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- -f THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, r-.SrtCII 21,' 1003 sir j ' ' ' 1 , , . ' ' ; Copyright. 1)0. by The North Ameflca'n Company.) ,.' ' , , . . ,. . ' t . . ' MritfS Bricfbt Ideea -Iff) 1 na is J r ) 5 LI JMJ trlaticed up with, dismay.' s.The candle b ii rti In g overhead gave such poor light tht., traln'hjs eys M he Would lie could hardly make out th OOD day, little one," said tht big man with th kindlyface, is 1 he passed through tha lodge. . . i "" ; '.' , : V IJonortse loiked grav.sly up at the Artist Man from the scaht"helght which four jears had given her. She liked ibis huge grown-up, and when tionorea . )ikd any; one she smiled, with a tiny toKobud , of mouth,-a pair of "great,, round eyes and two cunning dimples. JH.noree smiled mw ' - t Tha Art! jit Man paused, held, perhaps, bv that baby smile. He rested a hand hahily upon the wealth of -golden hair .that' tell In a gleaming cascade from the litUe jss- head. Turning to the concierge, or lodgcheeper, ho asked ap jKalinaly; , ,' "Will not madame permit a picture to be mack? of the, eharming little girlT , I shall tiike'tlie best of care pf her." . And madame, won as the baby had ; 1 i .been by the klndlv look on man's face, save her consent. tin Houoree left tlv lodge where sho had been plavtng .with her rag dolly. , f wild, keeping firm hold of the Artist Man's hand, climbed anil climbed up the narrow talra until the topmoet .story -was reached. Here, lighted by the lvavy glass panes above, was th room where the hutfe person painted many ti uirHM. - Several' vanvasea atood about " - the mom, some of them bare and others containing finished pictures. An enwcl, a pHlte, bri:she and tubes of color ' the little girt taw and gaied with much V. upon. Very nicely, indeed, did the Artist Man . -liat to Honoree about her dolly and i her poodle. Plutun. Honoree was soi ry wiien he told her that now ho mUHt tak" her back o nutnraa; nir could she see L thiil tlie few black strokes the Artist Man made with hir ien-il upon a frflg inent of paper meant anylhing. But she was consoled for I'jsing such a pleasant companion by th delicious con lections the -Artist Man immediately purchased for her. Time and lime again thereafter Hon- oree was escorted up the narrow flights to the studio. Boon olie iiad received many treasures dolls hihI knickknacks -from her big friend, whom she now legardtd as tlm liesl of chums. i I'pon the sccund visit he had arrayed .' her In a lively Utile dress nd a pretty - ap. Then she had stood with her hand 'lasx?d and her cyeB upraised until tin Artist Min dt-clHTed h was afraid she would fly rlajht througli the skylight up 1o tlio heavens to Juln th angels. But Honor was sure he wouldn't. She delightful to piny "Martrnrrile," s tlie Artist Mn call-u tins gam.?. 81, e - was never tired of n. althojgh the - t.Htnttr would never let her siand very onie. After a whiie IlorMro cme to have flnolher piaymatj. This wn a lady who Iriflen visited tl,e atndm now. She was , Vs nlc aui rhe Art!t Man-if sny t -iild be that nte and nten the ladv talked to Honoree while the artist 4 3 If . I 1 " ' mmmwmmmmmmmmimmmmmmmmmmwmmmmKmmmmmmmmmum iw i iMMasMssa s asaMMMSMSasitsasi i ii , "MAKGL'KRITE" . : VST JWmWlWHf U ..... L, ' characters luaci lbcd upon the paper held In hla handa. ' , He was very atudiuus, and lcarhed. too; but he waa also very poor, ao that he 'could 111 afford to burn more than one cindle. It grieved I.lng. however, to think he mint wait for daylight Jn order to con tinue the rending of this very lntereat- tng worK. What could he do? Ah! Here was an opportunity to apply -the great wisdom lie possessed. Ling knotted Jiia-irjows, butpnjy foe. an ln- ' - atant. ' ' .'. w 'Then lie carefully soaked his queue In ", ;nieUed wa' and, permitted It to dry until the hair was Quite stiff. To the end of the queue he attached the ljJJ- i.njll knnt lh nnnltA nvpr h! hftafl. ' and." with the light shining clear his ! paper, calmly went on Clever IJng! reading. Worked. . v One day tlie tiny miss pottered all the war up the stalls by herself. She hadn't seen the Artint Alan for a -whole day, so that she was lonely. Therefore sho had slipped away from the lodge. After rapping timidly upon tha door, to Honoree's surprise, it Was opened Dy her friend, the nice lady, dressed In ex . actly the same way SHE had often been dre.s?ed while the Artint Man painted. "Why; do you play "Marguerite, too?" gurgled Honoree, clapping her hand delightedly. , - The lady tooi the child- upon her lap as she replied: "Yes, little one, Sonvtlmes before a great many people, while the music play. 1 alwaB Bing wlieu I play "Mar guerite' this way. Perhaps some day you will do it so, little one." You x-e, Honoree . was too small to know that the lady was 'Marguerite'" .when she sang in the opera, but slio did understand very weil when the lady eald Bently: "Tomorrow I am going to play 'Marguerite'- far away from here, little one. So today 1 must kiss thee good-bye." Honoree was sorry, st soTry that tears welled In the great blue eyes. Nor was. she comforted even when her kind friend env her a present of a hand some little necklace at parting. x"Jfo -JtfarKuerlto-shQtiiciha-withniit her ' Jewels," the lady had whispered. the hi- . m -3z::: ""'zi n 'rY6. . J ' mm J 1 hi'a&o'Tftrw&.i ' SOMR boxes of capital letters are needed. , These can be printed or T drawn or painted on squares of cardboard beforehand, by the way. The leader tella. tho circle of players seated round Ihjj table what to do. As soon as she gives a command the players begin -tQsecJt . JtoxJeUers v jr he one w hcvf ulflls the order first wins $ small prize. These , S A BOY Inventor. Sammv was certainly the most unfortunate of any Inventor living. His inven tions worked out all right, you know, but somehow people never seemed to lake kindly to them. Sammy reilly -was disgusted. "Folks don't appreciate genius!" he com plained. While In this state of mind be was only too glad to accept 'the Invita tion of his friend, the showman, to spttid some time traveling with the circus and menagerie. He needed a Ion rest, and here" was the oppor tunity. He promised himself that not one invention would he attempt dur ing Ms stay with, the showman. But Smmj. in spite of himself, could not re.aain Ions; inactive. Al though he tried to Invent nothing, sown he became annoyed at the Idle ness of the animals In the menagerie. "All the rest of your show works," he remarked to the showman, but those laiy blasts. Why don't you make them be of aome use- other than that of being stared at by people?" "Yes. but what can they do?" re sponded the amused showman. c-t?' 0vf ' Dsfrsrr 0vtrr-Ji A QUIET LETTER prises are greatly appreciated, be It noted, apd they should be nice little bonbon boxes. This la the game: Make a girl's name with two letters (Answer 1, jf). Something not full-M T). A warning-(L O), An observation call-(I C U). What dead things do-(D K)., Pepper in two lctters-(K N). Watei In one letter (C). very easy. Water with "I'll show you," answer. as the prompt The other laughed in disbelief, as he said: "Rather difficult to show a showman, you know. Ha ha!" The showman laughed a different way before long, however. This hap pened when Sammy sept for his friend early Ii the morning. "Now, watch me prove that animals can be of use,' said he Immediately the showman appeared. Then the boy stepped out of bpd and tugged at what his companion imagined to be a bell rope, but whleh, on closer inspection, he saw waa a snake with bells gripped In his fangs. Five minutes, elapsed, when a chim panzee came Into view, bearing a plate of rolls and a cup Jot steaming hot coffee Having eaten thla food, again the snake-bell waa rung. TJie elephant quickly 'thrust his trunk into the wagon-dwelling, lightly picked up fimrnr and seated the , lad on his back. Out to a tub of clear water nearby t lie two went, with the show man following close behtod. There tha astonished man saw the bey. treat rwwjr .vwr GAME something In 11 (T). , A town (C T). Not cheap (D K). To a., fowl (U R A N). To a stag a whole sentence In seven . letter-(I C U R A P R). This game fens with a; small trick. The guide says, "Write the word 'empty in two .letters." All will put down M T. But two round O's must be drawn and "empty" written In each one. V ed to a splendid shower bath. Another ring of the hell brought" hopping kangaroo upon the scene. In the animal's pouch were several towels, with which the chlmpansee proceeded to give Sammy a .brisk massage. . . ' Afterward the rhinoceros appeared with a mirror fastened to his- tusk. In front of which Sammy seated him self. The chimpanzee then neatly clipped hla hair. It took but one stroke of the bell to bring a deer leaplng;into tha ten From the tnatrniflcent antlers were suspended all of Sammy's garments. "A grand clothea rack," commented the boy, grinning toward ' the show man, who fr thla time waa Incapable of uttering a word. Hla eyea opened a little wider when the pelican wad dled In with Sainmya ma'H In hia biH. But the showman collapsed entirely as the chlmpansee led up a camel and Sammy proceeded to eool tha grass outside tha wagon by his new "camel-sprinkler," as he called lt- "Tou win," murmured ' the man, weakly,, wlille Sammy , looked 41 him In triumph. ' L'RSIS had just bought It for Toble In the (lu rile ii of tha Tuilerlea. men, you Know, is in j'aris. waa Km ii nf If ill fnv Kiallrkitn Kl v u 1 - - and shiny, with long cord that kept from flying away, , ' 'V Toble wondered whether If tie pressed m .) very bard; upon the balloon, ha could , make It rcsfupon the ground, lie knelt , and put tha toy carefully on the grass. . At the same time his hold on the cord1 loosened. Then, at range to tell, the bsl.' - ' loon moved not upward,' but along the -. t. ground.' How It rollodt Toble' chased . . r' madlyrter It.-,', v .. ' ; ' " . i T'irs waa only ono thing In the world ,' . In which Toble was" Interested now." Hla sole desire was to clutch the end of the ; . at ring attached to the balloon. But the chase Was long and hard before- ha man- . 1 aged to seoure the oovetcd grasp. ' , ' To the boy's great surprise, however, . the baIloor did not stop when he caught ' , ' up to It. No. It was drawing Toble after ' it. But the lad wouldn't let go. He waa ; ' " determined to keep affirm hold., " ., And then Toble hlmeelf .didn't )cnow how jt happened the balloon-was aoar- . Ing Up through the trees and bearing the , little boy with It. Toble was too busy 'Z keeping a grip' on the cord to teal fright - . ened. ., . -.,'.-.'' . '"'THE ELS APPEARS - --; L ... Presently a tiny door' near the bottom of the' balloon Opened. Toble had not " observed this, door bofore. . It did hot show on tho outside. However. It surely ' was a door, because a wee elf poked hla head through It almost Immediately, "Hello, down, there!" he . shrilled; "'"don't you want to come In?" v "Can't j. I'm too big!" gasped Toble. , "Nonsenso!" returned tho elf. Reach ing through the door, .he braced himself and pulled up the cord, with Toble dan gling on the ertd. A moment later the boy Was safe and sound within the door.. And he was no bigger than the elf! It seemed that .the balloon cord was a maglo cord. ' ah the longer you held it. the smaller you grew. "r A cosy lUlla place Topic found the bal- loon Ua and the elf seated themselves ; so they '-could look through the door "liet'a'play tlheckers," suggested thg ' f.'"..- " k Toble" was willing, but there didn't seem to be any board or "men," and he didn"t seo how they could. The-eif smiled with superior knowl edge. "Down below is our checker board," said he, ' 7 " Surely enough,: when Toble looked to ward the earth he found that the fields : of grain and green pastures made square -blocks of different colore, so high was the balloon In tha air.. "We'll use only one 'man,' continued the elf, "and that will be the balloon. Wc'Il take turns using It, Now. it'a yodr move. Ab soon as the balloon passes ess "' 1W this square and Is above the next, my turn comes, and" I movt across that quart and Into Die next on. So we it 1 mA ' fliov until jmn a a a li&n - 'A iu. v' - v. , , ... ,.w . w fc mm It v on who moves oft the squares Into th , town wins."" ;, ,--.., , ..." . Toble found this game to M roost fas- clnating. It waa he who won, too; for lie jumped tht balloon rrom the last field on to the outskirts of a town. . While they wera passing ' over tha church spires, which looked Ilka needles. ana, ine rea roors or the houses below' .1' :' c- - ".-( '' 'i .r-k 1 V t ' r IT 'MOYEP ALONO THE GROOJD Toble though for th first time of how worried nursle mast be about him. ' "I reaBy ought to go home," sail he soberly to the elf. , , The other cheerfully replied: "Very well; but we'll come out and play check ers some other time." Thereupon the elf aald a maglo word. The balloon turned In the direction of Jarls. With wonderful speed they trav eled, until the balloon was immediate ! aDove the house where , Toble " Uvea. ...Then it descended , quickly und flew through , a Window into Toble'a play. " room.-';, .";', '' ' " ;- ';',''. . ' Ha leaped out the balloon door artd found himself Just as big as he had been Ijefore the adventure, while thtf door .waa completely closed and "the elf was invisible! ' Toble p,ut his magic balloon securely away la the closet. Then he went to tell pursia ajid mother ihat he had arrived home safely. He's going to play check ers again, however, just a; aoon as ha has a chance. ; .'.-.. "Jack on the Right, Come Out an3 Spin" TUB game li k variation of the old, I 'TasWhSd"uftv" the Trencher," tSJ With a mlvltiKA In .1 m k with a mixture in it of "Mr Right-hand" Neighbor. The players sit In a circle, one goes to the center and spins a top, saying meanwhile: "Jack on the right side, come out and' spin." The spinner, having mado the top twist nicely, then calls out a name. Now the owner of that namo must not move. It is the right-hand neighbor of the name's owne who must run out and catch tho top before It ceases to spin. Failure to do this involves a forfeit. If the owner of the name Jumps up as In "Turn tha Trencher," he, tot), pays a forfeit. As soon as the right-hand "Jack" realizes he has to run, the spinner takes his scat, and the "Jack" In turn spins the top. This gamo teaches prompt atten tion, with power to suit action to thought; makes children very keen and quick. It Is varied with' "Jack on the left." , Take the Apple From the Plate and Eat It THE players are taken one at a time and blindfolded: A big, 'Juicy ap ple is the prize of. .victory. An other player sits at ono side of the room holding out the plate. Before being blindfolded ' the seeker of -the applo stands; at the opposite aide of the room, which is cleared for the purpose, and takes his or her bearings. Then, with ' . outstretched hands, the blindfolded ona goes across the room to try to take tha appla from the plate. The others hiss when the player Is going out of the way,: . but are quiet when the direction is right. J This game trains the locality sense, it ''Rives great fun, when tho apple-seeker goes greatly out of the way. to watch the curious antics made in trvlnai to wane- arignt. - . j. How the Baby Bird Fl JM. BARRIK haa a little fable in ' one, of. hia worka about a baby lark asking Its mother to teach 1C tv fly. The mother thought hard about bow aha herself had learned to fly long i ago last year,' but all aha could "rata 11 waa that you suddenly do It. "Wait nil tha sun comes out after the rain," she said, half remembering. The - rain cum and glued the bird's wings together. 1 shall never be able to fly nor to sing." 4t wailed. Then of a audden It had to blink Ita eyes, for a glorious light had sprwad over tha world. The baby bird s breast swelled,- It did not know why, and it fluttered from tha ground. It did not know how. "The aun haa - come out after rhe rain,". It trilled. "Thank you. sun, thank you." and It floated up eryln:, "Thank you." eV"l
