T ITTLE PRINCESS J-v rT C L FUL

B DAVID COin

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A!t..r I,.,rlnj Ihr ruin. M He «M I Mi He kMn ol the .even UtUe «

• (urutnic lo the prince**. it seem* war ha* been declared by Kins Ferdinand afcain*: your father, and your retainers I nee b*-* n made prisoners.’ "Why. I was only on my way to vUlt Ms diuxht-r. my cousin, the Princes* Elaine.*' sa ped the little willful princess. “No* what shall we Co?** she ndde<i. turn): s to her faithfnl pet. the

castle, the Utoe wilful princes* Bat Tor a lone time silent In the coach.

The road had now descended to the valley, where it wound in and out

a mo n* the meadows, when- the crass

after the first mowinc had already tenewed l.self ptvencr and thicker than before. It is midsummer, when everythin* has r. ached its fullness and creennes. to llncer for a tin*-, perhaps for a fern days, in this rich culmination of Us beauty, before it shall bento to ripen into decay. •. show one dead leaf or drooplnc twJp.

The cheatnnt* have put on their cr**an*.-

whlte blossoms. AH the world of nature seems to be waitine. as if loath to bee In upon its new form of crowth.

its time of ripenlnc. in a few days,

the little bnds will becin to prepare Iherosalves for the next sprinc. Towards even Inc the coach drew up before an Inn. and the Princess

end Marie nlich'ed and entered, for they were to spend the nicht there. .is they were *till far from their Joui-

njy*s end. The Innkeeper was most

pleased to receive them for he recop-

nized the trapping* on the horses and tb< royal retinue assured him of

poodly sum of mon-r to return for hi;

hospitable lodeinr.

After the evening meal, the Prince** beinc aomewiiat tattooed, went te her room, end after secinp thnl her little mistress was comlortai.i* for the nicht. Mari- retired to the ad Joining room, and was soon fast a.- ” p The oeT monkey of the little prince.; imd curled him** If up in >kalr n-« the foot of her bed. and was als soon sound asleep, when he wa aw akenrd by the princess. "Monkey, she cried In a whisper, ' see wliai I have discovered." and she led him ' to one side of the room. Ah open panel to the wall met his astonished

►iKht.

•J opened It by chnnce," she whit-: pored. In an awe-struck voice. *'1 was just feeling my way over to the wind.tw. when my Bncers touched a sprinc to the wall, and ont flew this little ooor. 1 wonder where It leads to?" end she peered curiously inside. "Stw'ret stairway." sh*- whispered, tnmlnp to the monkey.’ "shall we see

whither It leads?"

“Let u* put on our flying suits." suegested the monkey In case any thing happens, we can travel fast In

them."

So he and the Princess Quickly put on their magi ' clothes and In a short time were carefully descending the secret stairs, but «he monkey w« ahead, and being very sure-footed and u natural climber, he easily found the way. and thus kept his little Princesi.

from a false step.

On reaching the bottom, they found themselves In a dark pnsaage. Along this they carefully felt their way. when, suddenly a noise arrested their attention. The monkey stopped short, while the Princess clung to him in flight. As they peered fearfully down the long, dim passage, they saw a littl- ray of light on one side. Cautiously creeping up. they peepefl throi-gh a chink in what seemed to be a rude doorway Around r tabl* in a lacge room, sat seven little dwarfs. By the side of each was a large sack, into which each little man was dropping gold nugget* which he counted enreiully as he took them from the pile In

the o-nter of the great table.

"What a lot of money." g»**ped the little Princess. One of the little men must have had very sharp ears, for he jumped up and opened the door before the Princess and the monkey had time

tc step back into the darkness.

"What dost thou here?” exclaimed th* dwar. in a fierce tone, and his si* comrades arose and brandished on

l.igh six little glit'erinc daggers.

"Hold!" cried the monkey, "we are friends of the Dwarf King. We but lately spent the night In his castle, into these roagir flying suits are a

ptesenl from his daughter.”

"Po th»-j are*" exclaimisl one of thlitllr men. who at this point ai - proached and scrutlnlred the monkey closely. “Fear not. we will not harm thee. But. tel! us. haw didst thou gain

Twain's First Story

sound of her voice, the retainer- and p, f X/f —I. the ladles in wailing all awoke with NCCP.C Ol MafR

one accord and commenced their

regular duties.

• How shall 1 ever reward your asked the beautiful lady of the castle.

;.s she ed the princess Into her room. The setting of Mark Twain’s Crt while the faithful monkey followed story was the little back yard of the closely at their heels. tiny dwelling on Hill street, flanntbsl. Fsvor u* with a hearty breakfast. Mo Jan j | S go gm all that It looks

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"So that magazine editor sent your

Shortcut to success—A\denial

answered the monkey, and the little princess laughed and said, “that wao

•ust what 1 was going to say!”

an entrance?

Then the little wilful princess spok". nnd .:fter relating how she had by chance discovered tu* secret panel, the seven little dwarf* bowed very low. and asked her and the monkey to com<-

monkey.

■Fly homt '" he answered, with a U Ugh. "our t ying suits will stand us to good st»«« !" We will 1 elp yon." cried the seven little dwarfs all at once "We will :-ad you through the secret passage into the forest, and from there >r u can ’wit *’ your way home." They all hen proceeded to step fr.ftly down he sec-et passage, and • firr many urns r.nd twists, 'ound tl.emselve* it: the forest. "Princess, here is the magic talisman.” said t • leader of the si tie dwarfs, d-awing from his bosom a big and tak ng from K a gem tna* threw out sp: rks on .every side as the uoonllcht fls-hed upon it. "with this tVou cf<*iit ••-.'U gates of stone or Iron. 1; may ip the*- -n thy Journey." The princess Jim most graciously, as did also her faithful pet. tbr- monkey, to whom the little man p esented his sword aayloc. "This thou i .ayst find um!uI in a pinch!' •ftood by’*cried Lie princess, and -ho and the monkey flew up abov • \ tree-tops, whe-e the stars and the hip round moon road*' It almobright as day. "Ooud by!” cried the «, ven little dwnrfs. waving their tusseleil caps Iron below. "Good by and

good luck!"

Towards rooming the princess and h^r little companion found ’h msolvi in the open country, close :o a wide plain, far away upon the horizon of v-hlch there towered an immense blink rock. On tiio summit of this p castle with notched battlements and many towers loomed ft ful and dark In the clear morning air. As they approached nearer, they noticed n crooked and stony path, half choked with briar* and noxious weeds, leading upwards. There was no song of birds riong these dreary hedges, and grasshopper was silent In the open . paces' Huge spiders hung their nets upon the thorns and lay In ambnsh fer unwary flies, while other Insect* of ill-omen swarmed about the place. " Tis an evil spot!” exclaimed the monkey ns he paused to adjust hi* vtngft after their long flight. "Nonsense!" exclaimed the princess, with a wilful shrug of her wings. “It is simply neglected and In ruins. l>o you not remember the ruined castle we visited but a short time ago’ True!" answered the monkey, somewhat reassured, "but. still I like It

not."

By this time they had come close to the castle wall* and the monkknocked upon the gate three tiroes with the blit of his sword, but no response was forthcoming. "Now for the magic talisman!" cried th- little wilful princess, and drawing the magic Jewel irom her bosom, she pressed It against the gate Instantly, tin little wlrkot flew open, and the princess and her companion entered the courtyard. Huddled upon the ground. In every variety of attiude lay the retainers of the caatle In a i-ep sleep. Th< little princess stood aghast, and h.e monkey drew his .word as If to defend her. "Pish!" b? exclaimed a minute afterwards “tbey an- under some spill!" and he walked forward and shook one of the sleeping retainers. But he did not awake. "Let us go Into the castle!" sugeested the princes*, suddenly crowtnr brave, if not serious, "we tnav Unit the on use for all th'“ drowsiness.-* and •>c. *s vine she pushed upon the -anti*doors and entered. She Uttered * seteam and ’'trned to grasp her pet monkey by the paw. !n the midst ol the great hall, on the throne, was a biiiutiful woman, bound hand and foot vlth cold fetter*. She. too. was fa«t

ezleep.

• itb. what shall we dr.?** cried the little princess: "everybody Is asleep, and this beautiful princess Is even hound by golden chains!” •Let m- test the value of On dwarfs sword." cried the monkey, and stepping forward, he cleft the golden Chains with one stroke. But the beautiful tody did not awake from her slumb.r The princess stroked her hand,

but she still slept on

"What »hall we do?" enquired prince**, turning to her mllant little rt-ni!*anlon. who by this time bn shevthed his sword, finding no furihe

use for it at the moment.

"Why not try your magic Jewel.” b suggested, "Touch her eyelid* with ii and she nuty awaken." No soone. had he said the words, then the littlj princ-ss touched the eye* o, the beau I t-lul s eeper. and In a moment the: ! cpmed. and the lorely owns.- i .-os. i and threw her arms about the necr o

At HOME A Dfpartmrnt f*r Injmstritvi

Htusnvix'ts

A well ventilated house Is factor in the health of the family. good dandelion salad has the

eaves sprinkled with grated cheese. Every’ country home should htive a few bushes of currants In its garden. ■Cak- should be removed from th au as soon a* It comes from the

ven.

Fnsh fruit In season d"v*wd with i.-inon nnd oil makes an agreeable salad. A good white sauce with chopped bard-boiled i ggs added is excellent for

fish.

It is better for the loaf pans to tv rrow. Th!« will insure thorough taking. A shelf well stocked with canned roods Is a grer.t wrourcc in emergenWhen making cookies or cn’.e. the first thing to do Is to assemble all the materials. When s bedroom floor Is to he weshed. see that It Is thoroughly dried nfid rlred before -tight. The cream of milk which is use.! in mixing mashed potatoes should be ho 1 when poured Into the potatoes. Percnrlal flowers are best for the women whose gardening time la llm

lied.

Use vinegar Instead of water for r-nning paste and the paste

•poll.

A cloth moistened with camphor mill remove white spot* from fund

ture.

Scald the kitchen drainpipe once a day and it will keep clown and wholesome. Co’d ham or veal cut fine and put Into gelatine with pimentos am. chopped celery make a good cold dish. Use wash pillow* whenever po-slble for living room nnd dens. They arc more hygenle and more sanitary-

like a couple of horse blankets would cover U. Between a couple of little coal and storage houses are the steps

leading to a platform where

door to Sam’s room, it Is said this door was cut and the back steps built according to the specifications of Mr. Clemens, whose purpose was to afford Sam a night entrance in a way to avoid expectations with the somewhat strict father. Squire Clemens. Sam and Jim great 'Volf, a printer boy. occupied the room . for which such careful preparation

'What did he say?” asked Brown. •He said that the story was both

rood and original."

"Then why didn't he accept UT' “Oh," explained Smlta. "he said that 'bat was good wasu'i original, and hat was original wasn't good."

It's surprising bow mnch respect » worthless man is capable of generating for himself.

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Heapeckk*—"Oh. give him time Clones Is still young enough to get

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The sick xebra is "healed w.th many

stripes."

Some people never seem to got others give the Impression of not knowing where ’bey get off. The fellow who depends on his science should remember that even an alarm clock doesn't Always so off. Wigwag—"BJone* boast- that doesn't know the meaning of the word

fear.*’

been made for strategic entrance. I'a-trolla. Stem’s sister, was giving n esndy pull one cold night to a crowd -f her -Tin friends. The tiny yard was heltyied by a fragile grape arbor. When the girl* had pulled their candy sufficiently they' laid It out on boards under the grape arbor to harden. Sam and Jim Wolf had not been invited the party, and It had not occurred to any one lo send up to them anv rand: While they were lying on their bed upstairs In garden of E<1en costuin--a couple of cats started a concert, or : rid seme sort of a convention on til* tick '•mce. This annoyed Ram and be Id Jim to throw something at them. threw everything he had. hut il etned to only Increase the animated U.-vjuny between the eats. "'•oa’ll hare to get out and shoo m ewey." said Ram. Jim thought lots of Sam. He would w Jun i-vd off Lovers* leop if Sara told him to. So he ataited out of the tndow. r-rr.wllng gingerly along the edge of the flimsy grape arbor. The The arbor wa* made to support itrap*' vines, not chnnky boys weighing 150 pounds. Midways of his journey Jim bloke through and tended on tb“ hot candy with an awful thud. The girls thought it was a ghost. Jim got up and moved as fast as he could with of cany sticking all over him. nt-d got back to where Sam was await-

ing him.

'Say!” he cried: "that blamed arbor won’.un*! hold me up!" Well." drawled Sam. "yon was wanting some of the candy anyway: guess you got It." That was Mar* Twr.ln'r first funny story. He told it around Hannibal. Mo., but It wasn’t until he west that he worked It up Into a real yarn and sent It to some eastern magazine for pnbllcation. When the Jumping frog story was added to It the country •ealizcd that there was a new humorist on

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In and *1' down. Jus'

*!;•> door, 'he report of firearms < indistinctly to their ears The seven little dwarfr. hurried from the room, felling the princess tnd the monkey tc •«» all their return, for they greatly l.nrel something of unusual impon-

ai.ee ahd occurred-

"What can 1' he. dear monkey! in

qtiiied the little princess in a frte!.',nti\ whisper. "I think w«- had ‘vi-

ler h-.irrv hack to our room." ■Waii until we bear from the

dwarfs.'' an- «■ red the monkey, "then

a , will know what is best to du." The sound of tiring Increased for a

»one and then dl*--l out altogether, and

It' « 1m* whit# b.lor, th.; -h* iittl, illful prinw^»

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