THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, rORTLArvD, - SUNDAY MORNING,' MAY; it, 1907
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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.
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THE STRANGE COM
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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 "
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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.
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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
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"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
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, 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 .
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