' o ma a enver tla ta_\'. A'T`his is Whore timo Ss viiaixtrr-ii ont-»

hour," observed Rugs, "l"r-ttplo ootmizi'

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town, thu attention of Bugs anti Conrad wits tltttilctrd by it t't\mm0tiun inside n

ituildtnti \\'i'tt»rt= itinllon pictures wort- he- _lng cxtlitiicti. Lvruvving ulttst-.r ti1t»_\- ff'\U1'i tilt' 1llldir’ii<‘r- clamoring indl'|znunt~ i\' for th# rt~tnt'li ui' tht'-ir tnt»|iP_\`. It .st-otn~'ti lhili otlietr entcrtuittin-‘ttt watt t»ft`t-rt't| br~.<i1lt-.s lnoilon pl<‘tltrf~t<_ lull ilia- ntttir who was to provide tht' ntitvisc- int-tit t'tult=d ttt iipprar. Rugs .<11 \'.' his tthant-t'-_ llc found the ntn:ttti;t~t-, and iliillif- tilt* i’ol|n\\'lng stlggestittti:

"l~'t-t» lit-rt-_ li' 'tllh until srtint» roitl gtttul

fun it-i *mo try. l wuiirt wth: rin actor.

un; t-all Rive 'oth titt\ prtttixvr .\‘ttlnt.=t_"

ilu* tn.'|nn;,-t~r t<ui'\'t-_vt-t liuutt rniiiur

tltuiltlftlliv. iiui tstitiwtiiiiit; hull lu ix- tinno to nlucule tht' antlicnct-, so ho t-oitsi-ntt~tl. '

ii‘ll!~“‘ "Fi‘rlte<i ftlritttls lutiglilur. The

petiplu .isnt-ml>lt‘tl itn:tt:tnt>ti that tho tramp :tltire was tnt~t-t»|3_- ,L _stage ,.,,_u. il'"l"- '|`il\‘.\' ht»\\'lt~tl :~t the jttitt-s und votnleni sttrigs <~.tnvrti»|itt~tl l»_\‘ the tramp. Stu pit-itstal was tltt» itrtttiiiget' \\'lli> tht- sttr-t-t-.\=_s uf tht- plun iinit l.o tlituatgotl NURS for tho rest of tht- evening, prom- i_-“lng -S5 for tilt- work. 'l`liis was tt wind- l~'\|i ill NUI-It". \vl\0‘ htldn't .~tt~t-li su inucii mont-_\' for _\‘t‘nr:1.

.»\r‘ro:~‘:= the t.lt~.~crt tfuuratl anti his

frir-.nd roilre tn Salt ltitko City. The buy was almost exhiitwtvtl when hr :irrl\'<‘.L ni this Zilttrmttn city by thc great in- innd soil -of salt. llc tiet‘iti»‘d to pro- t~t't=tl no more in this nttitinrr. 'l`htr:-- fort-_ nitirli tn the t‘f-tzrttl tif Bti;:s_ lic :innt'ut|u-1-tl his inlentltui uf gvttintz worlt to tin in ttrtliar that ht* mittllt t\at‘t\ mttnt-_\' for tht- rest, of the jiiurnt-y to Situ I~`rn-nt-isuo

“\\'cil. so long. sftnny." said the

tramp when they parted; "you‘vt\_ ‘»t"~n

tt itiotl sort an' l'm sorry to lose yuh. ’l`n n vnrc 0' yoursr-lf; un' take my atl- vlco an' get hnmt- soon‘s yuh t_-sn. 'l‘r-'1mpln‘ ain't tin' right thing for hors."

li' Bugs regrcttctl leaving thc boy,

Conrad was more sorry ut the pmspt-t‘t of losing such u good friend as the tramp. Such frluntiships are rare in tramp lift-. f‘onrtttl learnt-d that many nn rvldcr irntnp i'l1t\o:ws tl boy for it vomptininti. intl lhnt tht* lio_\' :\lw:i_\'s is f‘nmpt»llt\4l to fttragt-~ for tho food und to submit to brutal trcittmeni from the cider mitn.

Conrail found otltl jobs about town,

_f \ l .working until he- hfttl ilt't‘\ttn\liilit‘tl

- _ ennttrrh money to pay his fare to §:tn

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mens sldthorl are spending away from the wo 1 sneer.

Qlit`erl¥¥»nNi>y 1. fast passenger locomotive, in twtun feat-vt nts .nb ttnti ettttie the rlhrosdftititactivvut who nrs un their trail

by crpsqlnl I lake lb &.DicB|urs pork. ltlsrte tltify tltooovgfetl. but un overvowrrs th ¢mct|ves,_ nttnf-diem upon w sh l lmsll of an unusgd uliroulli, Conrad -wi' ~"'ii::’°“-ti; °"si"'.& -..:“.°.t:“ :

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3 ‘ "=|1¢?l¢.1t;pt tus uiues. linterimr the

from tiilfersnt directions. they nn-

deovor to pours food. Contstl is shown s w pile mtl invited to work for his

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undy-haired bny scofll at him, and

Cf: rod, t.it_-ivan to tin perstittn. grabs s lunch

(li lcd hiv tll any and mAltss,ol! with _ o Il in nqti b Bugs. Ttnptlter they-

Q .At box r mul are locked in and al-

,dtgrvatfkefurg being re eased. En

tl from I loam to snvst' they an

4 f¢nt|||_qbe train byd. lzrskomnn. Bugs 1 a its way tu ruin ort. than Con- rs discovers t t ho hll boon sleeping upon human bound.

CHAPTER VI

1 Till END OF' TRAIIPING. l

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“ OH!" Conrad exclaimed with

s. shudder, an hs examined

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ti 4irt.'.tn'>. .l' CONRAD 1s DUMB wrrt-I As'roNisHMuN.'r

West on the cars often get hungry hereubouts, 'count o’ the niealtime bt~.in‘ put bark one i\u\tr."

Our wnyfarers were fortunate in

stealing r des on freight trains. thus rt-aching Denver witltin the time. set, l-lore they found smmetitdng to eatf and thence journeyed tn Coloratlo Springs, whore Conrad could not re- sist the temptation of inspecting va- rious places of interest. Bugs lay down in the shade of u fuck whiis the buy trudged tuwarti the Garden ttf the Gods, tu see the lintnensa shafts and plnnacies of stunt: that reared them- selves in fantastic shalt#-ii.

Not only tiitl he enjoy the scenery, but

hs also obtained the price of a. ntcul. Tuurls .ft were having t elr photographs taken in front of the curious Ba unceti Rock. which looks as though it were just goin( to topple over. but never dues. The isa assisted A when In iwld- ing the little but-rcs upon w ich tourists mounted to pose fur pictures. For _this service he received 60 cents, That evening the adventurers resumed

travel. gettin morning they rdschsd Gisnwoo Sprin5_s. Bull had been tell- ing Conrad uf e sulgl|ur_sprln’_it and the pond that maintsl ed' an evd h_ea!_ by reason o the not spring feeding lt. In spite of his wesrinesn from ard trkvs Conrad took s di in this spritig

And Irlnnod. Then, coolly l|lh¢|lC' At midnight he came #ont the water' his, pipe, hs drswisd; t feeling much refreshed. The he nought

"Nothing to worry about bu Thcyt }_h°‘,°"'":g';1"‘g:,‘1r';'°,f,',‘n='.§|;'h'&’ Bn” '|'

Li'n'¢ cllvo on' they cln't'hurt rub- ° °fu¥tg'sr westward the 'pair went tho?

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l"r:\nt‘lst‘0. To such yznnd pttrpnso tlirl ho labor that within tt work ht- iutti tio- cumtttaléd tho nl\t't~t<st\ry amount.

'i`he boy rt'eat‘ltr\ti Situ it‘t‘ant'ii1t't\ with

not it rt-nt in his ptwkcttl, it was into in the ufiernotui. lit* hntl had nttthiztiz to out sint,-e tht- eve-itliip; bt-i`tirt', so titut hr- with faint. for litt-k‘ tit' fottti. \\'lillt' ltr' was gazing ltnigiiigly tintin tho t-tiihtt: daintlos displayed in tht- windows oi' a rt\st:utt‘at1t, he nbst-rvt-ti n Wvli-tlr€F.4t*.ti num looking at liifn t-iotaoly. t.‘tu\r.\d was growing restivo utidt-r tho steady Haze ol’ the sirtttuter, when the mun :lp- proutzileti and asked:

“You lttttk httngry, srmny. How would

you like- to hi|\'t'- it int-ul'."'

t_‘t|nru¢l was willing, very willing

liult'-~'tl, in ncct-pt till: Kt’l\il0l\ifili'B kind invitittltm. They ent¢=rt»tl the i~t-.~ttat|rani_ wht-re l‘unrud att- und ate until hn coultl hoid'i\o more. Never had ti ntoul iastetl so gtttul.

“l thunk yturwltlt all my hr>ari."

1't»nrntl said, t~nrnt-t-lily, as they Came t'rt»m thu rvsttturattt.

"No thanks are rt-quired, sonn_\'," rc-

spoittletl the man. "l'tn ri rlt‘tcctl\‘o_ who inns been on your trail for .sumo little timt-_ l've nevt-r hcon abit- to r-atrh up to you until now, so success-

f:t_l have you been in givhig me lite s pf _

Conrad started and would have run

away, supposing the slottth to bo B. railroad man, but tho dotertivt- grab- iu_=,tl him hy the arm. Turning* him about, he said:

",\_nti here is the man who hired

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f'onrati sta rtod, anti than was frozen

to the ground with astun|sltntent_ 'i`he gentlt-man pointed tutt lvris his father.

"No more tratnping for yon. my

hay!" nxt-iaimed the father. as hs

hufgetl his son tlprlttly.

" tlun't want any more of it, fdtltsr.

You know the reason léeft hoiné, 1 suppose. Well. l ca* tell ‘ou timt this reason, or _lny ot er, wonid_ never cattle me to tramp again. lt‘it tin ftt'ti not' tti_ know wlieme yoti'li get you! next mouthful of food, or when yott’lt be around to pieces on tha' rail os,<i trac ti. lt's no fun. and,.l'm ,nviinlly triad |'m throuialwltlx it all." . ,

Back to the t Mr.’Burgtittn and

his sim traveled. A few days ister Vonratl aggesrcd before tht' Mystic Circle of one Who Dare.

"I have iinlshed the, tank nt me by

the council." he announced simply.

"You have!" cried the circle, nit with

one accord the members rose and pvc

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him." said the, doctor modestly.

it\1f‘k5'. indeed. it was that the party

at this moment approached the pit in which Photo lay, because it gavs the doctor another 0pp0rtunity to display his poetic talent. He reached the pit first. having heard the shouts ot the hoy. Bending over the edge of the pit. the doctor cast into it thc fruit of tho "monkey-hrbad tree," or baobab. “Est that," directed the wise physi-

Cilltla "I Uiall help you out in a min-

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ered. Gooboo sent out the game haters with noise-making devices, such Ny tom- toms, cymbals and horns. This glint, of course, was supposed to ir.isl\i-wt ilfml from iairs in rock or thicket -F0111 patches of tail grass or reeds. ipwn was creeping from the cost; sv’ F15 were strained to catch a glimpse 4/L Ae king of beasts.

"trams see what I have found. Trap-

|o!" exclaimed Photo, as he peered into tt cavernous hollow in a nmss of boul- titers. “As I live, 'tis ti. lion with hi! mane shaved MY!"

“You speak wrongly," said the

learned Trappo. "Examine closely the lion's wife, the lioness, who miiht properly be called the ‘queen or beasts.' And see the three little wheips cuddled closelv to her for protection."

“I see," said Photo, quivering with excitement. Then Photo'HUml>¢° 1001! .A`lllDh0t:

immediately than was the report of s

rifle. and the enraged lioness lay dead. _shot _by a. bullet from 'I'rappo‘s i‘i`rearm. Photo Humpto took another snapshot.

Almost simultaneously a steaithy, cat- i'ko tread from the rear became a whirlwind. A huge lion leaped for Photo. seized the kodak and bounded toward the plain.

"He thinks it W88 the kodak that did

thc mischief to his wife," remarked '1‘rapp0.

But the lad did not hear. He was

watching-the lion gallop far away over

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photograph s group of his follows, who posed like big pussy cats for their pic- ture. ~ -~>' -~\~y "From the sweet slbrsldwll on their _

laces one might suppose that ambient- mtn ttsti pm tapped up s." tiene' ati mint." ventured 'rr`appo. ‘ P t=

Photo said he supi>0st9d~t\I|"II|>\\i 'hd t

seen so many hunters and kodlkl--that .. by this time they were entirely fs_milia.r with the use of a simple mschs.ni|m__ like 5- camera. what he wish_oi‘i` ¢q’p€- t-ittny to know; however. was the ntcthod to be used in ‘réfdinillg his ` property. As no plan su¢l'¢¢!d ltldiff' Bwans I-iumpto~wu oohsuitstii --» . ~ "I wouldadvise you toumpua into service our little portable balloon,-myt boy," said Bwana Humpto. - _ The boy took the hint. »Vsry shortly he was seated in the balloon, which! war always iniiated for use in just such] emergencies. Coiled handliy at the but- tom of the car were two lot`\¢‘rope|. Each bore a. hook st one ond, and upon ‘ one of these hooks was hlbsnld' lflslttsit chunk of raw meat. ,_ ' : when the balloon hovered uncertainty-

above the troop of lions, Photo lowered the raw meat to within a. few inches of, the lion photographer. In his osgcrnen tn reach the meat, the big' fella# drop- ped the kodak. Like a. l‘lt|sh'.' the Boy dropped the other rope and hauled up his trusty instrument by means of the hook. Then Photo Iiumpto took s

snapshot

THE SLAYXNVT OF LIONS IS (‘.i'll.Ei3RATED BY A NEGRO VVAR DANCE AROUND THE CARYTASSES

tl"hntogrnphs powtl by figures of liutiutty Dumpty Circus.) _

from his itltiixtz plarc upnn you."i‘lton eye, where it i’\B<1 |H¥1<1¢‘d. and mlliiCii¢`d we can t-http liltu upon and sec if poor the uc-id pulp, while his soon-to-he res-

Photu is insidv."

t-ner sat down by thc pit, opened a

"\'rrv wcli, init-titty Bwnna llumpto; memorudum book and wrote industrious-

httt \\'h:tt will lwrttmc of ine aflvr the lv thercin. limi jutnps?" dcmurrcd thc hczuiman of lt‘inall,v, with a chuckle of siitlsfhc-

tho twators.

tion the llnrtnr lnutily called:

"\\'t’ini if you do die?" respontictl t‘c,§ "lioro is zt little verse for you to

tlttr'itn‘. "l{nou' _ve nut thai. wc sl\:\t'l incnlurizet

put up :1 hittttlsttntc tomhstonr- upon --ln a pn

t-.'tt_it~n t sittin inet-rico tht- foiittwitns and _ I k,i§;;“}“-"‘;§§_,"',f(~n"

terse. 'i`\\~lnkiorloo!

‘-t:..t»d Gooiton tiletl _huit like it dear- lln ctnirert let us sin-ti ti t~~nt~;>

Clin you are

The busy marts on Msrt\‘!"

.lust like n tleur. hc- stiuizlit it hlnco ‘ Ph ,

\'t'it<~rt- ltr* could '.\'t~i his lltiiv fave.

oto arlltl he rouldn't. lvvltlter could

'-_tht t~.t»t tt tit-tip tn-1 his nt... t-.mr-'irr:~-74iivrsre'hnw’t'\'er'htrwas-some to escartfi l Y t 1'

--t-ittiniy tint-tt it tu tht- l>tut~it1> -

l-‘or tutnszhtv i.ltn\ knot~kcti itlin tint Ant! urwtl him for .'\ frnnt floor nizti.

".»\n_vbody would hc glad to dit- in or-

i'rom thc pit unless Doctor l‘iIio paused in the tnnkitig-of rhymcs. So Doctor Filip paust-d.

der to have such ri vcrst- written about Tho hunting party now being gath-

the plateau, still carrying the prize in his mouth. ‘,After awhile other lions joined him. and he who born the kodak-a big- ianed fellow he was, pale tawny in onlnr-found himself surrounded as all inspected the booty. Yellows and red- Qsh yt-llnvw and almost ltlnuklsil yffl- _klws were contrasted with the white 5,-it of the ground, Maries. darker than

'mo coats and some splashed with

-7 lack, were blown slightly by the feehty

Rirrlng wind. " "1`ls.a chawming pint- 'yvihi" murmured the Titled English-

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“Thundcration!" yelled Photo. “l-le's

It tirkled with the kodak that he‘s tor-

‘titten all about tht- lioness. Ltutk at ni “ying to get ti picturo of thc other

Alone." -t Sure enoutrh, tho lion who had rap- tnred the kodak wus endeavoring to _4 t »

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, 'l`ill<I STERN MASTER

i‘T'l"l`\' hatl t-tnnt: home. Varatloti

trips were over. :md now, sunt- etl in the t-tuufy uitit-_ wht-|-tt

sltt: was wont to drvam hor

dreitnts and spin tivlicttte little- fun- clt-H. lletty rut-ullctl thc many pious- nnt. tlriit-s Slit- lltttl luitl ln the tnuun_ tnlns :tnti nt titt- sf-usitttro tltirlntr thc last t\\‘t» tuonths. Anti alto \\'ttntlt~rotl how .~¢i.t~ t~t|ulti irrttw :it-tu.~ittun\'t| to .\it~l|<\ol, with-It Wtttlitl opt-1| on the mor- row.

"l stippost- ltttys .-intl irirls intro itl-

\\':t_\'.\i hiatt-tl ttt att htirk to srltoui lifter \'.1t‘uiit~lt." luu.~4t~tl .shi-.

"'i‘||ttt| ttrt- tight, my drtlr," vnme

tilt' l~t».~l|tt»itst-, in the gctitio voleu of hor Purlinn gt-ont-gruttdllttttllt-r. li! that tnntl rtttthtl, pt.-tt_~t'tttt tiiti lutiy in* tho qunint tlrt~:-s nppt-tu-t-d,f|-om thc air, with tht- .~iutltlt-nness affec-tcti by all lie\t\"s attcustors.

"Methinks, also, that schooltlayit

were not ao plvustttit then as now," vtmliiiut-ti tho grt-at-gruntitnntlmr. "We aut upon rttupgit fornts of wood, cunning lt-.ssons in u few simple text- books; utttl bt-fort- un stunt] 3, gtern nit\St<‘r. who tltundcrud at us when we were at fault, Ever ready was he with thi- brass-tipped fsrruie. an tu _good huslmnri lit-re \vill tell thee"'. In ajtrit-e thc iigure of Betty! g t.>at-gruntltatlu-r likewise resolved itself from the apparently empty alr. and were t-ante from him the ready ans er: "Ut s truth. thy great- gt‘antitnuih'z-r is right, child."

"But, Elizabeth, let me tell thee hnw

wq young folk found our way to t~tcittt_pl in the days, of Old Virginia." inte rupteti a suave' voice, which

Betty at once recognize: ss that of her~ Chvsller great-[run \li'i'cN. _ "Mounted upon our roan mire, my

||rtsr‘Jsne and I would osntsr right merrily along lanes which lspsrstetl

rest tobacco plantations. Long lstance we traveled, for plantations

ily; Etmson out

were sometimes far apart and tho untnor huust-s mtlnh st-attcrofi. .lane would alt. upon her pilllon behind; thon off we would go, to join our schttnlmates ltofttre the little nrhool- house. llcnding, ’ritin|z and 'rlthrrietll we then would study, and, l fear mlb little else. Such learning woull dest; simple io thee, llotty."

At this point in tho con\',f|»¢ion tg

air was much disturbed. ,tl tltousii l tt high wind. I%t=tt_\~ i'r~l*,'vi1`l\tntt nt tlrb

sotiintt, that hor i'ii\‘,,.:i:f\ K l1iNl.if‘ l|1\<`i‘9"

tor was about tt- qgrae forth. Anti the vriokod nit] fri'-_‘N did. clad In his high

boots, with 42478/let hantlkerchlef alittu his head. r _-_gutriot sash about his wo anti tt giusetl-looking cuiittstt tltr'.t.1( into hit; %.~it. Ho wink!-‘d r'\K'\iishl,\ M Betty. Ufien, rlianrim; to rest his NW upon '_.\l_ elegant figure of tht- tiztval thc :;vf_Y_e changed to tx Ht““" "Hi hand tg-sped to thc rutiuss. . _ ller 3 hand upon thc rt: _~,_ . '(1, sidc tiid looked stt-adlly at :.l. ,ffl .ta- ver't:!i'y. Neither had foritoilon .\- last en<‘.~5‘_'tt¢\r, whvn i_lt»ti,\"a ieii |tttrt_v was ended hy the rough dispute bt-tween the Cak.U.lcr and the l’irili>'./ _

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' "VPON OUR ROAN MARE"

ppt the Puritan gront-zrnntimofhrr

has ii tnterpost-_t_1 hnyipit in hot- t.-. proacgiftti vfsv: l- prit 1 e, ritt uni twat- reih ettyhwfttltleehg learn nhttut st- noi, an not a out S ." .

Ilivertrd from his pt.trpo.1t‘. the Pirate

boilowed fortllt tt itgurty lnu_Hh. "8tv‘hobli I ti! hai ho! lm. rtt_~;-t~ hd. "qrhnoll ’_l"hink rites | gtlinttlt. 6 to so ooii Nay; t ihteti tn pm tt»tt.t t too well for that. Even as a buy I uhqwd

ffétiiise of my later sttct-t-snfttl cartier he most blondt italy pirate ttf the hi seas. Was there | at whom I vi-ish for my fishing expeditions I dragged

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5 THE FRIENDLY

GUARDSMAN '__

OLIDAYS were very proper,

Heinrich thought, but it _wal not nice the school-

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'will hut wish in (luurd

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“I"(lRCED IIIM T() COME"

him from the schoolyarti, and though he rrited 'cnongh_’ l would boar' hitn away for my uoiurtttle. School? lit-ti ha! Little enough of schuul have I to tell Betty aittuit."

liut if the 1-‘irate had notltint; in say

regarding the tithe spent in school dur- ing his pliiltlltoud, iito other nitvoatnrs were more ready with informatibn. Taivtt were related of lessons, games and all the curious iuipponlngs which matic up tho lives of bo$’s and girls ma.‘r|y_ many yvilfn H50. _

Betty fttuiid it all so interesting that

when het* ancestors dlsappaurari, gg they did wilhttut tt word ot warning, sim bs. gun to look forward to h_e_r first school session on the mort-_owl with great eager- "`3"31"-'vit sometimes ttti>t:i'ti»itt` 'um . rits 1 was tit'ttst>me,{’ sho sul , rohectlvef, ?0 herself, "but compared with the tim" my unceutttrn had duriit their tt hooi-

duys l have ons big lark. Uereaster 1 shall not complain." -

Snakes Insteadof Pussfes

' 0tit.n you like to have e mlm.

W for A pst! Must offus are

vsry mu¢h_ s_frAio_i_ of tlism fad

prefer to look at thtm through a lads cans in t zoos.. _ : .

in foreilgi cotzlnt ies £:_°v¢aver, sii;Red

are some mes tliiteii rm htm. A dn tiitiriarrotfcs mica u. nd who lved in one of the southern ti titrien .While

tskiggg. ,walk onomai digg h_qFw_ $1 an .:::.°;ii.‘:°.t....'i"f.2.:t.*2.:

tttttifitett _ #its ntl tts.: a' sttutt, -- tht ttttfits woitldlnot 'hurt .any `;' We use him to catch mics and rats and the animals which spoil our crops." Wouldn't it be funny if we had to have snakes Instead ot little’ pus# cds when tho mlos bothered uni

I 0 among sided at 'Phrn

third

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tannnn ht~lghi‘4

enemy were

The pewter

gllstened as

nrdored

rich saw

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