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ily was .going upon a vacation

launt to Switzerland.

"What glorious scenery I shall have

to paint!" exclaimed she, with eyes glistening in anticipation.

Lucy, you must know, was quite a

remarkable little girl, possessing ex- traordinary artistic talent. Although only lt. she could work in every me- dium. Oils sho handled as well as water colors. and her pencil sketches were of exceedingly high quality. There- fore, you can realise what a trip to the land of snow and glaciers meant to ber. Quick she was to take advantage of her opportunity. No sooner was the family established in a delightful hotel, situated high up on a beautiful moun- tain, than the gifted lassie began her self~appointed task. Escorted by a

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guide. who bore her canvas, sbs climbed rugged cliffs or sought out little pls.- teaue where nestled qus.int little cot- tages. All that was picturesque she caught and transferred to canvas or notebook. .

It was upon one of these trips that

she found a little pinnacle, rising high above neighboring mountains. Here she settled. herself to paint a. landscape of unusual beauty. As shs desired to spend a long time at her work, she dis- missed the guide, asking him to re- turn in several hours.

So absorbed was she in painting that

she failed to notice an inquisitive rnourr tain goat perched on a crag nearby.

More and more intense becamexthe

curiosity of the goat. He had seen ordinary people before, but never a big canvas. It bothered him. For a great while he considered, as well as a puz- sled mountain goat is able to consider.

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VERY NAUGHTY SCISSORS

O BE sure, his mamma often

I .called him her little man, He __ couldnt be a very big man, at 5 ‘Years old, now, could he? But Jim- mfeboy quita forgot the "little" part of`_it. He soon began to think he was almost s big man.

Thit was why he was so very cross when he looked into the mirror at his yellow curls, and felt them tickling his_ neck. How .limmleboy‘s mamma loved those curls! She thought them lo very beautiful. But Jimmiehoy dldn't-all the other little men he played with had bobbed hair, or. het- ter yet, hair cut quite short. Jimmie- boy fait that curls, “like a girl." made him look like a much, much "littler" man, and he was-determined to look aa-.much as possible like a great. 5|-ut big man_just like his own DIP!-

Of oourss the scissors were partly

Iliiiitimon

to blame-they looked so sharp, and

_wise, and seemed to be saying.fin a. squeaky voice, "We'll help! We'll help!" ~ “Ciippety-clip! Ciippety-clip!" is

what they really said, as .Timmieboy opened and shut them‘in his chubby hands. At each “cllppety-clip," a golden curl tumbled to the floor-those beau- tiful curls that Jimmieboy's mnmma. loved so!

The scissors were very naughty, of

course, to tempt a little man with the squesisy "ws-ii help: wsu iieipr- but a little men was even naughtier to listen. I am sure he must have quite forgotten about his mamma. But then, you see. be was so very anxious to look like a much bigger man, and besides, he was so very cross at the curls.

Neither .iimmieboy nor the scissors

could quite reach the curl furthest back, I suppose the poor thing felt relieved when it found they simply couidn°t chop its head off! .llmmieboy grew very hot' and red trying to screw his head around far enough to reach it. \ The scissors fell quickly to the floor (cowards that they were), when Jim-, mieboys's mamma opened the door.

Jimmieboy's mamma dldn't scold

him, She only cried and sobbed, as if her heart would break, as she pick- ed up the beautiful curls, one hy one. Jimmieboy thought he would much rather have a spanking with his papa‘s slipper than watch his mam- ina‘s crying so, and kissing the curls

over and over.

I am afraid he looked more than

ever like a very little man, after that day, with ons lonely curl hanging down his back! That was the way Jimmieboy was punished - for he surely was, when all his little men friends laughed and laughed because

he looked so-so funny!

There was another persnn who was

punished, though she hadn't been naughty at ali. That was Jimmie- boy‘s mamma-for. you see. she missed the beautiful curls so much. Only one left of t-hem all on the little msn's head! The rest were put away in the big treasure trunk, with Jimmleboy's

first shoes.

it is too bad the naughty scissors

weren't punished. too. since it was partly their fault. I think they shnuld have at least been put in the

corner. ELSIE PARHISII.

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“THEREi _Shc's all done excel!!

‘ for the i\siemliiiug," muttered

Dan, with greatest satisfaction

ss.he stood what inniteli ‘like n slant cycle against the wail of his woritshop.

Further reflection was interrupted by

the sudden enlrnn.-P of his sister Nan. 'ffeubia was wriiieu upon every f0Hi\il`8 pf the litiie giri's fare, "'Cni't i no »..ml»ii1ing'r" inqniren Dan, with that anxieiy which made him

< the nicest or brothers.

i Nan now lean:-il wenrily upon the

w0rkbox_ "0h_‘l suppose |t'ii somethin! nobndy can help," sniil she, hopel -ssly_

"You see," ihe lass explained, "sister

Eva and l linve Inu-ii invited to a little picnic at I»iruwn‘s vvomls tninorrow, and n0w papa suya ihr- liursn is too laina to drive, and we can't go. The place is too far away io re-at-ii by walking and ii's nowhere near n railroad station. Oh. dear! It‘$ just my luck!"

"Things aren‘t as had as they seem,"

chesrily replied the iirotiwr. "Both you and rctnei ride hh-ycics vi-ry well," he' added.

"Yes," sighed Nan. "but that won’t

help 'tis any, because we iiaven't our

wheels an ' nioru.”

an smiled as he said. trlumphantly:

" really DOEB iisltl. iwismlich as 1'"

t liqut cuilpietnd the finest tandem cle yo? ever saw. lt's a new inven-

t ef m.»|a, Two persons ride on op-

ie sides of this great wheel and

it pedals that move s gear chain nec ad with the smaller front wheel.

Aly one who knows how io ride can

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fact that the outlook has been so gloomy," he concluded.

"You're just the dearest, dearest

brother any girl would have!" cried Nan. rsrfiturously ugglng Dan.

hen she ran o impart the gnnll news

to Eva, while Dan Kroceeiied to fit to- glsther the parts nf* is remarkable ma- c i ne.

of course, the Twin Bicycle worked splendldiy. and the two gli-is had as muah fun operating ii. as they had at the picn o. _

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'qrgml hav; note” enappyedl 1li% m=n. "Then buy some," c aimed the boy al

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Finally he decided that whatever else the canvas was, it was at least an enemy. and .should ba treated as such.

Like a. catapult the goat hurled him-

self headforemost at the unoffeuding canvas. Through it crashed his horns,

a.`Lthough paper, and held it fast.

ucy at fires was too astonished to

move. Then. etermiined that her pre- cious canvas should not slip away. she l'rlADOd lt, tugging with all her might

ar? main.

t the same time. s huge essis which

was hovering near espled the goat. swooped down upon it and carried away the goat, the canvas and the clinging girl.

Fortunately, Luoy had the presence

of mind to ciamber upon the upper surface of the canvas. Here she crouched, while the strange-appearing aeroplane flew above scattered ham- lets from which people cams forth to

8% upon it with astonishment.

After a long flight tho eagle grew

weary. Finding it had not the strength to reach its nest, it deposited the heavy burden upon the mounxainside.

You may be sure that Luoy speedily

took to her heels and made for the

hotel, which was not far distant. Elie now jokingly declares that she as

solved the Problem of flying. Nor can any :ruthfu person contradict her state- men \

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Synopsis of Proceding Chapters.

CONRAD BURGEBS is s. member of

the Court of the Mystic Circle of Those who Dare, a boys' secret

society, which meets every week and de- cides upon s task for one of the circle. Should the member refuse or fail in the undertaking he is expelled from the so- ciety and branded as a coward. The circle play a. inks on Conrad, oecreeing that he Journey to Ban Francisco and return within six months. The lad takes the sentence seriously. steals from home at midnight and aleeos in a grove of trees. Next morning he is wakened by a tramp. whe

red hears in a knotted handkerchief.

"Bugs," the tramp, and the boy cross a

venture. land in Pennsylvania. They come to a farmhouse, where they are given a splendid meal; afterward the farmer per- mits them io sleep in his barn. Next morninir they receive breakfast and Rf' upon their way rejoicing, Bugs first draw- ing on the gatepolt the tramp sign mean- ing. "Food and lodging."

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And live in my ieprr;

Then ev’ry single scalp I savq

I LIKE to be an lnjun hrave,

To carry round with me.

But it‘s as good as true

When in m_v wigwam spending

A day-or maybe two.

Dog Tnwser is a buffalo;

I shoot him as he runs:

Like lightning all my arrows go

(You see, I dnn't use guns).

And 'i‘ommy'.lones comes in to be

The Man of Medicine;

A hunclred Evil Spirits flee

When his powwows begin. » __

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My sii-tier Sue we take i

Folks say it's just pretending, Anil, Wm, he hpip of gjouqn [;|||_ i

Tie her uxi to the stake.

Then mother always hears hor cry, And sziys, “liovs dun't be rough;

Now s‘pns¢> some nthrr game you try-

Of this _vou've had enough,"

And ihtlt, you know. is just the way- fl think ii‘s mean, tlnn't you?)-

'l‘he_v`re sure in stop our iiicast.lliay Long time before we/re through.

invites himself to share the food that Con~ ll

IIEN King I/ouis Xil of France

started nu a cnnqliesit of italy

he was niounteii upon it mag-

nificent wsrhorso of great size and strength.

A vast nixluber of French nohlemen.

Swiss pikemeii and Gnscon bowinbn ac- companied the king, who, at_ the out- set of his mai-vii. was greeted every- where .19 a conqueror.

Vp;-in hi, return. a league having

been formed against him among ihe ilif- ferent states of italy, une day lie folind himself with a lone vhevallcr. 'ihe

two were surrounded by a large forcei ~° g

of the enemy, and the ciievulier, fear- ing for his life, abandoned his royal

mlilflfer. _

King) Louis was summoned to surren-

der, ut. having great faith in his horse, ssfused. This conldence was not misplaced. for the fiery beast ieupsii upon the enemies, uvertlirew several slid ltivkoil out bravely with his lio0fs,

so thai the kin: escaped.

Wishing vo ti honor to the gaiinnt

horse and at the same time punish the chevniier foi~ vnwnrdlce, the king nr- dersd ihe man and bi-ust to be brought before him.

When the chief noblemcn also were

assembled, King Louis reprnaclied the chcvailer for his dlsluyaity, and, de-

claring him unworthy of bearing armor. had tie mail taken from him.

Then upon the horse was placed the

chevaiisr's sccoutermonts, even to the spurs, which were attached to the sni- msi's honfs_ and the horse was dubbed a oheva-liar.

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with thc harness. the bit being placed between his teeth 'and the snddlc upon his bm-k. after which the colu-t Jester win instructed to rifle the human mount lu front of the army. l.oudll‘ mil UW soldiers _leer at the disgraced <-hevsii-rr.

At last. so fatigued was the l‘"l0\'

nublemiin flint he betrged for mr-i-rsz 'i‘i\i-reupnn he was le upon his lion a and knees to the stable, where hr- was given it pnil of water mid some hay lo eat from the manger. Meanwhile, the deserfvlrig horfit WM

installed in the chevai ers tent. hand- somely decorated in gold and embla- snned with the iord's coat-of-arms. Here was st-i, before him the moat iempiing dishes. Thus both man and horse were given their rewards, ac- corditil to their deeds .

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, CHAPTER. III mxcirmo 'mass /lLoNo 'ma iuucnozin

vos led the wsy tswsl-e s freight

siding, where box and gondola cars were standing, preparatory to being made up into s train.

The hobo carefully examined the doors of the box care, ascertaining, to his dis- gust, that all were fastened.

“There's nothing for us to do but ride

on the rods." odd he. Aftsrward be explained to Conrad that it was always best to be comfortably settled for travel before the train was in motion.

“You see," observed Bugs, "this

h8liBin’ base along the sides of the cars makes it darned hard to git on the rods underneath while the train's a-goin', sn' only fools try to grab ihe renr handle of a car when it’s movin' fast, because n. feiler is like enough to he chucked under the wheels. Besides, it’s s tough Joh to stand on the platform of a box freight on account of the jolt, which can easily throw you between the cars."

Hs then showed the boy how to

stretch himself across the rods, cautiou- ing him against ever riding on the trucks of a freight car. They secured their positions without being observed by the train crew. and a few minutes later the locomotive backed up, pulled the cars off the siding and soon pro- ceeded along its route.

"Better tie a handkerchief over yer

nose an' mouth," counseled Bugs, when the train began to move, "or yuh‘ll be smothered with dust 'n' gravel."

At first Conrad found a great deal of

enjoyment in the ride. Shortly, however, he ached from the pressure of the rods. The click-click-click of the wheels as they traveled over the joints of the rails _fascinated him, and he commenced to grow careless about gripping ihe rods, whereupon Bugs sharply advised him to hold as tightly as he could.

"This noise of the wheels often hyp-

nertises a. felier. It gits inter 'is brain so 'c forgits what ‘e's doin'. sn' the first .thlnl ‘e knows ‘e's under the wheels. Understand, bo?" ”

Conrad promised to he more careful.

He tried to bestow no attention upon the monotonous click of the wheels, but it was difficult to lfeip .‘ = -f-_ mad, indeed. was he when tht- - _ _ ,. owed up and finally came to a sfo..

"I-Iere’s our place." said the tramp. At

the same time a trsinman approached. Hearing s voice, he bent to look under tha car.

“Git. you scnmpn!" he yelled. Bugs

easily eluded the outstretched arm of the brakeman and dashed full tilt down

an embankment. The boy was not qulle so fortunate. but he managed to wrench

_himself free from the gi-‘lr ihe trainman lgghlibon his cost and tie after his com-

'l`he lad was somewhat frightened.

However. ills fellow savnieil lu luke the incident as a matter of coiiriu-. iii fart, he apparently had forgotten all about li_

ln silence the two trurigeii_ fuliolvlmr

the course of the rondlied_ uuili they camo to a freight warehouse. llcre they were lucky enough to get n ileliclnns watermelon which had been damaged somewhat in the unloading of ii cnr of

meiuns. Bearing i.it¢il‘ priss io n ngld il“ili`|».\‘. i\l0.\' all ,iiilddf it tree and ale v\'iiii Musto. V. -sq.

:~'~i pleasant tire iwn fouml it under

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if. nap. 'l‘liis ti||'_\' slid", nur :lid they

:\l»:.m.l: until the sun was near its set-

lsugs was first tonwnki-_ lin stretch-

911 llll limb! ll\Z|l_\'i linen 3-:iwiieti lo loudly tlial Cnnrinl aw--it- with a st-,f\‘. The boy silli ff-if serv from his rine. but he wus iii‘Yi\irr_~._ uian; and when the tramp iiieni.i»in-.l ii place nearby where tli<~_v on-_il¢| nhtnlu food. he rose with gonrl |rr:u-\- mid p'<»\ided nliuvg wiilt ihe nrin.

Two buildings 1-uint- into ii ‘vs -uns

o. farmhouse and ilu' liihor u rairlous-

lnoklng iiiiiiiiiiig. lilo '.\'.iul<.v\'s of which were fitter \vit`!i irnn hnrs.

“'i‘iiis preariier-.°nrin~r that lives

hfra is s goin] oi' |~\iu.~4." the huliu ev- plalnml. “ Ivbiiili lin- ti-nr--nl-no |,.,||,|,, yonder 'sprialiv for u== f--hers :mths road. Ili- nlwiiy.-1 i:i\:-- ua suppsrs ami is bell for ih~~ pigiil un' wun't make- us rin ani' w<»rlt_ (ms msn; some mean fellers sinh- |‘|s|,~ bm" 3,, now till prenviivr liuzl lilo windgrg pertected with bars ai.' it.-ir.: the door oii ua after we sz.. in i..-.if

ers' tramps were nlit-.ldv in the

house when the newcomers arrived. Conrad observed thaf, although these hobos were unwashed and more or less dirty generally, they had the ap- pearance of living upon good food- as_ indeed, they did, in this county, rightly named the "paradise for tram-ps." A mighty good supper it was, too; so that all the tramps were in best of humor as they sailiei-ed for s chat after the meal. Conrad was quick to notice that no member of the party was questioned about his life before ne became a tramp. Bygones are bygones with tho hobo, and each is unwilling to tell of his reasons for wandering. _

Yet the boy gained much informa-

tion as he listened to queer yarns spun. Conversation was started by a tramp who sat industriously mending different articles of apparel belonging to the host. I-Ie formerly was a tailor and carried with him a case of sewing materials. Always, upon receiving food and lodging, he undertook to re- pay hospitallty by doing work of this kind. One glance at Conrad probably con-

vinced the' tailor tramp that the boy was new to the hobo life, and in- spired this remark:

"People have a kind of idea that

tramping docsn't need any brains at all, and that any one can bs one. \Vell, two college tramps I'vo heard of tried it the other day and they found their mistake, sure enough. They made some sort of foolish bet that they could go a certain distance without moiiey. Nut more'n n dny had passed when they were ‘wishing they could wire for some in it hurry. They got through all right in the end. I

believe, but the-.y'll never triy it ngnin." "You're right there," sad another.

heartily; “there's a great deal of brain

ainontg the hobos. Look at A No. l. He k n pull a good fat saiilrv when he does do a week‘s work nnre in n while. A real artist, he is. An' he's traveled more miles than any man a-livin‘. It takes brains to do that, I ally." g

Bo the gossip continued until the nat-

ural wenriness of the tramps overcame, them, and with one accord they went to sleep. Conrad was the one exception. For hours he lay awake. thinking of the strange life he had adopted and wonder- ing if he could possibly succeed in the mission he had undertaken. After an appetising breakfast the next

morning, Bugs and Conraf again made their way to the raiiroa . An engine, stood some distance from i line of] freight cars. Tall bushes and trees’ fringing the roadway hid the approach of tho boy and his friend from the eyes of the train crew. Bugs and Conrad arrived st the thicks! and peered out upon the track. They saw the fireman drop leisurely from the engine and stroll back to where a brakeman was stand- ing. Then the engineer crime from the cab, walking around the pilot to the other side of the locomotive.

"I'd give the worTd to do it," Bugs

suddenly exclaimed, in a. tense whisper.

Conrad looked at the hobo ii astonish- ment. Bugs was strangely e cited.

"That's the feiler who chucked me oi!

the tender one time when 'e was I liri- man. Tried to git warm, was mol! frozen, an' begged for a chance near the engine. An’ 'e threw me-was s month gittin' over it. Gosh, if I only klni"

Conrnd shuddered at the vengeful look in the other's eyes. All at once Bill' turned to Conrad and said quiC|¢lY¥

"Kid_ if _ver game, folleri” Then he darted silently across the ia' tervening_trnck, with Conrad al. W elbow. Into the cnb Bugs swung hiv!-I self; the youth followed. A momelf . inter Bugs had opened the throttle. led ihe startled engineer beheld his own en-f

sine moving off without him. He en- eavorcd to climb into the cab. But lhl hobo seized a shovel and beat him 03- Then the locomotive. gathering lD°°d~ left the man far behind. h "Ain't it great!" cried Bull. W ° seemed fairly beside himself .with 10% ot the thought that he would at iell get his hated enemy into trouble.

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