1
LE0IPofSePAimiidlIieTawmOb
FAIRY VIVIAN was vexed-tbat is,
. veied as a good fairy possibly
could be. But It- was because
Fairy Vivian' was so very, very good .
that she was vexed, iou see. bus
ed to be out In tbe great wide world,
doing good to people fa and near;
while her majesty. Queen of the Fairies,
bad decreed that Vivian must remain la
the pretty forest The wood was
pleasant dwelling place for any sprite.
Jt Is true, yet the animals and birds who
were the sole Inhabitants thereof thriv
ed without having to depend upon her
( for protection or .care. Only upon rare
occasions was ber Intervention neces
eaiy. ; and then only to gently chide
: some of the squirrels or birdies who
disturbed the eaee of her torest king- ,
Com by continual scolding.
. Bending sadly over a Mule brook that
-mtrnfored and-rlppled-n- He -way- be -tween
mousy banks. th fairy gave way
TUKT PLUCKED' DAISIES AND
to her mournful thoughts, when a rus
tling of leaves caused her to turn ber :
head.' She started to behold . an aged
peasant woman confronting her. ! .
"What" do yon here, granny?" de
tnanded Vivian. 1
"I am tired and weary, gracious fairy,"
mumbled the old woman, "and I coma
to escape the noise and strife ot the
world beyond. 'I would spend the rest
of my days In thla quiet forest" :y
Vivian shook her head as she replied.
"Nay. my good woman, the Queen of
the Fairies commands that none but
birds and beasts and trees and flowers
live within these domains."
. "Then' chance me into a bird or a.
beast or flower!" tearfully " pleaded
the aged peasant
So annoyed was Fairy Vivian at what
she believed to be a most foolish re
"A PILE OF ROCKS, MOSSOROWN
( t T TO can't tell me It's swlmmln "
I ' scurslons- that's made them
: ' doggonei 'Pirates' sa mighty
ec-arce of late," contested Captain Billy,
stubbornly.- "I say It's because they've
got a new hidin place, an' they've been
keeptif close an' secret so's we won't
find it out--
Lieutenant Skinny wiggled his ears
thoughtfully Skinny was a funny fel
low; be could twist his scalp, his eye
brows and his ears "most any way he
ieaaed; he could put his fingers in all
orts of positions, 'cause he was double-
mod, and he'd had bis appendix cut
all of which made him proudV and
ly. too. When the wiggling had
used, showing that Skinny had thor
oughly weighed the. matter, there came '
she words;'?,.? ' '. J':K -
"I don't know but what you're right,"
Kslly. WeU, all we got to do is to hunt :
out their den. Just as we did at 'Pirates'
Cove.' and every other place they've
t-ver had."
"We'll Una 'em all right" chorused
Jack Warner and Joe Stanton. -The
t-ibcr bandits nodded their approval '
"Then see here, fellers," announced
tptaln Billy Mumford, brandishing Ms '
t impressively inv the -air. "every
ioodv Robber - must henceforth an' ,
rev'rmore do his awfulest till we And '
. here these ekulkln' 'Pirates Is keep- -.:
themuelves. Let us to. our work,
en!". ..;:;'', s'i:r.-f ;;,C:.
i'illy had borrowed "Let us -4 to bur
-ik" from Bill Kane; tut although it
utided mighty fine, it didn't cause any
i the "KouUcri" to quicken their, pace
AiirJ the schoolroom, where the'
x - tk" awaited them. , , , s -
'. ht-ie was no "meeting or anything"
r sohool; therefore, Eklnny sought '
s'i'ruct his tribulations in school that
v l y Ukiiig a siroil la tbe woods. He -i
down - the I'me at a dojftrot '
led I'ete Browalee's barn, cut
ross Kocky Lit. ni In a Jiffy had
ivtil si. the fence that lay outside
nie's . W'oo.ls. . . I
o-.n nd coni(ne himself beneath
- hiUf tr-s. 'then.-tlrtnx Cf luac
lie mnie -his. way through under- ,
si end i he less frequented parr of
v ut-os, i hi-re Uit boys rarely went.
somewhat
shall it be
a rose or a cabbage T"
"I would like to be both a rosebush
and a cabbage," said the woman, with
deep gravity. '-. - , , . k
,'. Nothing more than, a wave of the
. fairy wand was necessary to change
granny' Into a beautiful rosebush and a
flourishing cabbage. - But Fairy Vivian
was rot content with this. Now that
the old woman " had disappeared she ,
felt lonelier than before So from the
rosebush aha made appear a troop, of
tiny girl sprites, and from the cabbage 1
a like number of boy elves. Boys and
girls Joined hands and ran merrily away
4a the forest to play, while Vivian smil. ,
ed afUr them. ; J - - ''; r'.'M'' '
Shortly, however, there came a. violent,
rainstorm." The HtUe "folk ran in terror
to Hide themselves within the shelter
TOADSTOOLS FOR UMBRELLAS
of a friendly rock, whence one of the
. elves came when the rain had passed,
and begged of the fairy: "
"Tour Most Royal Highness, will yoa
- not be kind enough to provide us with
umbrellas so that we may weather the
-next storrq without seeking such nasty
hiding places?"
;, "iout certainly," laughed the fairy.
, And immediately she created two new
kinds of flowers tbe daisies and the
toadstools. Thereafter, when the rains
fell, each little girl sprite plucked a
daisy, and each little) boy elf, a toad
stool. With these for umbrellas, not a
whit cared they whether skies .were
bright or dark,. Their frolics continued, 1
Just the same. And when the daisy or
the toadstool umbrellas wore out. there
was no cause for worriment Were not ,
millions and millions of new ones to be
bad merely for the plucking? v
AND COVERED WITH .FERNS"
except on "berryln" expeditions.;
. Skinny stooped to oisiodga a piece or.
bark from a rotting stump, nearby in
order that be might try his marksman
ship on a' noisy . woodpecker, , when a ,
sound came tc his ears that made him
dodge quickly behind a tree. 1 Cap- .
tain Mike Flannigan, of ' the "Bloodyi $
Pirates," had a voice that could be rec
ognized anywhere and it that wasn't
-Mike talking -Skinny decided that ie
would eat JUs new straw hat,- brim and
all. ------ - --'t-' j . ;
Through careful investigation. Skinny
' discovered that the sound had come
from an immense pile of rocks, . moss-
grown and covered with ferns and un-'
derbrush. He had . learned enough. ,
Carefully retracing his steps, he made
his way but of the wood,-and went fly-1
lng down the road. - . .. -
Billy Mumford was pitching horse
shoes with Bill Brandt when Skinny ar
rived, ' winded and excited. You may ,
know that tin news was received with
interest; in fact, with so much interest
that the whole band of "Robbers", were
quickly summoned to Warner's hayloft.
where, after : animated '. conversation,
Captain Billy Issued these final Instruo-
' lions: ' ; ' ' r- :i".y'i;..
Tomorrow, when all them "Pirates' Is .
away at - their baseball game, IV want ; -;
every RobbrV to report at the stone- J:
.crusher. by the woods and then there'll , .
be aomethln' aoln.' " ,jV C ;frv 'J
There really; was "something doin'."
In a body tlie Robbers" psoceeded to -the
stone pUe in the woods. They ;
- found a Vast cavern had been hollowed. ,
,where was every sign of their enemy's - ,
occupancy. It did not take Jong to com- :
pietely demolish the den. after which -the
"Robbers" came awnjr joyful, feel- ,
lng that they had done a good day's
. Work. i- , ' -.
But the(l.,"Pirates" weren't so Joyful n.
.when they learned of the destruction of
their secret cave, nor did they appre-
elate the labor of their rivals, if one - "
. niifht -Judge by Mike Flannigan's re
ranrns. as may De supposed, scnemes
. for revenge were quickly hatched, but
as Captain Billy defiantly remarked:
"Let 'em come on; us 'Robbers' is
ready for 'em, any ol' time."
' quest that she responded,
' tartly: ,. -
-Very well, granny; which
Under .the;;:.;SpeD; .'-of; aMuniniy Sorcerer
THE
8TNOPSI3 OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS.
f I UK twins. Ray and " -Raymond, visit
I the natural history museum to In-
ipect a fossil collection.
They are ,
locked In. During tho night a mummy : J,
tilxh .Prtest ot the EByptlan appears .be-,. ,
mem. ma in areai anger khui ineitx .
and in areat anger sends then
- rack thousand! and thousand ot year to
live with the anlmala whose bones they
have been examining:. "Packy." the
curious toothed bird, proves friendly. lie
promises to 1m their guide; invites them to
climb upon his back, and file away with
them upon a tour of. lighUeetng.
Chapter III
BEFRIENDED BY "DACKT." v
jlTTpHIS beats all the airships
a. I .that ever happened,' doesn't
1 ltr shouted Raymond in hla
sister's, ear, as he felt the wind rush
past him. :
Ray, however, was too busy holding
on to make response. In truth, she
was rather frightened at the way
"Dacky" sped forward, cleaving the
air with powerful strokes of his giant
'wings. .,.
The huge bird directed his flight
high above the earth. But, presently,
he descried a tiny speck below him;
thereupon he began-a descent so rapid
that It almost took away the breath
of the travelers upon his back. They
alighted near a strange toothed bird,
somewhat resembling "Dacky."
"This is my cousin, Sammy Ar
cheopertyx," said Dacky. politely in
troducing the remarkable bird.
."His last name's awful." muttered
Raymond- under his breath, "but I
suppose it'll be all right to caU him
Sammy."
Sammy opened his mouth in a grin
not quite so formidable as that of
Dacky. I was Just, going to at
tend a meeting we toothed birds
are to hold yonder in the hollow,
.and if you care to be my guests
for a time I shall be happy to escort
you thither." i
"We'd be delighted!" exclaimed the
twins in chorus, while Ray added to
herself:
"What extremely elegant manners
Sammy What's-his-name has!"
Picking their way over the marshy
ground, avoiding . ponds of stagnant
water by circuitous routes, at length
tbe council place of the toothed birds
was reached. And what a gathering
it was! The birds assembled were
quite as funny as their names. Tou
can imagine, then, how funny they
must have been to the twins, when.
"THERE'S
"I
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IMMiiBiiii
DON'T know what in the world to do,"
Lamented the poor mother kangaroo;
"In hunting for food very fast I should go, '"
But I can't, 'cause my babes are exceedingly slow;
do J. oi ten must stop
In the midst of a hop .' ,
To wait for the tots to crawl up in a row." ,
The kangaroo couldn't help fuss, fret and fume;
For days she was plunged in the darkest of gloom.
However, a plan to her came one fine day: s.
A pocket she sewed in her skin right away,
- And her babies now ride '
Snug and close by, her side,
And swiftly and safe 6he now goes where she may.
. Kiddie ot Holes. "
Jsck If - an - empty barrel ' weighs
eleven pounds, - what canSyou do to
make it weigh-eight pounds? '- - -Jne-GIve
it up. . - t T
Jack-Just fill it with enough holes. ' -,
Copyriyht, l9oh. by The North American Company.!
TWINS. TO ESCAPE THE BATTLING
In proper order, they were introduoed
i as Tommy- - Ichthyornls, - Bob Itham-
fuvryuwiwa, j ouu jr noiiy erornin ana
by Other names Just as bad. Dacky
,.M ,nnJI rt.n,i,i
- , Hvn.,va.
that . they . were Known ' as ;: "Icky.
'Rink-" and ."Heavier." . This relieved
Raymond ; greatly, for he knew poBl
'. tiVely he couldn't pronounce the names
Sammy told him. He would need as
' many teeth and a big a Jaw as Dacky
; to do that . ' " - .
"But why ' don't you make us ac
quainted with those -birds over
there?"- whispered Ray to Sammy,
pointing to a email group of birds
who had ho teeth -and who were look
lng scornfully at those who had.
Sammy snapped his Jaws together
wickedly. Huh they aren't, worth
knowing, I assure you," said he; "it's
only certain worthless : members of
the Dodo family, with Mike Aepyornis,
Jim Natornls and BUI Dlornia.'; . . x
Further conversation was Interrupt
ed by Icky strutting to the eentef
of the circle that had been formed.
"Fellow-toothed birds," said he. "we
are assembled this day to discuss
plans of revenge toward those who
have insulted us."
. Here he looked towaiaL.tha disdain
ful group of "untoothed" birds, who
stood aloof. All the other toothed
birds followed their leader's exam
ple, uttering weird shrieks of defi
ance and hatred. At this the dodpa
and their comrades haughtily .turned
their backs upon the meeting and
pretended to be looking away in tbe
distant horizon, .
"I say we've been-insulted." scream
ed the now thoroughly enraged lead
er, "by those who are Jealous of our
superior attainments. Theae,wretches,
these know-nothings, have actually
dared say , that, Inasmuch as we have
teeth and finely shaped bills, we are
neither beast nor reptile nor bird,
but a mixture of both. Tea, 'mixture
is the exact word they used!"
"And so you are" piped Rufus Do-
do from afar, showing that the dodos
were interested in spite ot their as
sumed Indifference, r
So Infuriated were the toothed birds
at these words that they prepared to -rush
upon their insulters, when there '
came a sound of great floundering .
and splashing in ' the marsh, then a
scrambling- over ground, as two 1m- -mense
creatures came Into view, bat
GOINO TO BE LOTS OF TROUBLE
A Difference in Taste. ;
"Can any little boy tell me the differ
ence between a t lake -and an ocean?"
"Yea'm," replied Francis, Who had
learned from experience; "lakes are .
pleasanter to swallow when you fall in."
MONSTERS. FLED TOWAIU THE
tling one with the other. - One ot the
.animals had , a head like a turtle,
and he was covered with horny plates,
an upright, : bristling idge .running"
down his back. " The other possessed av
snakelike bead, a long," serpentine neck
and a huge body covered with thick hid. '
Together these horrible creatures tua
aled,. . uttering short grun; i and
wheezes . and rolling over and " over '
with a force that shook the ground. v"
Already the birds toothed and "un
toothed" were In flight The twtn
sped toward the sea margin nearby.
As they ran they heard Daoky
screaming In their ears: v
' VQuIck. foryour Uveal Ben Stego-
THET MEET SAMMT.
aaurus and Joe .Brontosaurus are
fighting again."
Truly, the beasts were even more
terrible than their names. Kay a-?
Raymond needed no warning to spur
them on. "But when they reached the
ea they were filled with dismay. N
further could they go in that direc
tion, nor could they think which way
to turn. Dacky was nowhere in sight
Just then an omense. crocodile-like
snout poked itself above the surfac "
of the water. At first the twins' im
pulse was to rush away as fast ti
possible from this frightful Inhabit
ant of. the sea, but the 'merry twin
kle In the creature's eyes reassured;
them.' Neither was the voice unpleas
ant that said to them:
"I peeped out of the water and saw
.Dacky run away from you, my chil
dren. He ' ought to be ashamed of
himself for deserting- you !a such a
AROUND HERE VERY SHORTLY. OBSERVED ZOOOY." '
MOTHER GRETCHEN shrank bacffT
affrightedly, but before the fero
' clous wolf could leap upon her .
there came a scurrying of feet from be-
- hind and a form passed her, launching
Itself upon the terrible beast A flash
of steel, and the wolf had fallen slain
, by the dagger bf brave Julian, - .':
"How can 1 thank you, ray courageous
man!" gasped Mother Gretchen. . r
i Thorough countryman responded mod-V
. estly, "It was nothing,, mother.- I am
' only glad to have -been n your neigh
borhood." ,' ,
' "Oh. yes, but U was something," pro
tested the old woman, "and I shall see ,
that ydu do not lack tho reward yoi de-
serve. Here Is an egg, which you must -
- guard as your chlefest treasure. Thres ,
" years from this very dajr, break tbe '
'shell and you shall find compensation..:
This f swear." -
Julian bowed clumsily, mattered his
. thanks, and continued - on hla way
toward hla Uttls farm.
When the peasant told his' friends of
what bad happened they bade him re-,
jolce. -! ': i . .. , . - .
"Mother Gretchen is a very wise old '
woman,'' said they. ''Some say she is
a witch; but howsoever that may be,vlt
Is well known that she has never told -.
a lie. Never has she broken her prom
, Ue. You may well be grateful for 'the
opportunity which enabled you to save
the life of such a powerful sorceress." -.
SiOA
manner. . But don't be afraid. - Come
with me, and I skall take the best of
care of you. I am V nice, merry fellow
the 'Jovial seuglodon' they tall me
but if the name's too hard for you, call
me Just 'Zoogy.' I think I like 'Zoogy
better, anyway." '
It certainly was very, very klr.: o 1
Zoogy; The twins ' appreciated Ms
goodneaa ever eo much. They -1 ready
felt greatly comforted. And as Zoo
gy swam out into the ocean he w&4 as '
careful as he could be to keep hH
back, where the twin were perched,
high above the water. - ,
Many wonders of the -deep had Zoogy ,
promised to show them. He - was as
good as , his Vord, for not far had "
they progressed when the twins saw
a mighty struggle between two mon
sters whom Zoogy called Tim Ichthy
osaurus and Dick Pleslosaurus. , '
"There's going to : be lota of f trou
ble around here very shortly," observed
Zoogy, "because Tim and Dick will soon
have more to do than fight among them
selves. 'Do you see that hast swlm
mlng toward ,usrv
Ray and Raymond looked over the
water as far as their eyes could reach.
Before long they saw what appeared to
be an army of monsters approaching
through the sea. ; ; ..
Zoogy laughed in glee. "You're going
to witness tbe greatest battle of your
life," saw he. , '
(CONTINUED NEXT SUNDAY.)
Animals in Harness
OU who are accustomed to think ot
the horse as the only animal in
a harness,- will be astonished if
you "study ; the subject further. - Of
course, you know that reindeer draw
sledges in the Far North; and that dogs
are employed- for similar -purposes In
some countries; that elephants, .bul
locks and goats are frequently , used
as beasts of burdem But it may sur
piiee you to learn that in the Uerman
settlement of . Andheim, southern Cali
fornia, ostriches are trained to draw
. light vehicles, v . , 4 .. ,. , .
,; One may now buy In British East
Africa any number of sebras, which can
. rewiily be trained to the use of bit and
bridle. The sebra Is very strong, a fast
trotter and less liable to illieau than
the horse..
Perhaps the oddest" animal in har
ness Is a wiict boar.driven by a French
peasant This animal, now three years
old. draws a little three-wheeled cart
No bit can be used, so the reins are
attached to the teeth of. the boar. -
Long and deeply Julian pondered over
these words. Then he cams to the con-,
elusion: i ' -,
"If I am to gain great wealth, or other
; honors ait to fall upon me, I must be '
preparing for themf" .
v Thereupon Julian, who had heretofore;
been somewhat of an Idle fellow, dill-'
"A FLASH OF STEEL" .
- , - v- ' 1 -
gently - Set about i improving himself
and his condition. - By day he plowed
bis fields and worked elsewhere about
the little farm with Intense teal; by
night he pored over books and did his j
utmost to acquire learning. - t : : :.
- 8oon the people "began tq observe a
great change in . Julian. So well had
Play-Acting
A VERT learned little girl' was Mil
dred, and a remarkable little girl,
besides. Why. at the age of she
could read quit easily, and ' could do
; sums in arithmetic, while she even knew t
a little geography. By the time she
was s, she knew aa much a many
boya and girls of 15. - J
- The only fault this learned miss pos
sessed waa thaty she liked to display
her learning. Now. Mildred had a sis
ter who was Just as 'other girls are
" perhaps not quite as studious as some.
She enjoyed playing with her dolls and
romping much more than she did her
. lessons. : Ana so ;t was that whenever
Mildred . showed her great knowledge '
- people raised their hands In admira-
' leads solemnly and remark bow pecu
liar It waa that her sister seemed to
.have but littie cleverness. This would
make Alice feel very, very stupid. But
she was proud of her talented sister. -
' iu mm m lawn mm w c
lived. -.". ( .
One morning the sisters went shop
ping. .. Ere they reached their destina
tion they met a. kind, old gentleman.
. ''Where are you going in such a
- hurry, my children r' asked he. '
.'"Give thee good-day, gray beard," re'
plled Mildred, speaking in a way she
had learned from books, in order. to Ira-
.. HE WAS ASTONISHED .
-
press the old gentleman. '."Our mother
bade us to tbe shambles his for a iat
r.aunch." "
"W-w-what!" ejaculated the aston-"
Ishcd old party.
"Haply thou koowest him the good
man Jones?" continued Mildred, with
self-assurance.
,"No," replied he, very much puzzled,
"but will you not come with me, so that
I may buy you some chocolate?".
"Alack. Wb ar forbid to tarry, gentle
air; we read be blytha. The mother's
patience stays upon out coming."
"And Js your sister in such a hurry,
too?" inquired the gentleman. "Let her
answer for herself,", added he. curious
to know If the other little girl spoke In
tbe same remarkable manner.
But before Alice could give a timid
reply, Mildred interrupted, saying:
' "Oh, she knowest .little of the gentle
: art of conversation, sir. I prithee,
question not too closely, lest she betray
her Ignorance." . ,
'f r " "Indeed," responded the old gentle
. mani quite sharply, "you seem to bsve
great knowledge. ; but you- certainly
: have great conceit also. I don't Imag
ine such a learned miss would enjoy
simple iweets anyway. -ir
"Walt a moment" said be, turning to
, Alice. , Hastening into a nearby con
fectionery shop, be reappeared presently
' with a box ot delicious bonbons, which
be handed to Alice, : Then, patting the
modest little girl's bead, he left them.
Mildred was so chagrined at the harsh
' words of tbe gentleman that she refused
the dainties which Alice, with all gen-
- eroslty, pressed upon her.' But the re
proof set her a-thinklng, with the re-
- suit that thereafter she took good care
not to try to let every one know Just
bow clsver'she was...
, " Clever Trickster. '
- Tommy was very clever- at doing
tricks, guessing riddles and solving al
most any kind of pur.zle.
Tbe - other day Willie Jones ap
proached, announcing that he had a
question Tommy could never gueas.
"How many hairs have I on mv
headr , i ' ,"
. Tommy looked critically at the mop
of hair adorning the head of his friend.
At last, be replied: ,
"There are 2,327.523. If you will count
; them, you will find this number cor-
ne applied himself to labor that he had
accumulated much wealth. His posses
slons were how greater than those of
any man thereabouts. So well had ha
.applied himself to 'study that lie was
the peer of any in knowledge. Thus it
came about that; honors were heaped
" upon him. He married the daughter of
a- nobleman, and with the powerful In
fluence thus gained became Governor
of .the province. . - . x ' - -t- j .
The three years had passed. Bally the
anticipation cf Julian bad grown, as he
looked forward to the . time when he
could break, his precious egg.' The day
had now arrived. Summoning all his
friends, and with all possible ceremony, '
Julian broke the egg. It was empty I
In bitter disappointment the Governor "s
had old Mother - Gretchen brought be-
fore him. ,i . S"--, ; , r": - r . . -- .--'.
"Did you not sayj" said haj reproach
fully, "that my egg should gain for me
a treasure?" . - , - A
"And has It not brought you many
treasures?" replied - the old woman. "
"But 1 for It you would not be rich
now of powerful or learned. - Yoa would
still be living on your llttle'farm, poor
er than ever, and perhaps Just as ig
norant Do you not owe everything
even you beautiful wife Indeed, your '
every happiness, to this eggshell?"
Julian smiled understandingiy, "Moth-
er. you are right." said he; "and . I
thank you with all my heart for your .
g'ft a gift mor ' precious than mortal ;
ever before received." '
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