V. i. ,;, . 1 J 1 , . (Copyright. 1907, by The North American Company.) . ' ; . "MARTS VILLB HAD WON!" TUKKfi wasn't a great deal to choose between them. Marysvllle Semi nary was located near the moun tains; Ellotford Seminary was sur rounded by beautiful lakes. Elolse James was going to enter Marysvllle, while Laura Ford was about to becomo a student at Ellotford Seminary. Elolso and Laura wars Juliet's particular chums. Now, which school should she attendT Juliet had by no means arrived at a solution of this Important problem up to this afternoon, when, with heels Impa tiently drumming a tattoo, she awaited the coming of Elolse and Laura. The three were going to take one of their customary trips together the last be fore school terms would begin. Moment after moment flew; still there was no sign of either of her two friends. To pass away the time Juliet began to think again of the "seminary riddle," as she called it But even that she gave tip in despair, glancing anxfbusly at the clock, as she said to herself, "I suppose 1 11 have to attend Marysvllle half the time and Ellotford the other half." Juliet was now beginning to feel a lit tle annoyed at the non-arrival of Elolse and Laura. All at once she leaped to her feet, cheeks glowing and eyes spar kling. That's exactly what I'll do!" she ex claimed, excitedly. "If Elolse comes first. I'll go to Marysvllle, and If Laura Is first. Ellotford will be my choice." Meanwhile Elolse and Laura were having little troubles of their own. Both lines of trolleys which they used had Mopped running for some cause or other. After waiting for some time. Elolse determined to walk. Laura stood In front of her house for a long time un til an automobile belonging to one of her friends lme by. The friend Of- HOW THEY LOOK IN THE construction of good cages for squirrels, chipmunks or white ruts, you need nothing more than a small quantity of wire cloth, tin boxes and wood. ' Figure 1 is a simple house to make. Cut the baseboard twenty-eight inches long, fifteen inches wide and on Inch end a Quarter thick. Ten Inches from one end saw off etrlps so that the end will be six Inches In width. Eleven Inchei from this and erect a square partition, covered with tin, so that the animals will be unable to gnaw the wood at the edges or around the hole that leads to the cylln- der for exercising. Tacks may also be flrtven around this hole to protect it. Atthe wide end of the board drive . wicket made of stout wire or quarter Inch wire rod. Tack the wire cloth to the backboard and wire It to the wicket Along the edges of the baseboard bote holejnto which the wires of the net- iSr mnv sIId at the bottom. A aoor RToo nt wire cloth is hung on hinges, oldared to the galvanised cloth. At the small end of the baseboard attach a wedge-shaped piece of wood, elx Inches road at the bottom and two Inches broad at the top. Nail a con necting strip from the top of this wedga to the top of the backboard. An exercising cage is made of straight 1 C&dtes brlfburPets fered to take Laura on hr way and she was soon comfortably seated In th auto. Elolse and Laura ascended th front steps of Juliet's houe at th very same time! Just then, 4 fortune would have It Juliet's brother came out of the side gateway. "Hello!" shouted Dick. 'Vhat about that entertainment Laura?" Laura stopped to chat with Dick for a moment about the entertainment their society was to give on tjie morrow. In th meantime Elolse was admitted by Nora. Marysvllle had won! Juliet never told how she had come to select this semi nary, nor did Dick ever Imagine that he had unwittingly been the cause of Ellotford's defeat But one can't help wondering what would have happened had both Elolse and Laura entered the room together. Whipping f- Prince. It Is said that Prince Krut. the little son of the crown prince of Denmark, once th;ew a sponge In the face of his nurse at the end of a warm dispute. The royal mother was sent for. She decided that her son was in the wrong, and told him to fetch a cane in order that he might -r punished. A little later the prince returned and politely handed two pebbles to his mother, with the remark; "I can't find toe stick, but here are two stones for yet to throw at me. Looks Suspicious. Mrs. Brown looked around her uneas ily. "Do you know," she said to Mr. Brown, "I'm expecting every minute to hear the doorbell ring and to be told that Clarence is in some dreadful mis chief." "What makes you think that?" asked Mr. Brown. "Oh, he's been so good all day; ana this morning he took down one of his lesson bjoks and studied for nearly two hours." WHEN COMTLETED wires or wire cloth with wooden or tin ends. It is supported between the wedge-shaped upright and the back of the cage. Figure 2 shows another form of squlr- rel cage, which boasts at on end a shelter made1 from an Inverted tin cracker box. Who Began ItP Willie had Just received a sever whipping. "Mamma," said he, "did your moth r ever whip you?" "I was punished when I was naughty," his mother replied. "And was she whipped by her mother? "Tea. dear." Willi reflected deeply. "Wall, rd like to know who started It. any way," ha exclaimed, Anally. ' Bog Wag There. Wilfred Papa! papal the pigs are out of the pen! Father-Well, why don't you call th " dog7 VVUfrad Oh, he's slttln' on 'era. " t Something Came Out. Roy I wag up watching the eggs In Farmer Jones' Incubator, ma. . Mother Did anything coma out? -Roy Farmer Jones Aid and b chased us, too. IT WAS not bl twit that hta father was Immensely wealthy. Nor was it by his choice that b was christened Adalbert a nam b al ways dtstd. Whila Adelbert was but a baby Bis mother bad died, leaving; him to tb car of bis father. Mr. Randolph Mor gan was too busy looking after his mil lions to acespt th entir responsibility. He was the kindest man In th world, and well meaning; ' and n'Wif esoivnd bis boy Should have the vary best ther was to be had. Adelbert received tb very best of education in select privat sohools and was sent on tours through out Europe to improv his languages and also to Improve his health. Now Whn he was very young Adel bert was carefully examined by an emi nent physician, who reporUd to Mr. Morgan that th boy would always b weak and slokly, and that hs should never b permitted to tak vloUnt x rclsa So Adelbert was debarred from all forms of manly xrdsa, and grw up a tall, pale. effemlnaU youth, with apparently no Interest In llf sav for dress and mild amusements. Let m whisper it! Adelbart really never believed he was sick; ha hatd being wealthy; and b did so long to indulge In the sports that hslped de velop other lads Into strong, reliant young men. Tou see, In spit of all that bad unwittingly been don to check his growth along these llns, tbar still lurked in the boy a great deal of th quSTTtlCff'oT 'Courage sjtd energy that bad -enabled Mr. Morgan to carve out a for tune for himself. Whenever It was possible for him to do so, Adelbert would slyly leav th splendid mansion where he lived and mak his way to the parks and place whre sports were going on. Ther h would look enviously on, wishing he could join in the games. But h was positively forbidden to do so. and be sides, he couldn't bar played In th games had he tried. It was upon on of these walks that he came across an artificial lake in th park. He was looking at th children playing near its edge when suddenly h eaw a ragged little urchin, who had been paddling his hands In th water, lurch forward and tumW Into th lake. Without a moment's hesitation. Adelbert leaped Into th water, grab bed the youngster, and, although be "LEAPED INTO THE WATER." could not swim, succeeded in reaching the shore. Forgetting about his own condition, h was trying to comfort the little boy, who was sobbing affrlghtedly, when a rough looking oy ran up, his eyes shining , with gratitude. Stretching forth his hand, his face still glowing, the newcomer said: "Say. It was awful kind of you to Jump In and nab me kid brudder! Spoil ed yer fine clothes, too! Don't s'pose you'd want me fer a friend, but cross my heart I'll not forget this, and if ever I kin do anything fer ye, Just whis tle!" Adelbert assured him that it was noth ing; if h hadn't Jumped In some on else would. Then an Idea struck him. "By th way," said he, "haven't I seen you playing ball in the field yon der?" "S'pos y have," grinned th other; "I'm catcher and captain of the 'Lucky Stars'." "Well," pursued Adelbert, "then you can do something for me If you want to. Could you teach me how to play?" The freckle-faced lad whistled in amazement "Don't ye know how?" h gasped. ' "Sure. I'll be glad to do what I kin. Some fellers never kin learn, but I don't see why you shouldn't" "If it's convenient, then, suppose you come and see me tomorrow afternoon." After handing the boy his card, Adal bert shook hands with him and parted. For fully five minutes the boy stood looking at the card In his hands. "Hul ly geel" he muttered, with eyes wide open. ."If It ain't millionaire Morgan's son!" Promptly the next afternoon th boy arrived. Down by the coachhouse Adel bert received his first leeson. Drawing forth a well-worn ball from his pocket, Beak Too Much for Her. Minnie was a nice, well-behaved Httl girl, but she. was "awfully particular" about what she ate. Of course her mother trld every means to break her of this habit. -So when she saw Minnie eyeing the egg be foro her suspiciously, she said, rather sharply; "There's nothing the matter with the egg. my child; you must eat all of it." Minnie said not a word, but resignedly commenced to test the contents of the egg. Presently she appealed tov her mother. "Mama," said she; -must I really at the beak, too?" Question Was Easy. Teacher Sammy, let me hear you re cite the alphabet What Is th . first letter? Sammy "A." ' Teacher Tes, and what coraes after "A" Sammy The rest of 'em. Mlk Brady (as th youth was named) "sent 'em In easy." But they didn't sem at all easy to Adelbert. who was tired and discouraged when he looked at his blistered hands an houT later. Mike, however, cheered him by saying that no one could learn baseball In one lesson. He departed, promising to com again. Meanwhile, Adelbert asked on of th coachmen to "catch" with him so that Mils was astonished at his progress when he paid his next visit "Tor glttln' along fine!" said he. en thusiastically. Mike also coached him In throwing" and "batting." It was not long before Mike admitted be oould teach him no more. As he went away for the last time, he said, "Toa'r "WATCHED THE BOAT good enough for our team; you'd be a Jim-dandy catcher." This was the great est compliment he could have paid. When Mike was gone, Adelbert began to wonder to what use he could put his knowledge of baseball. That very day, . however, Mr. Morgan told him that hearing that Professor Montague and his wife were going abroad, ha had ar ranged to have him go along, as the trip would undoubtedly prove beneficial. The lad disliked going on the Journey, but as he had no reason for refusing, he wearily consented. The party was first to go to England and then make a tour down the conti nent All the way over, Adelbert battled with himself. For a reckless Idea had come to him. If he was not permit ted to do what other boys did, while In the care of his father, why not run away for a time, Just to prove to Mr. Morgan that an active llf would have no harmful effect upon his health? Doubtless he could manage to live for a while. Others did, why not he? Long and thoughtfully he pondered over this question. By the time England was reached, he had fully determined to desert the party. As th Montagues wished to visit England only to see relatives who lived In London, the stay there was short "Adelbert" said the professor, as they arrived at Dover, "we shall take steamship for Calais In an hour and a half. If you should take a walk be very careful to watch tho time." Thereupon he dismissed the lad entirely from his mind, and neither he nor Mrs. Montagu thought but that Adelbert was on th boat when It started for" the trjp across the Channel. Adelbert wasn't very far away, It Is true. Seated upon a box on the shore, he quietly1 watched the boat fade from view. ' Then for the first time he began to reallsx the seriousness of his position. With only a few dollars in his pocket, It was necessary that he find some em ployment and that very soon. He was absent-mindedly twirling a baseball, which he happened to find In his pocket, when he heard a cheery shout behind him. "Hey, give us a catch I" Adelbert turned and saw, only a few VACATION I SUPPOSE it Is all very well. But I wish that somebody would tell Why you always fl worse when It's done Than you do when vacation's begun. Now they say. when you don't feel Just right That you want to put books out of sight -A vacation you need then just why yards away, a marry, freckle-faced chap, very slight and short In reply, Adelbart tossed tb ball to him The lad deftly caught It and swiftly returned it They had an enjoyabla "catch" of ten minutes, when the lad approached Adel bert "You're th first chap I've seen over bar who looked as though he could play baseballs. They 4q. plajr.crlcket but crloket's too slow to be called a game." Adelbart smiled. "So It Is, and rra glad to hav seen you" "Wellie Brlght's my name; Wellle's short for Wellington," returned the lad. "And mine's Moran Bert Moran," FADE FROM VIEW. ' Adelbert said, resolving to change his name as oompleUly as tils manner of life. The two shook hands heattlly. "But what In the world are you doing here with a baseball?" a?ked Wellie. Bert rapidly Invented a story. "Cam over here to visit an aunt," said he; "but when I got here I found the old lady had suddenly died. So I'm here without money to take me back again and I've got to get a Job." "A Job s the very thing I'm looking after," confessed Wellie. "I'm from the States, too," he went on, "but the last three years I've been traveling some. You see, spite of the fact I'm so little, I'm really 1 and stronger than I look. I get odd Jobs 'board ships and don't have much trouble picking up eoine sort of work wher ever I land." The two wore walking together down the street, when they happened "TOSSED THE BALL TO HIM." to see a man vldcntly a foreigner standing on the steps of a hotel and waving his arms in a wild manner. He seemed to be readls something out of a little book, and vry mo ment he grew more exctd. Around him was a group of grinning bell boys and other youths who had been attracted thither. "Let's see what the trouble Is!" ex claimed Wellie. They hastened to th scen. (CONTINUED NEXT SUNDAY.) THOUGHTS Do you feel, oh, so bad, when it's by! I suppose it is all very true: When you work you forget to be blu And find Joy in th honors you win But It's awfully hard to begin! For you look out the wlndpw and dream Of the wood and th meadow and stream, - . Of the birds and tb fish In. the brook And you cant even glance at your book. "RESTORED THE KEY TO HER." ALL alone lived th old musician. No on ever cam to bis tiny house, nor did h ever go far from hom. Hi sol delight was in playing, over and over again, th old tunes of which b was so fond, and occasionally composing new onss. It was only In th vnlng that b took any xrclsa Then h sauntered slowly along the river that flowed by his house. Thus It happened that on day, as he paoed to and fro. h cam upon th queen of the fairies. The queen appeared to be much wor ried, and seemed to be hunting closely for something. Approaohing her, th old musician asked, "Have you lost anything?" "Tes." replied she, "I have dropped a key among these rushes. Inasmuch as it Is the key to the house wher my Jl jv&rf iajil. elyes llya,, Jt. Is raUerlm- portant that I find It" "Perhaps I may be, of assistance In your search," politely suggested the old man. So well did he look that th next moment he was able to place tho The First Day .0 TOUR very best, dear," were mother's last words. As little Mrv found herself in the great big schoolroom with so many other glrla and boys around her. she said this to herself over ana over ;"" somehow she didn't feel a bit brave. You never do when It's your very first ' day at school. Mary was beginning to feel awfully blue and to wish herself anywhere away from these boys and girls, who dldn t seem at all friendly, when she hap pened to see a little girl seated not far from her who looked the picture of misery. She was so tiny df timid that Mary at once began to fei lots braver. Thanks to mother, Mary already knew her entire alphabet and could even pick out a word here and ther. from her nursery books at home. She did so well that it would surely have mad. .mo her proud to have seen her. But the other Httl girl seemed to know not at llL The other boy. and girls laughed at her because she wWs so stupid. This only seemed to maka) her worse. Mary was very nr. indeed, for her, . ,nh Jh other boys and ana aiisrjrii girls. f ' .... .v. At bs sne sLJgni oui iuv offered to share some fruit girl wltA her. It so pleased the tiny miss to think tuat she had at least one menu that Mary felt more than repaid for her words of kindness. And Mary forgot to be afraid after that You see, she was too busy cheer ing and comforting her little friend. Conundrums. L Why do day and night resemble two banks, stopping payments at the same time? 2. What is ther a dumb animal can't crack ? . When you listen to a drum, why are you like a Just Judge? 4, Why la a proud lntie girl Uk a mere music-box? 5. Why should a clergyman always wear well-fltUng garments? SUE S, PAGE. Had No Time to. Talk. Donald had been going to school just one week. He was hastening to his classroom, when th principal, who was standing in th ball, called to him: .. .. "Come here, my little man. I wish to speak to you." - - "Can't; I'm late already," breathless ly answered Donald, brushing past In his hurry - - t . . Some) Difference. - Visitor And bow old are. you, my dear? - ' .. Little Girl All depends; tm 11 at home and i when X ride oa tba railroad. precious key in th qun'S bands, , Not a reward would tb musician ao eept and back to bis house he trudged to play a few mor tunes bafor going to bad, For many weeks th queen hovrdf near tb cottage In tb hop that sh ' might ba able to do something for him but always she heard th musical tinkx ling of th piano, and th ancient mu-. sidan seemed to want for nothing, . ; . One day, howvr, sh heard no mu sic. Upon ntrlng th hous sh found that, through an accident both arms of the musician., bad ben out off, "Oar 1ms is- i Malty ' to hyy my gratitude," tbought she. Immediately 'she sent (or a company of ilttl elves. Then she oommanded them to stand by th strings of the piano, and to each aba gave th name oj the key where be was stationed, w :, , . When the musician called tb nam of a note, the lf who stood by that string played upon It, so that the old) man. by simply calling out the notes could have anything whatever played for him. The music, too, was quit as fine as any be bad ever been abl to) maka .. Th qun had. Indeed, repaid hist for his on llttla act of courtesy.. - . "ELVES PLATED FOR HIM." . Blackfoot And : Toe as ND I'll Blackfoot tomorrow,'' Toddy said Joyfully to himself. he made not In bis mind efl , all he should do and all b would seej when he reached the old farmhouse tho next day. For Toddy was going to the) country. ' Toddy never told you about Black foot? That's funny, forwhen- TOddy ended his visit last year ha cried and cried because Blackfoot couldn't coma with him. Uncle John said he believed his aunt and uncle though, of course. Uncle John couldn't have meant Jus that What was Blackfoot? Why, a lamb, nt pnnrB. And had cunning littlOJ black feet Toddy would have told your"! "HE CAUGHT IT, TOO.? , that he wasn't exactly th "black sheep" of tbe flock, for be wasn't black all over h was only a' llttl blatk, but those black feeleiatajy made blm it wee bit wicked, 'cause Toddy retiintJl-r ed bow the lamb liked to tease him. -Blsooj-j.kBww. belojigg iO'! dy alt by himself. tlficle John Jm4 promised him tbe lamb If b could outwU It It was a long and merry chase, but Toddy wanted that lamb badly. ; lie taught It, too. ' ' And now be - would see Blackfoot t They arrived at tbe farmhouse late tli.u evening, and Toddy could hardly .wail Uiitll morning to-ae hi pt , - He was all excitement wnen his i" i at last Ud him to- th l Blackfoot wsa. Uncls John jwn:u u.. a big sheep with black 1 ., . , Why, that Isn't mr, )mbl" rr 1 Toddy, Then he suddenly rHimb.-rw. "Of course, a lamb didn't stay a In, ;, longhand Blackfoot .. Toddy grieved deeply, lot a hn i 'r, nearly as nlc a pt..a cunning i ... tie lamb, yuu know. ' c' -