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thence.” "1 -dos't see why that the cours of the Mystic circle ot

h.” mga. .ual 557° oocie!;`.m:vr:tictyv=v's‘et;:e::;ry` wrgginlsnllrrtriltef

, d ws r ne o le crc e.

rm _I _€¢llD_l|)0\l|d.¢1l}Ch ill! l_\|n half §§`;\:|duT;t’: hlember refuge or fail lit. the hl”||l§ F.“§b|\d bil _ undsrtlgjging he is expelled from the so- Ao ilu sviteluiir plucked s blade of only :n§ln_t:-sgirdetéoslsmsd el:_v;:rr;ié_n:h;'-h§:fc_l5

|18 eonthmcd: "Pfhllfd 00 S0 V“l‘V fnttgney to San Frarllcisc'o and rgtum w‘Iihln jg' nuns' Q!" ly-gyms; ¢h9_|g dgys 1113; six months The ali la es t e sen init: I should think they'd_ learn. to do the :°;,'é"":|';",'¥::t§;",,"2f.§,-:"":,'f ¢'};s|r,"f`"}<§:t old. humdrurn things rightly. on. Fm mqrsl il ‘~lk°HHi bv l "“"‘P- " 'f .1 uné or n nur, llnltes imself to nhsre fha fond that Con _»

rad bears in A knotted hmdkerchiet

Everythim _was stole' and common- ___ . il- l- - Y i

N109. Thus' redected Rodney. oven as »

no turned his ey" to on vme_draped (CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK.)

wail in front of him. What he

meds him hounce to Ms feet in aston-

lshment. ""‘Bur-ely the door was never there fore." he 'cried.

But just as certain was he that now ;

heavy nail-studded door was set into [Arden wall. To prove that he had been deceived, he lesped to the door ladle it a sturdy push. A

What happened caused him much sur-

_ »

x- era”

e-

l__ TRO LE WITH THE STOOL

prlse. _For the door, flung wide open, revealed a narrow, crooked street, pnved with"'cobblestnnes and lined on both sides *with little houses which seemed to belong more properly to Mother Goosefs time. Rodney exclaimed in joy,

"An tdventurs nt last!"

Along the street he gall tri c

V Y nn .

looking. with delight upon quaintly garbcd folk, who stared unconcernedly at him. Presently the sight of a. cozy

eating' house reminded him of hunger.

“Wd&lder if the_v'll accept modern

money," said he, when he had satisfied himself that some pocket money re- mained. Resolving to test the purchas-

_ ing value o. the coins. he entered the

restaurant. seated himself before a. tiny round table and ordered s. glass of milk and I. bun from the neatly aproned boy

in attendance.

While he was thoroughly enjoying h

*_ '. pil" experience, Rodney, after his usual cus-

gs ‘_ tom,'eouid not help nndlng fault,

_ J _. ..

'fhlp gtool is entirely too low," mu

tend he; Whereupon the stool jerklly raised itself several feet higher. At first Rodney was too greatly astonished for words. But then he argued that strange thin must necessarily come to miss in

sdddlf

_l ll -

A' hijh stool Isnt of much use whe

the table Ill extremely low."

Immediately the legs of the table

lengthened to an extent that brought the 'table edge up to his chin, rap

| ping* it smartly. There was need

5 _,_‘ for `lIDéh cosxlng before Rodney nllally ""' ‘ induced the stool and thc table to take

their 'proper levels.

.21 l

“W _ CHAPTER II

i.r:AnNlNo NEW "Rosas"

bg.

the not and

ceremoniousiy helped himself to Lil _ _ __ _ _ _

the last sandwich. Conrad was sure _T ‘ ,‘ ,_ // l : - l “+ H _- _ . l-l.\~r _ _._ I of the tramp's appreciation, inas- 2;? ‘lk "7 " ' _I/' wr 2 ~». / * ' . - _._

mitch as that worthy had eaten at __~ R , F ./-_._ , _ . -. -i - .~»-1 -

least three-quarters of the contents _ _ |._ i /1//fy . _ ' ` H/ \\'lii.~l!r\r'."

or the handkerchief. However. the Q-5 _ _ l __ f _ ".` l. 'i'i..- l..._\- lm..-.l .li llf-ll, :ui-1

tramp proved such a good fellow that ‘ .}_ : 'fy 5' , ',' "Ty" 5;.i.l_ -'\'._»=_'

ths lay did not, regret having given N; l P f , -' ,_,,f.. _,~,__ nit. i».-ills: _-_.ffl-l~ i.i;l\ l\n..:1ll sway sli his supplies. /_ /"/ ` _'_* "."_‘_'._'\‘-1" :til~l s:~_ill,' "'J`illil ll-t irc 1il-.-

\N / _, // ' ‘ll \\‘ltl,<`llc." _

` " "'// __ f"_"' \ 'l`ill\ l'-ily :ll-lv fl\s"7l~t :lil rllmllt ills

_ 't l /’ 'I 'l

mosquitoes. But the boy, reflecting upon ' \ / '- _ //

\

’ EF`

//_...:_~§'_-_==-Q-(_

person.

Conrad explained the nature of trip, and the tramp listened to the cital with perfect grnvity. \Vhen the

good-naturedlyz

"Now I don't wanta go buttirl' in. I

s’poso you know yer own business, bo. _ But if I was vou I'd hike back to home 7

"Can't," replied Conrad, shortly.

“' ARETTY decent sort 0' lunch. lin."

P observed thc tramp, ns hc un-

The fellow had introduced himself

briefly, saying that he was named "Bugs" because of his skill in fighting

the uncleaniiness of his comilanlon. was of the opinion that the nickname was also merited on account of a prob-

- able fondness of insects for the tramp's

had finished, however, Bugs drawled.

Oh, very “ell I said yuh know yer

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_ P03 tho nzound Rodney sung slrlvorsls or rinsr cu/tP'l'I~:n. ’ `

"1;_-¢_ _en -_ 'lp_`. j~:l:-l:""_" ulililsil lit‘,

"'.\m- i.in'; tr. -"l~:' :;l'.:t~il lim--_ l.l~l`; out

/ _ liver to :z :"r'i"1l‘ till' 1`ll i’-:lull _'£1111

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_-~l~l'lllllil cotilli llc pi'cilch~.-d about ills \\'-\iliil»l'fui :ld\'l“i\tl|rt‘. Anil that is just \('i-._l' till- "Lion :'~‘ci'mon" is prcnclilefl

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__ t-' 'c= tli»~ lll'i‘l\' clli'lt.'\ls thin g \-,|

.lui ill'

tliillgri.

_-\i l.'l~'i, lrllcil he was tri1\‘clln;;_ llllppiiil-ll uno dnl' to lllcei lt _~';it::

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no gun l-i~ llilicl' weapon with him

ul~lll'cl- zlnli nc-zlror to him ill: was v-

* 1-:l'_'l> thc ilfl\`l»i` 'i‘ily se'i‘\'l\ilt."

rllllllli null lvliilwll right iiWul‘.

lll~i'l'lil_ :iiill witvil he lfut bnck

_ _,Q .4 tf~.l ull- ti..-l.' l-\~-"\' \'l 'll' in Lum fin

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l _ l . - - . -

__..r<-'=_§_ _“__-en W /_ l_ Xlf - _l- A __ FE-*T

ed, with an indulgent chuckle; “nil” if '_"7-'f--"_:_.; yuh hitch up to me for rl while mehbe I

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F27-rd _'$352.1

U _ ._ _ l.

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kin show yuh a few things worth ‘

d knowin'."

invitation with heartlest thanks.

stlngy.”

is

couldn't understnnli how they were

[_

of timber, which he bound with

about him. '

_ tramp's garments any harm.

They trudzed along the river for some

tlistonce. When noon arrived, und the lad was feeling hungry again, Bugs paused hy the bank. “I think lt'd he a good ldear to cross over to Pennsylva- nia. Accordln' to my meckerlection, not far from here on t‘other side there lives a farmer `who ain't what yuh’d cali

This suggestion impressed Conrad fa-

vorably, especially as there was a like- lihood of obtaining food. But its

get across. Bugs was equal to the emer- gency, however. He found several bits

It wosn't a very safe craft; therefore

Conrad deemed it wise to remove all his clothing, with the exception of his shirt,

n and to pack the loose clothes upon his

hack. Strange to sity, Bugs did like- wise, although Conrad cnillrl not under- stand how a wetting would do the

Very dexterousiy the hobo poled the

unwieldy raft from shore, It was sln_w work. Every now nnd then the pole

~ BUGS llRE\V ON 'l"I{E GATI-II’()S'l` A CROSS INSIDE A CIRCLE

sutliienly _ oxcliiinlcli:

bend behind us!" '

(0

'flicy rleli toward the ~=lll»itci~ of tree

up whore yuh don't expcl-t 'emI"

“Jee-rusulem! 'l'llt-rc`s tt lmat lillcd

wiill men nn' lllllil-ss l-onlin' round the

lnaslnucll as iileil' costume \\'nSn't ex~

“CNY llllldcst. thc rzlttsmcn matic vill- iant eifurts to reltch tho sllorc as lluickly ns possible. Bugs handll-il tilc polo with remilritltiilo energy. His ciforts were successful. The ruft came close to

rt the opposite llonlt bciure thc bout :loin

strong cord produced from somewhere

. _ s,

itftorlllng much :lmusr-mont lu thc pnrty, who melinwhilc lmil rnpllll_\- itppronchcll,

“Confolinalcll <‘llnlpcr_= ill\\'.'l_\‘l4 llli'nlil'

growled Bugs, ruefully sul-\'l»_\-in;.; lilo ilcdrngglcd gtlrmenln which llilli sllffurl.-d

roll

Sli

rrllm mul] and watci' ill illc hasty land-

illg.

it look some iittit- time to liry tile

clrlillcs, which hall llcrit lilln_'_: ill-on busill~s_ \\`lll-ll this \\':l_~' :ict-llllllllisllcd, till; l\\'l» lli'l»sscl_l lilltl \\':illil-li iltl'i»li_l;ll lilo irc-cs to whore Bugs :~'.li~l ihl-re wits it l'o:\ll. \\'llen thc lligiil\.t_\- \\'n_- izitiliiloll, iw _jllllrilcy wits colliillllt-tl ful' :lllil-wt ilvc niiics. (`ulli':ld wus slirc lil- lliillll

llllill out no longer, wllcll al. fttriililllllsc lil 1| ill`l il . ul ilu l come illtlv vicw. lllii lie wus llisiippllll\i~ ’l'lll- ti':\ilip i'lill.~l\ll liilil t-'li'l;_' in ‘tt iii ».i.- \‘d in ills cxpt-r-izlill»n.~;; for llitl vu llrllllc,

attlri' ii liminl-iit`_\' s=iil"_'t>y, l'ciliui'iU:ti;

“.\`l». this rliil`i ilxlr plllvl-; lllld tli--it-'.= lt

slit-lilll'l'll llllg ilu-i' ylllldl‘_-i‘. 'l`lll_' i~l~»l

- killll is li\\'l`ill liilli flu' _\'l'i‘ litilllli,

ed rt great deal upon tllcni. Scci-;iu_; to make the rlliicltest. laillliilg, i'l»ul';ill il:-:ipod for tile llnnlt. T`ili`ul'tlliizltt-i_\', llc fell sllllrtfuiid s.'ll1lt to his knt‘l_-s into it hlzick ooze, from whll-it ho was tlrngizcd luriil only through l~illgS‘ ilsslstiiilco

lliliuoll lull cull r~li;ly must lilllr-r ltiu.i:; ll' :~'i\i~plici'ii lilies. l’i‘l'l; up; _<i\iill_\'f

illll' illzlcv. l l;lil*ss_ is ll--xi."

i'.> i.-llluigii, tlll\_\' pri-si'llil_v l':ilnl~ ill

:lnlitlll-r nl-:it-|lll»kiii|.: f:ll'1llill\li:=c. 'l'l.-1

_ trzlmp llllill~_-'il:itiil_l_~l_\' miilll- his \\':\;,' to

thc h:il'l< illillr, i'llilu\\'rll t~il»>=l'i_\' b,\' Ulm- l':lll. It |li'l»l»iil»l_v \\'ils till- t`lli'il»i'|\ lui-1; ot’ lilo lil»_\' tllilt tolivltell tllc lil-:tri ui” ill* i`lli'llll‘l",~; \\iFl- :illll vlillsml lll~l' tu :wt .1

lilcnl tlillt lilies: l-:till-li “'l<'l'lilllliiil»li.~" ii->x'i-l' i‘lli"u't~'l- l»l ~l"il~‘ ii-‘ll ' ' -\<' lwtllre till* llilll;:i'_\' \v:l_\'f:lrr-l's. _\fil‘.- \\':li'll silo \\'lii.<pl'l‘l'll to hcl' llilsiiltlili, \-.'l' i

gflvo ilieill pl‘i'riiil»'.‘=irl|l tn sic.-lv ill iY.o

- hilrll :luring till- i~.i_=:lli_ l»l'l»l'iil.-li illl~;_' lill-

iill lil. ‘\\'l~

I\`l~\'l-i' l>ct`i»i'l

liverl-li :lli_\' lll:iLt'lll~s llit»_\' ilzili lr...-i' L-,l llim for :~';ll'l- itll-yilli,_;.

“'l`lllll's so \\l' \\'~»il`i littlli il mliil-il ful'

pipl-:<. ur t-ig.;:li'ltil.-:_ alll' iltll~i'l~ Vli llis llltril uil lilly" _<::lll i:ii‘4_< \\'lill-- iii.-y irlllil_'l'-ll illv.

':lrtl tli-' l.:;l':‘..

iilpr \\'lill tilt- \\'l»|~

"i‘rmi-~; il-i_~ ll_\ for =llll- .li ll i ‘

‘»\‘:i_\' li' grill. tlil' llll-it li"‘- cut li

iil~,\' lull li< lil \\'l'z!~'."

Till- fllvlnl-i":= ~.l'.l`l :':i\'l- till 'rl _'l i. -l -

fil:~‘t \\'i|lll:_-_'lv l-lt.l~-.:il_ t.» lI.iV ll »

nsillliislliit--lil, 'l`.ll:ill_~' lL.»»_'.' ' ill put it i`l-|ll'l' lil \\'-iii: i`--l' `i~ ¢:"l --ll-

l-lrl'll- :ll‘ii plul-l-tl

ll-ill-is ilu lin- tl--V! l.,~ .1

l-\~'r_\'v_'ill-rv ill lil-ill ull- llullil . l'_ 'll. ill folks wi- just left llrl- l. li=_\'_"

» h-pl i'l:il:'_"-i :-;ll~:lt ll'_c

nilliit in :x li.'i_\'il\l`i: ltut r-ll lirl l ‘.'-- 'l\~~

lii..til.- -.....-. . -V -.l l V

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icrvg lil: lli :lu :i'1illl\ til t .. l_.l..

.-\lll \\'ill‘it till- lwli \\'»'1~ l' ‘_ l.:

ll:l:_:H cilrl l"_il|\~ ll;'.>'.\' iw ilu ' _» l t

illl'l" ;'| :l l ll "l`.; '.1

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'Hill \\ _ _

_'lil ii __ . , i--_ _ iii... ll.i..' _\',-il.il.» l-.iiiwll _i{ii\l.:. Out tile tillllr

By this time the walter had refllrned U l-~ -. -l ~ ., . l .l l. ~ li.--l-_ ll... .lll.l\fV-l, null tml onli ling merrily

'.-' _-'_ with the food Rodney commenced to f-l1l~

drink, the milk. but only a. few mouth-

. l, f'

full did he have before the rest of the ' '"4 __ , _ . -- i -- .. -.l.\ ull.. it .-Vi ililv illil~ tv.-i~lt ltlglt :ilmvo fluid ll1=led~ and quickly disappeared. _ ’ _ - 1'-‘ =‘ - ' l \~..i:l-l. 'l~i.l.~. l.l..l in-in nninca lhelslunll Purpnslng tn eat. the bun before it, too. _ " _ dn .. ' '

could vanish. Rodney bit off a. large '

cl

Diece and swallowed it. Then he wished __ ' wars grcnt llumllcis of ciulliron wcic ill he had been more cautious, because he " Bild coillliliun llctrillsc iillltlkdillis lil' felt the fragment of the hun swelling fathom note kllloli in lmtllt and iillic

within him Bi er slid h

gg igger it zrew. ji - once oltclllllnen lcft to slllft for them-

untli Rodnev feared he would burst ta / ~ seilcs llurllli; llils l“‘l|0\i UW S009

mlm Pcstliozzl did what llc could to rcllcse thc distress

p a ned _

‘If this old lane were only straight ' ml,"

instead of crooked, and run down hill

` .='.L“~.`. ‘ls-.i

irvtead of up hill!" _ -"» 4'"

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‘lil _ V "’

g pl 5 taught .ini liken

` `;V/- core nt from ililbyllollelv-_ And he \\'lsllc~ll

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Of course, the boy accepted this kind '

. would stick in the mud onli in jerking

it out lilo raft would stviiy so llncci'~ tzlinly that it was lilftlt-uit for tho two voyagers to maintain their llnlliilcc. Nevertheless, they got :tiling :ls \\'cll its cullld have been expcctcd, lintli tfunriid

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* ‘ i ’ li-i»-l ~_ _ine ‘ ...-'it»»li it,.l»V.\_li.-ltl»'.l lllliliil-r sitlll. “Now _Wi-l

»- -"- I . l.l. ;= ll- l.' :'. ll: l_. ;:l\ l.lii ill 1»iil_\', iicalr; but if yfiii. " `~\'. “ -‘i‘ 5' I 'Yi ‘. ‘5"|£ \- ..`.- ...'.-;- t.; tltc ieslaillll rcmlrlllbcr in

ll- ll l ‘l 'li ` i \, '

i _l .lull it lliilll \'.'lulc, becalusu thc tilio

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Q: . _ _ - , . .__ _-3 l- l. lim ln;i.~l~. of rlwks,

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1,'- l iii' ;l nil 'il \-llll i"~n mt." Till: mitlll-rl\l~ iltuxl.-~ll \'l:l'_‘.' mllvll. f1‘l‘i

Buill: "l :till slll'l_~ tli.ti \\'ll-il z;i\' \\lll dul‘:-l thu t‘:linil'.' \\':lt=llill

v<‘i‘_v ll.'\l'_i\' inril»l-l`i!" '

The tznmi l;1ndi'illv nlllsl ll:l'_'l- . _-'lzrlit

that oven rin r-llliicl'-ir'r. \\I-'fe illil --> ill' her own wuslllnz!

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tile child to hc taught 'with its llnlltls :ls

_,»:_./" vlcll its i l '

_ _ . . _ _ V ' as _ m nt. l.nri.o sl-lmuls wc:-c

_ . . ,-~ . - _ K' =

lnstsntly he was te-at-ing down a steep '\"- 'i

ran so steeply down hill that Rodney flew along st thrilling speed. He couldn't

._ _.___ .,_¢__.__ , , presided over by lllnl-schools to wllicll /D

trade. upon a straight lmw. Truly, the ' ";;._",.'Z-_ `_»_.""' - lcflrncd men and women came fr.l.li :ill lane had straightened ltsclf, but it now `;‘.';~fl_'.‘;;“._-_5_-_ l ‘ out-r tho worlll to g.tlil lil-w kitu\t'll>li;,c

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c tile illit-lil cli_~ltll- llt'l'c in \'\'t~l‘<lliit,

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nop himseff, though now the wail. with its nie, was _plainly in view. The door \vas`cInsel‘i also. Rodney was sure he would he killed, He gasped in agony. But ptlli he must keep the broskneck psoc, _on he sped, right into the 4°” o o e ltfrsnfdly snoulh. the boy was un- hurt1.1_1o_ had crashed through the door ss throplsh _sspol-_ Book in the sm-den hefbunq himself, and the gateway to tile milnlry he lisa recently uplln-all wlsso l0n¢er, visible. There are people who profess to be~ Mrs that Rodney went upon no such

edventurn; that he samlno greedily at luncheon 17;: in s ber snorwsrd lnohiqd it _ ._ _ _ _ __l\olis¢y. newsvu, uno” tim sn slr Wd him into tiuequslnt lend, to show out tm all ot ami-Indira. 'rllmrol-e

has ngusbouta mgrutms this usd

ll.. _itBf_§»&»‘l -°§...’2-%‘°{3 is it ll of s lessen of this

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, _ wl\i'k lil l.‘l‘.'.'». 'l‘wll _\'l»;tl's |:lil:r he liloll.

/'_ “Nut ilniii :itll-i' ills death liiii people

ri-lillzc wlizlt :i l;l'l-'tfdeal of good he liilli

prlths of tru\'el Uikcri l-\'r‘i',l'wlll»rn

by tourists. it was mucli mnre pleasant to turn nside into less frellllrnlctl ily- witys, where delightful slliqlrlsell were always to be founll. Tllus it was that '_lhP3' camo to the little town of \`\'l:r- `dnit, ncstllilg drowslly upon the smltll- westsril shura of Lake Noucllatel. in Switzerland.

There wus no sign of activity on the

iiurt. ol inlliibitants. Tile travelers pro- terrcd to walk, rather than ride; along the streets paved with pebbles, and they found tile shops and the people'all in 1. cgmfnrinhle state of repose.

After is while, the center of the town

was reached, where. in the market squsre. stood a figure of it msn ln bronle. resting upon a. granite base. He was looking kindly down upon two wretched-looking children; and s llzlnd of etch ily in his own protecting palm,

"Father, what nice old man is this s

statue of?" inquired Id& Mr. Parker smillngly pointed to the

inscription on tne pedestal. which ilia

rail'-ilsnlwfolhtivn; vio f th ll " ll sim ro cpoor,l friend of the wretclleli, the rather ll? the orphan, Hn lived ss n beslnr tml he might tcaclt bcgpnrs to live as men.

All lsr others; noth ng for liimself."

_‘An rsirigng het- eiyealto tho' fgot of the

le, s saw. it urge e ers, tl

nsne: "Pests1ozli." le

"Yes, that wa? .Pestslos:i," said Mr.

?r)_r”o;,r_dmusinst;-._ _;':’es¢sio:fsi_¢:sli|’:ii¢

.. W 0 it ,core ys

and siris. sod. the world owes him

ll' ‘fit

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uf illl_\'s mill girls it mitttcr of impor- tance. Nnplllcon hiinsvlfexprcssnd tho |.cllef of hill oge_ wllcil, in rt-pl_\' in Pcs- tolozzl'l-= urging i'llr`bcttcr rwlillnls, ite sold that illnrl- \vlls"nl» time to l>otli.»r With tile A li (,"tl. -

"It wits well iitcre lvosa siiiilc one who

did butler. it was wt-Il, lullvcll. for the wnrdi that, on Jonullry 12. ii'-16. tlllrre was horn of linllnn llzlrclitsl in the city of Zurlr-li, Switzerland, a lvlly who climc

tlrbo known as,Johunn. iieiliricll Pcs-_

_ toIossi_ ' '

"Ile wits not lin attrilrtivo tiny lnfnp-

pcaranilc_ Nor was llo lcnrill-ll or cle-ver in school, llc seemed il somewhat stu- pid fellow, who even stiinllrlercli as he talked. But never was a boy possceserl of lclndcr henrt. lie would give every- thing hc had to any one in need. lie could not heal- to see any creature abused. i sllppuse that his first glimpse from the dark. lnity house lil Zurich, or the steep. narrow street below, must have been at the grnnll, snow-covered crests ut illc Allis; and that on ihg great, pvitolettii summits smiied.u,9un him he caliturml the smile and held its gndfness ur a lifetlglc. Some people' said he had no mimi, iid [hm ng w,,l||¢| never be of iwotl to the world, hui at his dcntll nobody doubted lite guoflnr-ss, nteasllrcd either by ills pcrsonnl char.

actel' or ills wnrtll to his fellow-men.

"it was in i187. l think, that Pesininxzl

gurchased n (arm of l00 ai.-res, which e omltli _ill .oliorlw and welcomed boarded and clothe poor lgoys and. lirls. In the time of the spoieonllr

_ \

rom .1 mnflivr. lzllil-cil wc shil sf-

\\‘:.< liil.<iil'i-l'.':'fli| .il gillllill, s_viilp:\ _\'. .- 'i 'l-it l ll - :illli tlI.-l:t ipuluic li

¢ illiiii iil~ \\'li:~l will-li lic rctlrcli from tile

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'rf

llid “us su liltcrcstell in Lllill vxlilnllii-

illlll tlilii shc \\'~ts vnicflli not io inter

rllpt li--r liitilvr. \\`ll->n llc iillll cililvlllll- "']}{=_'1'°.l

l-ll. sill: gtizl-li hint: ullli iixllllly nt tlic ' i 5 l<iliiil~---nt till- _~'l>l'rl»\\'iiil, \vcn|lll'i'-\vili'i\ - iiivl- tif tllc lilllilc main, liilll, l;c~:<lt0\\‘ln,',; il if-y ililill glzliicc liplili tile twil pour cliil- llrcll. silt* slliil, \\'iill ciili\‘lclilill: . ~=-'~‘

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‘_ Prom the enchanted restaurant he tied. ( Q j . .. l `

yelling in horror. “My only hone is to _ __¢ / _ _' _ _ :__ see the doctor at home, or I shall die!" _ - '_ “lic inslstvll. lno. that boys and girls

3 _ moaned he. And he com i l : `_ _ _"IL 153; ' , _._-J shnuill he lm -ri ' - l 1 '

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l lllinll aiilti willti. sill.-nillll lflclls lie lilili

" *f’1,/ ' _ ALL CHILDREN WERE LOVED BY um fUl"l"=\L'll|l\s_I»~ys onli girls. 'i-l-sl.».|..y,,l`H , ' 1'-"' il-\'~i i~"‘l1 llluillur-

,__ _ ,fj-f.'»/ _ a V plans itrc ltr-lllg luillptell. lllul thc world Af. _ _ ,___ __ .._;____:.__`, g >|'l,__ mm, gm was in u despvmh, ~» ‘ ~ .-'~/ l . . .- . _ . ‘ -' ~ "_-é‘,"r_” _ -,,. _ . , _ l'- _ I 5'; "9/‘4//L//I l'I"I`i.E dill the Parkers rare tn tol- ll izrenl debt. Mcn and women fi few nm? honors H" .MLM "N" Us hefhuum _ ' _ _ " 'O ` l “`f-.'V",i A. lm ' M' H". "Hum not wade (the “mer 3.5¢-'_ " ’-j',".,, 9/-.l low, wllilt- in Europe. thr- beaten l-l-ntiirics into llilln`l tlilltk the clluclltion ham been honmcd WMI" IH' Hwd' _Al ‘if , " ` ` VA’ W x tw W* v A (Im U ' Sh" ..__._n_ .,,, _,_ _ I , .

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"l iilnl‘t think lil~ folllll hnlc be '

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tngctllcr disnppulntoll. fritltc-r, when lin lllld boys nml girls rind grown lenllo V

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- l 1 love lllm llkc till: iioy nnli girl here ‘ "`

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sccm ill lll\'t- him. Tlloy just scent to '

want tu trust l-\'<-i'_\'lhillg tu him."

Empress’ Washday

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sure wlivn vtlllr llifl- is ot tho \\'.-.~1.tul>, ' ‘ ' I ~ :f .l '.~.'-.- \v:ilit» :ii-ross, King?" Nii- sll \l>. li.\.l tn ll- l litriit \~. li, __ '_ _ ‘__ _"_ _ I 'V ' - ttyl. -\ltll

_l ._ ..l..,, ull _lil i`!~l- il-ll: p:.'l\'c at sllnrt ilzlrk, which ills

.i.. »~ i.l., iilillcnn '_ ._

ll Vi ‘ `~ - l '_ \. lil"--'_li' ,-ilu ll;:_.i1'l :-la, \~.llll ltlll~\v it grunt tical lol' iillit "" lil ‘ ' l ' ‘-- ' i"<"l' ll "iv \ lllzfli l.i* i >;_' _ liilllt- '~1 'lil l ‘\'(“¥"

<l.li » lllll l ,,, _,l l., __

, ' -l. l'l.~aiil.\ili_L: lli~r sliui-s tint] Btnckirlglil

»il-~l'. » l .."..'|_. \'.’.::; !:l‘l \l_ r ‘\,| ._ “

lil/I i..l l l.

_ .lfic \'.ii~!t'll thu shlllillw wntvr ld- '.':' i1=ltlilll_ Kiltie' splttshed on hn-

lll I 'il \-_ ill lilo

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~ :ii ir.-i l--_ iiil:iiil‘>ii. _

"`°"'7""""""" "" "°"` ' * "'° 'i li 'll llll- liillo

miss gathered sllcils

£_......_~... :lu i _ll oil- il ll--ali lltilisc, onli as it liuusc

ll-'='~"% R*s">"£‘9Z§5 $55.-

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-' ll 1-.-I-ul»i!il»:: lil scllwel-ll to llwell n

_ i,'r."fi li lr l--»t:.i.-l-_ ’l`lils work took n'tu<-it ilmc. } "i li it iii-.lll\l.lll ‘

- l: ' il- llfill grnun tlrl~ll uf

‘_-_i \\.lll iiilv.: ills: il.i:~'tl‘l‘_\'s mill hull rctlirilcll

' ll. ilu: :ll|l»i'l~. \\'lil-rc llc roliiciictl fair

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'i;:iil ll\\.'._\'," tile i:lrl had said, "there

._. _,i f 1' ’ l i.: l-»l'- l»i` ll.ile :lull we need not hurry, .:.t.~.' .,-/ - .

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_ _ .\:l illl~ llnll linll.-:n wits now complctcll

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to lt.-i' :1riii:=t':u-tiiul, Ntltulic restcll from '

Y _ ll- i' i.ll» lit. :iw :li't~ililct~t. To hor disulily

_-“llc :~:'\v tilt- lille coming in fnst, llnll

_ _ _ i`-l- illili sllllll it wuliil] cuvcr illu

.

i'~i-H-il. uimn tilt- highest point ot wlll¢|l l

- ~l‘l‘i» fir thot), nor wil.-l

_ '. y' _F :li-l-\ l-. .~:lliul. And the wulcr wus l'\'<li‘

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"Will S-'nic l\iu~ help!" sho cried. IWC -

ill' l~~ \\.l.-: ilu .'lli.~<\\'l.~l', I

-A-"lil tu.-i ligitiu Nntrlllo coilcll _.itll

» - f lhiiu--i till rl-.<|ll»ili=l-. tllliy tho mt-ll nun 3

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nm as it was lm-nz s. _.V.,-.*. ,_ . ,-f la " _ f_,,< f .

llvfllle nm rrliiwavs were motle. Y N

4. _ __ _ . .f;‘_~~___e_ ._

llc rode in ll r~n:tclt pulled bv horses. _ , . ‘ .-7. '> ‘

Onc dnv ill ille cours ' ' " V

. _ e of his trn\'{‘ls he 1 -fri '- .§"r== t‘ `- - `

=\l».\'f=<I for lllllvwr at a little collntrv tim. ‘ . ' = r~ li' ,J 5'., ‘I Now. it mls wallhinn day nt the inn. -<3' " I " ` ' .

£_ , . _ V "’:|W__|\9YiU.l'l\|.frlend. Bile dried bitweill

and thc lull-lladv. owinz to beillz so ;»“',';“'"3' J' >'¢`- I "4 ‘ ' N B

_ , _ _ _ ,- '_ l ,`V,. .» 1- "livin me, Kin R n f r I." busy \\itf»lllil;; lltc cioihcs. could nut 5 ,If - '?.,__./____ . if '__ - _),¢‘_" l»:ll|, plug md gat N" t?m,.p:£||.unc,_ make ns cimll it lilnner ss she could V _» _ - ‘ . ~ _ \ _ _ ,~_,'_ _,J _llllli tile wnter he Mlngm, vsilsntiy

liavo dune lr the emperor had onlv come f _ ‘ _ ‘-" "_ ' ‘ _ _ _"‘ 'yi Qiil lo his mistress and towed hill'

lil il-

Tllo oinuelni did not make any com _ M '

nlnlnl obo li i ' ` ' - ' ' _ .-_.......-_...__ _.eV-, .;- .fit-_.' -_-::....J-w_i._¢'~‘l».-f..-..Atr . and | dm-,.. _.mv |,_,_ __n_‘m.ed H VNV much _ ' ‘ ’" _ Ml: f’l' llllit sho could y ll her but the lnnillliliv lllllurzht alle ouzht to ' "OMi*"l ’ ' ` - ' ' '

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ull :luillc nlllcr lilly, _ ' , _ - "~ _

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\\llr'l» :lie p-rl-iicli now rclnll|ncl_ :in-_ .~-li-:lll'l'.l'-l. .\t`t»;-r ii. while sho Ii: . td ilu.: l.l~l-__ im<~l~.~l_ llrnwlng herself up lnl0 lllll- iii:i'l> lwili, and even then hor toes \\'l\il- \'.i-i. ` lt in-lnioli certain thnt Natalie would

|'<‘ lil'-iwitoll. Silc ilowull her hr.-nd llllfl

' `_‘___ l"`-"-"°fl~ 'l‘lleltt_siio closed her eyes, I0

_ ., _ _ ..V. -, = ~i.,'_....i ` 1’ " “il” f`fi'lil1`lt.'lt sue the cruel-waters

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Ilwll. Just us she was wondering

A ll. ter ond fitlller and Kink