When. Sammy,
Turned Detective
By Mbel Herbert.
Coiyrij;htr, t,y Associated
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1 liaised upon a dint of Blbllonl liters
tun until bo bud passed hit eighth
year, gammy Templo took eagerly to
the otckvt novola wlwu at ist knowl
eTW of their exlatonct was communi
cated to blni, First he IlkeiJ tbt
lories of tuou who tailed strango craft
til tbe sky above, the earth, bolow or
In the water under tho carta, i "
Later tuw were as naught besldt
the bold detective wbe could arrest
bend of counterfeiters tingle handed
end who ran murderer to forth Just
to Keep in practice for greater things,
Captain Beggs, the Military town con
stable, at once became a more Impor
tant figure than Bon Dwyer, who ran
the tingle engine which constituted
the motive force on the little branch
line, (tommy had liked to dream of
the day when bo should-be an en
gineer, toolud would bave.qharge of
the great Iron steed, , ; i s ..
He bad planned to sneak past the
twitch at tho junction tome nlgbt and
run down the main line clear out to
California, or maybe to Mexico, or
tip to the gold field of Alaska. A fel
low could go anywhere on an engine
like that.
But after "The Boys' Own" and the
detective book the engine, tied to Its
Iron roudld, swmed tame. Dwyer
was dciHXM'd from hie pedestal, and
Beggs was Installed tbcroon, although
be was only a constable, which la not
at ell Mkn a reitl detective.
Detectives art peojl who tell con
stables when the bitter bare the right
prisoner, and be looked forward to the
day when he oould show bis badge and
pay to Captain Hoggs: "Oslteer, there
tands the man who killed Cyrus
Blake. Arrest him!" lie was ready to
bet that old Beggs would be surprised,
nd bow the other fellows would stare!
But meanwhile there were opir
tunltles to do a little detective work
bout the farm, and Sammy became
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hi... i
ram cam mobs car&wiw and plkad-
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vastly interested In the movements of
Dave Ryder, one of the summer board
ers at Caswell's, who would stroll osten
tatiously toward tho village, only to be
seen returning from the opposite direc
tion an hour or so later.
This action was auspicious. Detec
tive Samuel took the trail, and, like the
human bloodhound that bo was, be
shadowed the sunpect. It was rather
disconcerting to have Ryder turn after
a tullu or more had been covered and
rudely command him to be on his way.
Ryder even called him ''little boy."
Sammy's heart rose hot within blin,
and he ' assured himself that Ryder
mut bo n very rtcfipernte tirlrnlnnl.
But practice makes perfect, and the
time came when Sammy learned to
maintain a safer distance between him
self and the object of bis suspicions,
and at luBt bo tracked him to bis lair.
Tho lair was disappointing. It was
not ft cave reached thrdugh a cunning
ly hidden trapdoor. It waa not even a
rude shack such as tho one In which
Billy, the Silent Sleuth, found Pete
romero, the head of tho train wrecking
band. y.h a . ' k
It was Just a little nook lu a bend of
the creek, with a fallen log for a seat,
and with bis own sister Lucy sitting
there apparently waiting for the arrival
of the desperado.'
It was rathur disconcerting to find
, one's own family mixed up In such af
fairs, but duty Is dity, and Sammy
wriggled as close as be dared and lis
tened to the low murmur of conversa
tion. It all seemed absurdly simple. Ryder
was not planning a burglary. lie was
klttslng Lucy many times, and between
caresses they were discussing how best
to approach her father on tho matter
of their marriage.
Judged by the stem, unyielding stand
ards of Josliih Temple, Ryder was far
too guy a young blade to be -trusted
with Lucy, who was destined to marry
n minister when her father could find
a minister of whom ho could fully ap
prove. Lucy fen red to let Ryder speak
to her father lest she bo forbidden to
see or speak to him.1 Ryder, on the
other hand, was urging ber to consent
to a test of fate,
'I feel like n scoundrel meeting you
In the woods this way," he urged. ''If
jwtir father rcfimcs to give his con
sent, then w will elope."
Lucy shook her betid lu dismay.
"I couldn't do that!" she cried, "It
Would break father's heart,"
"Bettor bis heart than yours," tug
Rested Ryder selfishly. Then came
more caresses and pleading, and Bam
my, tired of inch talk, wriggled softly
through the brush, and beaded for hs?i,
He bud been wasting alt bis time on
ft pair of silly lovers when be might
bare been' ' better. occupied - with - Ms
books. ' ;V V
As h turned Into the yard bis fa
ther called to blut from the porch,
"Did yon read your chapter of Jose-
phusr... . . f-v- r--(.
Sammy's fact grew long with dis
may; Josephus was dull reading for a
ten-year -old, but It was ft duty, like
watering the stock and feeding the
chickens. In bis eagerness to trail
Ryder he had forgotten all about It
; '.'What were you doing?" continued
tho old man. i 1
"I was dowff by the creek," explain
ed Sammy uncomfortably.
"And what were yon doing ?down
there V came the prompt question, '
Bammy was no' George Washington,
but tbo habit of truth was, strong with
in blra, ,
"I wanted to see what Dave Ryder
was doing down to the creek," be ex
plained, i; ;
"And what was ho dolngt' asked the
elder,5,? ,f -
"Kissing Lucy," was the startling re
sponse, and the old man sprang from
bis chair In sudden anger.
Bit by bit he forced the frightened
lad to tell all he could remember of the
conversation. He found relief In the
statement that Dave wished to marry
Lucy, but bis lips tightened angrily as
Sammy explained that they both feared
to broach the subject to blm.
He nodded approvingly over Dave's
reluctance to do his courting clandes
tinely and again at Lucy's recusal to
consider an elopement I ' "
Sammy was startled when the Inqui
sition was concluded at being released
with only a mild reproof for not having
read hla Josephus. He scampered
around the comer of tbo bouse In a
spirit of thanksgiving at getting off so
lightly.
When he had gone Josiah Temple re
sumed bis seat and the contemplation
of the dusty road that ran, river ot
white, between the fields of grain.
It was Mrs. Temple's favorite obser
vation that "you couldn't count on Jo
slab's moves no inore'n you could on a
hens'," and now this contrariness was
working In Lucy's favor. nad Rydei
boldly demanded Lucy's hand In mar
rtago t the, refusal ;would hare been
prompt and emphatic H
i,I,t was because Ryder anticipated a
refusal that Josliih called to him as the
young man . was plodding along the
road, having made bit appearance
through bit of woodland half mile
beyond the place of the tryst ; s .
, Ryder turn4 In at the Templo gate,
wondering-If perhaps, after all. Jucy
bad spoken iv spite of their decision
to let matters rest awhile. Ho stood at
the foot of the steps and doffed his bat
In respect to the other's ago.
"When I was a lad, said Joelah, with
twinkle in hla eyea, "tt wai propcr.tc
call on ft young lady, at her folks' an'
not go sneaking off Into the woods.
Too c'n como over tonight If you want
to, I'll tell hef to expect ye."
Joslnh watched Dave leave the yard
after an unintelligible Jumble of apolo
gy, thanks and explanation. '
"I fooled ye!" he ' cried' exultlngly
after the retreating figure. ?
And he laughed as though the Joke
was on Ryder and Lucy.
Whlttier's Pot of ButUr.
Once, at the close of the midweek
service held lit the Friends' meeting
houso ' Mr. Whittior was Inqulrlna
where ho could got some fresh wade
butter. The next morning he received
a pot of the very best butter that
Tond Hills could produce. The sender,
Friend Ruth Challls, was rewarded by
one of ttiose spontaneous poems with
which he was wont to "burden" hl
friends. The original copy of the poem
hangs upon the wall of the homo of
Ruth Chains' 1 granddaughter, who
treasures the note, given In payment ot
her grandmother's pot of butter, as not
rcdoemnblo in silver or gold: , ;, ,
"Won! butter no pwtnlps," the old ad
age aaya.
And to fill up the trencher Is better than
pralio.
So trust mo, dear friend, that while eat
ing thy butter v
The thank that I feel are far mora than
I utter.
Kind Providence grant thee a life with
out till. I ! '
May the cowt never dry up that teed on
Pond hllla.
May the cream never (all In thy cellar io
; cold v i ...
Nor thy hand loss Its cunning to change
It tO gold.- ; j . , , -
Thrice welcome to htm who, unblest with
' a Wife, '- " I" . "
Bits and bunglca alone with 4he ripped
aeama ot lite,
Is the womanly klndneia which pltlea hl
.. fate
And iowb on hit buttons or ftlla up hie
plate.' ' V i . ;
' : ' And 8o She "Dldna."
Perhnps it .was . because he was
Scotch that bis temper was quick, but,
whatever the reason, he lost it during
a rush hour at the little country sta
tion where he waa employed as portor,
aud he told one lady 'near by that she
could go to well, a place not down on
the tlmo table.
Quite iiuUi rally, she complained to
the station master,, and it was he who
sent Sandy Into t'.io waiting room to
apologise for his strong language. lie
found several Indies there, and, Tpt
belnvr sure which was the she with
wham Ithi business lay. he asked them
all around whether ho had told her to
go thero. The very last one answer
r:l yes. , . .
"Woel." said Sandy, "ye ncedna."
t.lpplncott's.,
The Chlmne,
Where wood Is much n'd as fuel,
according to Suburban Life, ruinddera
ble soot collects in the chimneys, and
It Is a souree of many fires. The chim
ney should be burned out otic a year
t least and ths work done on a datfp
day, or It may be swept out A chim
ney is burned out by placing a bundle
of straw of similar material In the bot
tom of the flue and firing It To sweep
out chimney a small metal ball about
four Inches In diameter Is bung on a
thin rope and pulled up and down In
the chimney until It Is clean. When
not too blgn, the chimney can t clean
d by ji brush on a jointed pol.
' H 1 1 Birds list Play. ' '
Mom birds, like all children, like to
play, and Australia and New Guinea
product the "bower bird," which builds
regular playhouses, Th houses art
not part of their nests, but are con
structed usually in the shape) of cov
ered archways of little, bough two or
three feet long, eighteen Inches high
nd about at wide. They as these
houses filmply for;, their garnet, as If
they ert clubhouses. Generally these
playhouses are decorated with bright
colored 'shells and feathers. Just s
children decorate their playhouses.
, Lucky Future Generations.
There Is a saying of Carlyle that tbt
greatest hope of our world lit In tbt
certainty of heroes being born Into it
That it indeed a glorious certainty, but
the reference might be enlarged. Birth
itself, we venture to say, not of heroes
only, but of the generations In their
succession, is the infinitely hopeful
thing. It Is the guarantee that the
world will never grow old; that It will
never stand still: that no bait Is to be
called In Its eternal progress. Chris
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"Don't sell that man another drink,"
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"He ain't full." '
"No; but he's beginning to tell what
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