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v - IVr if r','.s . Ati , .,.-'- ..-.! "THAT GAME OF FOOTBALL" JIMMY never ceases to talk of the r time when his luck changed. "Tes, sir," said he; "I had bad luck from the time I could tod dle. Always on the losing side. H w asn't until I won my first pmi of rootball on Chimney-Pot j. Common hat Fortune faced around and came my way."1;, r'V; 'a-''-; "Chimney-Pot 'Common," you must snow, is on the roof of the school or chorister attached , to St. Paul's : thrAV-LondonJEJil jchoo!twhlch a exclusively for the usa Of the chor sters, 1 situated In Carter lane, not ar from Dean's court, and separated rom the Cathedral "by several mer untile warehouses, i It was built by jean Collett in 1874. . ' -When Jimmy said hs never had good uck he forgot that It was a bit of Ortune to be admitted to. the school, le received board and education free ,l charge in consideration of his ervlce In the choir; and, as his par. nts were poor, this was veritable i odaend to them. ; Jimmy forgot hs vas fortunate to have at good voU;e. But It was true that he. was always n the losing side. All sorts of games vera engaged in by the choristers, ut. try as be would, Jimmy never eetned to be able to do anything for lis comrades or for .himself.- It came o be a recognised fact that whicK ver side possessed Jimmy was sure o lose. . You may be sure that al ways he was the last - chosen, and hen only when he was needed to nake p the required number. As Jimmy says, that memorable rame of Association football marked TDittccar, Peppet Wepper! reaper r. I ; 4 a turning point in his career.. Jimmy at that time was a senior In the school," but hard luck still pursued . him. When he was chosen to play his comrades groaned. They knew they would lose; they were sure of It! But they didn'tand, what is more. It was the skill of Jimmy that won the garnet Never was there a greater surprise for the choristers or, indeed, for Jimmy himself. And he soon found that his luck had come to stay. For the Very next " day afteiTlfir garae'ne war Iflf srpi that his singing showed such prdm lse that a scholarship to complete his education elsewhere bad been grant ed him. But Jimmy still insists it was that game of football that "did it" parting From Maria A QUEEN of Italy was visiting ons of the children's hospitals. While there she met a little girt who wished very much to have a doll. When the queen mother reached home, she tried to persuade her little girl to send the sick child one of her many dollies. The little princess, at first, could not decide with which one she could part, for each one needed her care so much. One was just learning to walk; one was too sick to be away from home, and another was cutting its teeth. Finally a doll was packed up. with all its pretty . dresses, and sent away to the hospital to gladden the heart of the little in valid who wanted it so much. But the little princess, though she had so many other dollies, shed bitter tears, because, as she said, she would never see poor Maria again. pi R3. BARN-OWL rested In an al most erect position, . her. droop ing eyelids indicating that she was asleep. -Wttle-Peter,; too. sat stiffly upright, .endeavoring in every " way to Imitate the . manners of. bis . mother. Peter was trying very, very hard ' to be dignified, and to set a good example , for his two younger brothers, who were several weeks younger. But the tiny brothers were not thinking of manners 3 list then. - Wee balls of down were they, nestling cosily beside their moth er. Daylight had corns upon Mr. Barn Owl during his adventures begun the ' preceding evening, so he . had been forced to take refuge In another hiding ' ' place some distance from his own nest. " Mrs. " Brn-Owfs concern did not pre ' vent her from taking a hap, however, and. as it was broad daylight, she and her little ones : were very sleepy In-r ; deed. '? y- Meanwhile, a Boy was painfully clambering up the sides of the oll ,tow-, er. almost ridden with vines and creep- -ers of refreshing green. It woul seem that he must surely fall and break)' his neck, but ha appeared not to rntnd the . danger. - Working his way steadily up ward; gaining a foothold In crevices of the mouldering ruins grasping a sturdy vine on be climbed until, with a mighty effort, he drew himself up to a level with the tower where was the home of Mr. and Mrs. Barn-Owl and the lit tle Barn-Owls.; The Boy's eyes gleamed wickedly as they fell upon Peter Barn-Owl. Truly, the little fellow was as cunning as an owl could be and that, you must know. Is ... very . cunning . Indeed. . . Perfectly marked a bright yellow on the upper parts of his head and hack, with gray and brown slgxag lines, and a plentiful sprinkling of small whitish dots; face' and throat a beautiful white; and underneath, whits with brownish points. What a lovely pet he would make! But the Boy reckoned without bis host or, rather, his hostess. Mrs. Owl had no intention of permitting Peter to be. carried away. She flew In the face of the intruder and.' although halt blinded Vy the daylight, succeeded In making him draw back from the nest Little Peter,' too, hissed and snapped and flapped in the most approved style. At last the Boy gave up bis evil purpose and withdrew. The baby Barn-Owls slept through the fight ' Peter and his mother were too excited for further slumber. Said Mrs. Barn-Owl in great indignation: I "Now,-my son, you have made the ae guahvtance i of Man a big sort of brute who repays with svli all the good we do for him." "Isn't he a horribly big animal, moth er?" remarked Peter. "Some men are much bigger," Mrs. Barn-Owl continued; "the one you saw Is only a Manlet, or a Boy. As I was saying, they are very, very ungrateful 1 beasts. We catch for them mice, moles, insects, many of which are exceedingly harmful to Man. Tet they reward us by accusing us of all klnds'of witchery; they say bad things about us, and some-' times they kill us. , In only one part of w the world do Men treat us justly. That Is in Tartary. One Man, speaking of the Owl who lives there, savs: "The Moguls and natives almost pay it divine honors. Decausa tney attribute F ROBABLT the first resolution Jeff made was that some ' day " he would be a railroad man. His training tot that end began at a very early age, for bis father held a responsible position in a great locomo tive building works, and many a visit Jeff paid there. Hardly a detail es caped his observation. . - Jeff still remembers his awe and grat itude when he was permitted to enter the cab of a locomotive while It waa being tested. The engine was placed on a treadmill; but while the body of the locomotive was upon rails, the driv ing , wheels - rested upon large - steel wheels which were connected with various kinds of measuring apparatus. Thus the engine might "go" at the rats of a mile a minute and ' yet not move from Its' position. All the other ar rangements for testing the pulling pow er, the dial records of steam and water gauges, and starting under all sorts of unfavorable conditions. . were ex- . plained to the boy. , Tou may know that there was little Jeff did not understand about a locomotive. , .; When a , western , vacation trip was broached to the lad he did not take a kindly to the Idea as might have been expected. The truth of the matter was -that he did not wish to be away from his beloved engines even for a short time. But he yielded, and journeyed to -a little station in the Rockies, where his cousin, a mining operator, was sta tioned., . -'v.. . - , '-. - . , . TTf TITf Tir TlilTITlTNftAlfi.tiO TT v"eT ITB T T HOT ffl Mysterious Pocket-Money "W HAT'S the use of being so' ' studious, Ned? ; Summer vacation will be here be fore ,: you're half ready for it. I don't see how a fellow could be so crasy over birds' eggs anyway." A peculiar smile, appeared on Ned's " face. He knew Dick was afraid that : , unless birds' eggs were .lef J; alone and money earned the two would be unable ' to go canoeing and camping that sum mer. . ...... ; f, ., "How are your rabbits selling? asked isea. "- v. . .. -,." ,'Oh, rm making piles of money." Dlckt replied; "but I aay, . old chap, you'll have to hustle." , The other smiled again as he said: - "Don't worry about me. . tmi t : to bear my share of the expense of the ' trip," ,.-- -! .r .- . .. ... , , . ... ... Dick shook his head doubtfully, but . be said nothing further, nor did be again . mention the subiect. . i At last came the time for their outing. Dick had purchased all the equipment and previslcns, a.id he now invited his : brother to accompany him to the ship dealer's office, where final arrangements" regarding the buying of a canoe wre to be made. Tbey had selected a desirable - to It the preservation of the founder of their empire, Genghis , Khan. The prince, with his small army, happened to be surprised and put to flight by. his enemies, and forced to conceal himself la a little coppice: an owl settled on an owl settled on the bush under which he was bid., and Induced his pursuers, not to search "' there, as . they !; thought It ' Impossible " ' that any man could be concealed In a' place where - that bird '.would ' perch. Thenceforth they held It to be sacred, ; and every, one wore s.; plums of thf feathers of this species upon his head. . To this, day the Kalmucks continue the custom on all. great' festivals, and some v. tribes have an 'Idol In the form of aa " owL to which they fasten the real legs of one,' . i w t ' ' ' - '' ' . . rr. aflr,-,.v BMIIiilifillliiiSI kf v , ,'.N MR. BARN-OWL DESCENDED ON HIS FRET "I would rather that we were Vener ated everywhere, my son as of right we should be. But here comes your father." As she spoke Mr. Barn-Owl came flit ting through the heavy dusk, and greet ed his loved ones affectionately. Mrs. Barn-Owl related the Incidents of. the day, warmly praising Peter's part in putting their enemy, the Boy. to fllgot "Well, well, my son," announced Mr. Barn-Owl, with a proud smile, "since you are coming along so rapidly with your education, I think I shall take you mouse-hunting tonight THREfi WIDE THE THROTTLE. AND DASHED AHEAD" Ons afternoon Jeff sauntered up to the little railroad station.- While in con versation with the telegrapher, he re marked: - ,' . "I see there's a private car on the siding Just below.". "Kn owned by the president of the road,' began the telegrapher-whehhe turned suddenly, srrasped Jeff by tbs shoulder and exclaimed: - "Tou don't mean the nearest siding, do yout" - Jeff nodded. The operator stared wildly. "Jeru canoe on a former visit For some reason Dick looked perturb ed. ; However, he did not . reveal v the cause for his unwonted silence, and soon the two were enthusiastically examining the canoe. : ' . . "And. now, Mr. Grim," said Dick, "we will pay you."- "Pay met Why, your brother has al ready, settled ' the bill," returned the shipbuilder, laughing. . - ., Dick, greatly surprised, glanced at Ned, but the lattar made no explanation until they were oa their way - home. Then he said: - "Tpu see, Ned, searching for birds' eggs' may be a source of profit as well as education. Tou .wow how early I rose every morning during the spring apd went out into the fields. Well, the eggs I then found weren't added to my collection. I spent all the time hunting on the ground for plovers' -eggs, and-so skilful did I become vln finding large numbers that I made quite a fortune from them. -ntco one orougm me six shillings In town.. It was only because I wished to' surprise you that I paid for the canoe in advance.. , . t "But really, Dick," continued ; the brother, teaaingly. "selling plovers' eggs Is much more profitable than raising rabbits, even If It Is a crazy pastime." "But you ' must wait awhile until X have satisfied the hunger of these clam : oroua little babies," said he, as the two little owlets began to make queer little s, noises Just like the snores - of Man. Don't tmgaine, however, that Owls really snore. ; Oh, dear no they're to well bred for that" Father Barn -Owl then . gracefully swooped, down Into a barnyard nearby. Boon be ;e turned with at mouse. Back and forth he flitted, bringing a mouse at' least once In tea. minutes, until the) hunger of all was satisfied. Then he beckoned Peter to follow him, and the two made their : way together to the barn. Mr.. Barn-Owl explained how, their soft feathers permitted them to fly. so noiselessly, and how. without ay sound, they could drop down upon their prey. . . ' . . Peter' was crouching In a little hollow, watching his father tan upon a mouse that scuttled from bis hole, when he heard two rats squeaking behind him. ; One said to the other; ; "The Farmer Man has Just stocked his granary with delicious, grain; and our leader has planned for us to attack it in a body tomorrow night" Peter Barn-Owl heard ho more, for the rats disappeared, and he afterward forgot to mention the matter to hie father. Mr. Barn -Owl was greatly pleased salem" ha gasped; - "there's some thing wrong with the engineer's instruc tions. The local train is due on that siding In five minutes in 'order to give the right of way to the express, which,, follows close behind." Jeff understood the situation in sv moment With a bound he was out - the -door 'and dashing-toward -the de P .ERHAPS : the lady wafN sasliy frightened, but then, said she, when one lives Quite a distance frnm tha nearest neighbor it is well to be careful 1 So she had a great f hole dug before the door, and Into this : she 'sank a stout-cage; open at the top. In daytime the hole and cage were cov ered by a strong board, but after night fall a very.jCrall covering was substl . tuted. . . -'" One reason for the lady's alarm wae the fact that Black Ruf us. known far and wide as a terrible criminal, - was -plundering and burning . houses round t N 'I '.--y-;;;.:Svr JR. -'Oww MJ, ,,.. . j I lr 'J - ,1 This fact, too. It was that Inspired the Joker to disguise himself as Black Kuius, to attend a tnasQuerade 9& II with r his son's aptitude for huntlnr. I "Tomorrow," said be, "you shall try it ; alone." . . i . ' v Of course: Peter was full of exclte ment. At last hs was going to become a mighty hunter like father. Just aa he was about to set out he happened to remember the conversation between the two rata on the night before. . - : "I'll go straight to the granary. said Peter to himself. And with great speed and suddenness the vcourageous little Owl swooped down upon a great army of gnawing rata One after another he killed with remarkable swiftness. Then back to tbs nest he carried a rat His : mother : nodded approvingly. Again PeterT started - for - the-! granary, and i brought another of the slain rats to the , . nest; and so be returned with one after ' : another, until Mother Barn-Owl was al- most overcome with amassment; , . And you should havs seen Father ' Barn -Owl when ho came home from his night's hunting.' and saw that Peter bad provided twice the amount of hls . spolL :He would have turned his eyes round and round, only for the fact that - the Owl's eyes can't turn. As It was, he gave ons long, astonished hoot, and . then gasped: . "Tou'll do, Peter: I cant see that you need much more, training." - - , The "Porcupine" a T THE beginning of hie reign. - Li Louis XII o,f France directed that the crown of gold then in use be replaced by ano'ir coin. This piece of money was promptly styled a "porcu pine, and such was the name by which "" It was recognised. ,7"' :-'"' "." T ; In 1501 Lord Pulsard de Glacis waa appointed governor of Maoon. Hs ar- ' rived at this city with his wife, who v was very haughty and dignified. The balllle was there to ; greet him, to gether with the chief men of the city. After mutual salutations were over, three farmers appeared before the Gov ' ernor,-saying they wished to purchase tracts of royal land. : "Very wsll. replied the Governor; "each of you bring me a porcupine to morrow, I shall give the three of you an audience tomorrow morning." Once outside ' the castle, the three farmers scratched their heads in perl plexlty. "A porcupine apiece!" What a strange request! And porcupines were animals not readily found. (Tou see, the worthy farmers bad never beard of a coin by that name.) So tbey hunted sealoualy in the woods for their porcu- JUlllDeVa j . ariJriifiiw punctually arnvn niw vjuci a - dlence chamber.. Each carefully bore a porcupine In his arms. Seeking to rid themselves of their charges until the Governor appeared, they deposited the little animal on chairs. Soon the lord entered with his lady, the balllle bringing up the rear. Ac- knowledging the humble bows of the farmers, the nobis party seated Itself but. alas; upon the chain already pos sessed by the porcupines. My lady fainted, and waa supported by the ball lie, who was himself suffering from numerous wounds indicted by the spines of the porcupines. As for the Governor-he was too angry to think ' of anything but the stupidity of the farmers. Needless to say, they were not granted the land they sought tached engine of the "special." which stood near the station. To his aston ishment hs found no one in the cab. Doubtless the engineer and' fireman were so indiscreet aa to both slip away for something to eat "There's not a moment to lose, muttered Jeff. . Without an Instant's delay he back ed the engine oft the siding, past the tatlotf and. toward the private car on the. siding below: The whistle of the local train was sounding beyond the curve close to ihe elding -when Jeft.xoupled Athelear, threw open the throttls and' dasnei ahead. '; " . Hardly did he place the car out of danger, at the extreme end of the sid ing, than the local ewept around the curve and on to the siding directly be hind the private car, while a moment later the express thundered by on the main track. . " The president and his party were much surprised at their sudden re moval. When , the great man learned of the danger Just escaped, however, be was warm in his praise of Jeff. Hs chatted with the boy for aome time, learned of his ambition and made a promise that set the lad's cheeks aglow. Jeff's future as a railroad man jnow.geem assured, . -. ; ;. -: .. - K: ' The- joker ' strods sally on his way, chuckling at the . surprise he would doubtless cause when be presented him self. At a lonely place on the road he stopped to ask a passerby which direc tion he should take.. - . No sooner did the woman see this des perate looking man than she Imaglnea ft was Black Rufus. - Trembling , with fear, she pointed toward a bouse in the LwISfinf to hn,self at thajueceas of his disguise, the Joker followed the path pointed out to him. He wondered at the absence of lights as he approached the door. All at oncer the grouno apj",D , to Hlnk from under mm. . his" When the Joker recover irura fall. "It was to find Wpisfii. m -. with granna aU-ahput hitn and the air tLTnDml- ear, don't you think you'd best put away your em broidery so the cat won't spoil . it, as she did your last work 7" A frown appeared on the girl's face as she heard her mother's voice from ' the .adjoining room. "Oh, pshawl': she murmured. "At your service, my dear," said soma one behind her. . . , The girl turned to see a funny little) man, all gnarled and crooked and wob bly like a tree that had been twisted and bent by stormy winds, s , " !e!,J,our: Pardon sir," she stam mered, ,7'but I don't think I have had THE CROOKED TURNSTILE the pleasure of meeting you before." "Oh, you know me very well! My name is Pshaw, a name that la con stantly on your lips, although perhaps you have never seen me. But come; I wish to Introduce you- to others of your -old friends." , So great was her curiosity that Edith followed the funny old man toward the side of the room, where a door opened mysteriously, permitting them to pas through Into a land sha had never seen before. Along a crooked, winding lane they proceeded. "It's Just like a figure 8." commented Edith. The crooked roan replied: "Yes; it was made carelessly; no one took the trouble to have it straight." Then they passed through 4 crooked turnstile, "The one who constructed this," ex plained her guide, "took the first tim ber that came to hand and it happened to be crooked." On . and on they walked until they came Into the strangest sort of a town. The houses were built crookedly.; the streets slgzagged this way and that; even the people were twisted out of pro portion. - ' : ''They all grew up carelessly," was the remark of Edith's companion. "But" continued he, "they are nice people Just the same; and I'm sure you'd be pleased to see Put-it-off, Don't Care, No-Matter and I'U-Do-lt-Tomor- - " - - w v - viiivi iy iuiiu at you, ray near, xney say are Just like one of them in your dis position, althoueh thev can't Imairlnit why you didn't grow up carelessly in crooked sort of way." 'I don't want to meet them," said Edith, mo t ungraciously, "and I don't CROOKED HOUSES EVERYWHERE care to be like them. Indeed, hereafter I shall not be careless and. happy-go-lucky." , Pshaw stopped suddenly and looked at her In amasement. "Dear me," said he, rubbing his chin, reflectively, "f surely cwn't introduce them to you If you're going to be careful. Tbey don't like persons wttrt nay nabits. "It's too1 bad,"- went on the crooked little man and then, more hopefully: "But perhaps you'll grow careless again and then you 11 be able to meet these good people." - By this time they had retraced their steps back to the room from wljere tha walk had begun, . and as Edith bade good-bye to Pshaw, she said, emphat ically: "While I appreciate your Intentions, Mr. Pshaw, 1 : must say that such a meeting will never take place If I can help it?' - And looking; at him steadily, she added. "I think it is more than prob able w two will never see each other ag-Un." From that time Edith avoided a meeting With the careless Inhabitanta of Crooked Town, and so earnest were her attempts at self-improvement that all danger of It was averted. 1 - far above. He bad come to the wrong lHU shouts aulckly woke the cautious old lady. She screamed when first she discovered a man n her trap. Then she telephoned fcr the police, who were overjoyed to learn that the captive was none other than "Black Rufus' blm- ,eThe' cage was hauled to the surface of the ground, and, as the news of the Im portant capture spread, it was quickly surrounded by people, t . - Jn vain the Joker insisted hs waa only masquerading. They aughed at him. nmmntlv ' elaoDed htm Into lail. where he remained until his friends came on the morrow to release him, . - The disguise raa neen buccbwslui, h . had exoectcd.