THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY HORNErS. JUNE 14, 1903
The'Robbers
4t AT Billy, X 'predate ever to
' much your gettln mo la the
band o 'Robbers'I"
"Aw, don't mention It," replied the
valiant captain of the ' "Robbers";
you're too decent feller to be kept
out of It." .
But although Billy Mumford disdained
to accept thanks, he was . inwardly
much pleased with the gratitude of Ar
tie Cronan. latest recruit of the "Bloody
Bobbers." ; Searching carefully In his
pocket, he dug forth a rusty copper.
This ho proceeded to Invest at Todd's
grocery store, after which lie and Artie
shared the "sucker" which represented -tie
purchase. -.n'i
"Are you goln'to the plcnldT" aaked (
Billy, when, under the Influence of the
"sucker." perfect relations had been
established.
!XHE -ROBBERS" GO A-BERRTINQ
Little Artie shook his head sorrow -tully.
"I'm afraid not," said he. "Ma
cays If I pick enough blackberries to
pay my way I can go; but I'll never
huve enough money in tune,"
For a long time Captain Billy remain- -d
In thai deepest of thought. Finally
lie said:
"Artie, I'm goln to tell you a secret.
On the edge of Noble's wood, not far
from the stoneplie, there's a big tree.
There are blackberry bushes all 'round,
an' these berries grow so loose that
-when the wind blows real smart they're
blown off and carried under this tree.
I've often found piles and piles of 'em.
They're ail cleaned out now, but if you
fo there on Wednesday afternoon I
think you'll find a lot"
Here Billy observed that important
ARTIE FOUND THE BERRIE3
business necessitated his presence else
where, bo he and Artie parted.
Artie was greatly excited over Billy a
Information. Suspecting no plot, the
little chap decided to take Billy's ad
vice, so that on the following after
noon he tramped to the woods, with a
hi bucket under his arm.
Sure enovgh, there were any number
of berries I And the fact that they
were in buckets didn't seem to Impress
Artie. Joyfully he filled his pall and
hastened home to market them.
Meanwhile. Billy and the other "Rob
bers." who had generously filled the
buckets and placed them under the
tree, were filled with delight at the suc
cess of thelf plan. , ,
But Artie's a nice fellow, an ho de
serves to go to the picnic as much as
any of us,?' declared Captain Billy, And
the others mllinarlv aereed. They al
ways did agree with Billy. ,
-'Til
ALTHOUGH the picture shows but
two of ths "playfellows," In
reality there were three of thern.
it the third was only A boy.-and
ii.erelore not nearly so , Interesting
,,, tlie two little St, Bernard puppies.
. u doggies, by the way, are no long
, r puwie. Oh. dear nor They've
j ru ten times as big by now. And
is . boy is almost a man.
:uy a frolic had the three com.
j i s. It was tn the winter, how
i, r. that the doggrie playfellows en:
.,-d themselves best of all. for then
y ciuld roll In the snow, burying1
- -mse.lves until onlr the tips of their
. uxiles could be seen. So you may
,w what a delightful time they
,a, when, some years after they were
,.,.m, they accompanied their boy play-
iiuw across the oa to Bwitserland,
t :i anions the snow and les and gla-
4 !,l!e the' three were In Swltier. :
5 . I they became separated for al-
t the first time In their Uvea- la-
l, wer It not for ths dogs, per
il, the third playfellow would have
,i l"t not only to the trio, but to
iv pti else. It happened one after-
. u (.its tb boy stole away, .wltb
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Synopsis of Preceding: Chapters.
THE twins. Ray and Raymond., visit a
natural history museum to Inspect
ths fossil collection. They are locked
In. . During the night a mummy blah priest
of the Egyptians, angry at their Intrusion,
sends them bacfc- millions of years to live
with the animals whose bones they have
been examining;. They attend a meeting- ot
toothed birds. Escaping from two battling
monster, they ride upon the back of the
iovial Zeuglodon, who swims out to sea
nth them, where they witness a great sea
fcattle and make the acquaintance of witty
Mr. Cuttleneh. Mrs. Hoppy Drometbertura
saves them from the eaber-toothed TCger,
but leaps with them over a high cliff. The
twins awaketo nnd themselves in the Ter
. tlary Age. While attending a reunion of,
different families In the forest they take a
troll with the Woolly Rhinoceros. Rhlney
scatters a band of snarling Hyenadontj: In
th meantime, crabbed Tony Megatheriura .
runs away with the boy and girl. They es
cape, however, and become friends with tna
Mlsnlng Link. The Mammoth finds them,
plaoes them upon his back snd travels wltn
thr-m to loin the herd pf mammoths to
which bt belongs. On their way to the
drlnking-place the herd suddenly halts and
, prepares to meet a foe.
ChgptcTviII
THE ATTACK.
GREAT was the wonderment of the
twins as to what animal would
tare attack' the huge mam
moths, each of which was twice the siz
of an ordinary elephant While the
mammoths did not seem frightened, still
it was evident from their careful plana
for defense that they respected their
adversary.
Again the herd trumpeted defiance.
Then, like a flash, an immense tiger
bounded into the open space before
them. Displaying Its teeth in a hideous
snarl, it stepped from side to side, seek
ing a place to attack.
Now that the mammoths saw the foe,
they screamed their haired, throwing:
trunks aloft and shaking tusks threat
eningly. But the tiger was too wary to
advance directly upon those sharp
tusks. Lashing its tall and snarling in
counterfeited disappointment, it turned
as though to make Its way back into
the forest. . But not more than a few
paces had It retreated, than with &
suddenness the eye could scarcely fol-
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only his chums. : Up ths snowy moun
Uln path he climbed, although such
. ways were forbidden except when un-
der the guidance of grown-ups. The
! boy, however, didn't cars to have
grown-ups with him that afternoon;
; he wished only bis chums to share the
fun.. .. v:, - , - . w ,
. But the boy didn't have'half the fun
he expected. While recklessly follow
Ing the path he slipped, and in an'
Instant he was careening down a cleft
' between walls of Ice. Luckily, a pro
i lection of ics , ; arrested his flight
,if There he clung, while his chums bark
ed in dismay from the path above.
Then one of the wise doggies gallop-
. ed toward the hotel in search of help.
Not long afterward a party came to
the rescue, but It is doubtful If there
would have been a boy to rescue even '
then, had not the other doggie barked
; his encouragement continually to the -'
boy, who, chilled through and throogh.
found the utmost difficulty in remain
ing -upon his dangerous perch.
So : the three playfellows were '
' United.' And the boy was taught a-
, lesson.-; Since then he has taken good
: care not to become lost to his piay
fellowa Nor, If he has bis way, will
the doggies sver be lost to him. ,
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low, It wheeled, shot across the open
and launched Itself over a pair ot
tusks on to the unprotected flank of a
young bull mammoth. There It tor
with wicked claws and fangs, bury
ing Its muxxla Into th quivering flesh
with fiendish satisfaction. But the
enraged mammoths quickly cam to
their comrade's aid, and in a moment
the savage tiger was thrust through In
a dozen 'places by the sharp tusks.
Ray and Raymond had put their
hands before their faces to shut out
this hideous spectacle, when a thunder
ous roar from behind drowned the dm
about them. Era ths reverberations
from this terrible volume of sound had
died away the mammoths were scat
tered, fleeing In all directions.
" 'Tls the Cavs-IJonl" cried the Mam
moth to whoso back ths twins clung.
And ths boy and girl, glancing over
their shoulders, saw a gigantic lion, at
least fourteen feet long and taller than
the largest ox, leap upon one of the
terror-stricken ragimmoths. But the act
of turning their heads cost them dearly;
for a leafy branch swept them from the
back of the Mammoth, and before they
could call, their friend was far away.
Fortunately, they were held from tail
ing by the thick foliage. They crawled
along the branches to where a crotch
mads by a limb and ths trunk formed
the nicest kind ot a seat. Leaf-clusters
screened them from ths view of any an
imal passing below.
Bounds of the heavy tread of mam
moths . were heard no longer. Cave-Lion
and Tiger were . silent. In place ot
mighty uproar, a stillness that was al
most ominous bad settled upon the for
est Ths quiet frightened the twins as
much as the terrific noise bad done. A
scurrying and rustling of leaves
overhead caused them to jump in ter
ror. Much relieved were- they to find
that the newcomers were only a troop
of monkeya .These mischievous crea
tures peered at the boy and girl from the
skies. Then one of them cried to the
others that the Human Beings were
friends ot the link, who was a mortal
enemy to the band. Immediately the
monkeys surrounded the- twins, making
Impudent faces aad .calling all sorts of
bad names. There is no telling what
other means they would have taken to
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ELSIE SEA-SHELL
Second Adventure.
: ERTAINLT. no artist could bars
I ' refused the appeal of Mrs. Sea-'
- Shell. Besides, this artist was
a very kind-hearted one. -60 he imme
. diately aet about making other Sea-.-Shells.
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Upon the canvas he placed another'
clamshell in such a position that the
crook or umbo formed ths chin. Then
around the face made on the shell he
sketched the figure of a nice ybung lady.
(Copyright, 190. by Ths North American Company.) .
"AN IMMENSE
tease ths boy and girl had not soma
one else put In an appearance.
It was Mrs. Orang-Outang. who sent
the little imps flying over the treetops,
as she came to Investigate the reason
tor disturbance.
"ADVANCED TOWARD EACH
OTHER"
"Those idlotlo apes haven't the
slightest Idea of the courtesy due a
stranger," Indignantly exclaimed Mrs.
Orang-Outang. She assured Ray and
.Raymond they had no further cause for
alarm, and led them to the giant tree
With his magic paint he gave her a blue
costume, a blue hat and made her eyes
blue. He painted her hair and gloves a
light brown and used a very dark brown
for the eyelashes and eyebrows. When
completed the little Sea-Shell lady came
, to life, through the virtu of the maglo
; paint, and joined Mr. and Mrs. Sea
v Shell, who at once christened her Elsie,
Again Mr. Artist placed a clamshell
' upon the canvas. This time the umbo
formed the retrousse or "turn-uv" nose.
1 Very shortly Elsie s brother was cre
. ated. with a green suit, a red vest and
. tie and red dots In his hose. Even his
, cigar was lighted when he came to life.
. , This was Johnny Sea-Shell.
Thankinar the artist for all h!scour
tesies, the Sea-Shell family sauntered
along the beach.
"First of all." said Mr. 8ea-Shell, ws
. must find some sort of a home."
What is that little building over
there T" exclaimed Johnny.
They all ran up to investigate, and'
found the dearest little castle one could '
possibly Imagine. It was built of damp
sand, packed hard, and It contained tiny,
airy chambers, while the outside was
. ornamented with majestic towers and '
parapets. '
. The Sea-Shells were delighted. Gath
ering shells and pebbles, they construct
' ed little chairs and couches. Then they
at down for a little chat
All at once there was a rush of wa
iter, and. without the slightest warning;,
their castle tumbled about the Sea
4 Shells' ears. Tou see. they had forgot
ten all about ths turning of the tide. .
And the next moment they felt them
selves lifted up, together with a shovel-
ful of sand, and dropped Into a pail. It
eeemed that the boy who had built the
castle had returned to see the waves de-
mollsh it, and. observing what looked
lke several pretty shells, he had scoop
' ed them up. .
But even In this dangerous situation
the wits of Mr. Sea-Shell did not desert
him. "Cease your struggles!" he shout
ed to the members of his ftimlly. In-
stantly every Sea-Shell became as of :
stone, so that when ths boy picked
them up to examine them he supposed .
' they were merely Uttle dolls mads in
very clever fashion. The limbs of each
.. one of this curious family were hard
. and brittle, and by simply keeping still ,'
no one would have Imagined they were
really alive. v ' -y ....
To amuM himself ths -boy; stuck- ths
TIGER BOUNDED INTO THE SPACE
where she mads her horns most of the
time. Here the twins amused them
selves playing with the little orang
outangstiny little fellows who kept
near their mother, and who were ap
parently afraid of the boy and girl. Just
as all were becoming quits friendly ths
baby Orang-Outangs flew In terror to
their mother. But before one of them
could reach this refuge the body of a
great snake swung from a branch over
head and wrapped the little fellow In Its
toils.
Realizing that Interference was hope
less. Mrs. Orang-Outang fled with her
remaining baby, crying aa she did so
"Oh, the cVuel monster! Not content
with having eaten one of my children,
the dreadful Boa-Constrictor much rob
me of another!"
In her grief she did not observe that
ahe had far outdistanced the boy and
girl in her flight. In truth, she had for
gotten ail about them.
Chapter IX
AN INTERRUPTED FROLIC.
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SO tired I can't go ancther
step!" gasped Ray, as she flung
herself upon the around.
"Don't suppose you need run any far
ther, anyway," panted Raymond, "be
cause we've certainly left ths boa
constrictor 'way behind us.-
The two dropped themselves at ease
against the base of a tree, gazlna
thoughtfully at the branches closely in"
tert wined above them.
All at once Raymond laughed. tb
reply to his sister's wondering look, ha '
explained:
"I was only thinking what would
JOHNNT SEA-SHELL ,
Sea-Shells in the sand, - Johnny, un
fortunately, was obliged to submit to
the indignity of being thrust in bead
first . -
While the boy was watching Ms new
found toys, something very strange hap
pened. At a word from Mr. Sea-Shell
the manikins hurriedly yanked Johnny
to his feet and then fled across the sand.
Before the ilad could recover from hie
aatonlshmeQt they were out of sight,
v CONTINUED EXt EUNDAT4
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BEFORE THEM'
next Adventures have been following
one another so rapidly that ws hardly, :
have had time to breathe."
"Well, I do hope," replied Ray, "that
the next will be an amusing experience
Instead of such a horrible ono as we've
just passed through."
"Want something funny, eh?" queried
a voice, seemingly from ti e sky.
The twins craned their necks this way
and that, but no creatu.o could they
distinguish until a woodpecker flew from
a branch above them end perched him
self solemnly on a stone nearby.
"I say. If you wish to see something
funny, all you haVe to do is to follow
me," continued the wt-cpecker.
"Gladly, Mr. Woodpecker," courteous
ly responded the twins, although It was
with difficulty that they succeeded in
smothering a sigh at leaving such a
comfortable place.
Under the guidance of the woodpecker
they traversed more than a mile of
forest, when they abruptly emerged
upon a plain. A'stranga eight met their
eyes.
Advancing toward e:h ether were two
queer looking animals. One had the ap
pearance of a great armadillo hils
the other resembled a sloth, although It
had the scaly tail of a reptile. When
It would seem that the two jercatures
.must surely bump together, they' passed,
neither appearing to notice he presence
of the other. But when a few rods
separated them, each tturned and ad
vanced .toward the other again, pass
ing Just as they were about to meet
This performance was repeated many
times, and ..the curiosity of the boy and
girl was roused to the highest pi ten.
Their friend, the woodpecker, kindly
volunteered to enlighten them.
"That chap with the turtle-like Shell
Is Johnny Giytodon; the other Is Arthur
Mylodon. They are the only animals
f their kind left in the w world, , you
know; and so proud Is each of
. that there is quit a rtvalrybetween
them. Really, at heart they rs quite
fond of each other, but their haughti
ness will permit neither of them to aa-
. dress the other first; so they march
past, each hoping the other will speak.
V "But since neither will speak, It seems
to me that the ceremony will ;irobaby
sro on forever," remarked? J'.iymona.
Mr. Woodpecker winked en eye.
would." said he. "were It not .for the .In
terference of the Peerless -Orss.
No sooner were ths words uttered than
a partridge alighted oa a stump beside
Mr. Woodpecker, and a rsjtlesnaks ap
peared on the other side. Then, In unl
ion, the partridge1 beat his winr with
a booming sound upon the hollow stump.
?hr snake shook Tits rattle
woodpecker rat-a-tapped upon a tree.
Immediately this music oegan, jonnny
end I Arthur forgot their ncestrai
pride. Joined paws and began to aper
in the most ridiculous manner.
Round and round the two. uncouth
creatures whirled. So grotesque, and
clumsy were their antics that Ray and
Raymond were convulsed with merrl
ment? As the time of the music be
came quicker ths enjoyment of the
dancers Increased until they seemed
almost wild with pleasure.
Something whirred cnlnously by Ray's
ear. In a second, orchest-a and dancers
had diaappeared. To their astonishment
Ray and Raymond , found r themselves
, Raymond was the first u recover from
urprlse. Running forward, he vcmA
from the ground a rude arrow, tipped
Human beings!" h
tCONTINUED NEXT 8UNPAX)
4 righoraan'g Joks.
Sammy was looking at a fins string of
trout ths old nsherinan cairied. . . ,
"How do you catch themr' be asked.
The old fisherman rolled the tobacco s
In his cheek and solemnly rep"s- m
'Why you see, we wait until the fish
pokes up their heads, . and then we
throws a running knot over 'em and
hauls It taut"
Sammy tucked this wonderful bit of
Information away in his head. When ha
i returned to school, after the vacation, ,
tie was not slow in imparting it to his
comrades. Finally the story reached
one of the older boys. They teased the
little fellow unmercifully, and for many.'
going-to lasso-some -ct thoss fine trout, j
Vows
near , ths orett little t
Marlanv' Victoria ' and ,
' N ' Roberta, D
Pled tha surface of
Delightful breezes rip-
rf the nlacld water enf ..
brought refreshing coolness to the three
girls. For a Ions- time thv rented with.
out A Word, admiring their beautiful
surroundings. Then Marian broke the . -J
silence. .'. 1 ..-v . v
"I wish I had lived in the days ct
ehlvalry," said she; "that I dwelt in a
magnificent castle from which I cqujd
rids, forth each morning, a way, to the
hunt, and be envied ot .all ths great
ladies In the land." .
"I would also live In a grand castle," .
murmured Victoria "but, instead of a
swift hunter, I should like to have g
AttheHcmt
quiet, mute.. Arid every , day . I should
tide among my people, relieving all suf
fering and doing my utmost to pro
mote happiness."
"Oh, how I should llks to be a power
ful fairy, perching In my home among
the swaying tree branches and looking
down Into ths dwelling of every in
habitant of the country! Upon the noses
of mean and wicked folks I should make
warts appear, or disfigure them In other
ways, so that their bodies would be as
ugly as their characters. Oh, I should
be the Fairy of Justice!" cried Roberta.
A swallow gracefully winged his way
across the lake. Right by ths three
girls he flew; and it seemed to them he
twittered In their ears:
"Your wishes shall be granted."
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"Will yon hunt : this mornm-, most
gracious lady?" asked the huntsman,
aa he stood with a hooded falcon
perched upon his gauntlet
But Lady Marian shook her head dis
contentedly. "I am tired of hunting 1
every day. I am tired of doing the same
things time and time again. What a
dull place this Is!"
' Meanwhile, throngs of beggars were
crowding about the good Lady Victoria.
To all she gave Impartially; and many
unworthy fellows took advantage ot her
bounty. Then, too. however industrious
ly she distributed her gifts, still she. T as
besieged by clamorous cries for help.
At last she saw clearly how impossible
It was for any one person tor relieve all
the suffering in the land.
Nor was the Fairy Roberta altogether
happy, now that she had ialned unllm-
Ited power. It Is true, upon great num
bers of persons she cast heV spell, caus
ing them to appear frightfully ugly.
But her conscience reproached her, for
she was not sure that she had not
wronged some innocent people. She oe
gan to believe herself a poor i'elry
of Justice, indeed.
The three girls were again by the lake.
Together they compared their adven
tures. "
'I don't believe, after all, that I
wish to be the grand lady who lives
in a castle," concluded Marian.
"Nor I," admitted Victoria; while
Roberta emphatically declared that she
wouldn't be the Fairy of Justice for
anything.
It seemed that through the swallow
they had learned well the Value of con
tentment , - . , ,
Walking on His Head
BOYS who have tried ts know that
It Is by no means a simple feat
to walk -for any distance upon
the bands. How, then; do you sup
pose any one could walk upon his
head? And yet this has been accom
plished by. a man . named Baptists
Cromwell. -In
the picture you see Monsieur
; UPON THE BALUSTRADE ;
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Cromwell "walking" down the stone
balustrade of the City Hall at Char
Idttenburg. Had he fallen over the
outer edge there would have been a
drcp of over 200 feet to the flaging be
flow. No wonder his attendants were
mervous: Polly Evans would advise
cult , and less dangerous teats, , .
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