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2 ' TTTE OMATIA SUNDAY BEE: MAY 2fi, IDOL E i i i i i i i I .. 1 mum, i j in ii hi n wm r . i . 1 -L11..J ' ..! .. . . . '. p-" . L i ii i i ir a y EXT Sunday will bring to a close tho reign of Busy Bee King and Queen J Thomas Kimball and Ruth Ashby and put on the throne the new I novereiRns. It has been a reign to be remembered, for we have bad splendid stories. Only a few more days remain In which to Tote for the king and queen for June and It must be remembered that the votes must reach the Children's Department by Wednesday to be counted Bo far Edith Martin of Fairmont, Nob., and Chester E. Hart of Grand iBland have the most votes. Some of the boys and girls forgot to vote last week, and a fow, a very fow, forgot to state on which side they wished their stories counted. Try and not forget this, Busy Bees, and be aure and mark your stories "original." Rome one Bent the Busy Bee editor a bunch of violets In a letter the other day and it pleased her very much. Thank you. Busy Bee. Some one else has inquired whether original drawlngi will be accepted. Yes, It was announced some time ago that they would be, but they must be drawn distinctly in black ink. No prizes will be awarded for these, however. Can't some of the boys and girls suggest a subject for next month's con test? The editor Is sure the Busy Bees can help a great deal In this way It they will Just try. Let us have several suggestions this week. Those who solved correctly the beheaded word puzzle which appeared la last Sunday's paper were: Carrie Kraus, aged 18 years, South Omaha; Vesta Foxworthy, aged 12 years, 4307 Burdette street, Omaha; Ethel Ingram, aged 10 years, Valley, Neb.; Alys Martin, aged 14 years, Fairmont, Neb. Mable Witt, aged 11 years, Bennington, Neb.; Lulu McCoe, aged 10 years, Florence, Neb.; Elsie Stastney, aged 10 year, Wilber, Neb.; Edgar Barrett Blundell, aged 9 years, Nebraska City. Neb., and Howard Roffer, aged 10 years, Olenvllle, Neb. The correct answer was spear, pear and ear. The prizes awarded this week for the best original stories on the assigned subject, "An Experience With Animals," were as follows: Elsie Stastney, aged 10 years, Wilber, NeU, first prise; Alice Day, aged 7 years, 8S43 Franklin street, secoad prize, and Lldxlso ChvaL aged 11 years, South Omaha waa given honorary mention. The aides are still even on prlxe Queen still continues to have jtbo most while the King baa only eighteen. Ned and Speckle Went to Sea By WlWam ED bad a new rswboat. It Was IkY 1 the Joy ot his heart. Every even 11 I ins as soon as his after-school chores wars don and supper over he took Speckles his dot and chum and want down to th little covs in the river bend where ha kept his "pride" moored. With Speckles In the stem ot the boat Ned -would take toe oara and pull off down the river for a mllo, then would return with so much additional muscle that bis mother laughingly called him the "coming Bamson," declaring that If Ned kept on rowing he would soon be come "one great bunch of muscles." Ned's home was on the banks of big river that poured Into a fine bay some tea miles below the "bend" where Ned kept his boat. Then ten miles of bay took one Into the great sea, the dim Mae of which could be seen from Ned's own home. And often as Ned and Speckles went for their mile down the river (Ned's father had forbidden his son's going any further, as tho current was so strong that It was dan gerous to risk himself In so small a craft too far from home) Ned would say to 8perkles: "Some day, my old chum, you and 1 shall go Into the bay. Then as I grow strongnr and older and yoa grow more ao customod to rough water we'll push on through the bay and take a taste of old ocean. Tut. of eonrsa, Bpeckles, that time la a long, long way off. In all probability this boat we now love so muoh will be worn out, lying a leaky old hull on dry land. Mamma will doobtlcee make a coop out of It for young chickens. Who can tellT But we ttu and I will then hare a new boat IS feet long and with a Mil and ruddor. Gee! Then well be real sea men. I hope you won't set seasick, old Speck. You know the water of the bay la more frollckaome than thla of the river, end the bar la a sleeping babe aa compared with that roaring and bellowing old ocean. Of course, we'll catch flah In the bay a boat full and sell them In town for enough money to make ua quite rich. Maybe after several year of flahlng we may have enough cash to buy a ahlp to aall around the world. Hull? gee! That would be go ing aomo, wouldn't It, BpeckleeT" And Speckles would wag his tall In ac quiescence, for Speckle alway agreed with bla maater and chum In everything. That waa one reason the principal one. too that kept Speckles and Ned such close friends. Even when Ned hinted that Speck lea might become aeaalck the old four, footer only smiled in hie own way (by wag ging hi tall) as If saying: "Tea, Ned, know I may, but ril do my beat to not bark about It." One evening when Ned came home from school he found his mother ready to go to town for a week's visit with an old friend who was In very poor health, and who had sent for her. Ned's father would go, too, returning the following day. A hired roan and his wife would be at the home to look after tlilnga during hie par ent' absence. After supper Ned and Speckles, as usual, went for a row on the river. As Ned descended the bank ha saw a man skulk oft Into the woods, "Aha," ha said BIS KtaH TO OMB DUTAKCEt etortes, each having five prize. The subjects, at present bavins; twtnty-two, Wall. Jr. to Speckles, "that tramp Is banging round here to steal our boat I'll bet nine to fire! Well, well Just lay for him after we've returned from our rowing. And good aa his word Ned, after tying up the boat, stretched himself in It to watch tor the return of the man whom he had aoen prowling about the bend. Speckles, of course, kept him company, lying down against bla master, his head thrust beneath the broad seat. The night settled down, the moon rose and the stars twinkled, but the "tramp" did not return to the boat. But a visitor did come and enter it, a visitor whose name waa Sleep. An hour had hardly passed after Ned and Speckles stretched them selves In the boat when both dog and boy fell Into deep slumber, being soothed by the rocking of their bed on the restless water and ths soft sighing of the wind In the trees and long border grasses. It must have been long after midnight when Ned awoke. He was roused by Speckles -licking his face and Whining. Opening his eyes he first looked Into the sky, wondering for a moment Just' where he was. Then the rough rocking of the boat and the chill night air roused him to the reality of bis situation. Quickly sitting up he was surprised and frishtened to find deep, dark water all about him, no sight of land on any side. lie caught hold of Speckles In his terror, hugging ths . old doggie as be cried: "Land of love, Speck, the boat's broke from Its mooring and we're drifting Into the bay I Here, sit still, old boy, while I get the oars out and row back homeward." How long be sat there waiting for the morning he never knew, but aftor what seemed to be an eternity of time the dawn broke and the sun slowly came into vtow threugb the morning mists that always hang over the ocean. . Ned and Speckles found themaelvea alone on the waves that were to them mountainous, but In reality very calm for the sea. Ned did not talk to Speckles, nor did the latter wag his tall In communication to his maater, though his eyes, that were almost human, looked with a sort of helpless despair on his strange and terrible eurrouhdltits. At last a speck appeared In tne distance. Ned watched It with some feeling of hopo. The speck grow larger and larger, then took on the shape of some kind of sea craft. Ned's heart gave a flutter. Hugging Speckles to his breast, be broke the long silence: "Oh, dear old chum, there's a boat, a oatl We must attract the attention of iU sailors as soon a they eotne cloee enough to see us." But rowing against such a current was like walking up a mountain of slipping sand. He mads no progreaa; In fact, the water carried him further and further out towards the ocean. A lighthouse looming through the darknesa told him of his loca tion. He was at the bay's entrance Into the seal In vain he rowed with all bis wondrous muscle; he kept right on toward tha mighty waters that would make quick work ot him. Speckles and tha toy craft. Poor END OF AN OAR AND WAITED FOR Pleasant Out Door Work for the LiUle Folks i t v'-' :S&"r Xr - U "?-- . "-'T-i 11 ,l' : -"' .., '4'- -'-irr: . - ,.,- '.-.'-ViA. ..g h ...,. ..j.i, j.. ,.:ti..... .. - . '' L ITT LI mi. W ' RULES FOR YOUNG WRITERS i. write plainly oa one side of the papes only and number the pages, a. Use pen and ink, aot peaoll 3. Short and pointed artloles will be given prefereaoe. Do not use ever 890 words. 4. Original stories or letters only will be naed. 6. Write your name, age and ad dress at the top of tha first page. First and second prises of books will be given for the best two con tributions to this page each week. AdAreas all oommunloatlons So QgOBUiai SZPABTltXIST, Omaha Bee. (First Prize.) The Bees By Elsie Stastney, Aged 10 Tears, Wit her, Neb. Blue. One day my mother went out doors and heard a loud, buzzing noise, as If a wind was coming up. She looked up In a tree and saw a swarm of bees. She telephoned to papa to bring up a hive. He came with the hive, and one of our neighbor ladles broke off the branch and shook the bees Into the hivo. She covered tho hive and papa took It to a place among the berry bushes. One day my brother, who was always in mischief, thought he would bother the bees and see what they would do. So he got in front of the hive and started to blow on them as they were coming out of the hive. Pretty soon I heard someone crying and ran out to see who it was. His nose was swelling, for the bees had stung him right on the tip of the nose. Papa laughed and said: "Sea, little boy, that is what you get for bothering the bees." - It happened one day mamma and I were downtown. As we were coming home papa met us with such a swollen Up he could not talk, and we asked him what was the matter. He had been In tho vinery and while eating grapes bit Into one that a bee also wanted. Of course It stung him right on the lip. The Joke was on pspa a long time after that. (Second Prize.) The Panther By Alios Day, Aged 7 Tears. SU3 Franklin Street Bed. ' Once upon a time, when my father waa about 20 years old, he was down in Texas camping with a number of young men. ' They had been hunting and had shot a large deer and had It hanging outs'.da the tent on a tree. One night all the men Ned fully realized his danger. He put the oara In the bottom of the boat, for now rowing waa Impossible, ths boat was toss ing so. With on arm about Speckles, who seemed trying so hard to console his frightened young master and with tho other hand holding tightly to the edge of the boat, Ned settled himself to suffer T1D3 BOAT TO COME WITHIN SIGNAL 4... .. . i , ' : A " 1 W UUBT LITTLE OAKDBNERS AT WORK. wtri had gone to another camp and my father had stayed In the tent alone. He waa reading a very Interesting story when ha heard a cry as of a baby. He knew what it waa, so he loaded a gun and turned out tho lamp and stood ready to lire. He did not remember tho meat until he heard the panther growl and eat It. When It had eaten about two-thirds of it it went away. When the men came bock ho told them about It and they said they did not know what they would have done had they been In his place. He was never frightened after' that experience. (Honorary Mention.) Not Fond of Music By Lllrlse Chval. Aged U Years, sf North Thirteenth Street, South Omaha. Rover was a very pretty dog, with silky black hair, drooping ears and bright brown eyes. He would sit up and bog, get the ball and would lids on a toy wagon. 51 over bad one trouble. He was Jealous of other dogs and cat. There was a parlor organ at his home, and this was a great puzzle for him. When the high notes were played he thought there was a dog barking Inside the organ. Rovor would run from one side to the other and back again trying to peep Inside and sue the strange dpg. Then he would look In the woman's fuce, as If he wanted to bay, "Where Is that dog? Why don't I find him? I wish you wouldn't let him stay; I don't want him." 6 he would stop or play on low keys when he begged so. A Bear Story By Alys Martin. Aged 14 Tears, Fairmont, Neb. Red. Imagine yourself near the wheel of a brig going north. Tou will at once be at tracted to the conversation which Is being -carried on near you. A grizzled old man is talking to a boy of about 10. -"As I was sayin', Jack" "Oh. Phillips! Look out there; an Ice berg!" And there. In truth, was an Iceberg sclntllating in the Arctic sun. The peaks and summits, which were bathed in nu merous rainbows and the dark green water which was churned Into giant foam-tipped waves, made a very beautiful ecer.o. One, Indeed, to make a person open his eyea In wonder and awe. But atay, the conver satlon Is again renewed. The boy Is saying: "Phillips, Is it stand ing still? Can we go hunting on It?" "Yes, me b'y, to both on "em." "Oh, good! I'U go tell 'em to get ready, ao we can go today. It's only 10 now." "All right, sir. We'll do or. Go aft and tell them fellers to g1t ready." Preparations were begun at once and In half an hour they started for the berg. It waa about a ten-mlnutce' row and they soon arrived and landed. Phillips, the mate, who was for the present la command, divided the ten men, including Jack. Into parties of three, thus leaving Jack alone. "Oh. I forgot ther kid! He kin go with anyone of these bunches be wants to.". But the boy had seen something he did not care to tell everybody about. Some WO feet away waa a large white object which was slowly moving sway, and he the inevitable. Though he 'waa terror stricken, he wsa no "booby," and no tear dimmed tho brave young eyes that looked out across tho great expanse of waters that seemed ta sover tho cr'h Ned then removed his coat and shirt, replacing the former, and fastening the latter to one end of sn oar. Then h waited rstlently till the boat cam within siKnn4 distance. After s few minutes the craft -which evolved Into a fishing smack -came Oanclng toward them full sail. Evidently the fishermen tud spied, through their glasses, the Uttlo boat that wa drifting at the mercy of the billow. Ned held the oar with it fluttering white fl3 a high a his poor, cold hand would allow. Ah, the muscle that he hod boasted of were weak things after all when tried sgalnst the . mighty strength cf the ocean. The fishing smack veered In Its course, setting straight for the llttl boat, which rtiiifct have looked do longer to the sea men than a thimble. Soon It came within hailing distance of Ned. who still franti cally waved his shirt-flag fastened to an oar-pole. All ths time Speckles kept a cool head, never moving from his place, close beM'.de hla excited little mailer. Well, to shorten a long story, Ned and Specklea were taken on board the tun y ' w " V; . f had conceived the Idea of catching It alone, lo he slipped away unobserved by the rest and was Boon near the bear, which by this time bad scented and turned to meet him. Instantly hla gun went to his shoulder and he fired, but the shot was not a true one and hit the bear on the shoulder. This en raged the bear and It started toward Jack, who was trying to reload the gun, but the cartridge stuck, and in spite of his con tinued efforts refused to be dislodged. By this time the bear was almost upon him and it was evident that his only resource was his pistol, which he at onco drew. This time his aim was more deliberate and the bear fell over dead. The shots startled the sailors and they came running to that part of the berg. They were very much surprised when they saw his game and praised his bravery very much. Strange to say his back was sore for a week. Can you guess why. Maybe you never had a man pat you on the back. At House Cleaning Time By Oladys Wareham, Aged T Tears, Kearney, Neb. Monday morning mama thought It was time to clean bouse and commenced to pack things around. Brother had to take the tacks out of the carpet and papa had to take down the stove pipe. When he got the pipe loose the ladder slipped, and down came the pipe and dirt all over the floor. We ran to see, and mamma said: "Tou have made a good start." When we went to bed mamma had things plied every place. We have a little dog called Dick, and be la not allowed In the house at night. About 12 o'clock that night papa hoard a noise and aome thing fall, and he said he thought there waa tamo one In the house. Papa got up and thought he could see something moving In front of him and got a match and lit It, and he could see mamma. She was standing In front of the looking glass and Dick was standing off to one side looking up at him with one eye. Ho looked around and mamma had her bead covered up. He went back to bed and said nothing would disturb him after this In house cleaning time unless It would be a real cyclone or earthquake, and In the morning it waa snowing. Learning to Swim By Ruth Weller. Aged 10 Tears, 1005 Second Avenue, Nebraska City. Blue. I am a little dog 4 months old. I live on a farm and my name Is Jip. My mother's name Is Snow White. In the pasture there la a little pond. One day my mother took me to the pond. She said, "I am going to give, you swimming lessons, Jlp." I like to have her take a stick and run with It so I may catch It. So she got a stick and. Jumped Into the water. She didn't go out very far. I was afraid to go out at first, for I had never been in water. I went In a little way and kept going farther. Now I can swim very good, but not as good as -mother. The Cottage on the Hillside By Velma Edmondson, Aged 9 Tears, Kenesaw, Neb. , There was a cottage on tho hillside. People said no one lived there. About half a mile away from the cottage lived a hum ble family, Mr. and Mrs. Spider, Bessie and Baby Caroline. One day Bessie asked her mother If she might go out walking and gather some flowers. Hor mother gavj heir consent. Bo Bessie started off, taking a basket to put the flowers In. She had gono as far as the cottage on the hillside, and having hor hands full of flowers by this time, she happened to look In, and to her surprise, she saw an old lady bending over some boxes. "Well," thought Bessie, "I believe I win take these flowers In to that old lady." Just then the old lady looked up from hnr work. "Laws, me," muttered she. "some body come In here; dore alnt been a soul here Blnfe me Rebecca Nora married that Hank Snider. There they are a knockln'." ing smack, whose name was "Captain Peck." And "Coptaln Peck" was a right merry little boat, too, with !t five fish ermen and big haul of deep-iea flslj. After learning Ned's story, the owner of "Cap tain Peck" declared that it was "the dim dent, norry escape be hd ever heard of." Then as Ned and Speckles ate a most welcome breakfast Ned wrapped In an old tarred coat the fisherman con tinued: '"Wy, bless my saul and Cap tain Peck, I don't understand how yoil ever managed It! Wy, comlnR down that buy 'at's as full of craft as a sailor on shore is full of liquor Is risky for old dogs what's ust to It; but for a kid an" him In the arms of Morphus with only a dorg fr lookout Olmeny! If beats me. Wonder is that you're not this mlnlt In the bottom of the bav, servln' the fish fer breakfast Instead of slttln' here safe an' sound a-eaten' of fried fish and bis cuit. Well, boya do git through what would be the finish of men an' sea-dogs at that." Ned and Speckles with their little boat towel be!jO-vwera carried safe to shore by the "Captain Peck." They landed several miles from home, and as the owner of "Captain Peck'' would not allow Ned to try rowing horn (and really I don't thtnk Ned wanted to try It, though The old lady toddled to the door. "Come right In, my dearie," she said. "Now tell me your name, my pretty one." Prrsle felt somewtiat emharrae'1 nt these words. Then Bhe answered : "Oh, nrrMf. Mildred Snider." "Wl'. what w.n our mother's name before she mnrrh-d?" "MIbs Rebecca Llddy Tompkins." an swered the child. "Well, who did ulio tmrryf" asked the old lady, who waa growing ntlll more lntersted In tho talk. "Mr. Henry Oeorgo Pntder."" "Why, ntie I my own daughter," returned the old lady. "Why, grandma," exclaimed IV'Sle. 'They talked of many thlnrs. "Pretty soon the woman went Into tho kitchen returning with a sack. "Now, you Just take these wlf you. honey, dear." Soon Pessle took hrr lrnvo. Mnny tlmea did the Snlders visit Mrs. Tompkins. , The Teddy Bear. Ily Olndya OMlllind. Aped 1? Tears, ST! Fourth Avenue, Council r.ltifrs. Plue. Teddy TOenr was a rood young bmr. thnt alwnys minded his father and mother. "When you take a wnlk." said Mnmmi Bear, "do not go nenr those houses, because men live In them and they do not treat boirn very nicely." "Whnt do thy do?" asked Teddy. "Oh. they kill us and eat us some times," snld Mamma Bear. "I'll bet they would not eat me, because I would bite them." "They would tie a mnzitle over your mouth, so keep nwny frm th-vo, Teddy." The next day while Teddy whs out walk ing he fell Into a rlt. He ronrod so loud that Mr. and Mrs. Bear heard him and came running to eeo what was the matter. When they came to the pit they suw nuts ond fruit lying on the grasn. They started to pick them up, when they went Into tho pit where Teddy was with the fruit and nuts. They then found that the food had been laid on twigs and leaves across tho pit, which was dug as a trap for them to fall Into. But how to get out was a puzzle. After a while Mamma Bear got on Papa Bear's shoulders and so scrambled out of the pit. "Now Teddy you do the samo and I will tell you how I can get out" So Teddy got out of the pit as his mother hod done. "Now," said Papa Bear, "go to the wood and get a stick and hold the end tight and I'll climb up." They did bo and Paia Bear climbed out. They all went home again to the forest and had a long talk about men and their tricks to cutch- poor bears in pita. Snap's Revenge By Ruth HajTiaon, Aged 8 Tears, Boomer, Neb. (Kod). There onoe lived a happy little family comprising papa, mamma, Lulu and Snap, Snap was Lulu's dog and could do many tricks. Lulu had six dells, all the samo slzo. Every night Lulu woul3 'undress her dolls and fold the clothes up, and Snap, taking the little articles In his mouth, would carry them to the little doll bureau, opon the drawer and put each garment In the drawer, would walk back and wall for another. Aftor ths dolls were un( dresaod Lulu sat them all In a row, be cause she thought It not healthy for them to go to bed. In the morning Snnp car ried the clothos from the bureau and handed them to Lulu. . ' One day Lulu waa going away and did not want Snap to go. She went out of the room and Snap gave a howl and started for the door. Lulu sold: "Tou can not g." With this Snap let his body In and his tall was left behind, and Lulu shut the door and caught Snap's tall, m the door, and Snap yelped and Lulu screamed, and her mother came and took Snap into a room and tried to make It well, but they decided that the poor tall had to be cut off. After that Snap did not help Lulu any more. One night she dressed her dolls In their white nightdresses and sat them In a row, as usual, and in the morning there were only five dolls. She dressed Illustrated Rebus rtmi mm ft H E he pretended to think It safe enough to do ao) he waa obliged to loave the llttlo boat In the care of the good old fisher man, and borrowing a few dollars from him, took the first train for home. But before starting be wired to the station agent at th little railway flag station near his own home to say to hla father should he be making Inquiry for him that he was safo and sound and en route homo. That afternoon Ned and 8pocklo3 reached home, walking from the railway station. To Ned's relief he found on jumping from tho train that his father had not yet re turned from town. The friendly agent had been on the lookout for both parent and son, and ' luckily the son had turntd up first. Thus the -father would be spared any anxiety. Well, Spetklee. old chum, the folks will be somewhat surprised when wo tail of our expedition down to the sea in a row boat with me asleep and you tho only 'lookout,' eh? But, say. In glad it hap pened that mother and dad were away from home during our absence. Other wise we might arrive on time for our own funeral ceremony. Of courue, eolng boat, dog and boy gone they would think us drowned. But It takes a good deal to down eld Speck and Ned, doesn't it?" jgLne-T. Tig When Bob Was "Out of Sight" I TZ&V&rZ A plon'e narty Marv rnvo To ail the gills nml ivns: Thi y mine 1ii k.i d m Ui. lr Sunday lui And brought their nil st tuys. AnioiiR the gu. sts was rhubhv Bob, Pressed nj, in linen white, Ami nil the other li.iys derlure.l That "lub wus out of slKlit." Well, llttlo Tloli mlsi'lilevnus was, And l.o Mas sure a frlijht When home he ran hy tlm back way To keep hliriHelf from slwlit. For when the dlmn r all was fcinead l!oli in-xp with u wild cry, Of ' l'ass tlait Jelly roll an.und!" Then fell he In a pie I The pl was mnd of pumpkin brown, And llnbhy'p pilt wns white. Al'.. how his mother lathered him When ho went to K'd thnt night! HELENA DA Via the five and nt nlRht Bat them In a row ami In the morning heie were only three. Slie did tho same us before nnd tho noxt morning all wore gone. About a week aftor the loss of lirr dolls &he found them all In their proper places, but they were all over mud and wore spoiled, and Lulu fatlier bought bar six new UolU. The Hen . By Ella Noone, 8S44 Franklin Street, Omaha. "Cluck, cluck," cried the llttl red hcu, and her chicks run to her as If she cailtd them by name. A big yellow cat has Just Jumped Into tha yard, so the Utile hen spreads her wings and her chicks gather under them and foel safe. And well they may, for the little hen, which used to be afrnld of the least thing, would now face a Hon. Rho has grown very bravo since she has her chicks to look after. She Is a good mother. She scratches the ground, and If she finds a fat worm she docs not eat It herself, but gives It to her chicks, And how ths greedy little things flRht for it. Each wants the worm for Itself, .and they pull at It so that In the end nono gets mors than a very small pleoo. The little lion and her chicks go to rcost very early. Aa soon as It grows dark they get rondy for sleep, but thoy are up at daybreak nnd running about, pinking up bugs and files and worms. The hen supplies us with egs, whlrh nrc excellent food. A goud hen lays an egg nearly every day. The Lost Child By Jennie Pplglo, Aged Years. 014 South Klghteenth Htreet, Omaha. One day while Mildred's mother was busy at work she did not notlee her llttli daughter go out doors. But when sho had finished her work she could not find her little daughter, Mildred. Hlio at onee Bet out to search for hor, but she could not be found. When her husband cum home that evoning she told him what had happened and ho at once began tu search for hor, but sho was nowheru to be found. They at once told all the neighbors and described her, so If they saw anyono that looked llko liar to bring her home. But this was in vain. The next morning, whllo Mildred's molln-r wa eatir.g breakfast, she hinnl someone knock at the door. Hurrying there, she was surprised to see her daughter, Mil dred, with the lady who had found hor. She did not know what to say. This lady had found her near the park wrier animals were kept during the winter. This lady was givon a rowurd and then thauktd very, very much for l.er kindness In returning Mildred to her home. And FpecklcB Mnlled with his tall, say ing with hid ryes the while: "We've com out of duntf'-r uafely. Let us profit by our experience. So far as I'm concerned, I'd rather pass my night In the stable man ger than in the open rowboat out at sea." As Ned and Suvcklus turned the corner of a hill and came In sight of their own home they saw the hired man coming on the run to meet them. II had been ta tioned on the roof with a pair of field Clauses, scanning the country for Ned. To Neds amazement the stupid fellow had never once thought of the boat, and Just supponud Ned had got up early and gone off for a stroll before breakfast As th forenoon passed and Ned failed to put In his appearance he became a bit uneasy, and at hi wife' suggestion he took the Meld glasses and climbed upon the roof to make a search of the surrounding coun try. But when Ned told him of his lata experience you "could have knocked hint down with a feather," to use hla- own words. "Waal, wasl, an" so you've but down to the ocean the ocean. Oorry, what'll yer pap dor" "He'll he thankful that I'm here Instead of a funeral crowd," said Ned. And Specklea agreed with him by wagging his tail. tyN 0