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U00. by rue Nona American Company.) _ r_ . . _ ' . \ . ~ ,-_,_ » '.1 f . . »‘ r t ~ _ TC) nwnw ,-_ lf By Raber Mundorf ‘S ii\iLiUU tells nie, father." said G Photo Hunipto, "that the hide of a rhiiioctros, when properly dried, can he made into shields, and that the skin may dlfv be prcpawi so as to have the rm.:- tieil :1.i‘.;,i;\= nt i\ppur..`atit‘e ii! toi*i-JlEe- ellen i':i_ \iliy did l not jab thi; rhi- noi.-eros in the brick with my penknifc while: he was giving nie that thrilling ride the other day? Then I could have sliced up his hide and made it into lit- I-le shields for the boys of Goobf_»t|'s tribe and into dandy hair combs for the girls. And 1 ani sure, father, that with one of these shields l could even dsfencl myself against the iittaclf. of bloodthirsty mosquitoes and gnals.” Elephnnt Hunter, overhearlng l'hotn's ratn»\--., Sinllingly remarked: "l fear that a penknifo is hardly the \\'t-upon to use in killing a rhitioceros. (mi--.~ upon a time I shot a big bull rhino right lhruugh tim hnall. After it plitligud tri the ground A I-1-aillr, who attended ine, 1%--at his usso-gal into the suppose-illy dead animal and commenced to cut up the body. Siiddi.-iiiy the rhino struggled to his fee-t and walked away, although terribly wounded. It is very likely your shields and 1.-onib:-1 would escape you ln siinilar fnshiozi." But liwaiia Huinpto_ wishing not tu discourage his non, observed that t1 rhino hunt would be orgaiiizud liniiio- diately, and that Photo could :lo no he pleas;-ii with the hide. \\'lillc plans were being illscussed, Doctor Pillu siild to the boy; » “Hi-ri- is ri llttlse verse about a rhino, wlil».!l l ~ili1»uhl like to have you mum- Orizc. "hir llhlliu Iii thc ivooii “fu would l_v_ dana between the Athi river and the Uganda Railway. In the morning ha` was round by natives and ltd back to his fath0r‘l clmfl. `nsar Machakol. Bwsnn. Humpto reprimanded his son for nut carrying his weapons con- stantly. , "Father," solemnly replied the My. "I shall do as you wish; yet I have found my precious kodak the safest weapon in the world." Then Photo Huniptc took s. snapshot. fl sz J _ _.....- ._ _ ,...__ ` i. _._.L _~l._.;~. .n___- _..._ ,__tT__ _‘.~_i. _ .. - - " ‘°"""“""."‘~“ """’°"*,°~--'.":" ,~¢ " _,.. al 0 nica `1` 0 LTHOUGH Jessie was always a A brave little girl when put to the test, she wal timid by nature and inclined at first to lhslsik from dangers presented tu her. So, when sho betan to learn horseback rid- ing slie did not display the darlnl' thit brother Ned, her instructor, wished t0` lee. After n very unsatisfactory performance, wnicp Jessie ended bi' in- sisting she had spent enough time in her lesson, Ned exclaimed somewhat impatiently: "That's just your way, Jessie! You'vs not as ounce of real grit. lf I were oven to ask you to spend three hours on a little burro, you'd flunk within an hour." ' Jessie flushed, but said nothing. Una knew she wun’t a coward, but sho didn't think it necessary to learn to ride in ons or two lrpsons. She preferred to be taught gradually. Yet her broth- l ill /,, ar's remark aa( Jessie to the quick "I'il show him 1'm just as brave as any other little girl," she muttered to herself. A lung while she considered what she could best do. Then, having made up her mind, she donned her riding skirt and started for the livery stable, where sho could hire a, hurro, It was late in the afternoon when PHOTO IS LOST IN 'THEIJUNGLE _ Jessie. mounted on tha diminutive _ (Photographs posed by'ilsures of Humpty Dumpty Circus.) burrcl rode nom the smblm From ma town of Colorado Springs she rode. As she neared the beginning of the trail up Plke's Peak a. shower burst from the clouds. But she resolutely clenched her less nuinhs.-rs of wild beasts. Suinmoned by the rhino, they gathered abolit the horseinaii in a wide circle, glaring oml- nously upon hini_ , "What shall we do with him?" asked the lion severely. _ "i.el's make ii stew of him," chnnicd the others in chorus. Photo loulu-tl about lilin for an avenue of escape, None was open. There were several nit-e trees conveniently near. These were already occupied by troops of inonkeys, however, and the surly fel- lows forbade- the boy to intrude.. Photo gave tip in despair. “I'ni dune for; I suppose I'm in for a pretty stew," he groaned, "atid this fierce orung-outang approaching must he the cook." 'i`h»:ii he cried: "Uh, lt' 1 iroiild only take ti snapshot Of this tisuettilily of ferocious b<~:istsI" He l~-ruled his kinliik as he spoke, The effect was tinigicul. Far and wide tiiiiong the liensis oi' ilvhl und fnrvst had the fiiim- nf the sii:ipslmtti»i- sprouil. l\r~c;»ly hiiniiliiitetl at liuving lliri-ziti~|if\il siivh 8. renowned peizson, the aiiinials l\'hitiipt=rPrl their apologies and disap- puzirvfl in ihe- jungle. 0 FAT was Ki-Sou-Los, a well- S known merchant of Pekin, that when he walked his protruding stomach was at least twenty aeuiiiirls ahead of the rest of his hotly. The good Uliiiitxiiiiiii dill not like being int, lie- caiise his frioiids tiiockeil hiin iind bud boys stretched nip.-s, which he could not see, across the pavcniont und trip- _ i is ~ _ -s . - Y _,,’}' E _ \ A* lied hfin. l'J\r-n his wife jcstcil nliout the cxtraoi'dliiiir_v piuiiipiwss. Lliit what could poor lil dn? lie had trlinl eating less, although he was very foml of suhsinntlal dinners. Yet his weight remziliieil cxiictly tho saiiie. _-it last, in ilesiveraitinii, he sought n Buddiil:-it priest and begged the holy C i 5-<" 'Y 15 '~_::-t-~ Right into it rh|no's mouth." .\ll that night Plmtn Hunipin wan- é ‘r |` ////f .- .sa _ ]`/ ,_//Z;`3“; il ~» ll li ' . .life 4.- fi 7 'l 1. / l 'iw .- f._.;.'\‘ li. . l §. i v »», i~ " ‘. li? " .J “Z” ur. _if-__~ 1. rl ;’:_,.._.“ ”’~ if ..;| .`-»-i.~'..._. .' if . =‘..;l "Fi" t-*fl il ,' _.1 f-,.5 ip i-2.1] .i -.4 ., .;- ._ r _,,, ll tl fi f qs* 7 D' i sc i.\llNY! Look \\iinl`a i‘otni:i'i" exciniined .‘.`lioily. J Joi- Stiiiitoii pi-..~~;»=ll izi the Iiiviidiiig nf his l;lli» :mil look- ed, \-.|' . vm- otliei, i_hi-ougli the thick biisiii.. .uliicii rriii.¢=.i ilu- iliii.. isinmi ni l'il.||if.¢' Cove. Wliat ii._~ _-:.t\~.~~-:iiisml him ti- lf-l as much uliirimil as was Shorty. “its the 'Bluudy }'lmies'l" he cried; "bsil|¢'\'lti' all us 'Robbers' was away. they'v»i coma over lioru to steal our illanll!" Nearer came the sr.-ow. pol`-rl bv the ¢W0 husklest “Bloody i'iiat-oo." Shorty and Joe now coulfl distinguish their enemies rlaarly. Thi- i-iiir of "Ruli- bers" consulted for ii nniineni. Then. 'With one accord, tlwy threw it vfllicy 0! rocks directly at the on»~o|nliil; boat. Yvlls nf pain and dismay showed the accuracy of ilu-ir film, Anti the Qcow rested ln iiilil:ii\~f=niii wh.)/s the "Pirates," in turn, in-lil I-nngiliarlsn. "We've blulhd '»_-iii." ol»-l=r\~m1 Flliiriy. “hut thci'e'| no tellin how long ih':v'll ltay bliiffsil An' |t'll he ull up wliri ul li’ they rush us, 'cause \ve're only two to 11 daznn of tlitm. C:1n‘t _\'nu think of sumeiliiwr' "N0, I <»nn'l," slowly rrpllinl .loc-. glen hill (nm l»rl;liii-ned iluvlilvnly 6 he cried; . _ "l'v» tot it, ant-r nil. \\‘ll;- nut let Y-M lin a nioszuge. on tiy ai least lo `l\v‘ f" I r ,. il W v ll . EQ ll V \~ . »~ lil' A l .~’ , . ; / ,f L 11;: _MJ ._'~'ii== \ _ _ Q Q( - ‘ Y .-~_~ _ ie/ _/` 1 \ s- a .h_\\"> /. . , ,Q- Pgka t / .\ _ _ -\ \ \\ . ;\ \ l . I ‘ _ .»: *~. ‘_ j » ,D ,ls f_, ~f,/ v ’ ‘ ' get worrl to the iellers, with my shin kite? l'll stick a iioti- in the tunnel- drag xiii' ily tho tiling ov.-r toward Bill Ktiiif-'ii hliiisc. 'l‘l|i~r¢_» uin‘i muifh wind, :m' if l kin get this l»:li-- over iliut fur 1 kin drop it -i’ors Jw.-»li~ hegiin to feel tired, but 1-ilw n`e\'er \va\‘~i~i»il. Slit- oven forced the hui-ro tu a quit-kai' paw. For hours she rotle, until sho cunie to the halfway house up llic innuntain, where tourists were nccustotiicd to rest awhile and take ix-i`resliiiit-iii. The little girl dared not stop hvrc, liowever, as ___ 3,., '-.31 ,wa is | _ _ ti/', , salt `\ __ '__-\\\\ -~ _-.ar , a" / _i .""” Q 1: X U '{\-/‘gl "RODE FROM THE STABLE" l she feared the questions that might ha asked her. Still onward she went. As night fell she canie in sight of a camp, where a party uf tourists, uniler the rare of suides, were settled to wait for mid- iiiglit in order to resume their march. Jessie did not pause. From this point the vvny led among boulders and stony slopes. The tree; growing here were stunted; a chllllnsss was in the air. Up she rode, across the timborlund, over a little plateau and then up steens of loose rocks and boul-' dere. covered onl with moss and tiny' bushes. The trna by now had grown indiutlnct, but Jessie trusted to the wis- duiii.0f her burro. who seemed' to know by illlillllct the proper path to take. Phe ic; wsnds now penetrated to the bone. he clung desperately/I to the pommel of her saddle, while t e burro, now alniost as tired as herself scram- bled up inclines which seemed impos- sible for travel. Hours passed as she rode through the darkness ln this fashion. At pretty nearly every lien or the patient iitcie beast, .lease lurched in her saddle, Would she ever reach the suniinit of the Peak? As sho gxazsd upward it seemed to her that s e saw her goal ln. villa vllwi `bi'at~`s6'§in ai-»w'n,,,.,, it would prove to boi ‘thou hilmmgq of rocks thrown in nllsf against tha sky. , .. , . -1 Jessie afterward had no raeeloetioat nr how me reached' 'tin iittlistscios at the top of Pll¢s'l Peak, and how ihroush a nurry or snow. she stpmbié into a room that- was comfortable ang warm. Here she was givin touring, . 1 1';-= .1 ,ii _il _ \.\\ !‘ll:lllll» / / 1 ` I / V . ._ , » f Il \ "f \l 1 / -'cixnizinn 'ro 'rum' '\ ment by ii klnri hearted man and onl 4 ' D mitted tu gn to sleep. , As d|i\\‘n was about to creep il\,fr0nlf the rust, parties of tourists arrived on huiru`huck_. Their intention was to view the beautiful sunrisefsucb' tt one as Jessie had often loh|dd tn sf-e from the Peak? But novi llu had Hu interest ln sunrisns. Too exhausted to nio\'e, sho la"y upon 3 dough |gg|h|y_ made in the corner. - . The next morning Jssslo was too weak to make the dlleont df tha mounliiln upon ner bun-0. when the gravity car'arrlved at the summit 0! the Peak, bearing s. trainload gf -pal- B0l\'s'ers, the lass was carried tu the couch and stowed comfortably away there. I lt was afternoon when she reached home. So tired was she that shs could hardly move. But before shs again fell asleep, she explained to~hl frightened parents and Nad slung' what she had dnne. , "Do you niii think rm a c°w_ai-a,', Ned?" s_he asked in s. whisper. befor!-i she closed her eyes. “N°. indeedy," the brother rabiiea firmly. "y0u’ve proved your plucl: ln. the bein kind of a way. and I wish to ll . recall everything I said about youfl lil-lvldlty in riding lessons." Couldn't Harm Mice GENTLEMAN who lived in india A had such a lot of mic; rurmlug about his house that hs told his native boy servant to buy six traps to catch the mics. ` The b°y did as he was told. and rlsxt morning he gleefully showed to his maa- terv a mouse in each trap. ¢ 'lhe traps were set again. and another six mice were caught. The rnaltsr Quia U18 D03* to go on setting the traps an catching the mice, but after pcverak mrs. ‘::.‘..=.‘z::r "Y -"1 it; '-rr '°;° ns ever n. a. a called the boy to him and ukadg“"‘how. m_a_ny mica have you caufhtt' » __More than fifty," said haboy. - what do you do with thin?" them ssklefi thehmastsr. ~ - -- e , | .. "Why. ygrtll slhfuilillrrvle lt&%dutlzs\;r‘i).{“ laid the master, laughin ly. "N°. I never xiii iuiytliin¢," ssiaxns native buy very solemnly. . He had been taught nsver to kill sul creature whatever, so no wonder tho* mice get no fewer! He was very nlasl lwy, think, to he so tenth:-heartexi but all the same I should' not M liked to live in that house with ali thvll mice. Would you? __ » . ssvl»a.¢.\."_. _' _ ~ 0 "`. l '#1, -i ° .;','. ~ il ».~» i .!.\ f _ _ / , . .\ _ _ I | t O ' .> ' | - .. J-4 i v X _», ‘ . `