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.f-'H "7 .THE OREGON SUNDAY; JOURNAU PORTLAND,', SUNDAY MORNING SEPTEMBER 8, W7 rrr For Hops (Copyright, 1M7, by The North American Company.) 1 .!. " ' r KZfaramA Miss Pussykin's Bert Morgan CONTINUED FROM LAST IUNDAT i . . tCA rt n 1 - n t r . - 1 t .x. . - - - - - - uu nlj I hh hii A 8 BRT end Weill drew Bearer they oould eee from the wild gestures that the man must he at hie wlte' end. "Oueaa he' orairl" muttered Wel lle. Without replying. Bert darted for ward, pushed hie way thiough the crowd and greeted the stranger In Frencl , "SURROUNDED BT A The poor Frenchman, upon hearing theso worda apoken In hi native tongue, threw hia arme around Bert and bur-: fcrth Into exclamatlona of Joy, much to the delight of the bell bo. s and othera aurroundlng the two. Bert, after he bad succeeded In calm ing the Frenchman to aome degree, learned that he had been endeavoring to get some boy to call a carriage and to tell hi in the location of hla hotel, lie hud strayed from the hotel and had been unable to And the way back. When Bert called a carriage, he In alsted that the lad accompany him, and as soon aa he learned that Wellle waa with Hart, he Invited him also. All tho way to the, hotel the French man talked volubly, and continued his conversation evon after they had reached their destination. Finally he handed Hei t what looked like a slip of paper and shook his hands heartily in farewell. Then he croased over to where the astonished Wellle was sitting and also shook handa with him, smiling pleasantly e while. Jnce outside the hotel, Wellle fired a volley of questions at Bert! "Say, how do you happen to know dago? What does the old geezer wantT How did you charm him?" "Ho Ul on; one at a time, please," re joined Bert, smiling. "I picked up French while at school, " he explained; "you aee, I read and studied quite a great deal. "The Frenchman'a namo is Dubois Professor Dubois. He'a a aclentist and naturalist, and la shortly going to make a trip to South America to con tinue his research. He Is In England now making arrangements for cer tain supplies and scientific Instru ments. It will be aome time before all of these goods can be secured by the different Arms, ao, In the meantime, he's going to do a little mountain climbing In Swltaerland. "Well, what else?" demanded Wellle, for Bert waa grinning In a way that made It apparent he atlll had aome thing of Importance to tell. ' 'Tlsn't a eecret, my boy. We've both got Jobs!" "Bully for your cried Wellle, en thusiastically clapping hla friend on the back. "Yes. ' continued Bert, "he wants us to go with him to South America as his assistants, and he thinks that in the meantime we'd better come along with him to Swltaerland. Of course, I accepted the Job, and I told him I knew you would, too." "Will I? Well, I guess. Bert Moran, you're a peach!" And Wellle turned a aeries of nandaprlnga down the street. "He ave us our month'a aalary In advance, and here's your ahare," con cluded Bert, handing Wellle "what was equal to $80 In United States plunks," aa Wellle termed It The lad weakly grasped the roll of notes. Then he aat suddenly down upon a dooratep. "I'll be Jlngoed!" at last he managed to whisper; "I never had so much money before In my life!" "Come on. let a Bret eometiiinsr to eat," said Bert, realizing with Joy that for almost the first time In his life he felt ravenously hungry. They selected a small but clean res taurant and enjoyed what Bert Qmmt of BncmantedIsib "PUSHES OFF INTO THE LAKE." POOR HENRY bad a hard time of it He lived with his uncle in a little hut built amid the forest trees. Henry a uncle waa & woodchop- r. and the lad. too, was obliged to go out early in the morning and toil until night, chopping wood. Every nignt wnen ne came home with his bundle of wood he waa beaten by hla uncle and often sent supperlesa to bed. fur tha uoeia wa4, a, yery cruul man. One day, while th boy was going from place to place In the forest chop ping wood, he found himself standing on the edge of a beautiful lake. In the middle of which waa a pretty Isle. He remembered that hlajuncle had told him thla little Island was called En- thought waa the heat meal he had ever eaten. Weill waa atlll moat too overcome by the aurprlae of their good fortune to eay much, but be proved ooncluatvely that he waa pos aeaaed of a hearty appetite. Bert old Wellle that "le profeaseur" had engaged rooma for them at the hotel, ao when they had aauntored around for a time they retraced their ORINN1NO AU DIENCE." steps to the hoteL Her they dined aumptuoualy. After dinner Profeaaor Dubois engaged In converaatlon for several hours with Bert. Already he teemed to show a great fondness for the lad. and Treely discussed with Bert many of hla plana. Un the morrow the party left for France, and from there they trav eled to Switzerland. Oould Mr. Morgan have seen bla aon now, during days spent In strenuous mountain climbing, he would no longer have thought the lad was af flicted with a weak heart or was at all slcklv "RUSHED DOWN Just as their time in Switzerland was drawing to a close, Professor Dubola decided to explore the Mer do Glace glacier. As they approached It, from a dis tance It looked like a great, smooth river of snow, flowing down toward the valley. Aa they drew nearer, how ever, numerous rocks and Assures could be Keen, and places where the Ice rose In humps and ridges. A heavy snow had fallen recently, and the guide warned nil to be very careful about venturing out upon the Ice. They were not roped together, In asmuch as the professor had declared his Intention of not going upon the ice at alL The guide waa relating talea to the InriH about the glacier, when suddenly there came a great crash and crackle of Ice; and an Immense Ice cake with Irregular, Jaggod edges thrust Itself high above the surrounding surface. But this was not the main reason for 'RECEIVED BY THE DWARF." chanted Isle, and whoever journeyed there never returned. Sitting down on the bank he dreamed of wonderful treasures and mighty dragons that might be upon the island. That night Henry received a more se vere beating than ever before, Inas much as he had brought such a small load of wood. "Tomorrow I will go to the enchanted tale," fee rnolV(d; "1 could hardly lead a worse life there than I do here and If I should die It will matter nothing." Early next morning he crept silently down the rickety ladder from his bed of straw In the loft. He stole to the lake, clambered Into the boat hla uncla kept there, and waa aoon gilding toward tho little Island thlr astonlahment Not a aign waa thr of th profaaaorl In spit of a careful aarch and loud ahoutlng he waa not to be found. Th guide ahoolc hla head hopeleealy. "He muat aurely hav wandered out upon the dangerous loo. When th lc brok and that great crack yawned I fear he fell Into It If ao, ther U no hop." aald b. Th boy a could not but agr with th guide. Sadly they returned to th hoteL Among: th profeaaor' a ffeta they found th addreaa of hla lawyer. To him they wired of th professor's death, and then Journeyed to Parte to pise In hla hand what belonging! the profeaaor had taken to Switzer land. "Again we're out of a job," aald Wellle, aa they oam from th law yer's office. "Yes, this one didn't laat long. Poor old profeaaor!" aadly muttered Bert. "He was a nice old codger!" waa Wellle'a aympathetli response. Wellle had nearly all hla money In a wallet when he left the hotel In Switzerland, aDd In aome way the wallet had fcund Ita way Into a valise. Unfortunately, the valla had been loat on the way to Parla. Still Bert had about . and with some tht they uuld reach England, where Wel lle waa aura they could find employ ment on aome of the ahlpa where he waa acquainted. They arrived at the ateamahlp office. Bert reached hla hand In hla pocket and then drew it forth with a worried ezpreaalon. After hurriedly looking In another pocket hla anxiety In creased. Then he frantically searched every pocket. The money waa not there! "Can't find It!" he announced to Wellle. The other pureed hla llpa ruefully. But nothing worried Wellle very long. "We've afrnply got to get on board a boat, somehow," said he. Suddenly he clutched Bert by the arm. "Here comes a party of English tourists with more luggage than they can manage. Grab one of their valises and take it on board for them. Then hide when you get there!" Bert and Wellle walked awlftly up to the party of travelers, touched their capa and proceeded to help carry the THE GANGPLANK.' baggage on them. Once board. No one accosted on the ship, they hastily hid. After a while the boat started off and the commotion subsided. Bert and Wellle had been unable to get to gether, but both were hidden behind great boxes. They had not proceeded far when Wellle was discovered, dragged forth and put to work under the steward. Bert atlll remained huddled behind his box. The passage waa rough and Bert was tired and hungry when they ar rived at Liverpool. Aa the boat was mad faat Bert heard a step approaching. A moment later the box was moved. He darted awlftly out from his hiding place and ran for the gangplank; to his sur prise and great Joy, aa he raced down the plank he found Weill by hla aide, likewise running for dear life. (CONTINUED NEXT SUNDAY). "KILLS THE HORRIBLE GIANT." Arriving there, be tied bla boat faat and climbed up the bank, hla heart beating fast with hopes of adventure. He had not gone far before be saw a light. Keeping this always In sight, he drew nearer and nearer. After a while he heard a horrible crunching sound. Peering through the thicket he saw an Immense and horrible giant munch ing upon bones, while others broiled in a great pot. . Thoroughly frlghumed, th lad. .with, drew quietly and made all possible speed back the way he had come. But when Henry reached the edge of the lake he was dismayed to aee that his boat had been set adrift. The next moment he waa startled to hear a deep voice at his elbow Baying: "Now that you can't return, perhaps "PLATED TO HI8 HEART'S CONTENT." GRAND French nobleman waa one traveling quietly through Italy, accompanied only by hla secretary. Stopping at a village to change horses, they were at once aurrounded by a troop of ragged urchins. One, much cleaner than th othera, and fairly neat, played a violin while the othera danced. After dispensing a few coin a, the chaise proceeded on Its way. It hai gone some dlatance when the horses were thrown back on their haunches, and th driver, with an excited shout, laahed out with hla long whip. "Thr'a a brigand on behind the chaise!" he explained to th French nobleman. The "brigand" waa found to be Gio vanni, the little lad who played upon the violin. H begged and pleaded for the "signor" to take him to Franca, where he might learn to be a great musician. Greatly amused, the nobleman permit ted Giovanni to accompany him, and, when they arrived at Parla. aecured a position for him In the kitchen of a friend. One day th maater of the house In vited a number of guests to a banquet. As they dined there came through the open window the aweet strains of a vio lin. Charmed with the music, a servant waa sent to fetch the musician. Gio vanni waa dragged before the company and commanded to play. "Who ever taught you to play, my lad?" asked a celebrated count. "No one," replied tho boy. The count was astonished. He asked Giovanni's master to permit him to see (hat the boy received musical instruc tion. Not many years paBsed before Gio vanni realized his ambition and became on of the most noted muslclana of the day.- A Dog Hero VESSEL waa once driven upon the coast of England. The sea waa very high and there waa no pos sible way to put a boat off to rescue th men, who could be seen clinging to the wreck. Presently a gentleman came up with a great Newfoundland dog. Placing a "CAUGHT THE ROPE.' atlck of wood In the dog's mouth. he motioned toward tne wreck. The dog Immediately obeyed his mas ter's command and swam bravely ou to sea. He found, however, that he could not get near enough to deliver the atlck. While he waa paddling along, one of the crew of the doomed vessel threw a rope to him. Instantly the Intelligent dog knew what was required of him. He let go the piece of wood, grasped the end of the rope In his mouth, and aoon made the ahore. Thanka to the noble animal, all were saved. you'll do the service we ask of you." Henry turned to aee an ugly dwarf standing beelde him. "This island," explained the dwarf, "once belonged to me, my relatives and my friends, but the horrible giant has com and we no longer live in peace. There was once a hundred of us, now there are but twelve. The giant has eaten the rest. And you havo come to deliver us!" Taking Henry by the hand, he led him Into a great cavern, where the dwarfs now hid, and spread before him a fine meal. When the lad had eaten his fill, the dwarf brought forth a magnificent sword and handed It to blm. "If you wound the giant ever so slightly with this aword," said he. "he will aurely die. Slay him for ua and we will give you great reward." Henry took the word and went on hla way to where the giant atlll aat ai breakfast. No aooner did he aee the lad than ha leaped to hla feet, grasped a great club, and made a terrific lung with it. But the boy leaped aalde, made a quick dart with hla aword, and wounded the giant In (he arm. In a moment th inoualer lay dead. The dwarfs were jubilant. They pre sented Henry with great bags of gold and gave him a Mask of magic wine, which made any one who drank It kind and amiable. He was then provided with a boat. . VeryahorUy : boj enured hia uncle'a hut. The man at once sprang upon him and beat him. Then he spied the flask of wine. He drank It and the very next Instant he had become the most kind-hearted person in the world. With so much money they were now able to build a great castle and to live in comfort 'and hanDlneaa. I AVERY good pussy-cat goes to school Not like the froggies, by rushy pool; For, so select is Miss Pussykin's school Each little Pussyrille cat has a stooL Our ieUM (Blub REALLY do believe that Claronc la the most selfish person In the world." said Edith emphatically. We. that Is, Helen and Catharine and George and I, nodded. Helen observed, "It does look rather mean for brothers and sisters to hold a council about another brother, but I think it's time we did our very beat to break Clarence of this Habit It he'a not cured now I don't think he ever will be." "1 f he could only aee hlmaelf how bad It looks!" sighed Catharine. Each of us looked to the other to auggeat a plan. At last Edith spok: "Well, suppose we let hlno aee Juat how It does look. Suppose we form 'a selfish club,' and be Just as selfish to ward one another and our friends aa we possibly can. It may cause some embarrassing situations, but we can easily explain everything afterward." "Agreed:" cried we all. and the "Self ish Club" became an active organiza tion. Operations began at the breakfast table. "Catharine, will you pleaa paas ma that orange?" aaked Georae, nodding toward the only orange that remained upon the table. HIS FIRST SURPBISB Clarence looked eurprlsed, for ordi narily George would have politely Insist ed that one of us take It, but he actu ally started when Catharine Catha rine, the most generous little girl there ever was! retorted surlily: "No, I want it myself!" Momsy, of course, waa In the secret "Helen." said she, "when will you be ready to help me with that embroid ery?" Clarence expected to hear Helen an swer, "Right away, mother," as she al ways did. Instead, he was shocked when she said shortly: "I don't think I can help you, mother; I want to have a little pleasure myself today." I waa the next "offender." Tommy Ryan, my particular chum, daahed In and shouted without ceremony: "I say, Jimmy, I want to borrow your canoe for today." Now Jimmy and I ar ao very, very chummy that usually we take one an other' thlnga without even aaklng. What belongs to on belongs to the other, you know. Clarence almost drop ped when I aald, Juat aa ugly as I could: "You can't have It! Do you suppose I want all of my thlnga broken?" SOME ANIMAJLS "Why notr ' asked the doctor. It is very entertaining and amusing to se now many figures you can cause there's seven of us b, 1 malcA with a Inner, iointed rule. Hers are iome of them. .xi ouwn. A SESSION OF THE CATDOM ACADKMT Mousing, behavior and virtue taught, Shov in the manner of cats well bred; Bo that the pupils of Pussykin taught, Hare all their comrades in Catdom led. Tommy felt dreadfully hurt He turn ed and went away without a word. I bad to allp out the back door and catch up with him and explain all about our club. Of course, Tommy was enrolled as a member, and he then went off to get the canoe. But the club disbanded that evening. Father had come In tired and not feel ing well. After dinner he asked Edith: "Do you think you could help me check up a few accounts, dear?" Edith al waya bega to act aa father'a private aecretary when he'a home, and ahe'a proud as can be of her ability to assist him. "Can't tonight, papa; I've arranged to go to the theater." Clarence'a knife and fork dropped with a clatter, as he gazed open-mouthed from one to the other. He had not one apoken of our selfish acts, but now he drew himself erect, his eyes fleshing Indignation, and said, alowly and delib erately! "Edith, how could you do eoT" Then poor father, who wasn't yet In the eecret, turned sadly to Clarence. "My boy," said he, "have you any right to reprove your sister?" Clarence flushed and dropped his eye. "No," he replied. In a low voice; "but I never thought before how disgust ing an act of aelflahnesa appeara to othera. "I now see my fault clearly," he con fessed, "and I shall do all In my power to correct It." Father's face Just shone. "My boy, nothing you have ever said has pleased me more." So you see our "Selfish Club" really did serve Its purpose. Only Thing Left The schoolmaster waa trying to teach hla claaa composition, and he waa hav ing great difficulty. Said he: "If I should ask. 'What have I In my hand? the answer should do, 'You have an apple In your hand.' "Now. suppose I should ask. "What have I on my feet?' what ahould you aay?" "Shoea," was the flrat reply., "Stockings," replied another boy. "No," said the teacher. Impatiently, "both of you are wrong. Remember what I have Juat aald." For a moment no one seemed anxious to try to answer the question; but at last a lad raised his hand with an air which aaid quite plainly that he waa perfectly sure of his knowledge." "Corna!" he ahouted triumphantly. MADE ''WTStJTJE" Y'& i "i !. Wis at horn, and by th time I Doubtless you will b abla to 7 ?;':! . V';'--1 . Though I say "cats," course) I mean lust-Xe Kittens get through long before ihefxi Nor was there ever such learned kits, None so skilful to catch sly rats. First Visits to the Count! THE queetione and answers of tltt boya and girls upon their flr visit to th country ar often tru amusing. ; j One llttl boy from th alums wa with great difficulty, eoaxod to go.',-! said h heard there war "thraahli machinee" in th country, and he aidn want to go there to b thrashed, !; Tl same little boy, when asked why tl chickens Interested him so greatly, r plied, "I've only seen them that's be peeled In the city." v Another little boy one want to U country on a visit, fleeing hie am plucking the feathers from a chlcka that evening, be aaked: "Auntie, you undress all the chickens before pu ting them to bed?" "i The cowa were favorite with Xottli a little girl of 8. She begged to be pel mltted to milk, and, finding herself rati er unsuccessful, thought ahe'd "bett begin on a calf first" Lottl also wani ed to know If you had to buy gum f c the cows to chew on. and whether th milk that came .from a separator wa th earn aa that which came .trot cows. Sh thought It was so funnj too, that "all hens ate with their noses "TENITA CHASES THE BTJTTERFI.T tWO little Japanese maidens,' Tenlt and Oylka, wr busily engage with their brushes, writing ou their daily exercises. No one would eve lmagin that th queer characters, s carefully painted, represented word, but they really did. I Tenlta happened to glance up fror her work. Ther. flitting about ha head, was a beautifully colored butter fly. Unable to resist th temptatloi Tenlta darted after It This way an that sh scampered, but the tnagnin cently appareled insect always elude her. Suddenly., in place t th butter fly. ther stood before her a.wonderfi; fairy for even Japanese boys and girl hav their fairies, you know. .'. ' "Tenlta.- sola ah. "I Sm orrj to se that you Ilk to engage Jn touch Mi pastimes. 1 am the fairy who reward only studious boys and girls. "Oylka. has been keeping faithfully a her work. Already sh has finished ha! her exercises, and I am going to hi her with the rest SB deserves such reward," . s .v , - With ewift strokes th fairy com pleted Oylka's ezerclae, while Tan It was left wondering what xcua ) should make for her tardy progress. Rule DldnY , Apply. Johnny had Uataned attentively to t wis old doctor's rf lc but you c see he wasn't aVlit convinced, "No. doctor." said he., "it might t right In some families to ch-w - pwwahfxj m. j lines. but. U. P do la ours. : ' , many Isbed one mouthful thera'd te t M:Utt tot me w eat. 'f..