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be coming and going so some day
will turn my back upon France and
so with you
Well well be it so then said
Laro although with evident reluc
tance But youll not speak to any
one of our sailing to night
Nay not I Why should I
asked Jean as he opened the door
Ill see you again before sailing
time
Jean walked slowly along the
streets seeing nothing for a time He
was going toward home and had al
most reached the narrow street upon
which stood Margots cottage when
he saw approaching that which sent
his dreams flying and with them all
thoughts of Laro and Louisiana
It was Greloire who appeared to
have seen him at the same moment
for he paused as if waiting for the
boy to come near
Tell mc have you seen him
What said he Jean demanded be
fore they had gone half a dozen steps
Never mind whether or not I have
seen him replied Greloire rather
slowly Let it suffice that he knows
of my having met with you and of
your anxiety to see him But he bids
you with his love to stop at home
for the present Wait quietly here
as he asks of you and you will be
sure to see him in a short time
See him here exclaimed the
boy How can that be
I cannot tell you that only wait
and you shall see He was not pleased
that I ever thought to encourage your
leaving the city and so you must
promise not to attempt it
A rebellious light shone for a mo
ment in the dark eyes turned to meet
the soldiers stern look Then it was
pone and Jean answered with a deep
sigh Yes I will do as he wishes
It lacked but a few minutes of eight
oclock and the neighborhood of Le
Chien Heureux was unwontedly quiet
Inside however there was the
usual gathering of soldiers and citi
zens
Laro was not in the room with the
other customers and Jean upon in
quiring for him was told In a low
tone by Thiel that the captain was in
his own apartment
He then invited Jean to follow him
and after bidding Pierre wait where
he was and to open the door to no
one he led the way to the passage
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BY RY PCVEREUX
WTH ILLUSTPATIONS BY DON C WILSON
CHAPTER V
It was the afternoon of the fourth
iay when Jean fearing lest Laro
might come to seek him and thinking
that perhaps Greloire also would be
coming decided to go to Le Chien
Heureux Pierre having already gone
out to see some of his military friends
The air was crisp and Jean walk
ing rapidly was turning the corner of
the street leading down to the inn
svhen he saw Laro approaching
Ha runaway the latter called
out a smile lighting his dark face I
was but just coming to see you I put
to sea this night
Jean started and stared
Aye this very night with the
Aigle set sail for Louisiana contin
ued Laro Would you not like to go
with me you and Pierre I will take
loth if you but say the word
v Jeans cheeks were filled with sud
den color and his eyes sparkled with
excitement But this all passed away
as he said sighingly Aye I would
like to go but
Then it is but for you to come
urged the tempter
Jean paid no heed to this but in
quired Why are you going in such
liaste
Well replied Laro lowering his
tone Tkere is in the city a certain
-Wealthy royalist who has fled from
Paris with his daughter Roselle a
anost beautiful demoiselle of eighteen
He and a few others have made it
worth my while to carry them to
Louisiana where they will seek new
homes
Come lad he added coaxingly
make a run of it and come with me
over seas Come with me I say and
youll reap more gold in shorter time
than did ever an aristocrat of France
Not on this trip Laro replied
Jean calmly but with unmistakable
firmness You have said you would
Dropping on his knees he grasped
a ring and a square of the appar
ently solid wall rolled up with a grat
ing noise until it was level with his
head as he still knelt and a rush
of damp air as if from out of doors
stirred the short locks on Jeans fore
head as he stared with wonder filled
eyes into the dark opening that gaped
before them
A minute later the boys eyes were
nearly blinded as he followed his
companion into a cave like room with
a floor of rock which was also the
material of its ceiling and walls It
was furnished but scantily and
around a table at the farther side
were severfll men while somewhat
apart from them sat two women
As Thiel entered with Jean close
behind him the men ceased talking
and stared with evident displeasure
at the boy all except Laro who
called out Aha my yonng mate is it
thyself Welcome my sea gull
He put out an inviting hand then
as the lad came to his side he said
turning to a slenderly built man of
middle age seated next him with an
elbow on the table and a hand sup
porting his cheek Count de Caze
neau permit me to present to you
my young friend Jean Lafitte who
is some day to be my mate and who
is as daar to me as an own son
The count did not cnange his posi
tion but stared moodily at the hand
some boy while murmuring a cour
teous acknowledgment of his pres
ence As for Jean he scarcely heard
the words So engrossed had his
senses become with the beautiful face
confronting him from the other cor
ner of the room
The young lady was looking at him
and from her clear blue eyes there
flashed a smile that opened the red
lips to show two rows of little pearl
like teeth as she said in a voice
whose sweetness held yet a note of
command Come over here pretty
boy and talk to me I was feeling
lonesome in this dreadful place and
if the sight of you is so pleasant
what may not your words do to cheer
me And she smiled again
He knew her to be the counts
daughter of whom Laro had spoken
and he felt still
a more poignant re
gret that he was not to sail in the
Aigle that night
Have you been long in Toulon
Jean inquired somewhat at a loss
what to say and yet longing to man
ifest his sympathy for so lovely a
being
Since last summer she answered
and bent toward him as from a sudden
impulse while she said Did you ever
meet people who were strangers to
you and yet who from the moment
you looked into their faces seemed
otherwise
She had laid a hand upon his shoul
der and a puzzled expression showed
in his face as he looked into her earn
est eyes But this gave way to a
half mischievous but wholly winning
smile as he replied with a gallantry
hardly to have been expected in a
lad of his age Never until this mo
ment
She laughed and drew her hand
away the wild rose color deepening
in her cheeks
The smile was gone as she said
speaking in so low a tone that he
scarcely caught her words Is he re
lated to you this Laro
Oh no mamselle he whispered
I have known him only a few weeks
And do you like him
She perhaps unconsciously raised
her voice a little and the gravity of
its tone coupled with that which
showed in her face caused Jean to
stare at her with surprise
She leaned forward until her face
was close to his own
Jean Lafitte she said slowly and
distinctly I never had a brother
but if I could have one I would wish
him to be like you I should not like
it that you grew to be a man such as
I feel this Laro must be
Again Jean was slow in thinking
what to say and all he did was to
look into her lovely face into the
lustrous eyes fixed so intensely upon
him
You may forget me Jean she re
sumed as he did not speak but I
shall hope not Yet for fear I may
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slip from your memory I will give
you this ring of mine and she drew
one from her finger I wish you to
wear it and to think it says always
Roselle de Cazeneau gave me to you
and she will always pray for you
that you may be a gallant gentleman
lcVal to what is true and right Willi
you have the ring say this to you
Her words touched deeply the boys
chivalric impulsive nature and bend-
ing over the hand that proffered the
ring he pressed his lips to the
eled fingers
Thank you he said as now with
a smile she slipped the little circlet
upon the fourth finger of his left
hand and the touch of her own warnV
and gentle sent a thrill of delight
through his young veins
I shall never forget you he de
clared looking up into her face and
no matter what or where I may be
you and yours will always have my
love and service
It is now my turn to thank you
she said for and a far seeing look
chased the smile from her eyes
who shall say but that I or mine
may call upon you to make good your
promise
Before he could reply they were in
terrupted by the entrance of Laro
with Thiel close behind him and fol
lowing the two was Pierre who with
open eyes and mouth stared about
him wonderingly
Laro gave his orders hastily but
clearly after which he turned to
Pierre who stood near him
Good night my boy I am sorry
you are not to go with me for I would
like greatly to have your stout heart
and strong arm aboard the Aigle
You will come with me next time
laying his hand on the boys shoul
der
Jean remained silent standing with
lowered eyes while the bell jangled
a second time
Ill be in this port again within
two years added Laro and then I
am sure you will be ready to come
with me Until then dear lad good
night And he moved away mo
tioning for the others to follow
Good night Jean and adieu said
Roselle as she was about to pass
him Do not forget me nor what I
have said to you
She was gone leaving the boy
standing mute sensible of the odor of
violets and regretting ruefully his in
ability to have acknowledged her gra
cious farewell But the sound of
Thiels voice soon aroused him from
his self reproachings
Come the fandlord said sharply
come with me
The hooks of a rope ladder were
soon fastened into two iron rings bolt
ed to the rock A coil of rope was
then put through the opening and
lowered carefully until Laro who
kept a hand upon it felt it grow taut
with a pull from below
Good night again boy my heart
is sorry to leave thee behind he said
to Jean who was close to him Good
by again and good luck
He had while speaking stepped
through the opening and as the fare
well came from his lips disappeared
down the ladder
Ropes were fastened under the
arms of the young girl and of her
maid One of the counts friends fol
lowed Laro then the maid after him
next the count himself and then his
daughter the two remaining gentle
men going last of all
There was no sign of fighting when
Jean and Pierre left Le Chien Heu
reux that night and the sough of
the rising wind was all that broke
the silence
Next time I will surely go Jean
said to himself as he and Pierre af
ter putting out the light which Mar
got had left for them took off their
shoes and crept softly upstairs to their
respective bedrooms Laro said he
would return within two years and
in two years I shall be larger and
she -will not call me a boy I will go
and I will find her
To be continued
An Insult to the Cock
We had just engaged a new cook
said the young matron I was going
out and as lots of little things were
lying around in my rcom I locked the
door Imagine my surprise when I
returned to be greeted in the hall by
a veritable fury impersonated by this
same newly arrived cook She hurled
all manner of violent language at me
and surprised as I was and incoher
ent as she was I managed to make
out that she had been accused of be
ing a thief
Why she felt so bad about it was
the puzzle Why do you lock your
door she howled Of course that
explained it all and so very gently I
asked her how she had known it was
locked She was only silent a moment
in order to think up an answer I
wanted a needle and so I went up
she was saying when I interrupted
with But that was quite wrong I
was just about to send in an alarm
when my husband came home He did
the rest We dined out Philadel
phia Record
Respect for Age in Japan
In Japan there is no such thing as
disrespect from youth to age No
Japanese boy or girl could ever think
in a light or disrespectful manner of
his or her superiors or teachers and
this may account for the earnestness
so unusual among young children
When a student enters a masters
presence in Japan he bows to the
floor and when the lesson is finished
he bows again with expressions of the
deepest gratitude as he takes his de
parture The teacher sitting in most
cases upon his feet on the flor grave
ly returns each salutation then lights
his little pipe and waits for his next
class There is no hurrying of mas
ters from room to room as in some
of the schools in our enlightened land
The Pumpkin Fountain
you must insert from above small end
first and pull through until ihe joint
is tight
Now put your pumpkin bowl in the
fork of a tree six or eight feet from
the ground and fasten it securely
Slip the large end of another leaf
stalk over the small end of the stalk
you have attached to the howl the
large end of a third stalk over the
small end of the second and so on
until you have made a tube long
enough to reach the ground and run
over the ground some distance like a
growing pumpkin vine You may make
most of the tube out of the main stalk
of the pumpkin vine instead of leaf
stalks and by using a number of vines
you can make the tube as long as you
please
The end of the tube should be a
leaf stalk Turn this upward and fit
it to a hole in the top of the pumpkin
the saucer Fasten the tube to the
ground with pegs cover it with earth
or leaves if you want to mke the
thing look more mysterious fill the
pumpkin bowl with water and sum
mon your friends to see the pumpkin
fountain play
The jet will not rise as high as the
level of the water in the bowl be
cause of the friction of the long tube
and of the air but it will rise a good
deal more than half as high and fall
back in drops into the saucer making
a very pretty little fountain
The tip of the tube should rise an
inch or two above the saucer and
if the bore of the tip is not very fine
it should be plugged with a bit of
cork wood or pumpkin in which a
small hole has been bored A fine
jet is prettier than a large one and
it does not need so much wator
Rooster and Hens
As many girls and boys as wish
catch hold of each others coat tails
and skirts The foremost one is the
rooster and the rest are hens One
player stands cbout fifteen feet away
and makes motions with his leg like
a rooster scratching The one who is
playing rooster says
What are you doing strange crea
ture
Scratching a hole replies the
strange creature
What will you do with the hole
Find a stone in it
What will you do with the stone
Sharpen a knife with it
What will you do with the knife
Slaughter a hen shouts the
strange creature and makes a dash
at the rooster and hens Now all the
hms must try to escape but they
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King of the World
In the acorn is wrapped the forest
In the little brook the sea
The twig that will sway with the sparrow
to day
Is to morrows sturdy tree
There Is hope In a mothers joy
Like a peach in its blossom furled
And a noble boy a gentle boy
A manly boy Is king of the world
The power that will never fail us
Is the soul of 3imple truth
The oak that defies the stormiest skies
Was upright in its youth
The beauty no time can destroy
In the pure young heart is furled
And a worthy boy a tender boy
A faithful boy is king of the world
The cub of the royal lion
Is regal in his play
The eaglets pride is as fiery eyed
As the old birds bald and grey
The nerve that heroes employ
In the childs young arm Is furled
And a gallant boy a truthful boy
A brave pure boy is king of the world
London Answers
A Pumpkin Fountain
The pumpkin season is here and
all the country boys and some of the
girls are making jack o lanterns and
those terrible pumpkin stalk whistles
that make a noise like the honk of
an automobile horn only worse
Here is another way of extracting
amusement out of a pumpkin vine
but without scaring people or setting
their nerves on edge
Having procured a big round pump
kin or squash cut it in two horizon
tally a little above the middle and
scoop out the pulp and seeds In this
way you make a large bowl out of the
lower part of the pumpkin and a large
saucer out of the upper part The
eye of the pumpkin that is the de
pression opposite the stalk is in the
center of the bottom of the bowl At
this point bore a hole and fit to it
one of the hollow leaf stalks which
must not let go of the rooster or of
each other The consequence Is that
there is great opportunity for agility
and cleverness in dodging and the
game is full of fun Of course the
strange creature can catch hen
after hen in the end When none is
left the rooster selects a new rooster
and becomes the strange creature
himself
Little Bravo
Years ago some Indians lived on the
banks of a beautiful river The men
fished and the women planted corn in
little hillocks instead of in rows
When they sat down for a friendly
gossip they held their little babies in
their arms or strapped upon their
backs One young mother never took
her eyes from the cradle in which her
handsome boy slept When ho waken
ed she sang to him and called him
Little Bravo with such love and
tenderness in her voice that the
other women all stopped to listen
Years passed merrily until Little
Bravo was ten years old He could
hunt and fish and his mother was
happy dreaming of the time when he
should be a young man All her spare
moments were spent In embroidering
clothes for Little Bravo and his
father with the result that they out
shone all others of their tribe Little
Bravo always wore moccasins of yel
low buckskin trimed with beads and
porcupine quills He was a noble
warm hearted and sunny tempered
lad The Great Spirit however saw
that the foolish doting love of his par
ents was ruining the gift he had given
him
One summer night the heat hung
heavy over the land
There will be a storm said the
father Where is Little Bravo
Down on the river bank asleep
replied the mother I sat by him a
long time brushing away the insects
that bothered him He had taken off
his moccasins and his feet were bare
He is very beautiful our Little Bravo
I will carry him in when the storm
comes without awakening him
The storm soon broke with great
violence The mother hastenc to the
river and just as she was about to
lift her boy a vivid flash of lightning
revealed the two hands of the spirit
who lives in the water They reached
up and drew Little Bravo into the
waves All the mother saw was the
print of his body on the shore and
his two yellow moccasins A scream
brought the father to the spot They
both dived into the water though the
storm raged What cared they for
that Their Little Bravo had disap
peared beneath the surface finally
in heart broken accents they pleaded
Oh spirit of the river Give him
back to us
By and by the father arose and
looking into the sky said It is the
will of the Great Spirit He has taken
him away but will save him for us
Turning he disappeared into the for
est The mother sat by the river for
many days without food or sleep kiss
ing and caressing the little yellow
moccasins
One night on raising her eyes to
the sky she beheld the pathway made
of star dust which leads to the spirit
land Longing to follow it she felt
the pressure of a small hand upon her
shoulder Turning sne met the smil
ing gaze of her son
Oh Great Spirit I thank thee
The dead is alive
- Come mother said the boy We
are to follow yonder path to night I
have come for thee because thy weep
ing grieves the happy ones
The mother placed her hand in the
small clasp but said
Here are thy moccasins Thou wilt
need them the way may bo rough
The boy laughed and held up his
foot upon which flashed and gleamed
moccasins of shining gold Lay down
my old moccasins he said and
thou shalt see how a mothers love
shall be remembered
She placed the little yellow mocca
sins on the ground and a plant imme
diately sprang up It grew rapidly
and on the highest branch the mocca
sins were fastened They shrank in
size and changed into flowers keep
ing their original shape and color
Little Bravo said See mother these
flowers shall bloom on forever by this
shining river Long after the red man
has gone they shall bloom
Wondering but happy the mother
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followed Little Bravo along the star
strewn path to spirit land Not many
moons later from the midst of battle
the father joined them
All this was long ago The Indiana
have left the banks of that river but
the yellow flowers bloom on by its
waters Tho white children gather
and can them orchids or ladys1
slippers but the Indians always give
them their real name of Indian moc
casins
Toboggan Travels Fast
There is a spot in the Swiss Alps
where a sled or a toboggan runs a
mile in seventy seconds Tho winter
sportsmen of Europe take great pleas
ure in the Cresta run as it is called
at St Moritz The toboggan season
there begins about the middle of No
vember and the slide is made smooth
and safe by a committee appointed
for that purpose The Swiss tobog
gans are raised on runners shod with
iron or steel The rider lies flat
upon the toboggan head first both
hands grasping the framework at tho
sides steering with both feet just as
boys do on sleds in this country Iron
spikes are fastened to the toes of tho
boots and by trailing one foot or tho
other along the ground the big sled is
guided
Pindertoy
Scissors and a pin only needed This
Fancy Dancer if cut out and fastened
together with a pin will make a very
attractive toy If you push the pin
firmly into the cork or the end of q
stick and paste the pieces on an old
visiting card before the pieces are cut
out this Pindertoy will last longer
Take Care
Take Care is a game played by any
number of persons in several ways
In one of the most common flour is
packed tightly into a bowl which is
then turned over and removed leaving
the flour in a mound On top of this
is placed a small coin The players
in turn then remove each a part of
the flour with a knife and whoever
lets the coin fall must pick it from the
flour with his teeth Sometimes each
one says take care as he cuts off his
portion of the flour and the game thus
receives its name
There are many substitutes for the
flour and coin One of the best is a
cardhouse of two cards on a pile made
of the rest of the pack loosely thrown
together Each player removes one
card and he who allows the cardhouso
to fall must pay a forfeit The game
may be played out of doors with a Lt
tle flag stuck in a pail of sand from
which each player removes a little
on the end of a stick
Route of the Bobolink
The amount of traveling done by
some of our birds is astonishing Dr
Cook says that the common night
hawk spends the summer in Alaska
and the winter in Pategonia
The bobolink which is the reed
bird of the middle states and the rice
bird in the South winters on the
waving pampas of southern Brazil It
covers 700 miles from Cuba to the
South American coast in a single
flight following a track not popular
with other birds which might be call
ed the bobolink route Saturday
Evening Post
A CHILDRENS REGATTA
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At Ryde Isle of Wight a childrens
regatta was held recently on a boat
ing lake only 24 inches deep The il
lustration is from a snap shot of tho
Boys Tub Race taken with a pocktt
kodak
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