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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, rORTLArvD, - SUNDAY MORNING,' MAY; it, 1907 - W j --yyy A UrtX MARGARET had Such A ; flpe bouse, right down by the ocean. You could look hit out , to 'see without ; going off the porch, "Ana there wu such nice stretch of beach, where you could play all day without feeling tired. And you could to la wadlng-one shouldn't forget the wadlngl-end bo chased by the wevee aa they rolled up the beach,' It waa such fun! -'.. ''.s.- ;!.;-.. , .: v .'; i. Ton cannot wonder that Ton and Tld were ajwaya most ; anxious to llt Au. ' Margaret : 4 1 v? V' v.V' ' It was a their last visit that the transit poaalble tbln happened. Tea, it really happened. Though Un cle Henry says be'a afraid they were 1 sleeping oi the beach, he is, of course, only teasing. Aunt Margaret ..el'leioe very word, anyhow, so they don't care If uncle doeen't - , - That day waa Tory, Very warm. The sand waa almost scorching on the beach. waa a warm that It made, you eleepy, and that la wh; Tom and Tld. (short for Tldflledywlnka, you " Vdown for a momenx to rest. Surely, ft could not have bees More man a moment, for hardly were they aeated when the funniest-looking man -they had erf r teen roie from the aand la front of them, Be waa a sloe old man, toot with great bushy whiskers thU hung like seaweed, a long, flow- Ing green robe, and a masnlnoent golden erown upon his head. In hla smiled graciously at Tom and Tld. . The whole company then showed their little ruests through all the rooms of .the castle. The two were especially de lighted with the treaeure rooms, whers were chests completely filled with beau tiful pearls. 'yyy: THE STRANGE COM ; PAN Y OF "WORN'. OUTS'V : Copyright MOT, by The North America Company ) AFRAID," said the eld mere. dejectedly, rtbere's not much exouse for my living. : I'm too old to ' do much work, end 1 the younger home regard msea, eort of nuiaanoe that muit be put UP wun. til I -d 1 ei Having explored the building, the king They're all so much younger than I and announced that he bow had a, treat la tore for them. v : . , .' Taking thP to the courtyard behind ' the castle, he aeated hlmeelf on a big ' throne and placed Tom end ' Tld on either elds of him, In emaller thronee. ' "Now,- said he "you are going to see an oeaa eircus." y.y, .(;. i "Ohr erted. both, Joyfully, In . one ' breath; . v'. . -j,v; ' Tejij 'it wag a fine elreus, too. A ring waa placed end the mermaid rode dot , phlni rownd and round, diving through hoops Mid by the lobster. There were oyster apd orawflah clowns, and they ., crackedTJokes that were as funny aj funny could be. ;.'' " . '. "''' The shark was fine ringmaster, a long eel making him. the beet kind of have so much to learn that I, with their interest at heart, try to give them all the kindly advice I, ea.n But, bless ,youl you, can't tell the youngsters any ,, thing nowadays. I know they'd be only too glad to get rid of me." yr f '-y : Old Bossy looked affectionately over the ' stall , partition -at her neighbor. .' "Cheer' up, Jennie," abe replied, "the youngsters couldn't do without you. Of ; course, they fret and grow a little lm- ' patient when lvett advice,' but that's ? merely thelr way. - Why,' every one: " . loves old Jenny I '. ' ' ' "And you'll soon have an epportunlty , r of Judging for yourself whether er not ; my worf are true, tor I heard master say only the other day that you ehould do no mv j work the rest of your life. whp Acrobatic, flsh turfted many a e ?'jH-dlrV b7pur'the7 VlSufc VB fcwwwfc puiwf i ter another. The eeuttleflsh offered to wresUe with twenty clams, bul aa the clams had the toothache end couldn't ; open their mouths they shook Jbelr twenty heads In unison, :-'r- ','..:-'';: Tom and Tld could have remained for hours watching this performance, hut the king called them away to take a . ride on the dolphins. "rt-v. "- J "We might-have taken the ,whaU.1he i!fv .K!LCm4 'vrt.ot.pltoXwk, . rsm.rked, "had I not sent him away with three prongs, ;.ch he called a . tnaent. : :r... .J, v "Children, Tve coi:e for, you, he announoed, kindly. . . - Tom wished to aay !What forr but he though he'd "better , not, "ao both - murmurea, -xes, eir." In that delightful paddock through ' which the brook runs and where there are so many delightful shade trees. ' ' .YOUNGSIEBS , 1ACK EESTECT "But HI adroit that the young people don't have the respect for their elders . . : that they khould have. ' I'm la the same . position as yourself, you know, and I can tell you of several others. . ;.. ft "By therway?r"concliiua Bossy,"" 1 n we worn- If-r-' vrovr;.' jl " .1" r m;r TALE OF; THEBUILD- THE TRUE STORY 01 INO OF THE FIRST ; THE HERO "TAD - , TUNNEIigf MWlit: " rPHa young noble was pearly per - I , plexed.' When , bis : uncle. V .the Prlnoe's confidential advlier. died 4.Tmany and varied were the effects that , dm some into tne noble s possessloa, but, of them en. the bid yellow manu script had greatest bold upon his curios Ity. f:a:" f'V;- "'' .V"-A , - Oood reason, too," had fee for being , pusxled. The. parchment told of a won derful treasure'JUddaa dees In the cen tre of a great mountain which stood on N' OT that he was really and triii. a tadpole. Oh, Oear, not He waa a well-srowtt fros. and a wise knd learned, one besides. In. deed. If he had . pot known quite sd many things perhaps he would not have received the name of "The. Tadpole." ' Some time ago a stranger came into the quiet Httla pool sheltered from the swirling- eddlee of the" main stream tr, a sharp bend. 1E He was k oulot. unaa- the border of t the kingdom. New the ; f'0' hen. pressed, however. " vvuiu ten airanKv tna esciiuig laioa f the pools trow which he had wan dered,' There. h said. were lmmenas .... i,,. 1 ' 1. ., i . ... ., r ,.' i . t.. . . , , ., .' a.i w.s. - a - m . nav an wefc ouywuw thtT kln?dom undeth. Tld wa. wfieth,r or no,our C0UMd U a. little frightened at first, but she was tt2?3,r,4 ' C ,Lty inm to soon sble to guide her dolphin ss well I. " d U r uhl.nu' as the others. . . . , .'. . find out sxaotlyrhat they think of -Wouldn't It banlM f"we'"wne4' ol-"'re,t P mf- have seen a most remarkable colleo- H " tlon'of animal In the pleasant pad , dock along by the brook, .' -'0 There was Jennie, the mare; Bossy, the cow Patsy, the pig; Toby,, the ; Jrlel eetterj ' Themao, the cat. -and Pandy, the ; rooster. Tes. and they . '. were all "Wim-outs," too." But now r . ther all conversed peaceably together - (even Toby and, Thomas seemed to be , en the best of term) end were en Joying themselves to the utmost, ' For one , whole week these eld ani mals were separated from the younger, ones. At first the youngsters rejoloed ' at the removal of this restraint but . v somehow, after a few dayn, things , went entirely wrong. ' At the end of the week, Coo-coo, the ' pigeon, appeared among' the Vorn- . 'out" company as the bearer of lonpor- 'tant. messages. ' ', . C yV. v 'IS always pleasanter to gmile; . Let frown alone till .alter WilUO ......-..,. ,v-.". . The time that nerer comes. x Xearn well the worth of mirth and ' . Joy? ' - If need be, learn it from a boy . i 1 Like redw. 1 In Pedro'g land bright, ennnj " ' Spain, ;'. .. TIs cot to fair but that the rain ; E'en there sometimes doth faEL t , Bnt be the weather what it will, You'll find that he is miling'8till ' 1 Weo Pedro. v A be8;sr Pedro is, ?tis true, - . And meals to him, you know, are few And mostly far between '-A . But every- 'glance is full of cheer, And one has yet to sea sv tesr s llrare Pedro. t The Missing Letters young noble was by no mean wealthy for one of his high station, and i be hooved him to better his fortunes ss ' best he might But who ever heard of ahythlng ; buried in se strange a -man. .. nerT ' Could - he ; believe the , ancient writingt . 1. ' yyy y i v-,- With so Important 'a matter the noble could trust no one, so tt was' with all '. . secrecy that he Journeyed to the top of ' the mountain and camped thereupon, . DELVSD INTO TUX XAKTH Tor man r day e following he dehred Into the rock and earth. . When he ar , rived at a considerable depth, however, ' , he found himself at a loss to know how ' to proceed further, as It took most too . long to carry away the loosened eoll. At last he, decided tto . employ ether . means, ,- " - .. . - -i -,"' Attacking the side of the mountain at ' Its base, he cut his way, little by Utile," , In his anxiety to find the treasure he took no account of the distance he had dug, when, to his amassment he found " that the other aide of the mountain had . been reached, : . ' yv , ;.!r ; ' Disheartened that his labors should , have been unrewarded, he returned to ; hla home. . . !. s..j:y .'':.''.', At court the newt of the noble's feat ' reached the ears ef the king. . ' . By mjr eoull" he cried, y means of thl fine tunnel I will now establish a thriving trade with , the pelghborlng kingdom. My coffers will eoon be over- flowing with riches.. - : . yry. "Bend the youn man to me, that he f may be fittingly rewarded.' - The king rewarded the count ! most - i' generously, so that he no longer had need te lament his Uck'of wealth. This, so legend tells us, is the manner In which the very first tunnel was built 'i flihes, who greedOy ate all their young for brethren "end, there, too, Man,, si - queer kind of animal that lived entire l.out of water, would come and draw! both fish and frogs out ef the pools with a sharp, bent thing called a hook. i y These: stories the frog would relate When asked why be waa se careful ani eautlflus, And, although hu neighbors told him there could not he the slightest danger, except tf the very smallest of the Oslves, he attll wae cautious, so thai Anally, In rldloula, he was nicknamed ."'The Tedpole." C To be called "The Tadpole- hurt th V AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA "."Come Slong, then," he commanded, etrlklng the ground In front of him with his trident s deep bole appear ed, with stepe running down f--m where the three stood. . King Neptune, for so the old man was . named, ; took Ttd's hand while Tld . took ; hold of Tom's. Then they carerully descended. i . , It became darker and darker the fur ther they went until they couldn't see the stepe before them. All at ones, the three Af them tumbled head first down through the pitchy darkness, After a while It grew lighter and they brought up suddenly On; a pile of seaweeds. "Gracious 1" exttalmed the king, "those s wordflehuhave . again sawed away the lower part of the stats, They shall not -go unpunished this UmeSv "Why, we're under the rbntorr erted .Torn and Tld together, as ufa noticed for the first time that the UgBe they saw around thorn came from wonderful sea animals, carrying what looked like electric globes, Fish darted around them on every sldeV and they walked over strange weeds and creepers. , , ,-. After seme thought Tom said, fit's funny ws don't drown,'1 "That's because you're with me, ex. plained King Neptune. "No harm can ; ever come to my guests." Leading the way, - King Neptune ' brought them to the door of a great castle, guarded ea each aide by a fierce- v looking shark, .j TW( king patted the sharks on the, imJl. snouts, just as ivm ana Tia caressea I JleJrdog, end the three passed through r nt!TW4arge hall. Thes Irora every di rection swam preuy mermaias. xora and Tld knew they were mermaids, be- A VERT large field of growing grain, a grasshopper was flying and hoDDlns from stalk to stalk, when ene day he met a very email animal that be had never seen before. ' The little animal said to the grass hopper! "Why. how Strang ly you act You Jump front atajk to stalk, then you climb up or down. Tou then get down Addreaslng himself first to . the efloU ,"n " f... i. -x i bv pushing yourself with; your, hind i "Jennie -the T horsed ceo! of ou to 'legs,; I also note that you make nuoh a - tera. When properly arranged they wlU Jennie, .the borses tef; ,pt;you ,,to t1-ta. "Kow wtthrme.- aatt the - .Dsn the name of tbs imm. .nim.t little animal, "1 run around and get - . , - ever the iround very easily, I can run Milch-Pampered MOUSIC Wry cuiiiw vtic ' about my color, so that It w hard te find me. Then. there Is another thing that I . have, and that U"-Just then they h ard tha gobble of. a flock of t rkeys, who were coming toward them.. The grasshopper flew away up la the ' air, and the little animal hid himself under some clods of earth, f- ' Supply the missing letters. Place them . In their proper places. : Then on a sepa rate sheet of paper place the missing let- phlne? - suggested Tom., wistfully if "'" vs , goi inis au sonar they're much nicer than pontes." l - acrapee since you left them, while "Well, you may have - these," , said they miss your advice aadly. Jim and,? King Neptune, smiling, "only I think I : . ke voiw celts, -are being broken hail hattss stable them for ton." ; ' , tte harness, and It's such a trial for r!L.vlnswtth w -iWk ' w,n. wot Voo. No one of them Four nee glistened with Joy. "Thank wjU tappy until Vou come back." you," ineir vwnors muu, . wen thii wi A often, anyway, ao It wflljn just luce '-having them home." .:: ; , .' "Which, by the way, reminds me that your aunt will be worrying about you ; if you don't reach home within the next few minutes," returned the Wng. i ' v ? ' . They rode back to the eastle. where - they said good-bye to the mermaids, who gave them ail the pearls they chuld carry. King Neptune' then led them pack te where they had come down, "Now that -. the stairs are out of use, we'll have to put you on the volcanlo elevator," said : he. .. . ' Directing them to stand on a square piece of rock, he waved his hand In '- parting and turned on the volcano, . . s , Instantly the rock moved upward through a dark passage, like that occu i pled by the stairs.,:. . - , -; Tom and Tld sat rubbing their eyes and staring at .each other, la the very , same spot on the beach from which " they bad commenced their queer Jour- , ney. "But; where are the pearler gasped Tld. . . "Don't know." said Tom, "must 'a lost ,'em on the way up." tt's keep it ail a secret" whispered Tld. - This they agreedto do-but it really was too good to keep, Von't you think sot . , I ;'.'r.' ' - NEED THE OLD rOLKS . . - "Bossy, the cow are nearly wild to see you. They all love you so much that they are grieving sadly over your desertion. . ; . : , ; "And, JPatsy, fines you left a few of 1 your greedy grandchildren are keep Ing all the rest from getting: a thing to eat. If you don't restore peace quickly, I don't know what will hap-: ; pen. ,- -. . .. , : . - "The hunting dogs have behaved mis erably sines you left Toby. , Master declares they have forgotten all, that you and he have taught them. If you could see what a whlpped-looking pack they are. I'm euro your heart would bleed for them, . , " 4 "Thomas' children, too, have - lost their cunning for mousing, and the ' mice have grown more daring than ever;:..' ..... y?-' "Ae for the flock, v. Dandy; it is in a sad way. Immediately after your de parture a dosen : young roostere f J?r"n8f,.up, rivals for leadership, so that all the time was spent in fighting- instead of providing for the hens ' - and chicks .. -r , .. i "Indeed, the farmyard people,' one and all, pray for the return of all of ' you. They poslUv!y cannot j0 with ; out .you." v v . ,- : . . When Coo-coo had flown away' the "worn-outs" looked at one another and then laughed softly. And their old hearts beat quicker, too, and if those were not teardrops In their eyes, they looked very much like them. After all, Bossy was the wiser, as Jennie admitted. , : ' swam across a little creek. 1 do things so quietly that no one can ever and ' me. Don't you know when you ' : eke ' that funny noise,' that the turkeys we see around here will know where to And ' you, and you know they are very fond cf grasshoppers. Whenever I hear them coming, I travel very fast, make no noise' and bide, so that : 1 am never . troubled." . .,'', ,. "What you say, Jlttle animal. Is quite true," ; rP led the grasshopper, "but what you call - a' funny - noise, la not , aoise-that's singing, Doa't you ever slngt , Always, after I have had all 1 car te eat! I alngi and that Is some th ng you cannot do. Besides, 1 have wings; that's another thing you do not have. Whenever X hear any one coming, all X have to do la to clap my. wings and .away I. go, for can ly far apd ' wide, and very much faster than any one can run. so there is no danger1 of any turkeys ever catching me. You will also notice that I am green In color, the name color as the grain and grass, which I c nslder a very great benefit ; as they cannot tell me from grain or ' ' grass..' y, yyyyy :KtyjyyJ--y-iKi " 'Well. Mr. Grasshopper," repUe . the animal, "there is certainly more to you that I ttimiffhf mlnnt An bav Id A stir. Drise to me And as for vour tnloi. hvr-breakfast. Then you ehould have seen ;"SV me' Ana Ior yQur '0I0T M that sturdy little puppy creep up and Ing the same as the grain and grass, kick that bowl aU ever the rooster' You look at me, I am the a me color as never saw amors surprised rooster in the ground X am on, and the fence la your Ufa. " . STORTla told of how Mr. , and Mrs. Mousie lost all their family, with the exception of one little one.; Thereafter, nothing was too good for the tiny, mousie, Mr. and Mrs. Mousie Idolised her. y, - 'i'yy. ;-' ' -' : . ); Finding a comfortable, nicely lined ; shoe In a closet upstairs, the family moved from their home In the cellar te these i sumptuous quarters. Baby, of . course, occupying the shoe. . Mrs. Mouse evidently began to think about the education of her little one, . for she was seen looking reflectively at. the books In the library, as though In doubt as to which would be the most suitable for a beginner. s Fearing that baby might become lone- ' ly while her parents were searching for ' provisions, Mr. Mouse even stole a doll , from', the doll-house, and ' when v baby was first discovered 'by a rude man she was seated In the sbos alongside of dolly, looking as cute as cute could be. ( . Served Him Sight, . He was only a very little puppy, and the big rooster could easily frighten him away from the bowl that contained his ' food each mealtime. But even a buddy. will turn, and next time the rooster drove him from his food he simply wait- ea unui mat cowaraiy rooster put his head In the bowl to greedily gobble hie AW nderful Escape IT WAfi a terrible tornado-such a one , as had hardly heen seen, by any ef I .the oldest who Uved In the little town on the Western plains.,, y .y ,i The Browne were one of the greatest, sufferern. Their house was torn from Its foundations f and their stock scat- : tered far and wide. Indeed, hut Wttlo wae saved of all their belongings. But this was not the cause of their grief. Ths J-year-old baby, Johnny, could not be found. ' ; v vr--- ..rf-. k' Ted Brown was gnopIhirfrantleany ;: . over the prairie, when his pony stum bled In what Ted thought was a gopher , , hole, and pitched him to the ground. .. InveiitlgaUng, he found It was the " entrance to a little dug-out cabin, such ss are occasionaiiy built on the plains. Upon descending, whom should he see seated contentedly on the floor but i . tie by Johnny 1 , ; , . The baby had been swept away by the ' ' ternada and deposited gently at the en trance to the hut from where he had crawled within. 4 " How to Read a Book F TOU wish to remember what you. Ireaa it might be a 1 good idea to follow the plan suggested by Lord , Macaulay, who. In speaking of ths time whence was a boy, said: ... t , "I began to read very earnestly, but at the foot of every page I read I ' stopped and obliged myself to give an account of what I had read on that , page. At first I had to read It three: or four times before X got my mind ' firmly fixed. But I compelled myself to i comply with the plan, until now; after X i have read a book through once. I can almost recite it from ths beginning to : the. end." . , .y.,py. ryy A. Wise jyrother. , , ' A little hoy told his chum that his' . mother gave him a penny every morn-- (ng to take his medicine quietly. -cWhat do you do wito.ltr, inquired : he little friend. " . . " "Mother puts it in a money box until ; ; there le a quarter." "Well, what then?" Why. mother buys another bottle medicine with If RE3CUIN0 THEIR COMRADES feeling ef this wise eW frog deeply; but he only croaked quietly to him self, and was startled as much as eves: by the slightest sound. . . One day, while the fish were swim ming lasily about or resting In the bot tom of the pool, there appeared above them a nice y worm, . sinking slowly x through the water. All made a rush) for it Then, strange to say, they sais, ths fellow who had secured the prize , shoot swiftly upward toward the sur, face and Anally disappear. But soon he was forgotten, for ; another worm plumper than the first greeted theU? eyes. Again the worm's captor disap peared, aa had the first fish. , -Tha learned frog, who now. came up lllOiP Ji'y-i,. FREED FROM PRISON v;; ; Y cause they bad seen pictures of them in their story-books at home. 1 "My daughters.' said the king, wav ing his hand toward the mermaias, who - . Would Se s Frpg. , v , ' 'Goodness, wish X wes a frog," gasp. '. ed Tommy, who was broiling under the . hot eun. . ' "WhyT" asked Jacky.;.1; '-'. V' "'Cause I'd never be dry,", sighed N Tommy. . , . , . i i nf i in M&!1 5 - h "Bubbleology" MANY 'strange and beautiful things may be done with soap- " bubbles that oue" can hardly num ber them. , ' ', , First of all, It Is necessary to have the right sort of solution.. To get the best results, sift about four-fifths ofi an ounce cf pure Castile soap powder 1 into a quart bottle, half full of distilled ; or soft water. After the powder 1 djsv olved, mix In one-third pint Of pure glycerine, end let stand until all bub bles have disappeared, 'v.- The test of any solution Is whether a ..film or - Most any object-even a spinning top L. Piay he Inclosed in a bubble -Pour some Of the eoluUon-tnto a plate or tin dish, so that the bottom la eovard tK. rim of the plate.4 Place abutter plate tey in tue middle ; oft the- dish and: permit l'f . tne object to rest upon it Place a small r funnel over the article and blow gently, " slowly lifting the ( funnel. Alway, re J lease your film by giving jerk at right t As many as a dosen bubbles ma be . whim ouotner. invert a a iromsdlatajy tarms whsa your pip, ltk . i At cornuoepi is placed In the solution, " solution. Carefully blow Urge bubble A i sf - iiaiin r i ii n .?PM with your cornucopia, Then ' ' I Zu -T - e A'rVl; Vr Cat 5f I ft' ' : r;MW-SW F PtMTU I J 5 e, a-K i y, ai , ytvV , ir. 4Vv i t ' '-iBaift i : in 'iyj Insert a moistened straw through' the : iihupis n mow a second, and so en. Blowing smoke through the last bubble adds greatly te Its beauty, , Objects of any kind almost may U dropped through a bubble if first wet Indeed, , anything the bubble touches ; should first be moistened, with the eoi- But JjABT alaekfthat lIsnt-for Jranidriie ambuntIbfT "gold designed for tune should come upon me, the royal ; exchequer. : had recklessly Vnhappy am L indeed!" , . ventured through the nearby forest Harold, the troubadour, knew without escort and bad been robbed, by that his slghlngs could avail him noth ing nor lessen the king's anger against him a WhitV'!:?fi;' ' v :! When, the king, a fortnight ' earlier, had granted him permission to pay his aged mother a :visit it was with the express condition that he return 1b time ' Uon. Yen pan hang k&b es en ywr ? i holiday celebration. That finger tlps. and even balsnss hJ-I a h iiA not "owing to the impassable toads after recent BUBBLES INSIDE, OF ONE! ANOTHER v and whether you can place your .wef finger through the bubble without burst ing it If the test falls, add more eoap. Be very careful that no bubbles, how. I ever tiny are present In the solution or' on the pipe, cornucopia or other Instru ment used to blow the bubbles, ' finger tips, and even balance them u the top of a sptnnlng top. H To balance a bubble on e lrobIe first cover, the mouth ,of thei goblet with a film and then blow a bubble and drop It on the' You can even freese a bubble It ou tlow itxln a cold enough place and allow it to remain en a wet plate. ' It is as tonishing how long a bubble -may be steamed; Ithout bursting.--. - - Indeed, with the right sort of solution condition of the heavy rains, was to" the king an act of disobedience altogether inexcusable, . Harold, :, you must know, was ' the ' king's favorite minstrel, He alone could ' beguile the fancy of, hli Majesty with1 entrancing song and incomparable verse. So that you can see that no birthday -celebration could be complete without . the attendance of the talented lnstrely vu, vuv ionipvr was in - t?,i "" P'8.?1!?? u hardly any- y nowise improved by the news that a. mcasaocer. pA bl wax U fiouri xlU aa ' bare XaUedl " , - 'i - , ... .;:;- ' Daring Roger, the noted outlaw. All , efforts to captiir the robber were un successful ytiyyyyyiiy y.y::yt: The troubadour decided en A bold Stroke to appease hla Majesty's wrath, . , -"Oh, great and glorious IClng. wilt hear thy -humble mlnatreir he plead- ed, upon gaining audience. "Tell what - thou knowest elckly.k rascal I" tartly replied the monarch; v "With thy i consent then, O Master. : X go to seek the villain who has rob bed thy Majetty, and promise to bring him to thee a prisoner ere the shades '' of evening wrap thy castle In misty shadows" V v , The klnr eyed him scornfully, and then laughed derisively: : - tOh, ho, varletl ' Wouidst a - gentle singer of songs attempt to do that wherein ' my doughty men-at-arma 1 "WelV go, If thou dost value not at all thy scurvy hide. But If thou re turned without he thief, woe betide -theel"; yyy ;ii:-i y y -yyi- 'y ? Waring- bis hand n fllemlseal, ' his , Majesty relapsed Into moody sUence. Harold secured ths services ef ' twe Sturdy yeomen. These hseook with him some distance Into the forest Thee he called e, halt, and., bidding them stretch a rope across the ' roadway. : stationed one at each end, telling thent to hide behind opposite trees Further caution ing them to allow the rope to lie on the ground and to raise it only at bis command, he resumed his way Into the ' forest blithely singing a merry lay. "Haiti" sharply called a gruff voice, "If I mistake me not 'tis the king's own alnglng bird. Thy-nest shouldet . . be ' weU lined with'" gold, my pretty,. Canst thou not be Induced to part with some of uv -y- y,:;yTiyy s 'yyA r 1 Harold looked wlthertngly at Daring 1 'Roger, for it was none other thau be, snouated, aeon e coble xchite sUea. ficatblnslr he spokei . - ... -. "O thou sordid wretch, wh earest aaught for the higher things In life, whs understsndeth not the beauties of existence, teke thou thy base eoinP " As though In Violent anger, be cast a bag of gold upon the ground with puck force that the glittering coins rolled hither and thither upon the road- v wy..-.: !'y.i!ylySy :-yyyiyyA , The brigand impulsively leaped from his horse to gather the. spotX ImmedlaMly Harold was astride the steed and started to ride away, with the robber In close pursuit '' f Harold had no sooner psssed the spot where his men were posted than he " gave ' the signal, and the rope, now stretched taut, sent ; the villain head long to the ground. ,; . The three pinioned nlm and took him as prisoner to the city, where Harold was greet1 as. a h-ro by the populace. . ' What la more, ha waa once again re- y celved luto the favor o his aucusit masters.'; . counseled the ' fish V to swallow ' n4 mere of the worms, which, he said, . were merely uced bv a man to catctt them.- His warnings were unheeded, . for what harm could there be In tak ing auch a tempting morsel, especially1 t when placed rtghir petute your- Bo, to the joy of th man., htg basket began, to fill rapidly, as flan after fish wae caught: upon the ho. j , - Meanwhile th frog had swam to ' the surface ind seated himself quietly near tne Dann, .: -nre ae eouid watcn B . all that happened. He rld over and over again to think of some plan for i saving his comrades. If they were to be rescued at alt, it were high time that he should act for the man had almost filled tne basket With fine fel .lows and would Soon be on. his way, home. At last the iroir had an idea. lit iaw . .that the cord attached to the basket . dangled In the . water -Seizing one. , end of a strong Vine lit his mouth be . dived with it through the looped cord. ' Then, summoning the largest flsii who yet remained uncaught, be bade thetn .pull tegether-on -both -ends of the' ' . vine. . !''- v.,... . -i. Just ss the man arore to stow away ' ' his tackle, the fish succeeded, with last strong pull, in jerkfng the basket -into the wa;er.- What the man salj was decidedly dtfferent from what the flahes said to the wise frog' when thoy were freed from thoir, wicker prlou. ' "The Tadpole"- lost his nlcknamo, -and was ever, after revered as the ' wlrest of frogs. As for the fisherman, - although he often tried hisiuck In . .that pool aft-rwaid. hi itakhee were - tew, for all but he very indiscreet fishes profit Jd bv the learned frog's ' advice, and carefully Investigated all ijueer-iooning WUrnia. -- - PUZZLES TO SOLVE J' Wer4 Square. ; . , 1. Another word for weary, , $ 2n who wastes hla time 3,i To elevate, , 4. Fairy sprites. " . ; .v A girl's garment . ' EldHIe.s, ' What is that which work w UP'?X?.?(1 PUv" while It worker vi J . nluo a, toe most content, i birds? ' ' '.' EnTgrna. Tm rough, Tm smooth, rrn v ' dry; ' ' My etfition low, my title h - The king my lawful mm-r I'm used by all, though ct, t . V.Kay 5 Turz i:r. A !tch. ITatterast. A, t.J.