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WE EAT all sorts of berries, as
their season comes around,
And some are sweet and nice as
they can be; .
But these delicious morsels on, the
x table all are found '
And served with elegance that's
fine to see. ' : . ;
MyFriedfrorptupazo
TTTHEN I wiped the tear from th
ff eye of Captain Budd'i pt alH
v ttttor, Sassatraa, I made up '
' ' mind that th captain's won-
'derful itorles were joke, and that
he wai .only trying to fool me. I
wa orry a.bowt finding thia oat, too,
because the captatn'a tales especially
the one on the catching of my friend
Ea.su.fras are what father . calia "K
OvajrkaJMe! ree-maxkable'.;' ,
"WiUiam," eaya the captain, one day.
hen 1 came in We backyard t .loo
at the alligator; "William, I am going
to tell you. vry confidentially. 1ow I
- ca-ptured Saesaf raa. ThU atory p-ilns
the aensltive reptile, n 1 don't tell U
often. But you shall hear it. j . ,
"I was sailing up the Amaion,' look
lng at the trees, along the bank of the.
mighty river, With their branches Inter
woven with vines and trimmed with
"moes. they made a, solid waif. ; Palms,
bamboos, ferns, all kinds of trees - and
, creepers, were twined and twisted and
Jjmbled together. In these forests lurked
the jaguar and the panther. The tapir,
the . armadillo and the anteater there
found a. Home;' while the anaconda!
' "WIPED AWAY THE TEARS'!
playfully gobbled monkeys. Turtles and
Iguanas . scrambled . upon ' the ' bank.
Above the giant lilies, myrtles - and
orchids and amid tree branches - hov
" ered ' beautiful '"insects "and gorgeously
' colored bumming birds and parrots.
''So I came to the town of Macapa.
There took place my marveloua hunt of
alligators or caymans, as' they are prop
erly called. Up to this time, alligator
hunts were profitable everywhere save
at Macapa. Thi Was becausa there
" a warn to the river,, by the town, a cay-
tma who was noted for Ms great wli-
u i v v . , , ,
eaouia nave Been acuvely engaged only
irtm 1 llrhAtirrh - A.r savt el a wWa.
Although of an age when
-trv finding flaJt and j6itlamandy io eal,
uiU youu reptile haa tecoai leader of
All the caymans. H warned themaBainat
the hunters; be kept them from danger.
"My fame as a hunter had traveled
far. The fishermen .begged me to nap
, tuts tlie wise- young cayman. How
touid I refuse? I shall not take the
time to tell you of my thrilling search
or the reptile. It; to sufficient to ay
that I finally hoiked him. Then: began
the real trouble, A I dragged the cav
nan along "at the end of the rope, an
other cayman grabbed hold of his tall.
You see, the young oayman had com
manded tnie to be done. And a third
caymaCL grabbed the tall of" the secwi'l.
end so-oo. until all the reptiles in ibat
1 art of the river were strung out in a
line and putiiag for all theyi were worth
id free their wise leader. Fortunate.
J reached the shore,, and tminedlateiv
wiled for. the entire population "of .
Macapa. to help me pull in the aTMi
nriu of alllgatore. . Finally, the last
osve was hauled upon tlie bank.-r What r
it it ine nsnermen made a
) imhr
of tae repiueo. As, for me. I slmnly
took along the wIim young -ayman for
ry share of the prise. And there h i!
N monder that Sassafras weeps when
re heat the t of hjg capture. iia--Y
?r is orly jo years old and -should.
Now, when we're in the mountains
and big huckleberries find,
. We have a feast bf truly splendid
""' fare; ' i ..' ..
The berries that we eat at home are
- really the same kind,
But, somehow, they taste different,'
up there 1 .
therefore, be only a yard long, but the
sreaA a train and stretching he received
five years ago made him twelve feet in
length. He has never fully recovered
from It." t
, It Is true that Sassafras cried. But I
amelt the pepper which Captain Budd
had dropped into his eyes. And af tar
ward I heard Captain Budd's brothr
ay that his father bad an, alligator that
was hatched from an egg laid In warm
sand many years ago. and that the
captain now owns that alligator. Do you
wonder that I don't exactly believe all
Contain Budd says?
BUDDYS
Through the Mother Goose
Book'
1 BTNOPSia
THK looking through which Alice
entered Wonderland is broken In an
antique hp.' The dealr takes a
tragment and makes from it a reading glass
Iwr BudUv. When the boy ook through It
at a picture f the moon, the moon crow
largr and real end draw near, o that
Muddy can leap. upon it. He and the Moon
Man entir the basket of the old woman
whe sweeps cobwebs from the iky. They
drop into the ea oa the Mother Qoott
tar, but ar picked up by Captain Duck.
The ehJp ii wrecked, and Buddv and the
Moon Man en-ape to land by walking along
the giant trunk of a floating tree. While
eeeklng food they meet Tommy Tucker and
Simple Elmon.
i "fTnHINGS ain't as'they was," Im
I patiently returned the pieman.
"Llvin' is costlier, an" pie,
bein- as it's gone tip with the other
eatin's, now sells, for a" ruby a slice.
Oimme yer ruby an' yuh get yer pie."'
"Indeed, I , haven't any! Boohoo!
Boohoo!" howied the -luckless Simon.
Suddenly ' he stopped crying, . his face
brightened and, whistling cheerily, he
sun away. ..
The Moon Man shook his head gently
as he explained: "He's now going to try
to pick plums from thistles. Poor fool!
His brother the little boy who has but
little wit Is almost mm unfortunate.
You can aee him over there, sitting pa
tiently on the aground and - watchinsj to
see a telegraph message go by."
VBut l. don't even see any telegraph
wires, or poles," insisted Buddy.
" "There aren't any. He's waiting, also,
for the poles and . wires to be erected.
But come! As I don't suppose you have
a cuby loose in your pocket, we'll have
to seek elsewhere for food. I have It!"
So saying, the Moon Man led the way
up a little alley. . Pausing before a tiny
cottage, he burst open the door without
ceremony, disclosing to view Jack Sprat
and his wife, seated at their dinner
table. , , .
"Here's the chance -of your lifetime,
Mr. and Mrs. Sprat!'' -- cried the. Moon
Man. "You're tired of eating lean and
fat. aren't vouY Of course, von ri
Well, Humpty Dumpty is Just ready to
tumble from the king's wall "Gather
- uo his remains and make at fln OTtlAlAt
for youiselvesr Hutry pfr the ; king'-a
horses and men win arrive before you!"
wiia exclamations or aeugnt, Mr.
Sprat and his wife dashed from- the
house. The Moon Man. gazing after
them, smiled in amusement. With a
mock bow to Buddy, he waved hi hands
-and announced: "Dlnneir la irvri
' But it isn't ours," objected the lad.
"What nonsense! We are the Sprats
giH'sts-; and all. hosts and hostesses pro
vide food for their guests. Besides,
haven't 1-given, the Sprats - ah oppor
tunity to get a nice omelet?" Without
further parley, the Moon Man' carved a
huge slice from the tempting 'roast and
ate with gusto. . ...' .
Buddy wished to ask his friend how he
knew of Humpty Dumpty's danger, but
he was afraid of offpndlna th Mnnn
Man. Anyway.V said he to himself, "he
knows, the customs of the land better
Vhnl " v T ft . "..rX. "
with him n,M tn,u h. iT
with his comrade. When thev had fin,
ished their meal, the Moon Man leaned
bark luxuriously In his, chair.. r'Tm as
well filled now Mi'Ttmniv Ciroen
T,iA .yaa-ewerha aho-.itTommw?" ....
. jvu uiiien, j uiuiujr ween, j silica
good, kind Mr. White. 'it . -;Won
you come In and hav a "bit oiorer
..t thtak-M,; ald Tom: an apple
A' nifl. ..
JlT ri T woufd throw "way the eotw.'
"well, a boy has to eat a mighty lot
VsfeYa Proutias Can fte" .
OF COURSE we're proud!' Any dog would be that was owned by Queenmpther Alexandra, who; not Jong ago," ZMW xJ'
was queen of Great Britain. We're -ROYAL doggies, WE are ; and we live in state at our kennels in San-, yJ0W ' ' ff1' i
"dringham, England. Many prizes we basset hounds have taken at the dog shows where we have been exhibited.- j-5!fflf ' '
Of course we're prpudt , . ' , . , ) ' " -. , . ' ' . ' ( J
Lazy Goblin Makes
THEY came up through the library
floor when human folk were
abed. The lively goblin amused
himself by hanging head , downward
from the chandelier and by swinging
on the telephone cord, while the lazy
. goblin made Inky blots on the desk pad.
"Come; let's play seesaw!" cried the
lively goblin, as he stood a book on
Us edge and balanced a ruler on the ,
The lazy goblin yawned and said he
was too weary, but his companion
dragged hlra'to the ruler, and each
scrambled upon an end. Up shot the
lasy goblin In the air; down went !the
lively goblin. Up shot the lively gob-
lln; down went the lazy goblin. And
there they stuck. . . ' ,
"Don't keep me hanging here!
Spring upward!" shouted the" lively,
goblin.
"Oh, ' I'm tired! aleepily 'com
plained the lasy goblin, settling him
self more comfortably on his seat
near the ground.
Kor a while the lively goblin glared.
At last, seeing- that the other would
not move the seesaw, the lively gob
lin slid down the board and butted
head first into his laisy friend. Then
he fell upon him and pummeled him
with all his might and main.
"Stop that! What are you doing!"
howled the unfortunate goblin.
"Promise that you'll play, right!
Promise me! Promise, I say!" Snapped
the lively fellow, as he gave punch after
puach. - - ' ''
"I will!" cried the other; where
upon the lively goblin ceased pun
ishing him. v
Rising sulkily, the lazy goblin felt
of his bruises. "You needn't have -been
so rough," ; muttered he. "It's
nothing to make a fuss about, any
how. I'll rig you up a seesaw that will
work by itself. Then 'we'll both he
satisfied. But you must first go to the
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before ne n cn-vA-away a core, said
Buddy, emphatically. "You might GIVE
way " . - v
Bang! Whish! Crash! Whaekl
came the sounds of a - lively com
motion, next door. Rushing- from the
jpr?u' hoUM' Buddy and his friend
darted Into the house whence the
noise came.
"Here! What's" the matter?" sthe
Moon Man sternly demanded of two
damsels, who, from all appearances,
had been having quite a light. Pans,
pots and broken dishes littered the
flonr. . . .
"DO you like .tea?" asked ' one
maiden, with a flushed face and ex
cited air, -. 1 ..- .
"Why yesj" replied the astonished
Moon Man. - 1 .
."Then It's ajl right", said the dam
sel, joyfully:" I m so glad you do,
Molly, my sister, and I fair out. h.
cause she loves coffee and I love tea.
But now that I have somebody to
agree with me, I don't want to fight
any more." -
"Do you like corree?" Molly sudden-ly-askedrtoryietnrrffrtayf'''
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"Yes, indeed." the ' boy answered.
Whereupon Molly - and her sister
forced pots of coffee and tea into the
hands of Buddy and the Moon Man.
who promptly gave thanks and re
turned to the Sprats' dwelling, where
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beach and fill' thU : pasteboard ' box "
with sand.".
When the lively goblin had dlsap.
peared, the ' other poblin -became'
active for the 'time. He out from a
box lid a pasteboard atrip eighteen'.
Inches long and two inches wide.
, Three and a half Inches from one
end he made a slit crosswise to with
in a quarter Inch of each1 side, and
t' then , cut upward for each end for an '
inch and a quarter. The flap thus
made he turned , downward at an
1 angle.' . - - - '".
Afterward, he pasted to each side of -the
opening a paper strip one inch
wide, and bent each atrip backward.
Then he made 1 two pasteboard sup
ports, five inches high and notched at
the tops, an fastened them ' three
Inches apart on a cardboard base.
Hardly had he finished this when the
WITHTH
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they could the more quietly enjoy thtt
-delicious brew. . - .:-.', ,
The Moon Man gulped down his cof
fee.. , And,- keeping his eyes- fixed
anxiously upon " the - door, -he urged
Buddy to hurry,; also. Suddenly there
came a clatter of footsteps outside.
The Moon Man leaped to his feet. But
;j before he could make his escape, he
.win surrounded by Mr. and Mrs. Sprat
and a little man with a gun. .
'"Arrest the thieve?!" cried "the
Sprats In a duet Mr. Sprat yelling
soprano and Mrs. Sprat bass.
The Moon Man was about to shove
aside the small person, when the, fel
low leveled his Run and said threat
eningly: "I'm only a. little man and
I've only .a little gun, -but my bullets
are made of lead, lead, lead; and if you
. don't have a care either ydu or your
friend I'll; prink you right through
the head, head, head." - t
"I've a; care a thousand cares, If
you wish to - know," muttered the
Moon Man. sullenly. -
"And I prefer not being prinked to
eltia prinKeu." nnmnreu- i-iunay:
Tiim-Tnh!niroirttestmr'wt
! me to the -Jail." .-said' the little man,
in a stern voice.- "Get a move on!
.No Mother Goose , policeman works
more than an hour a day. My hour
is almost up, and I want to go duck-.Shooting!"
a Seesaw
lively goblin came with . the box of
sand.
Balancing the long pasteboard
'"plank" on a hatpin resting In the
notches, the laty goblin told his com
rade to place the box of sand on a
pile of books. The lively goblin, be
ing lighter than his fellow, was com
manded to sit on the end of the see--saw
near, the flap.- Then the builder,
of this wonderful seesaw punched a
hole in the bottom of the box, to that
-the sand would, fall on the flap.
"There we are,? said he, as he took
his seat on the other , end. Imme
diately the sand struck the flap the
seesaw started moving., and without
effort 'of either goblin rider it kept
: going until all the sand had dropped
from the box. Then, while the lively
goblin put the sand back In the box.
the lazy goblin went to sleep. '
Mr. Moon .Man soberly nodded to
Buddy, as he murmured: "I shouldn't
have sent the- Sprata to thev king'
wall, to look for Humpty Dumpty. It
was too near." Buddy : whispered,
consolingly, "No: I .guess It- was my
punishment for 'drinking a whole-pot
of . coffee. Mother -says I am never
to drink more than one cup."
The jail was a funny-looking,
rambling structure called V'The
Crooked House." Everything about
It seemed awry. The prisoners were
escorted through a long, , winding1 !
corridor and shoved into a cell that
had bars for all of Its -walls, like
a cage at. the soo. Through the bars ,
at the rear OX their cells they could f
look out on a meadow. ,
"What ace you ; in for?", asked a,
voice. , I,
Buddy and the Moon. Man' peered
Into the next cage. The fellow there
imprisoned, who -had Spoken, was
dressed as a - minstrel. Ordinarily,
his eves would have been twinklinK
merrtiy ana ns tips curveo in a
5 mil?Vi.W-? tit l;a.?-
plume wntcn nuns? in a wntea iasnion
from ' thf- little green hat 'covering;
his disheveled. Iocka The Moon Man
recognised the prisoner as Tom,, the
Piper's son, and briefly answered the
question, saying: "We're here b
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rnHAT " breakfast was a mighty,
? I good .one," said Terry to hlm
, " self, at the thought of the hear
ty meal of yam, Kafir corn and pine
apple which the Batetela cnlef had set ;
. before him. Then, as - he sauntered '
slowly from the huts toward the edge
of the clearing, he muttered: .-.
. ("I'm feeling. so sluggish that I think
I'll go hunting this early morning to
wake myself up. Baau would object to
the plan. I know, so I'll sneak away
without him."
Basu was the trusted native whom
Terry's father had appointed bodyguard
to the lad .during their stay in the
. Congo. Terry's father, who was a
wealthy South American plantation
owner, was. atudying the production or.
rubber in the Congo, and had little time .
to watch his son. But he had told Pjsu
never to leave Terry, and therefore feit
sure that the boy would be safe.
Terry and Basu had reached the na
tive village the night before, and the
lad. had every reason to be pleased with
the royal entertainment of the chief.
This Morning he was to be shown the
industrious Batetela rubber gatherers
at work. In the meantime, .however.
TerryT promised himself a little hunting
jaunt Into the Jungle. He might at
least bring down a hird or two.
All at once the lad began to realize
"that he had strayed quite a' distance,
i He had not been very successful with
his rifle, because, although many ani
mals and birds had presented them
selves for targets, he had seen nothing
that he cared to take back with him;
and hia father had taught him never to
kill needlessly. It must be late, he
thought; so he must hurry back to the
village or he would mWs seeing-the rub
ber gatherers at- work. But In which
direction did hia Dath' lie? - At first.
'ha confident tha.t he knew very
well. After a while, however, he had
o aiivw Tery
aas IK
to confess to himself that
lesslv loet His nllaht was
haza. it he fired his rifle, the sound
r would be heard and .he . would , be
' found. ' ' f
Terry was about to pull the trigger,
when we heard a snapping of twigs,
then many guttural exclamations. His
flrat Impulse was-1 to ball Mhe natives.
GIG OASS
cause we're ' here and because we
borrowed ,a little of the . Sprats'
dinner." ,
'I'm in for stealing, too," frankly con
fessed Tom, causing Buddy to blush
with shame. ' "First, I stole a, pig and
away : I ran. ' When I was - beaten I
should ' have , learned lesson. But
straightway 1 stole a pease pudding
nine days old, . and was 'arrested and
thrown In prison. Jt's mighty tiresome
here. ' The only ' person - with 'Whom : I
can talk Is Taffy, Welshman and thief.
I'd get out if only I could have my
; pipe. For then I'd , play, .and people
would flock over the meadow to toss
coins through the bars. I tell you,
when I played "'Over the Hills and Far '
Away', the coins would fall like snow-,
flakes." Then I would have, enough
money to purchase my freedom." ;
" "Buy your freedom? How could you
do that?" asked the surprised boy.
Tom . opened wide his eyes in equal
amazement and replied: "Don't you
know that Warden Crooked Man's most
important duty Is to become wealthy?.
How else could the poor warden fulfill
his duty except by making money from
his Jail? Large as would be the sum
; required, however, I could, save It if
only I had my pipe.".
"What has become of your pipe?"
Buddy asked.
"They confiscated It when I was ar
' rested' ' mournfully responded Tom. ;
"Many of the birds and beasts are my
friends; so, when a snipe visited me,
v one day, I asked him to bring me a
. pipe What do -you think , he brought
met - Why, a pipe for smoking, which
he had stolen rrum a rat man or. worn
cause the pipe, was stolen, He saw l.
had told the bird to do 1."
when thousands oi musicians aeserve
Old King; Cole, am the best artist in
the kingdom am .cageai it . doesn't
seem possible." And i the .young piper
fell Into a sad reverie. . ..
"I wish I could see the "wonderful
fiddlers three," ventured "Buddy. 7
"What!" exclaimed Tom, suddenly
waking from his trance. : "You don't
mean 'to say that you've never seen
them or heard them play! Impossible!
If you haven't, you , must call right
away for the warden. Tell him to bear
moKanira to Old King Cole, in which
you aak permi8ion. of his majesty to
u.n, thA.wnnAnnil nndlrm : v . Kind, nltt
is KO'proua OI tm inn w wuiuui.inui
everybody should hear them, that he
will buy you and the Moon Man a par
don Immediately. I only wish . that I
had never heard . the - fiddlers three.
Then I'd stand a better chance of get
ting my liberty. When you get out,
I hope you won't mind sending me a
good pipe. I would certainly appreciate
such, a kindness." . .
The Moon Man and Buddy called
toudlyi for the : warden, He soon ap
peared and readily 'promised to carry
their message to Old King Cole, He
alwulba Joougbt.-J'resenUjuJia
was very . eager mat ineir ireeaom
hi.naH oitl, ,hUJ7linff fM;e.
"It's ell right." said he. unlocking the
door of Vielr cage. "The king not only
buys your freedom, but' he sends you
these coins,-besides,"-'
(CONCLUDED NEXT -WEEK.) v
-- Th. hkrra nodded svmoathetlcally. ;; .
' "Are the only an In JaU?'' 'tr wSrWhTtTtfis
i'JS, ?"' th- ftX n. EUaabeth. . breathlessV?
Something restrained him, however, and
he silently, hid himself In the creepers
about a huge gum tree. A moment later ' '
there passed quite close to him 'a band
of savage warriors, who. carried spears
and shields in a menacing fashlon.
Tales of the Baukut Head-hunting can- .
nlbals .cameinto ths; boy's head.' H
scarcely breathed, lest he be discovered. .
: But the cannibals soon were far away.
Then curiosity made him follow cautious- .
ly. , Far n hour he traveled; ' eyer oa '
the alert for .threatening danger, j The
cannibals pauael!; Terry could see one
of them a .commanding person who was -undoubtedly
the leader-pointing ahead.
Peering through the Jungle, i Terry saw
other, natives flitting to and . fro. A
cr"h of a falling tree came to his ears.
It may be the Batetelas gathering
rubber, all unconscious of their danger.
muttered he.
.,He made sudden resolution to aid
his frlends..-Tracking swlfUy through
the Jungle in a wide circle, he came
upon the rubber gatherers, ' Just at
tne sentinel, who was posted on :
Platform supported by a wooden
"JoI'JlnR. gave the alarm of the at--.
tack. -The drummer beside the scaf-J
folding beat a thunderous tattoo upon
wucer-snapea arum. Toward him
scampered the rubber gatherers, pick
ing, up their spears and bows and ar
rows as they ran. .Terry took hia
etand beside the . drummer. Toward
k wPrkmn hashed the Baukutus.
who, far outnumbered the rubber
K;wri',u wld have gone hard
with the Batetelas had Terry not been
there. Unmindful of the shower of
snears from the cannibals, the boy
SLmlfc -on.. enemy after another,
until they fled in dismay.
"Tou hivt vd my people," said
the chief, when Terry entered the
village, surrounded by the devoted
natives, ; : .;
, But the boy assured him that he was
merely repaying the chief s splendid
hospitality, and he gravely refused
the several wives which the chief of
fered him.
, , .. .
treasure of the
Sandhills
R
UTH' had been listening Intently
while the guide related the history
of the old Ypres Tower, from the
time of Us erection, by William of
Ypres, in the last halt of the twelfth,
century, , She heard of the old-time
glories of the 'port of Rye and of its dis
asters. It was while the guide was tell
ing of the- smuggling which had been
carried on years before, In the sandhills
nearby, that her attention suddenly
wandered,
On the wall of the cell which she was
Jtahiinmg she saw what appeared to
THEY HURRIED FROM THE TOWER
stone. It had doubtless been cut deeply
by the prisoner connned in : the cell,
many , yeans ago, but time had almost1
effaced it. Yet Ruth could follow a 'in ;
drawn hetween two headlands and pro
longed, and its intersection, in the sand
hills, with , a line-prolonged from -two
other promontories.- She recognised the
line of the coast, .although since the -crude
map had been drawn the sea had
eaten further inland. Uppermost in her
- so th.iMrn i4 ... . .r.w
So the, learned aulde
astonished when- Ruth took her sister
inev waikea a onz th it ...n;.',..
' nientv of time to th. i
'Inn.be hotherd!'' iTftoimw
J 'patiently "Bess, we've comeupon a
splendid adventure. And Just tohlnk
- IJ?!t:aJ?tner- ca-me down to this ''quiet
HtUe Sussex town' while . father ar-:
ranged his business In London!" - ',
"Adventure? I don't know of any
adventure,", murmured - the puwiled
However, when Ruih knA
Bess was as excited as her sister; "Let's
share our secret . with that friendly
boatman we met yesterday; he look
honest, and If he'll dig up the treasure.
we'li give him a part of it
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The boatman hewrd the tale with int,.r.
eat. Troublous times had Rye in th '
past, when there, were many occasions
for burying treasure. . Besides, the
smugglers were to be-considered. Thoi'
foref he agreed to take his "obserwa
tlons" and dig that very night. .
" ' The . next morning, Ruth and 3es
eagerly sought the boatman, who shifted
.'uneasily when he saw them.,
"Did you - find anything?" the girl ,
whispered, anxloiuly. . , '
- The boatman nodded. ; "It war
wooden caak, rotted ": - ;
- "And what was In it?" cried the girls,
vrtnem qutvejsa. , , ,
Bones of a dog; some pet ths
prls'ner burled." was the dry response. ,
''Oh!" casped Ruth, as . she lookd
slyly at Bea, only to find Bess gazing
ss slyly at her. , Then both lang-hed.
, nither foolishly, tt must be admitted.
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Till.
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