t W -.._--_ _ _a`.’\_ -e=» om-._ _-,» > --vs_; _L _ -v.._»t - __ _ _ .,,,-.~_ ‘~¢~¢¥»_`~3Q > 4 T . .1 /ma: _, _:NL _ §*‘*’*"~i"x-“ >§c “H-'~ ' “'*'r »e»\`§‘Q‘ »~'.-,:~ `-"~'5""5"'l_" ' ` ' ‘V ’i7"`f~-fri. W»':~».- 2.* x‘..‘>5»m -wrt. .~ . e»iP‘*°*B1°H'F "' “"~ ‘“"'°' “"'° " THE Csannorrairoww compras * ' - - ’ ` ' it - -= _ --====-,-n=;.____,__,____ _ _ __ {_ if _ _ _ - ri "R" 0" *U* _ 'U0li§T!U;-'idogt' __ ,rw _~_f’t“\;i‘i‘l’ » `i‘§"'i ‘J vt' "' - tt -.-rv f ep/ t \l\t.‘2.:.='¢-W _ - ‘tie i *QM-1 i or ' -.- -.~ ~ - "*_"""f ~ " ‘- '“ 7 "“‘lf"'~ -»°- . . if ,>-. - . . _ _ _ -ron § »_ l’ -fort Ac-F t Vt - t n 1 f" ,»_\41 - `, _` _ 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 .Q ' is rf-l' N E ag :U11 _ _ -_ ’ 'g' _ 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:“ : n r. 9 u . ,t r 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 ||;?i. 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 _ hir gruesome dad. t “ OH!" Conrad exclaimed with s. shudder, an hs examined i _ , Bugs looked st tho boy -T _ oil _ 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? I 1 ti i tt . ti nt it th nf; "Q \°:"i.°°'° “"°’ "‘° “" °'f °¢r'?'iti'Th¢°fowt‘»v°f'i3r¢§§ Rnhftn, :ti fl I It , mt-ottut m in mum un stu- 3‘¢'-¥.l’fe‘t`?t'tl'."t‘i.'?i.‘t§}'ti‘°ttl’I 2t‘l'&‘J8."3‘m.t. _ .. _... . ...~.-». ri t tv. ,t, l"r:\nt‘lst‘0. To such yznnd pttrpnso tlirl ho labor that within tt work ht- iutti tio- cumtttaléd tho nl\t't~tari." 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 |ne.' 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,¢° 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 ..'t ‘-.. ~~--. - . 4 _ ., . 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- on 'Il' . “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 » - i _ l ». c ' /` ` s *\>_A_ /_ _ /K I) l ,f ...lIl, l _ f m _\ ~ /AA _, t _ " , _.1 W1 Q.; _ =.. ZJ'-;.=:;?-12""-' __ _ ph .’ _ , 'l`illat-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>'./ _ . "'- r - _t/'< \ . vi. ,/4 /` 'i ‘~_. Y\r-_,__ _-fs -.` -)_;, s _,,_ __ ,,T_ __ k, A-_ .___ I ____\ _/_ t _ '. / ' "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 ,,., , .1 . u if Stfiio oi 5 THE FRIENDLY GUARDSMAN '__ OLIDAYS were very proper, Heinrich thought, but it _wal not nice the school- l`|\ 'will hut wish in (luurd _ INTO *ni* l P Q/EY 2' `t _.Ml \ ` 5 :O _¢! \ _ n ._ ' "'° 1. “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_ $1 an .:::.°;ii.‘:°.t....'i"f.2.:t.*2.: tttttifitett _ #its ntl tts.: a' sttutt, -- tht ttttfits woitldlnot 'hurt .any `;' We use him to catch mics and rats and the animals which spoil our crops." Wouldn't it be funny if we had to have snakes Instead ot little’ pus# cds when tho mlos bothered uni I 0 among sided at 'Phrn third “ott- tannnn ht~lghi‘4 enemy were The pewter gllstened as nrdored rich saw r » i 1 1 _ram 'slit'-'VfTFil..$ it sl, this 1' mt t tti‘ti\_'ttt'_a_'_\ "i1t__‘_::’3§i".2‘ifi2`w.'.‘s:.;,""°°::,~f*,tt,.f_ _ aol %t|l8’|l‘d.at nl |qv§;T`i:mi'_r_~ét 1 ' -ahee'tu» arm oval __ _,I __ _ as, - "”x':°tt't»a' gout- .f¢§a_»_1trh~ . ti'-.» .t -°t°‘i'-mth' ' .tt ..._ _. . “hlltolat-l"’ me '&u§*rtt‘smt\n0___";__5 ° ¥l‘i=tcl:¥!‘:.ln”~f:t\*i,;’*l:>’:= t1'v`:|cun: 1.' ‘ , _ .. ‘nl - . » it