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' Hli twin B ssd 2-tS!..
yrnrs hv been examining.
In fierce combat -;
(CONTINUED FROM LAST SUNDAY.)
' Chapter' IV
A WAR OF MONSTERS .
SEEMINGLY unaware of their foes'
approach. Tim and Dick continued ,
in Here combat. ,...,'. . -....-.::
Zoogy was enjoying himself to th
utmost He grinned so wide that he al
most swallowed barrels of water, as he
chanted: '
A pretty little. lively little, nice Bttle firnti
O. bow. jleaant how dellghtful-O, what
bapplneta la aleihtl - i. ,
-Why. you bloodthirsty- Zoogyf ex
claimed Ray. reproachfully..:.
"Well, some one must always be light
Ing here," remonstrated Zoogy. "and
shouldn't I be happy that 1 am not the
cna to be killed this tlmers,-;--? .k',, i
, While they were talking, two great
creatures swept by them. They some- ;
what resembled Dick, except, that they
y ere much larger than he. '
"The Atlantosaurus and the PHosau- .
rus are about to join In the fight." grin
tied Zoogy.. "''' . ,: -
But that was not th Immediate pur- ,
WAFTED from pasture and mead
; ow, the sweet smell of growing
plants was carried across the
road t the Teranda. whera a rocking
chJdr creaked dolefully. Toddy sniffed
Ihe brtesfi. but Jti.jtraBrance apparent-
ly was unappreciated, for lie rocked
more savagely than before. And the
more the chair creaked and squeaked
the fiercer grew his enjoyment, be- .
cause the ehalr seemed to protest
with every movement and that . was
what Toddy felt like doing prof
Ing against everything. ' ' x
" Hadn't mother1 promised that nursle '
should take him to sea the soldiers"
march to , the cemetery on Memorial
Dayt And hero "Decoration Day"
had come; while nurse was away vis
lttog. It was too aggravating f..,
.'everything, i;'y''i--i::'p.-
. For a long time Toddy rocked and
rocked. Many bours before ha bad ;
heard the musio of bands as they '
marchsd. Surely It must now be al
most noonday. Toddy shoved . ls .
chair " farther back on the veranda to
protect himself from tha sun. But
ones ha had moved from his seat he
did not wisb. to remain .longer la
inaction. Longingly he gased down
the road. . --tHMi''i- -'A-.
T e'pose all the sojer t men have '
coma boms from deckeratlng?" he
murmured, "an' there's nobody la ths ..
cemertery.T. ;',. . ' : V V t v k,-. ' IV
. For a moment he paused, irresolute.
Then, with a defiant shake of tha
bead, ha made tap bis mind. : . v; ; .
SOLDIERS HE RECOGNIZED FROM STORY-BOOKS
"If I can't see the sojer. Tm going
to see the Towers, anyway." said ha
Through the gate Toddy darted.
Along the dusty road he plodded,
always seeking the less-frequented
byways, lest he be s captured nd
brought bade " But he saw no one,
and at last he arrived at the great
Iron gates that barred the way to the
cemetery. Weighted with tig Iron
balls were they cannon balls, as
Toddy imag-Ined-o that ! th little
fellow had to push with all his might
to open them sufficiently for him to
pass through.
Once within the spacious ground,
be threaded his way along the grav
eled walks bordered by leafy trees, '
until he almost reached tne wall at
t ie other side. He sat down on a lit
re iron chair beside a grave, ana
looked at the. flags and Bower wreaths
ii.out hint But now he began to
i cuv tired. He nestled more com-j.'n-taoly
in-the Iron chair, aa- soon
,,. colden head was nodding. ,- .
1 u yon came aner u, auuui
ri u.. i started.
Right before him was
r .-, lie'. a 1
grandpa Who used to tell
c.i kinds cf stones about the sol-''
, i.efore he was put away in a big'
i a no' rn' than, Jfar
1 LcrnnJpa who was bis chum, his
anion, his only playmate. Toddy
, i.. ti very, very lonely when grand-
, ten 1 im, so that you may know bow
i ivpd l e to see him now. He was
t ii a.c tn his soldier clothes, too, al
t His-'ii you tould look risht through
inn nJ l is ciotties. It was all so very
enter, liut Tuiiy diiia"t think of that
m itarly n.lfftd:. ..
Ha, f ran 'pa; t'-y didn't want mt Id"
f.'T'j, ln.t 1 corned."
' Viu wlhed to B" the eoMlers, didn't
laddyr t"ili grnmlpa wiib a smlla
- n.i voii 1 - tiirm. be rni.led.
uddy lt.L.ti i.is eyes. Xj-J-vi bivt
.s 1; MRS. HOPPY FLEES FROM THE SABER-TOOTHED CAT
rttSt .T.'rFy" ?5t,;t1f ,
pose of the giant Atiantosaurus. Tim 4 1ht was the most foolish thing they
was spouting ? water from his nostrils
In great clouds, so that nothing could be
, seen very distinctly, but the twins' eyes
' followed the Atlantosaurus as he threw r
himself furiously uuon the combatants
and proceeded to untwist Dick's long,
snaky neck from about Tim. In an ex- -ceedingly
short time be had separated . ,
the two. And then he talked - very ,
sharply to them, pointing out that to
there were other soldiers lots and lots
of them. It was funny be hadn't noticed',
them before, i And they were soldiers
whom be recognised from pictures in his
war books at borne tha ; books that
gran'pa used to explain to him.
"Well, welt "T majo?,"iaia aosldler
whom Toddy was sura ; was General
' Stuart, "so this is tha little fellow ,
you've told us about! A fins little chap .
he la, too." :::r: ' t,:;: .
"Tes. a sturdy little fellow," admitted
General Grant, who stood on the other
side of Toddy, puffing away on a cigar.
Although some of the uniforms were
blue aud others gray. Toddy was sur
prised to see bow friendly all the sol
diers were. General Lee had just cour
teously thanked General Grant for a cl-.
gar, and nw they were chatting with
the greatest friendship, while Generals
Lee and '"Stonewall'' Jackson were
laughing with glee over soma especially
clever Jest. . '
. Him grandpa, the major, seemed to ;
read what was In the boy's mind, for be
, saids. :i-'-if i. ; :' ; jA"-'i:.;v l
"Oh, we're the best of friends how,
aonny. :. : :
:; v "Tes, Indeed, remarked General Sher- ,
wan. "In fact,"! continued be, "we
' weren't always such bad enemies, even -
while we were fighting each other. And
. we wished to be friends with the women
and children all the time, you know'
The other soldiers nodded, and a
captain said: j;H..:' A!
That reminds me of a 'little story
about my own troop. It was rather
Important that we should hold a cer
tain bridge, ; However, some of our
' good friends here, who were our en
emies then, decided they wanted to
hold that position, too. Therefore,
both Union and Confederate " troops
dashed madly for the coveted point.
' each trying to get there ahead of th
other. But it could be seen that both
troop would probably reach there at
the same time;: so, of course, there
' would have to be a fight for It. , W
were charging , toward each ether,
when a little tot ran out upon the
"iroad between us. At ence all firing'
ceased, and the parties halted in their
tracks - while a trooper removed the
little thing to a place of safety. That
little Incident so took away all desire
: for fighting that both forces with-.
: drew, to resume fighting later on."
' The rest applauded when the
speaker bad finished, although Toddy
observed that when they clapped their
bands It made not the slightest sound.
Then for 'most an hour Toddy Ha
ir tened to stories about the war. some
' of which grandpa had often told him.
iH was having the time of his life!
. -
Th little boy jumped at least a
. foot. For some one had grabbed hold
, of his arm. Before he could find out
Just what had happened he heard a
voice saying, impatiently:
"Of all things. Master Toddy, that
you should come out here to the ceme
tery to sleep! Don't you know It was
: wrong- to run away!",
- Toddy admitted to nursle that fa
"sposed be hadn't done- right. L' But
after all. he wasn't sorry. Sorry f
How could he be. when he had seen '
grran'pa and air his other old ffienai
s '
of the picture books T And be made
up hi mind, although he didn't tell '
nursia, .that some time again be was
coming out to the "cemertery to se
his new chums and gran'pa.
could do when their enemies were al
most ' upon (them. ; 'Tim and Dick ac
knowledged their, error in shame, and
put themselves In readiness to fight
beside the Atlantosaurus and the Flio-
; aauruv.;-.'- .f--. i y-J:: ''! ?,
' Great excitement shone ' In Zoogy'a
i eyca "Ah, the enemy has coma!" mur
inured he. , ' .
Indeed, the huge waves, topped with
foam, 'cow almost met Tim and Dick
and their relatives.
"Tou see," explained Zoogy to the
twins, "'they are the last' of the armored
fish. Some of them are over twenty ,
feet In length. 'Their bodies - are In
closed . tn . large bony, plates, and they
have long, punishing . Jaws. But those -
glgantlo chap behind the fishes are re
lated almost as closely to Tim as to the '
fishes. They are the Dlnlcbthys. Some
. times tbey flghtLfor Tlmt fcther, times,
.they. fight against. him." v;y,!.; i .
The conflict was on. ' There seemed to
be one vast, writhing tnaas. from which
occasionally the head of Dick, or that '
of his cousin, the Atlantosaurus, would
shoot up to a great height in the air,
quickly to descend again. ; Everywhere '
round about : the waters boiled and
surged, until the swells reached Zoogy.
"I'm afraid. J children." remarked
Zoogy, "that the waves will sweep you .
from my back, if we do not seek a
quieter resting place." UV ...
It was a great sacrifice for Zoogy to
go beyond Sight of the battle. As he
awam away he sighed heavily. . .
"Do you aver fight. Zoogy T , asked
Raymond. ' . . . ' ...
"Whatl A Jovial Zoos-y like me fight T
Oh, dear, no' replied Zoogy. "Why, I
haven't fought since the time X ate my
brother." ,-; 'a -,-'.
"Ate your brother? Why, Zooiry, t
aurely you could not have done thatT .
gasped Ray, horrified beyond measure.
- Two huge teara welled up in Zoogy'a ;
eyes, overflowed, and splashed into the
sea. He was apparently , much moved
at the recollection. ,
"Yes," sobbed he. "I" really loved
Zaggy. But." you aee, he bet that be
could eat me, "while I bet I could eat
him; so, of course, we had to fight.
Otherwise, we never would have fought,
I assure you, and I never should have
eaten him but for that .friendly little
bet."
They traveled on - In silence. The
twins Imagined Zoogy was still sorrow-
Ing over his brother, and they did not ;
wish to disturb him in his grief. There
fore they were somewhat surprised
when Zooiry. with a load laugh, said: .
"It WA9 a funny- bet, wasn't it?-An, -my
brother was a funny fellow, too.
But now that he's gone. I try to be
twice as Jovial and comical. You won t
tell anybody, will you. if I whisper that
I'm taking private funny lessons from
the Cuttlefish I'll let you see him If :
you like."
Ray and Raymond admitted that noth
ing would give them greater pleasure
than to aee the marveloualy witty Cut
tleflslw ' " ' !-"
When they were near the shore Zoogy ,
Miser and Policeman
A
iA bv himself la a poor, little
but lived the old man. his
name was Barot, and he was a
very miserly fellow, hoarding -his gold -and
disliking to spend a single coin.
Now,' Barot was a carrier. A rude
cart he bad, and a sleepy, old donkey
, to draw it From earliest dawn to
eventide Barot worked, seeking to -gain
as much money aa possible. But
when darkness , began to creep upon
1 him the miser never . hung a. lamp
upon his cart Not he I That would
. cost a great deal for oil! '
: But It .was against the law to drive
at nightfall without a 'lamp. So.
finally, , th village policeman called
v Barot' s attention to this neglect
"You are doing wrong, man," said
- fee, "not to invest a little money. If
' I see you again without a lantern the
.fines I shall have Imposed upon you
. will amount to more than what you
yould pay for a year's supply of oil."
Barot merely shrugged his shoul-
- ders and laughed as he responded:
"A lantern! I never used one in my
life, and you will not be the one to
make me. .-: .
"We shall see,"; angrily retorted the,
policeman. x
. The policeman. In high displeasure,
resolved to watch for Barot that very
- night behind a clump of bushes along
the road. - .
Night came, ' and Barot prepared to
return to his hut ' But he was sua-
plclous of the policeman: so before be
rad gone far he stopped the - car, un-
- bitched the sleepy mule and , forced
' the astonished animal into the cart
Then, placing himself between the
shafts, he began to draw the- wagon.
Every now and then he would shout
to the mule, as though encouraging
- the. animal on. Thus he approached '
the spot where the policeman lay hidden.
"Ah! I have you now!" cried the otu
. cer of the law, springing from his'
place of concealment "I see you are
- without a lamp; you must surely pay
a fine tomorrow, and a heavy one, '
v too, for I had warned you." -.
. Barot calmly replied: "Since when. -:
my friend, has It been the law's cus-
torn, to fine a man for not having a
, light on a handcart r.
comiay near, tne policeman was as-
tonished to see Barot pulling tha cart '
With the mule inside. " .-
You old roguej" cried he. T shall
arrest you yet" 1 v
". But Barot was trudging merrily en
bis way, - knowing- the policeman
would not dare to jnolest him further.
dipped his nose In the water. When It
' came up., there was Mr.-Cuttlefish sit
ting gravely upon It. . '. .; -v '
- "Do you feel very, very funny this
morning,- Mr. ; Cuttlefish" ' anxiously
questioned Zoogy. "Because X have here
some friends who would .much appre
ciate your rare humor." .
. Without a word, the Cuttlefish squlrt
ed a stream of water Into Zoogy'a eye;
then he disappeared In. the water. '
- "Hal hal ha! ha!" bellowed Zoogy.
"Wasn't 'that the funniest thing you j
ever saw?, Now. WASN'T ItT It waa
much funnier than anything he could
f have said.'-- .';',"; f j ,r: ' '
Neither Ray nor Raymond had a very
good opinion of the Cuttlefish's humor. '
If that were the best he could do. But '
they didn't say so to Zoogy, lest they ;
offend him. ' J ' ."'
"Oh, there's a kangaroo on the shore !
exclaimed 'Ray, clapping her bands la '
delight. : UaiV
"I dont know what a kangaroo Is.- .
responded Zoogy, dubiously, "bull I d,
know that ths animal ovsr there is Mrs. ,
Hoppy Dromatherium."
"What's she running away fort 'Oh.
X should like so much to Ulk with her!"
cried Ray. S-.-.'-y 4 '"s.v,f .
"Well, I s'pose" It's' because she saw:
rne," admitted Zoogy, -rather shame
facedly. ."You see, I happened; to eat
Mr. Hoppy and the Uttle . Hopple the
other day while they were lying on tha
'beach," . ,
' Observing the dismay of both tha
twins,- be hastened to add, apologetlo
aliy: .,.
"I hadn't eaten any breakfast, you "
know; and they looked Just too nice for
anything. You don't blame me so very
much, do youT"
Raymond began to think that Zoogy .
was a wicked old fellow aa well as a
witty one, . So, winking at him, he said:
"It's done now, old chap, so we will
forgive you that Is, If you will call Mrs.
Hoppy back so that we may talk with
her." . . . . ..,' -' " ' '-
Thereupon Zoogy emitted a nol
which was a cross between a scream
and a grunt and a bellow. This, he ob
served, was to tell Mrs. Hoppy he
' meant no harm to her,
believe I shall leave you for a
BILLY AND MR, TIB
little while with Mrs. Hoppy,' If you
don't mind," wheezed Zoogy. "I must
confess that I'm feeling rather faint
without my luncheon, and I think I'll
go back and have two or three Dlnich-
vnys.1
'But you won't eat any more of your
brothers, will you?" pleaded Ray.
Zoogy, in the meantime, had flopped
his tall on the beach, in order that the
twins might walk right down his back
to the shore without going Into the
water. And-they ware already on the
beach when he replied:
"No. I promise you that I won't eat
any more of my family,, except one or
two' old great-grandmothers and - a'
grandfather I don't like." Before either
oy or girl could answer, their cannibal
friend was far out to sea.
- "So you are the two babies that wick
ed Zoogy brings 4o' me In place of the
darlings the brute swallowed," , whim
pered Mrs. Hoppy; rubbing the tears
from her eyes with a paw. v. -,-
flY- DOLLY
7
mm
,
A STORE they say you came from, Dolly dear- ;
. A store that's not so very far from here; .
And porcelain you're made of and of glass, y j
You, who, I'm sure all other dolls surpass 1 ;
I can't believe it Dolly .not oryou.
Your balr of fine-spun gold; your eyes of blue -
That smile In witchery, when, raised to mine:
Those tiny ears; your pearly teeth that shine: '
Oh. ev'ry bit of you I love, my dear:
And to MY mind 'tis Very, very" clear " ' , ' J
. That you a princess are Just in a dream : - ' '
A princess wandered far from Fairyland. " "
But yet one thing 1 do not understand: ' '
. Why no good prince has sought you long erV this .
And aked you from your, dreaming with a kiss I
Ray and Raymond said politely. "Yea,
. ma'am," although Raymond - much re
sented being called a baby by a creature
- who looked to be nothing more than a
giant kangaroo, ,-
Whereupon the twins had to listen to'
the description of the pretty little babies
and the handsome Mr. Hoppy who had
been eaten. , ' .
"Nor, is that all my trouble, dears,
continued Mrs. Hoppy In an aggrieved
tone; "for a new animal, the terrible
Saber-Toothed Cat, has Just come Into
this country. .He pursue me almost
constantly. It was because the animal
la afraid .of water that Mr. Hoppy
; brought me to the beach for a time.
. "Out X suppose X might as well be
eaten by a cat as to be swallowed by
Zoogy, or to die of hunger," the walled.'
Suddenly she . turned, every ' muscle
strained and a-qulver.: Before the twins -could
guess the cause of her terror,' she
bad popped themf Into her pouch., and
was hopping .'with: all ! possible speed
across fhe sand.',' ..
- Raymond craned his neck as far. to,
one side as he could. '
"It's the Saber-Toothed Catl" he mut
tered. ;;,'.' .vi-'v. ;' Cj : v ;;r-'-':T"J.
' Mrs. Hoppy now quitted .the seashore
and ' flew inland, with glgantla leaps.
Nearer and nearer came the horrible
Cat, Never pausing' to look behind.''
Mrs, Hoppy' covered mile , after mile.
Past the sandy . region,, : and '' then,
strange to say. Into an extremely rocky
country she came. 'But always the Cat ,
followed. At last It gathered for a
spring. - The twins, gave themselves up
for lost, when, Just, at that moment, .
they . felt themselves falling rapidly
downward. Mrs.-. Hoppy had leaped
over the edge of a high cliff!..,'.'
Chapter V
FAMILY REUNIONS . . .
RAT and Raymond awoke, as though
from a nap. Bewildered, they '
looked about them. Gone were seas and
. marshes and rock. They were upon a
grassy plain, broken by forests In the
" distance. On the right there towered
a great mountain range. - i
The twins were .still drinking In the
.beauty of the' scenery, when they per
ceived a curious sort of pony and a tiny
animal that resembled both a 'fox and a '
diminutive colt. - ,
"I'm Billy Hlpparlon. and this Is ray.
great-great-great-grandfather, Mr. Tib
Faleotherlum," began the pony, frisk-
Ing his heels and tossing his mans:
"now, who are your ,
; Ray and Raymond Introduced them
selves. Then, although they didn't wish
' to be considered rude,' they' couldn't '
'help gazing closely, at these queer 'ani
mals. The larger looked ever so much
like a real horse, but be had three toes,
and his nose was very pointed. .The
smaller creature looked very much like
a fox, with its sharp muzzle. It pos
sessed four toes.
"Won't you come with us?" cordially .
i asked Billy. "There Is going to be a
series of family reunions in. the forest
yonder. But very few . t amiliea can
boast ores many 11 v lag ancestors as I
possess." .s ... . .'..
Darting the twins a merry glance, he
. added, solemnly: -"See how we de
scendants have Improved upon the orig
inal." "Insufferable conceit!" sniffed Mr.
Tib. He went on to say: , ,. ...
"You younger coxcombs may be larger
In slie, but you're smaller in wisdom.
You don't have now the terrible mon-
sters with whom I had to contend in
my youthful days. Were it not for my
cunning, I should not be alive this day."
-jjia you ever Know oogy, Mr. 'xiov
queried Ray. . - .. .,...
'.no. i never anew mm personally:
put, wnen l was yexyvoiing x na
friends among the sea animals who used
, to tell me of the monsters that lived tn
the water many, many .centuries before
their time; and the seuglodon was one
they described." , . , ,
"Why. our adventure with the Saber
Toothed Cat must have happened mill
ions of years ago," muttered Ray. There
certainly could be no doubt of that fact.
The twins were dazed.
"What nonsense you folks' are talk
ing,"' Interrupted -'Billy; .."what .do you
- PRIN
"LIFTED HIGH IN THE- AIR"
know about aoogles, or whatever you
call thenar - . - -
'Billy now Invited Ray and Raymond
to climb upon his back. In order that
they reach tha forest more quickly. ;
Soon they were moving through the
. forest In places the vines, grass and
other vegetation were so thick that It
was only with the - greatest difficulty
that they were able to make a pathway
- for themselves. Immense palms grew
everywhere.
At last they heard a crashing of tree
branches before them, , and, a moment
later, the twins saw another- group of
remarkable animals. One was like a
giant elephant. He was much larger,
however, and was covered with; hair.
This,' ' Billy ' Informed : them, waa the
Mastodon, And their surmise that the ,
other creatures were the Mastodon's an-"
eestors proved to be correct. ' Surely
Billy must admit that here was a fam
ily older than even bis. What a differ
ence there was between the glgaatlo
Mastodon, and that animal's oddest an
cestor, who looked very Ilk -a small
tapir or a plfl ..:..;'.'". '' ""
Billy greeted the Mastodon? with, the
greatest respect, while Mr. Tib speedily
became chums with one of the older an
cestors, who was . Just about hi own
sis.
Ray and Raymond chatted with the
Mastodon, and liked the big fellow im
mensely. "I believe X should feel dlsxy up aa
high as your head!" exclaimed Ray.
looking In admiration at the massive
head and wonderful tusks. ..
r i 'i ';-efrjsj .'Y;jftL-n
"CAUGHT THE FISH BY THE TJUlf
THE Arabs "of upper Egypt tell
why aU flatfish are white on one
side and brown on th - other.
Moses.- like the other Israelites, was
very fond of AslC and. as a rule,' h
cooked It splendidly. He had cooked -sols
only on on side. When his fir went
out. sq he angrily thrw the half-broiled
fish Into the sea. But this fish happened '
to live, and that la why ell Its descend--ants
appear to be half cooked. .' 1 ' '
Upon the back of th haddock are
strange imprints, said to be the work of ,
ths deviL On the Yorkshire coast in
England, they say the evil on long ftgo
determined to build a bridge at Filey.
This be did for no good purpose; but for
the destruction of ships and sailors end
the annoyance of fishermen. While at
work he dropped his hammer into the
sea. AS he hastily picked it vp he
grasped a haddock at the same time; so
the haddock carries ths Imprint of his
fingers to. this day. '-.X-U..-. ',k
But the .legend of the salmon, told by
the Scandinavian flsherfolk. Is the most '
, interesting of these tales, i Would you'
like to know how the salmon came to
have such a delicate tall T Here Is the
story:. , : '.- '- .. : " .,.- ,
Lold, the mischief-maker among th
gods, had offended Thor grievously. In
fact he had stolen the mighty hammer
which was Thor"s most precious posses- .
sioh. -v,v v. ;-v . '
You may know that Loki fled si swift
ly as he could when be found that Thor
1 was in pursuit But Thor was not mind- ,.
ed to. let the rascal escape, so hs fol
lowed after. : his wrath increasing with
; every stride. ":;7..'; . v ,
At last finding hi enemy close upon .
his heels, Loki ran toward the water,
and leaped Into it turning himself into a
salmon. Thor, however, was so close
behind thst be caught the fish by the
tall. For punishment he squeezed It so
hard that ever after the tall of the sal
mon has been fine and thin.
- And do you know whence has come
the - bright ruddy color of this same
flsM rThat tooris easily explained. ... ...
Once upon a time the heavens caught
afire, and the gods were at their wits
ends to extinguish the flames. Finally
they succeeded in smothering most of
the flames. The rest they threw Into
Mr. .Mastodon's little eye twinkle.
The next Instant the twin found the
great trunk encircling them. Raymond
shouted la gle .as they were gently
' lifted high up In the air. And, when
they were deposited lightly upon the
' back of the Mastodon, Ray. too, began
to enjoy the experience, t kt ;'.. :
- When their friend had put them on
the ground, Raymond said enthuslastlo-
ally: -, - , - , ;
) "Why not have a circuit You say
. there'll be lota of other animal -here
' before long." We'd have enough to make
a Jim-dandy one!" . . a -
"What's a circuit" asked the Masto
don, quite mystlfledt , '
"Why; we have' them, you know,
where w live," began Raymond, but
his sister nudged him and whispered la
hi ear; -
"DonTt be such a goose! America
won't be discovered for a long, long
time to come!" :
- Raymond blinked a little at the
thought, ' Then, carefully choosing bis
words, he said: ':.":
rwhy. it' Just a nice way tor all of
us to; play together.' It would give us
a great deal of enjoyment",
The two families considered the mat
ter for a while, and then decided that
some fun would be worth having. Cour
teously thanking Bjaymond for propos
ing the - celebration Mr. Mastodon an
nounced definitely! ,
"We shall have a clrcua as soon as
our other frlebd arrive." ,
(CONTINUED NEXT SUNDAY.)
of mB Salmon
th tea.' where they war eagerly gob
bled up by ths hungry salmon. You see
now why the flesh of ths salmon is so
red.
Ornamenting Canes
IT IS a very simple matter to or-
nament a cane or a branch of
wood taken from the pear, cherry
or apple tree. If you cut a stick, you '
must immediately peel off the bark. -Now
take a piece of well oiled cot
ton waste and rub your cane thor
' oughly. v -.
Twist several whlsps of straw into
a ions; spiral, having one end thicker ,:
than the other. .
Twist the spiral along the entire
' length of the cane, fastening the end -
securely at top and bottom.
. Then light the straw at the bot- -torn
of the cane, holding the stick In -:
sn inclined position so that the flame -may
run quickly up the spiral. - ,
. When the straw . Is entirely con-
' PROCESSES SHOWN vv
sumed the cane must be rubbed hard'
with a woolen rag.
You will now have a nicely pol
ished cane, with a spiral like a anaks
running from top to bottom.