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THE OREGON , SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND,' SUNDAY HORNING, SEPTEMBER 29, 1907 Stain l . r r, " . . Tor Bato aaid Girl&. :i (Copyright. 17, by The North AmerlcM Company.) i .J" ,;00er 7 : -T , - Siccessoff of 1 H';'', ;. wM V.J ft SURPRISED TO SEE SKINNY'S CLOTHES T HAD to com eooner or later. Skinny wai a flna leader and ail that b could schema Ilk sixty and carry out bis plana, too but tor Impetuous daring and aklU in battle he didn't hold a candle to Billy Mumford. ?i The only reaaon Billy hadn't captured , the leadership In the beginning w&i be- causa ha had come to HomevlUe com paratively recently, when the "Bloody Bobbers" were already well established. Besides, Skinny had lost his gun. With It went great deal of his Influence. JTrue, Skinny waa quick to realise Billy's i . ability, and had made him his first lleu- tenant, but the Job was becoming too small for him and he waa looming up big aa a future captain. ' Naturally. Skinny did not like to atep I. cut of the position he had occupied so long and so ably. Bearing this In mind, one may well be surprised to learn that Skinny resigned of his own accord and .opened the way for Billy to become captain. And "thereby hangs a tale." . "Let's take a whack at the Swtmmln' ; llola," urged Skinny, on this day of . momentous happenings, as he and Billy Vera sitting; with-legs dangling, on top of .cracker boxes before Fowler's gro- eery store. Billy, who was Indulging In the gen tle pastime of coaxing the grocery cat " '"to him and then kicking it away, waa S not at first Inclined to stir. But as f (Skinny Insisted, he Anally assented and dropped laslly to the ground. I Once at the Hole, the two took a dip and then seated themselves on the broad ' fiat rock. I t "Think I'll take a look In the tunnel," remarked Skinny. ' Billy shook his head. "Don't you do It." said he; "water's high after yester , day's rain and the place must be about Hooded out." "Oh, It'll be all right after 1 get ln , aide," returned Skinny. "I think I'U move along." 1 "Well, all right; I'm going up to the bend to see if I can't land a sunny" announced Billy, taking his lines and " books liorn his pocket, and proceeding ' '' to look for a tree which would furnish . ' him a fishing pole. Bo they separated, going In oppoalte Directions. It is necessaiy to describe the tunnel . - rather carefully, since it had every ' w: thing to do with the adventure that !,; happened shortly afterward. v,f At tha place where tne tunnel was tw located the creek made a deep bend. ijpoa the river side of the bend there , .,; opened In the bank a cavern with a i.rj good-sized mouth. At the other end of - : the cavern waa another mouth. As the cave ran in the same direction aa tha creek part of the creek flowed right through the cavern, going In at one mouth and out the other, to join the main body of the creek beyond. Tha roof of the cavern was about eight feet high, and along the wall farthest away from tha main part of the creek there was a sort of ahelf. It was upon this shelf that the boys liked to sit watching the water flowing over the bed of the cave. In the roof of the cave there waa a little hole, opening all the way upward. Whenever one boy wished to know If another chap was In the cavern ha always shouted down this hole. Now. as Billy had aald. the water of the creek had risen until It waa really above the mouth of the tunnel. But Skinny knew he could diva through the opening under water. Once inside, he could climb on the ahelf out of reach of the water, and the hole In the roof would give him enough air. Skinny got through the opening all right, and waa soon perched upon tha shelf. "This'll be a stunt to talk about." aald he, for no "Bloody Robber" had as yet dared enter when tha water roaa above the entrance and tha exit. Skinny found It so comfortable that before he knew it he had fallen asleep Meanwhile another rain came. It was a frightful downpour. Billy ran from hla place on the bank of the Bend to tha old sprlnghouse nearby, and remained sheltered there until uie atorm bad passed. . Then ho went In search of Skinny. Arriving at the cavern, he waa surprised to see Skinny's clothes, thoroughly soaked, on the bank alongside. "That's mighty funny," said ha to himself; "wonder if Skinny's there and doesn't know it's been raining?" "Hello, Skinny 1" he shouted down tha hole in the roof of the cavern. "That'a funny, too!" muttered Billy, beginning to grow uneasy. "I'm goln' to see what's tha matter," said he with decision. Hastily stripping, ha dived through the entrance of the cave, high above which the water now splashed. Once within, he rose to the surface, to find that the shelf waa barely an Inch above tho Waiter. And there on the shelf lay Skinny, unconscious, a jagged cut in his head, from which blood was steadily flowing. Billy was horrified. He was quickly at the side of his comrade. Raising his head Billy shouted, "Skinny! Skfiiny! Wake up!'1 Tha ayes half opened. Skinny looked around la a dated, bewildered way, and then tbey closed and, tha bead dropped weakly back again. "Got to get out of here aome way!" Billy muttered, between clinched teeth. "So here goes for it! Grasping the insensible lad In his arma he dived madly back through the cavern's entrance. He was swept back by tha swift water, but he fought dea perately on. until, with the water ring ing In hla ears and his head whirling, he at last rose to the surface outside. He struggled to the bank, where, exhaust ed, ha flung himself on the ground. "Come, this won t do," he gaaped, rousing himself and donning hia clothes. Glancing at Skinny. Billy found that although the blood had ceased flowing, ha waa cold and white and showed no algns of "coming to." Half dragging, half carrying him. Billy at last got over the qusrter of a mile that lay between tha oreek and tha pike. Not a step further could he go. Sobbing, ha threw himself down beside Skinny. "I've dona my best. Skinny, but I've Just got to rest." ha moaned; "aoon'a I can I'll go for some one soma one to taka you bomel Do you hear me, Skinny V Fortunately at this moment old Farm er Jones, tha "Robbers' " deadliest ene my, drove along tha pike. "Hello! Wbat'a thlaT" ha exclaimed. "Why why " began Billy. Then ha fainted. Farmer Icnea tenderly lifted tha two Into his spring wagon and drove with all apeed to the office of Dr. Byera. thereby whining the eternal gratitude and friendship of the entire band of "Bloody Robbers" when they heard of It after ward. Billy was on hla feet In a day, but It was a week before Skinny recovered from his wound, ar.d xposure. No sooner was he able to be out than he called a meeting of the "Bloody Rob bers" at "Robbers' Cave." There Skinny told of how he had tried A Short Story of v Jenny Lind DO ANT of you young people know of thla famoua singer T I do, and what a lovely charm ing peison aha waa I Wa read of tan of the beautiful aonga and melodies aha aang not In concerts, but so often to cheer a sick-bed. On one occasion a young man waa' ver - ill, and while ha waa lying suffer ing he heard, aa he thought, a bird sing ing a beautiful song in the house. He bogged his mother to get tha bird, for ha knew It would help him to get well. In making inquiries, she was told there was no such bird in the house. She came back and tried to console him. WHENEVER I am lonely, I alt beneath a traa. My sea ahell hugged close to my ear, ( A-Hinging songs to me. " And oh, the wondrous atories. That pretty shell has told! Of fearful great sua monsters. And mermen weird and old; Of splendid coral palaces. Whore little mermalda play; The aunflsh and the moonflah. That make It light aa day; How c- uds of bright sea butterflies Go flitting to and fro, And troopa of lovely Jellyfish. With aunahadea of rainbow. Itt,Ld.w? of the aunktn ships. Filled full of shining gold. 'rat hips that railed tha Whan men were wild and bold. THE MAN'S SURPRISE WAS GREAT Again, la'ter on. the same beautiful song! She hurried to where tha Bound come from, and, knocking at the door, begged tha lady to lend her tha bird, aa her boy was so 11L Her aatonlshment waa great when tha lady said she had been practicing for a concert, adding, ."If I can do him any good, I will come and sing the aonga to him." The young man's surprise waa great when he found the beautiful songstress was Jenny Llnd. , Such a gift as hers had never been known before, and In a concert one could hear a pin drop when thou de licious, bird-like trllla were sung, even weeter than birds themselves! B. k. a HALF DRAGGING, HALF CARRYING HIM to dive out through the cavern, but had struck his head aeverely against the rocks. Almost stunned, hi was just able to pull himself back on the shelf when he fainted. Then he knew no more. From Farmer Jones Skinny had been able to pather the remaining Informa tion, and he proceeded to tell what a hero Billy had proved himself. "Fellers," he said, in conclusion, "I don't want to be your captain any more. But I do want it to go to the fellow who earned It, and who saved my life " and he seized Bllly'a hand? Billy then and there declared he wouldn't be captain, and wanted to know why "every one should make such a darn fuss over such a little thing anyhow." but the "Robbers" insisted, and cast a unanimous vote for him. And so Billy came Into his own. 1 I eVeked Pf ioee He Ate All Five THE wandering minstrel pauaed out elde the bouse of the great noble man, for tha aavory smell of roasted fowls waa borne to him on the air and ha waa hungry vary hungry. Indeed. To reat himself ha calmly aat upon tha steps of the nobleman's house, where tha robleman himself cam across him a few moments late.-. "What do you here, caitiff 1" roughly demanded the great man. "But resting, my lord, and ireamlng of the fowls I smell In yonder kitchen," boldly replied tha ragged minstrel, whose harp htxl already been sold to buy himibread. The noblemaa refleoted. "Knave," said he, at last, "thou ahalt have thy dream realized; thou ahalt eat fowl, but unless thou makes t way with tha whole live of them I ahall roaat thee and have thee served for my dinner." The Ave pulje s were brouj. it in and placed before the minstrel. "May 1 give each a name, slrT" ask od he. "Thou m- est If thou dost j fancy," absented the nobleman. "Then I christen tha first Jonah's (Stomach; the second, Jonah; the third. Whale's btomach; the fourth, the Whale, and the fit th, the Sea." Where upon the minstrel seized the fifth pul let, devoured it with the keenest rel ish, and calmly proceeded to walk away. "Hold! thou hast not eater tha Ave pullets!" cried the nobleman. The minstrel smiled. "Have I not swallowed the Sea," said he, "and tha whale who hath swallowed Jonah and Jonah's Stomach hath in turn been swallowed, together with its etor-ach, by the Sea; therefore, in swallowing the Sea do I not swallow them all?" Ttjfi nobleman admitted that : e had been outwitte:, and presented tha de parting minstrel with a Well-filled purse. i ; i WHENEVER I am lonely, I I alt beneath a traa. 1 4 I l , I It'a told ma of tha horaaa That gallop through the aea. With merry nympha astride their back AH ahoutiqg, full of glee. It'a told ma of the garjena Where dainty seafans grow. And plants of splendid colors Wave gently to and fro. Just think of all tha pleasura My shell has brought to me A lltt'o country maiden. Who never aaw the seal MARGARET W. LEIGHTOIC kRINCE TOTO was probably tne naughtiest little prince there ever 1 was. He kicked and scratched ; " and Wt most every one who came near , fy fcinv and became a terror to his nurse ' I ' and others who waited upon him. Of course, be was given nearly every ' thin he wished. When he couldn t ' bave what he desired, he became unus- V uallv vicious and disagreeable. During ,, bad weather he was at his very worst. ' V " Then he would go up td the roof of the J castle where was always stationed a 1 1 royai astronomer, and command that ' official to have good weather sent im- mediately. When the dignitled gentle man would explain that that was im- Bossible, the naughty prince would pull la astronomer's beard or th v away hia can. Things came to such a pass, how aver, that complaints began to reach the King himself. The king was very much shocked at these reports of the prince's misbehavior. fQ HI vucq ion jcu a. pi ULjauiauuu r Offering a great reward to any one who '" would rid blc son of such ev.. traits, v For a time no one appeared, but at last' there came 'o the king ; ;i un tV' couth giant, with great long nails. tuska for teeth and long, poi.ne,'. ears. "I am a genie sent by the good fairy who watehea over your kingdom," ha explained, li. answer to the look of '' wonderment upon the kir 's face. . "Hava no fear; I shall take ood care ' of your son and return him :j you , completely cured." ') So tha king finally permitt:J the giant to take the prince -1 th him. ' Tha prlnea wasn't th.. if t b't willing to go but whether he would or no, he v was forced to seat himself upon the back of a gr-t goose, the giant be ;i Strode another, and in a second's time "".they woro flying awiftly through the " air. Toto nun" on for dear life, fear - tul very a .oment that he -vould take J a bad i tu -Jla. "Don't feel so much like kicking and ' biting and scratching now, eh?" asked ' Die genie. After a while thoy landed near a great ' lake. ? Strange to say, across this lake there stretched a very narrow plank. To to was niaua to waia across the ke, the genie walking on the water Ida him and pricking him with his atiarp nails when he didn't move fast enough. To poor Toto that bridge eemed ilka a mere thread, and tha dis tance he ad to go more than 100 miles. .Wbn thla feat was accomplished, tha r Confessing a Fault r N THE first place, Beatrice was for bidden to look Into that particular bureau drawer. So that when aha drew forth the pretty Inkstand, per haps it was the guilty thought that made her hand shake so that the Ink stand dropped to the floor and waa shattered to pieces. Beatrice was naturally very truth ful, so siie really was surprised at herself when she told her mother tnat Fluffy, tue cat, tad dona the damage. Mother merely shook her head, as though to say that cats didn't open bureau drawers, but she uttered never o, word After thinking it all over, however Beatrice Just had to confess. "Now that you've owaed to your fault, I won't punish you further" said mother; "but you must wear tha dress you have on when you go out to play." Beatrice looked down at her dress and there she saw for the first time a big ink spot You can't imagine how bad she felt when each friend she met asked her about the spot It reminded her always of her untruthfulness. Won the Overcoat GOVERNOR JOHfr A. JOHNSON, of Minnesota, was employed aa clerk In a drug store in his youth. He became bo valuable that at the age of 16 he received aa wagea J76 a month. Aa he had his mother and eight broth era and sisters to support, however, ha denied himself everything except ex treme necessities. He secured his first overcoat under rather peculiar circumstances. It was in the month of December and his employ er noticed that the lad had no other protection against the cold than a thin alpaca coat So the druggist offered him a fine overcoat. The boy thanked him and said that ha dldj not need It. and If ha did need one he could buy it His employer looked at him rather curiously for a moment "I see," said he. "Now you take this coat or I'll dla charge you. I guess you won't be able to wander down the street and buy an other job, eh?" John took the coat and kept hla Job. 99 Ballooning Adventure M M FLYING SWIFTLY THROUGH THE A 1R lake ) giant announced: "Now Wo shall pay the old magician a visit. He ll cut off your head and put another one on." Prince Toto pleaded and cried and promised, but all in vain. When they reached the cave of tne magician, tha old man came out in re sponse to tha ganle's.calL "Yes. indeed aald he, "J have lota of boye hefula.Jeft; and thia little ooy is so naughd Jhat he surely needs an other one. i T only giva the very, very bad boys new heads, you know,' Down on hla knees Toto. begged to ba allowed to keep his own hoad, promis ing that never more would he be naughty. At last the magician listened to his entreaties and let him go. The genie led Toto back to his father's castle. As they approached it he whis pered into the prince's ear: "Mow, remember, if ever you should become bad again I shall call ifor you and take you to have your head cut off." But Toto kept all hia promises, and every one wondered at the delightful change which had taken place in the prince who waa once ao wicked. Deer-Hunting R. JONES never tells about the lime ne went out to hunt deer and waa hunted himself. lie had an idea that If he wore a pair of antlers on his head, the deer would be unsuspecting, and he could readily stalk his game. He really got along finely for a time. Having approached quite near the deer, he was Just about to take a shot, when bang! rang out a shot not far from him, and a portion of his antlers were shot away. A party of hunters, who had also come out to hunt, had seen the antlers and mistaken him for a deer. Mr. Jones bad the narrowest escape of his life. He still insists that antlers are the best thing to wear when hunting deer, but his friends all notice that he haa never worn them again. ' Just jtho Tail Moved. , Elizabeth was asked to go Into tha next room to see if the clock there was going. Shortly she returned with this Informations "Clock is standln' still, but tha tali la waggan'i" R. WIMBLEDON waa an enthu siastic bather. Upon this day he had taken his customary morning dip and had returned to hia bathhouse to dress. These little bath houses along the English seacoast ara Just about big enough for one to turn around in. Along came a balloon, with anchor dragging. Somehow, the anchor be came fastened in the roof of tha bath house, the house was lifted up and away went the balloon with the bath house at the end of the anchor. A good stiff wind had set In and the balloon was swept rapidly acrosa the channel. Then the anchor became unloosened again, and the bathhouse was deposited gently on tha shores of Franca, Mr. Wimbledon, in the meantime, had been searching frantically on tha floor of the bathhouse for a collar button. When finally dressed, he opened tha door and stepped out You can imagine his surprise when he found himself in an. unfamiliar country, and how it increased when ha learned that he had been transported from Sng land to France in a few minutes. Concealed Them. Joe came t school for tha first time. In one hand he carried a cap and in the other a bunch of bananas. - "You can't come in hare with those bananas," warned the teaoher. Joe went out In a few minutes ha came back, walking slowly and pain full. "Where did you put tha bananas?" aaaea tne teacner. . . "Oh, I hid m all right," gasped Joe; "they're safe Inside of me." DROVE, THE WICKED LOKI AWAY THIS little story Is told by an old Norway nurse a story oi fairies and blossoms. Long ago, when' thla earth, waa ruled by fairies, a good and beautiful fairy named Iduna had charge of all tha trees that bora blossoms. She watered and tended them every day. for the falrlea made a delicious drink of blossoms steeped In dew, and those , who drank of thla never grew old nor lost their power of doing good. The ' apple blossom, especially, waa consid ered the beat from which to make tills ufiukv-i' ' . '" . At this time there lived a Very wicked fairy .named Lokl. He was. always watching lot an opportunity to do vll. One day he aaw iduna walking In the forest alone. Ha caught her'and bore her away to a cave in the deep," dark forest The good fairtetr searched everywhere for her, but could not- find her, and then the treea began to wither., the blossoms fade and fall in showers, a. Soon tha ' good fairies missed their blossom wine and began to grow .old and. feeble. sThey walked about with A. .... r bowed . heads and sad hearts, looking " ' for Iduna. All tha festivals held la shady bowers ended, and the queen of the fairies called a meeting, for the mortals; having no one to look after , them, fell Into grievous ways; every thing went wrong. Mortals were even Known to lose their tempers and to kill one,another. One day, when thlnga were vary bad, a little laity, who aueuueU the great oak uee, toid no she h&d sei Lojki sitting at the entrance ot a cave la the pine forest beyond the mountains. The queen called her subjects together, and they started for the deep forest ot pines. It took them a long while to find tha cava There sat Lokl guarding tha en- ',''"- D3 meir unuea strengtn tney d"ve th? wicked Lokl away and lib- i erate4 Iduna. , She came back to her trees, which blossomed anew and bore, fruit, the fairies drank their delicious blossom wine, and they held a festival and there was great rejoicing. ' - - Then mortals-ate of the fresh fru!te and dropped their evll ways, and. for ' over 100 years things went smoothly. - ;t ' VANETA R. HUYETTB. ' .