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.THE OREGON SUNDAY; JOURNAU PORTLAND,', SUNDAY MORNING SEPTEMBER 8, W7
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(Copyright, 1M7, by The North American Company.)
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KZfaramA Miss Pussykin's
Bert Morgan
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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.
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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.
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