j"g75S7j .'J-i,?Vr ,:W.v.l yJ5nh; lcs t Ukssa law, Tbe frarltatloa a la Uttla p-Bt alajoa tBuctt laee tlian (ktt urf the aerta aa lis Mm, aa4 1 wljti4-il KliM beaa BrotiuM a unit ua pouuda, more of Wee. Wltk Bi rukIw, it nu Botklos lo Jump Mtaaif M elMf fast, tbe tflltt oJlr twlua to aew tut lite groona at aU. "it, 1 auppua ton Bie iiwiiUrlii( bow It Uui Ute puu-t as nut uiim to tbe earth bl tbe great aitriciiva v( (tie latter Ixxi. It to.k tM ecwutiaie kaa lUaa Ota aiUiula to UalMUilba lite (MK accurate!. It aa becaueo f the cvia- I4r ikcrt kitlorfif Jkt motl r mark ai it Atrial ljtpbration.cn rtc trd, StturtJ from and publiiktd with UluttratioHt ma.it of thi trip, if tour--Mty of Tkt Ttcknical World, Ckks "Last (all I participated to an esperlenca that fr It ondvrtul puaeee baa nerer ba dutillraied." .. . ... , John lnnrtt reached fr bit ftp. Illleo: toil liabled It, aud thrn laurr toward u a It te) ail if I wlnlirtf to bear wait be bid to 4iulc. lla la a ttrjr rrmartnlita mis, of tbat rere trpe fait dlapparlu. for mora thaa bait a raulurf lia baa iunl bla bue la lha brart f California' m a tin tnouotalua. aud Ilka Iba "1'uct o( tba bli-riaa." b iHri a .ln nlrlnrr,iil beard., and batr to match, and la htiueelf atii and a et bf nature. I aetllvd tnjravlf lo my chat lth an tp prwlll niHl, and J olio iMitt brgao , what la truly a uit rvmarkalila atory. I "I aio Ilia olilcat filn( of Vila lo California." b aaldi "and t tnlnk It thla tbat brmiabt to tba raucb a party of aclvuiuta frm my old unUrraltjr. 1 am out at lllM-rty to nauia thrm, fur tbry ara ouiulua atalu lo trr auolhrr aitwrluiriit. and until ibat baa tifO inado, tba whula tblug la a aM-rvt of lbrlra.lt will nt do an bartu to tall aa mura aa i luiauu 10, now V"Tby bronitit with thrm dlrlgtlila bal loco, and ronndrd that tbry wrra going lo piaka aa aarrnt and atudy Ihf toigroiliy i I ha lilorrai an In Irtt atila lo muki Mil arcuratt mao of lb mtlra rang. It dldu'l torn out Ibal way bowrvrr. aa yon w ill no. la a aurt of autivrflrlal war I baft al ar ara b-n tuimaicd In ariitatl'a and kludrvd arlnrra; and wbrn ibry aakrd uta to acvenipaay thrm aa goiua anq mmpao. In 1 Irrrolnl lha Invitation with alacrity. Wa want farther up luto lb rang, and Biada ramp. Tbry uk tbrlr marhlna out, and twrio tha wutk of aaaarinbllng Iba part; and 1 want lo aay brrt ibnl It waa aa romplrte a IMiig aa rtrr mao roaiia. i nrr wal rylblug ralculatrd 10 ninka the trip a aurrrai and rvrrr ainilaoia to iirvrrnl ac- rlrivnt. It't prrlty rld up on lop af tba rang abova tlinlirr Hue, and arraugrmriita bad ba niada lo prevent tbla rondlilou frutn rvlanlln Iba rincrlmriila. 1h ra of tbo balloon waa made of Uluglaaa orer a frame of aluminum. It waa entirely eo- rkuwd, and waa bratrd from au elrrtrte motor, wblcfc alao propelled Ibe marhltie. Ilrdrtgen gaa waa aaed aa the lining nower. autitilementrd by another motor, am1 vtygea waa1 nianufarlurcd and aopplM to tba acuiauti of the rar whrn Ibe attnoa i, here became too rartHrd for roiiifrtalla breatbltig. I'rovlalona wera atorrd for the party enoiitfb to lait all men a week and wban Ibe aeeetmlon was made II aeeined Ibat not a thing bad been overlooked. All aorta of nrumuictrra, haruiurtera and Iher uiontetera were lakeo along, and everytmni neceaaarr for Ibe tiroprr atudy of tba con dltlona Ibat might confront tba part after Irarlna lha earth. "It waa a aparkllng moraine wben tba alguat wat given, aud wa aroaa with a bound and. were aoon narl..g over lb lopa of Ibe annwy peaka, rsever anau I rorgri thai atfht aa I guard through Iba aldra an bottom of tba tranaparent rar. Bo bright - waa lha auunliliie Ibat wa were forced lo draw the rr'' n allk eurlalni at eotne of tba wlndowa. Within Bva mlnulra wa were (Hiking down on toy mountain! tbat wera dropping away rroin ua aa a atone aroia from ibe top of a tall building) and tha atmoaphrra bad leroiiie eo rareDt-d tbat the oiygrn lauk waa opened Into Iba car, aud tba beating motor waa atarted. Far off to the went, we could Iba tiny valley. nd, atlll farther, an rmllraa blue eiaiiM that marked tha Ilclflo Ocean. Many men bava vaulted In tba view from a balloon, but few bava aver bad tba tipertenca of making au am-nalon lo a .bvigbt above wera mnra thaa a'tty mllra abova Ha aa' face. Ibe Ibonghl elaigrrrd Mel but oa a kepi, iba aili'iilUia nulling at aurh onderful tiroirraa. Conatant uTirratlona wera bvlng made of every condition, aud ii wera jotted down tor future reference; nd ailU onward and Upward wa auared for auotlior Lour. 'At Ibe end of the third bonr, I noticed remarkable thing and called Ibe aM. utloo of on of my couipauloua to It. llltbrrto tie earth bad, aa I bavo aald, been a blue- gray Mot bonratn ua. It now appeared lart Moo and part pale grty.tue latter color Nlitg toward I be weal; and, aa I Intervatrd my other fellow travrlera In tba glgbt, tba wretrrn portion of tba colored map wa In aruw larger aa Ibe eaatern t.orth.u ilinln.U. it In U. None vt mv romimilona could account for (he phenomenon. Tba en tire pi.id of our vuiou wa cnangiug, uniu now It aeemed that only a portion of lb old faiulllar blua reoialutd, Uta pala (ra lei rapidly thaa prevlooily, and X bP pm4 to glance upward tbroojb lb alile of lha car. 1 atmoat fell ever with aatoa labment, and could acarcely get my volca :! to l. Mlora '! I "" I did. they wera a amaced aa I for directly abova aa floated a tremendoua glob which w Inatantly recoguliml a a map of ine continent of Kortk America. It covered almoat tba entire aky. and aoemtd bnt a few mile dl.tant, while benentb n wli what certainly waa another carta, 'Good graclmie," eidalmed unr lead er) 'wa bava made tba greateat dleeovery of all the agea Wa bava dlerovered an othi-e world, and are falling onto It. Tbat globe as there I tba earth, aod we have liet It and ar about to land on another planet! I conrrae i ua I ma riiin" uu uui Uoa of hebut. auca lugreUlU bav put togvtber In lla formation a to frpal tba adaocc of ta earth toward a anion, but not enough to 4rl tba 1U tle fellow altogether away from motherly protertlou. lie bad eotue with in a caruia diaUoca, beood which be could not paaa. My companion called me back, aa they wanted to make aome calculation, and I prDj back aa allj aa I bad J'itored acmaa. "By looking at the earth, they Bd rlla crrered that wa wera travelle aronnd tbat planet from aat to weat, while It turned over from weat to eaaC Tba com blued motion' In oppoalte direction male onr (peed about two thonaand mile an boor, ao that we ebooM circle the earth every twelve bonra. Tbla calculation waa of the greateat Importance, alnca we would bava to time oar departure ac curately Id order to land wnera w wanted ta. If we allowed oor balloon to aacend at the wrong time. It waa Jnat aa likely that wa abonld find ooraelvee over aa ocean aa over tba land, and )uat a likely over Africa aa aver America. eiplala; but be toon made bliueelf plainer j figure were Jotted down, and we tben ( rA I Si4 Xf j;a I LADIES THIS Hagsoi For scan GIVEN AWAY Bead yr wat aai addrtt aad ra !'! ti ya fre and pt pl 2 al aur tewclry aarcii c a ell at lOceatarach. fnrkody yoa Hw th e will bay tkeiaofyoM. a aoid aaad oa to aad wa vlU al ad yoa Ibi Handsome fur Gear! It la nearly 4t laehra fcMig. made frwaj black lya fur. haa a i fall. hy tab, very l$ft arjle, aad wa kaow yew will b mora la pleiead wnb k. Wha yaa receiva It wa kaow yoa will aay It ta tba ! aletaat thoroughly good fur yoa have ever tecs. Muhleg aimiUr thia acarf kaa aver Before oitarea aaa prtniuai; n if rvcnlllig to tbat 're e e at.iMMd to be man sebuloua bodieg afloat aut dda - -Ta. - 4 -w dHermlocd soon aa esploratJoa of our kingdom. At tbla point I did noma Ognnng my- aelf. It aeemed reaannable to me to aup- poae that. If I could Jump aerenty feet with little effort, I could run Jt ao many time faater here than 1 could on in earth. And I proved It I pointed out to the other a clomp of tree about a mile away, and tben, ak!ng them to time me. atarted. Mr work anrpriaea m be yond expectation, for I leaped Into the air about tbiny xewt at eaca ponou, allehtad eatllr aome elitj feet beyond, and look another bonnd. a almply a If on tba earth, yet with an ee tnat gave me not the allghteat wearlncaa. I ran back and found Ibat I bad made the two mile In a fraction under three minotee: At that rate. aald I. I can run around thla ball at tbe rate of forty-Ov mllM an hour: and If rmir ctticulntlon ara correct, and It ta debt miles In di ameter. It tnimt be about twenty Ova Diilc In circumference. I can, tbererore, U 1 don't get winded. . circle It In ba than forty minute, and I B going to ao it. "Two of the party volunteered lo nc- cnoinanr me. and off we rtartea at a good clip, the atop watches Doing out at the word Go! None of ua aeemed to mind the ciertlon. If floatln lightly In the air can be called exertion; and we ran will giv year of eaiiiory waar. It ia a atylich. drtaay efftct the wearar' inncaraaea. Ik only rcaaoa W cia ol'rr Uicai la wa a larf anoinor i man am ap lor waby one of tb Urt farrtera during thsaamer bra traJa waa quiet (his la rha only rraaoa wa are aKIa t offer ab aa pcaaiv premium. We bop ya will take ad ran at of oar offer wiikoot delay. Tbia la aa eviranrdlaaryerfcr td caaavt be darlicaicd by eaychcr reliable eoneera. t trust yoa wnb Our lewelry aaul aold. It com yea Bothlag to get tbla I uf. Addrua, COLUiniA NOVELTY CO Dept. 655b f t Boti, Rlasaw TRY WIS EU'ERIUEST. ' n.'itf.i . - '' ;. ' .ft ff along through tbe foreata and acroaa tbe Uf Ui, i V,' 'ifr'-V - '' i - e'o V .T ',.''. plnlua with tbe eaae and grew of grcy- v i - i v? y. 'P-;, ? " . lu.on.la. Kor half an h.mr we did not V - Ui.VH "-"'' '.v v - J,tSrl. elacken onr puce; bnt there ap- . M. ' "V.'.VS reared before a a deep gulUy. at t ' -y - VT 1 the bottom of which waa a at ream. i . : - . ' i V " , ., i ' ' . . f ''"1 , Here we came to a standstill Tbe 1 ,',- '" . - . " i ' 'J - ' JA rtilch waa qnlte Bfty feet deep and V". , ' . ' VV -:! ' 1" i-; , J nearly b hundred wide at the top; and a l, ' '. v . X . W.V v . far aa we could ace. there waa no better croaalng In algbt. Elated at our work, and feeling certain wo could maxe tne leap, we all ran at It together. Every bound we took waa better than the pre rloo one; and when we reached the edire of tha arroya, wa aprang Into the air like I COULD JUMP SEVENTY TTET. bivtng.abaorbed It. Then, a suddenly a bad come Ibe other rhnii;e, there crept In from Ibe eaat a dark blue aliit'low thet rap idly swept acroa the plain iueath, rlinuglug the rolor agnlu to lu own, while the former color moved awny. There wera no defliilte objitta In algbt, only tbe liiouotoiioua (lurk liluo tbut aovu vovered tbe entire field below u. "Not undemanding the rauae of the rha rice, aud Ini-miilng ai.mewbat excrclaed by It, the profcaaor In charge of the ripe d It Ion concluded to deaceud, and according ly oieraled tbe machinery for tbat purpoae. luipldlr Ibe molr did it work, aud tbe nlnln lielow iM'irnii lo timn a definite form. It changed Its color from blue to bin aud grvvu, with beta aud tbute a duixiiug r-' ! : : i I. .V-;- V v'.. V t . r - v.-' - : " ' - ' .r ' " - ? . '"- " ': ' " r '. ""'';:' ' Ii" i tbe Btmoanbere of the earth, a fact tbat an aelentlat accept. Home of tbeae bodlea are a amall aa plubcada, while other may be Inrser. Tbnt thla laat waa corn-i-r waa e. M.1 V A M I, litta .MM hull IwAVAIWfl 1. . .1 L . Jl ft,"-. , MBM Ml 1 in.. . . . tr tba earth's sstronomers was a puxiie io me. Tbat la a simple matter of explana tlon.' aald our leader) 'tbla asteroid has never been discovered, for the name tea son tbat many email but Important things nave been for year overlooked by acleo tlits In search of greater Oelda to con quer. It la within lc than on baudred mile of earth, while tbe very nearest object that haa ever attracted the tele scopes of onr satronomrr Is the moon. dtitsnt a quarter of a million miles. Can yoa sot understand font no astronomer would ever train bla Instrument ao a to fociia an object leas than a hundred mile distant. "Tbat aonnds reasonable, yet I ankjc him bow It wa that It bad never been awn with the naked rye. Simpler atlll.' he answered. Decease thla little planet la le than ten mile In dlnnieter. So smut) an object, with a color nearly Identical with tbat of tbe earth s atuiocpbere. would never be no ticed, and hnvlne no lltrlit of It. vwn. could not be seen tt any time. It Is a mere speck in tbe aky, and no man can e1 1 . . j . . .- ? V. . '-, '- ( ' .... s . . . ,,v. . . . :.x-v" Why a Rcdhot Poker Does Not Hist In Boiling: water. If a red hot poker be thrust Into cold water It hUsc ami sputters; If into boiling water there Is no commotion. When. In the first experiment, cold water comes in contact with the hot iron there is a sudden and explosive! generation of steam, which canses tbe liquid to be scattered with a hissing noise, consequent upon the bursting of innumerable bubbles. When, on the other hand, a poker Is thrust Into boiling water, which Is already freely giving forth steam, the Introduction of the hot Iron by still further assisting steam production causes the poker to become 'at once surrounded by a sheath of rapor, which effectually prevents the water from coming Into actual contact witn the metal. This sheath of rapor is comparative ly a bad conductor of beat, so that but little heat passes from tbe iron to tbe water. There Is no commotion, snl the poker can be withdrawn still glowing brightly. WE JUGCUXG OF FA TE A number of years seo. Amos Rusle, the famous pitcher of the New York Club of the National Base Ball League occupied the lime light of public at tention through his wonderful per formance In the centre of the diamond. At tbat time he received a salary of 15.000 a year. For some little indis cretions he was disciplined by the club management, and rather than take the nunlshmcnt he retired from base bail for a year or two; when he got back into the harness again, his cunning as a. Ditcher had deserted him. For a time he drifted around without occupation, but later received employ ment as a lumber hand, wun a com- Densatlon of $1.50 a day. It Is now announced that he has been success ful in obtaining a position in Cairo, 111., where he will receive Si a day. 1 L Hsunar Pf.ese.its Men' i Suspenders Arm Bands, Ladies' Carters with tha anlqoa new fad PHOTO LDCKETEUCKIE Patotso Jan. 1004. Particularly appropriate wove, lies in which (.Uotugrapb CM b inserted. 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After tbla tbe going waa simple, and we made tha trlD aafelr. bavlm circumambulated tell bow lonr It haa floated around onr the globe In thirty-seven jnlnutea. rnrth. Thi-r- mav be many mora of "I sra not going to tlra you with all tk.n. Kn m nnannf ,111 Mfitni I I he (V'.lIN Of tlV CI No!v 'l I "t oiirsclvea to thla one. and aoon shall land U anfflea to aay that we had to wait there .h rtii fl,or la n ana.1 .' I tWClVO bonra Wr tDC Lnilt'a Stales lo EFT. ... . . , ... I DBcK to 0. u "W nivauuuw AH anemia onromerer was men let .k.,i Then wrhr Ca II tbroncb the trap in tha floor. In order to fnrni. i,,.t ronndlna- the edee of the Maln V kmmm -. .1. . . 1. I - " " . j.-.. " '" ""i'urrw eRrtn from tne WPgtj w iirtcdincnor ana ' " ""..".f." " ,u .T" l"r."m "'c ihriod onr motor, b ddine but a tern mm bl Americans are the heaviest meat ent- rs In the world. This appetite is said to be an Inheritance from the hunting and flshlnc stace of the country's life. The annual income ot u.i tuuiperor of Japan is $2.7oO.(X)0. His official al lowance is $1,500,000. lie has an In come of SoOO.OOO from the $10,000,000 eranted him out of the Chinese war in demnity. $'250,000 from his private es tates, $500,000 from the forests of the empire. i i Repeaters ara tba or!fbJ aoCa t"9 and sumI electors, ll.ia Ifftttrro forma B eolid aleld of netal between tha ahootrra bead and the cartful r at all tunes, throws tlia einpties awtir from hia instead ot into hia face, prevents amoks and g-isea irons entering hia e-rea and lungs and teetn tli En ot iat o-ioDtT-irtrd. Tha MARL1N action works easily and smoothly, oau f very bttia noiso. Our new automatic recoil-oper Bting loclrinc device tnakea the BlarEa tha aafeat breech-loadiiig run aver built, uo- 1arw catalofua, 900 iU itstratirma, cover ta e;na colors, suuied lor tlirea aUmpa. r TWItarflaFlriArBBiCa. New Haven, Conn. onto tba little world we had discovered. The planet was arowtng lareer every mo ment, and wa were now wttbln less than a mile of Its surface. The instrument snnvrr-u inni ine preeanro was eicnt , " . vm. anrl on- pound. .to the sqpsre. Inch, which stent "LZJjnnw7J& eqna.iea that on big D. monntalna on the V"V Y. L.Zl Z'. - ..ir;. VitMn a cartn, so we were safe to land. Tha porary farewell to onr little world, fnr we all fully determined that tuis should not be onr only trip there. The jonrney back was the reverse ot tha conditions anemometer attached to the car at this time showed an entire Inch: of breexe. snd ennbled to matte onr lnndlna; within a werr ahnrt dtatance of the spot w bad I - .' . . . . . M - m VAM left bnt little mnre tnan nan i"7 iiuiw mm en rimre ihck or nreeie. ana " , " . -n. ..a , nlrTit wa we gently dropped to the aorface of tbe J.rnT in Nebula.' as I bad rolnnteered to call the an.tlf-l.,?.ntj!a 5 doAto tbe discovery. A. we looked open the Innd- whpr,f w Y a iir h i . . ' . ,ea. 't .. , v a,t ,. V I 'KV a. M a a 1 w V im) -. 1 . LI senpe. It seemed as If wa had suddenly tU-npped Into P"them i'nllnla. and I conld not poaalMr Jntlfy this condition of wordvtre with tb small sIro of the tiny world, for snrh little thing could not be oTpoctea to onstrnct enotich of the best of the mn to ttrodtice snch a condition. i"rien. 1 mrelf dropped a thermometer throngh tbe tmodoor and noted 1t re- mtor. it was elRbty dogrees- fact that nirtner fmrpriaed me-and I said ao, flare aay we ahall And tbat there are ctnrr sonrres or heat bealdes tbe sun, enia one or my companions; and no sooner had we opened the csr door' snd berrtn to climb down the anchor rope, which had been cast ont. than we dls coTered tha correctneaa of bla prophecy. There were boiling aprlnra everywhere, nn Tne yemnre was mngnincent. miihIi tiAvr mnrnlnv. He stopped abruptly and rellehted his pipe. - I waited for him to rontlnne. "Wbitt do yon thin, of It." he salted. T think It the most remartaDie " - .... , . "And perhaps yon wontci uae w ioo i onr little world, he asked. I was Instantly alert, ana rose qmcKiy ....... ..... . ,ai. "Come along, tnen, - ne aaia, icnuiug the way. Into the garret we went, where he eng ont of a corner a fine band telescope, which he carried to the dormer window nn the enst aide. Swlnctna It Into a posi tion 60 degrees, be peered cnrefnlly Into l tnen artlnated It anln. screwed It tlvMlv onto a awlvel. and bade me take a carefnl look. I waa more than amaied. for before me In the heavens was a giooe Tyine? tne ancnor rone hnn a Vmri. 1 . v.iv v .,m riih TtT; iw r.n t rJTey "a w.lfl- trace and outlines of what seemed r.fc 1. 'i1!00. ! ,0k the to be Innd and water. For bnt a moment enrtn we Dad left few bonra before, r lk.j than a too the Instrument It was e more rosgnlflcent steht than 1 .. erm ma an tnrned tt from the llt- mvrAi ms btb. .tl T. . -""J '-r- in. v iiiiru aunn-iT Tnr 1 lla ninner. TUB CONTINENT OF NgRTH AMERICA FILLED THE DOME OF THE SET. lha aea of more than two miles. Straight upward wa eoared: and within an hour, luring which wa felt not the least dlscom fort, wa had risen ao high that the earth was now broad espsnse beneath us, bine In color nd showing no convolutions whatever. It seemed perfectly flat at such a distance", and tha ocean bad become tbe Barn a color aa tbe land. of the gentlemen of the party low eg.wi t thermometer through tbe floor and drsw It back within ten aeeonds, Its bn b howlflg that tbe outside elr was too-cold f of It to record tha temperature. A special Instrument was then sent drw, and bsek with the Information tbat tha rarlflad atmosphere we were In waa eighty degrwea below aero, Wthln tba ear. the thermome ters registered slity-two -degrees, which wss eulte wt.-m enough for eomrort. in another bonr y ''Vlu!". " i atntotahere, an' "! that It had dropped to " ta than ou jundred below aero, pi ki. 1.. ti,a ...h liait haonma a aim spot that Indicated watert yet even then entire dome of tha sky, and tbe continent rf North Areerlea Innkerl evaetlv a It does on raised globe such as we have In school-rooms. I could locate San rranclsro as wen as If I had bsd s map una miinrrr: nn rrom tnat Western n. tronoila conld trace tha outline of tne United States to tha city of Chicago, and further away." , uu 10 1 110 ajnieway or r,Tirope iew York. It was wonderful. The sir wsa not so rare as to be bard on rones used to mountain conditions; bnt some of tue PRtty complained, snd one suffered n."e bleed. There was a rippling brook near at nsnn, its banks lined with plant lire "Now find It." he commanded. I tried with all my might to locate tt, hut nothlne revealed Itself but tbe stars and tbe moon. "That's the reason ft hss never been discovered." he said: "becanse astrono' mens have always been looking for things tha territory waa wholly unfamiliar to any . jnd I toward It to ret a drink. I of ua, even to me who know the" in"-j felt wonderfully elated In mind and body. tains as yon ao yonr own nomo. a u ui-, loon, nnaer tne guidance or tne prnnim-u hand of tbe operator, descended rapidly toward a plain, bnt of course yon are fa miliar enough with aerostatics to know tbst the sensation Is tbst of being station ary while tbe esrtb docs the moving. In the sir, all seemB moving except the bnlloon Itself. Well, within so hour we bnd fallen toward tha earth In an entirely strange re gion. Not a thing wss famllllnr, and we bad evidently passed beyond tbe menntalof and wares' ova a broad plsln. . lrninedlsferv beneath wa vtow waa a per fectly rtrenlar dine of rsrlerated colors, snroundBd by an ocean of bright bine, with hare snd there a fentbery cloud. The disc seemed very small In eoapsrlsoa with tba anrrnnndtna blue ocean, and we conld none aw wBderafaVB, tt The ballaog oow tall snd ran Hshtlv toward tt. fnlltna on mv cheat, snd qnencbtng my thirst with the mnat refreshing wntr 1 hud ever drank. The stream was not more than ten feet wide, and, aa far as we conld see from where we stood, there was no narrower place. We wanted to eroaa it and I' fancied X conld make the leap, old man though I am. I took a few ateps back ward, and then ran toward the bank and sprang Into tbe air. "I eoared through that air like s bird, and landed at least twenty tarda beyond the farther bank. Mf wasepanlons, as T k'lghted with the eaaa of a leather. Unit looked bewildered, and then broke tnto peals of almoat unceaslag Ungbtar, For they nnderstood the reason Wre X did. Do vonl "Ho, WalL the explanation Is as sltn oie as all tba etaara have baa, and fei- - A Few Aiterthoasbts. 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