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COMRADES OF PERIL
By RANDALL PARRISH
Gnvirbt A. C McClor C%
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CHAPT R XII-Continued.
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"And I here given you my heart
long ago. Klas me, Tom."
They sat there, closely press'ed to
gether in that narrow space, scarcely
aware any longºer of the danger at
hand. eager only to hear each other's
voice. Above " the crackle of the
flamee, and the crashing of falling
timbers, they could dlstinguish the in
termittett crack of a rifle, and the
echo of voices calling. Shelby began
to dig with one hand at the pile of
earth besde him so as to widen the
space between Its summit and the
roof. The actiou caused his mind to
revert to the imminent peril of their
situation.
"It will be all over with before day
light." he said soberly. "and that will
be our chance to get out."
"How do you suppose M:aklin ever
got through there?" she questioned
wonderingly.
"That's what bothers me. Either
he wasn't hurt much, or he had help.
It is my notion the girl brought him
out In some way. The shooting was
an act of sadden anger, for which she
was sorr the very next moment. They
may be hiding there now, somewhere
in the tunnel."
She lifted herself up and peered
through the opening: the glare of the
Sames did not penetrate beyond the
harrier of earth and she saw nothing
but mlapenetrable blackness.
"Shall we go. and seer"
"Not yet: we are safer here, until
thoqe devils give up. You can hear
their volces yet out there."
They had no way of telling time,
and the hours dragged. The sound of
frlng bad entirely ceased, and the
sheets at volces died away one after
the nther. Shelby waited patiently,
listening for the slightest sound. but,
at last. could restrain hblmelf no
"I do mot know how late it Is," he
said lay. "yet It must be nearly
morolg. Most of those fellows must
be game. Shall we try our luck, little
girt?"
She put her hand silently Into his.
CHAPTER XIll.
The Fugitives.
se led the way. lading little dl
eulty is crawling over the mound of
earth, and Ugg followed easily. The
esol datioees Into which they ad
vacedd was a great relief, while the
semse of action restored their sbat.
tered serve. , They enca tered no
fatlhr abstraction of any kind, but
eaddely reached a abarp turs to
ward the teft. Shelby felt his pas
age aesuad the corner, aware of the
l praue of Olga's angers on his
sleeve bt his eyes cold perceive
esthing ususal beyond. Yet, with
him rat step forward, be came to a
indea Milt
"Slty where you ar senor." said
a leow elo, "net a move till I speak."
Be easiht his breath quckly.
searely daring to set don a uplifted
foot. There was no doubt who that
was that spoke out at the darkness.
"Rlt I am Shelby," be blMarted forth
swiftly. "Ye have no reason to fear
me."
"Shelby t How you come bare? You
fed the trap? Aad-an d s she with
year.
"YTs, saneota. An accident tn.
uled to M a way out. It was you.
sea whe tutk Macklas away; be was
.st blIdat'
A ..at the*W was 'ience; then
s an est spddeay. passinately.
the wmads t p t faih ever each et,
wo het r awereess ot enxurasea.
Sin atM afaid Eler Shelby.L NI
et I-h-rsi plsod k lmy head. I
shmot'eU dark eat meaks.e d li
-dae am ar re theia. fot s thenm;
* tl what adr i . 4 hate. an'
I kv e- t TheI tI ate meestake.
lesw 4. feI t w.met hew st
as. htr t t be ma I lovke. et
rra watl .h ut i mt I ot keel berm:
O e'ap t ger bees., ew Ik moew
Am hs M4t bhe geod God woul
t t ~ beliek ne th.t Wlhat celd
I1 dut Im amn y mmd iat the oede.
-,. d an8maset eare bdA. -but
knlw. 's aee *ner. eat was I
who atlrept aS r 11cka7"
"a Pth,' a the lafy here asw
.s.n. . *ary io ld .et h so? I went
~ini- ag - thnf-d! r I tell yu
i wr awrf wam. Ist.wa beemme f.
am tther, semor-you know mny
a.gawle'er Jan Villoseete? He dead.
m, ,, dead Tou knew bow be dieT
1:. t,ms a gateir t with e r 4Iud
-. ..-dr r ,ndy-a4ht ld inet the
slmst theo, ese. last know what
I-iin e la d t hie ' ifo Justh
ei bot te ar awray. W· ewe
tub kleet g InIati 66 cm an'
,L Thiet h I Ih~' Jun is dtnd.
b thet. r am S.a..
wpfhu`amI Vtit lt ed seatem
the a wrlet..8he
happened, now. And what did you do
then, Pancihn?"
She was not sohhing, but her qui'k
breathing gave the impressioo in the
darkness.
"Wlhat do senor? I pray 'he V'r
gin that I may save he nm. Then I
remember this passa;.' fromt the ravine.
Ilo" I know wet? Junn and 1, we liv.'
in the ebhin a month; twa then I
found oet. I wns underneath when
you fought. senor; then, when you
were both out'sule I got heem-"
"Macklln, you mean? He was
alive?"
"Yes, senor, alive. Maybe he live.
maybe he die; T know not. I do what
I can. Eat took long time; even I
carried hbem alone."
"But how did you get across tha;
cave-in of earth?"
"Eet was not there; eet come lat
er." she explained. "I would go back.
senor, when they fired the cabin, hut
the earth had caved and I could not
get through."
"To help us?'
"Si. senor; to help you and me.
What could I do alone? That IS why
I tell you: why I talk. Eet Is not
for you. nor for me. I would save
heemu an' only can eet he done if I
have help. I do all I can-Madre de
Dios, yes. But how I get heem out.
senor?"'
"But why not call the others?"
Shelby asked suddenly In susplcion.
"What danger Is Macklln in?"
"You know nott" In surprise. "The
Indian boy tell me-he an' Hanley.
They plan eet all out. "Twas because
Juan would not he one of them they
keel heem. They would hold her for
ransom: they, say a man comes soon
here who would pay much; so they try
to put out of the way Senor Macklln.
'Tis to get her that Slagin go to the
cabin; he fall. and then Senor Laud
try another war. He net know when
he come that Senor Mackiln get beck.
No one know."
Shelby smothered an oath: the
whole foul plot suddenly revealed to
him In all its hideousness. This then
was what these fiends had been plan.
ning; It was plot within plot; crmil
nal against criminal. He was blind
not to have perceived the truth be
fore; now it stood before him in all
Its sheer nakedness. Macklin's drank
en boast had brought forth its fall
brood; Hanley, too brainltes and
cowardly to lead, had told all he knew
to Indian Joe-embellished it, no doubt
-sand it was Just the sort of thins
the latter was eager to get his hands
Into-seemingly a safe game, with a
good stake. Shelby reached out and
drew Olga closer to him in the dark
"I understand, now," he said terse
ly. "We've got to fight this out to
gether. All right, I'm ready. What
is it you want me to do? Can Mack
lin walk '
"No, senor; I thblnkt maybe he verra
bed of; he, not speak now for long
time. Maybe you tell what we dO for
heem."
"Im straid not. Pancha. Ive doe
tored soamewounds, but rm no expert.
Where Is he? Oh, here."
He bent down in the dark and
touched the motionless flare. His in
gers sought the man's pulse, which
showed weak but rapid.
"Where was the wound?"
"In the right chest, senor."
"And you have dremssed and band
aged it?'
"Yes, senor; the best I could. I
tore up my underskirt."
"Do you know if he bled much?'b
"Not since I found heem-no: eat
was very little. You think maybe he
live, senor?'
"I am mnable to answer that, Pan
cha," he replied sobely, rising to hIs
feet. "The man is evidently herd bit.
weak from loss of blood and in a
-com now from fever. This is as
place for him. If we could get bhim
out Iato the span. biendage his wound
1'poperly and gut a doctor for the ball
he might have a fair chance. I can
say ao more than thatL"
"A doctoril Where waould there be
a daeter"
"I haew of sme this side o Ger-.
Iseb; a ray sargeon is at the
cam there: no doubt be would ome."
"Gerasehe I And-end bhe ecould ae
bhaes senorr
"Ue might; 1 tan promslae nothing:
but that would be the only hops"
"But youm will help me? You pledge
thatr"
"I Pwt do whatever I can." Shelby
eaid nanetly. "I hardly know how
we sre going to manage tL Once out
side, we might find some poles, rig
op a ltter, and so get ·along, the three
of us."
"Yles," Intetrple Olga sympethet
Ically. 'we must do that If poilbhle.
He camnot be left to die alone in this
horrible place. I am strong, and will
ilp all 1 ean. Coold we now start
at oeeT'
"Just a moment. Is there as en
trance not tar away, Panhes"
"Not 0 feet. sar."
lhes we oaubt to hew any Oring
or sheodta without. verything
seean quiet. at's make the erort
now."
1 saet the Meuanss gLt~ o I ad
wleLe .d Pti tt th mueesaeol s
'aiL # )e -pls be y. The
i mr arasd at tihe gva
h6meemn. th, bu isd Iqseslsrely
as art, sgeler peas JR ier
Q'?4.vfth * a sl)** **re lA rwbe
the fsib'w m ean w slqth oin
'isSp -. the da. -e thig
listened, but no sounld broke the snutl
ness. Satisfled they were not cb
served. Shelby again picked upll the
woundled mnn. and,. with l'ancha gult
iin. her til.re barely dismcernible In
the gloom, alow ly advanced down the
depressinm.
It was hard, slow work. as Shelby
had to curefully pick his way a1mong
h', stone.s seeking a safe resting place
for each foot. They must move nolse
lessly. Their only hope iny In the con
tidence the Indians felt In their death
vithin the cabin. If they were as
s;red as to this, then they had prob
ably scattered. willing to wait until
mrnelng to search the debris for their
bodies. But this they couldn't know.
As they turned Into the ravine they
obtained a glimpse of the burned
eahbln. One wall yet stood,1ragged
against the rsky. and there was a gleam
of red embems. Occaslonally a gust
of air sent sparks flying upward and
spirals of black smoke were visible.
No moving forms could be perceived
about the ruins, and it was evident the
spot was still in a condition to renmer
exploration impossible.
Huddled closely together in the
shelter of the rocks the fugitives
stared across the open space at the
red gleam. The Mexican girl had
lifted herself upon a projecting stone.
and was searching the shadows with
keen eyes.
"Where do we go' Shelby ques
tioned.
"Up the rock trail, senor; there is
no other safe place."
"So I thought. Then we must get
under cover before daylight. Dawn is
not far off from the looks of the sky."
He paused suddenly. "What kind of a
"He tall, scrawny, red whiskers."
"Then I got him; plugged the fellow
through the arm. He won't want any
more for awhile. Oome, let's move
on," he added impatiently. "It's do
ing no good to remain here and stare
at that fire, and It is no light load
I've got on my back."
The way was a rough one, strewn
with stones, but well protected by
high banks. on either side. Psncha
seemingly knew every inch of it, for
she advanced confidently, selecting the
easier path. So they came to the end
of the cleft, where it terminated at
the bank of the creek.
The light from the slowly graying
sky overhead scarcely penetrated the
depths of the ravine, and to the bur
den of earaing the heavy body of
Mackiln was added the weariness of
the frequent stumbling over the stones
with which the path was strewn. Olga,
fighting off the deadly faintness which
threatened' every moment to overcome
her, bore her share of the burden with
a courage that moved her husband
strongly, Inasmuch as he felt he was
nearlng the end of his strength and
realisea what the strain must be on
her.
The events of the next hour re
laalned in Shelby's mind more like
some terrible dream than a remem
brance. He was conscious of belng
excesslvely worn. hungry, tired. His
mind did not function, yet he clung
doggedly to his task, with teeth
clinched, and every muscle aching
from the effort. Macklin moaned once
or twice, but without regaining con
sclousness, and twice Shelby felt com
pelled to lay the wounded man on the
ground, while he regained suffielent
strength to, proceed. Once they en
deavored to shift the burden, Olga in
sisting on helping him to bear the
man. But this proved impracticable,
and again Shelby shouldered the body
and staggered blindly up stream.
The sky was gray, a heavy mist
shroudlag the valley below, when they
finally attained the opening Into the
trail sought. Nothing could be seen of
Lifted the nonesmeleus MackIln Upon
their enemies, and, convinced that. as
yet, there was no purmlt, the three
erupt breathlemssly Into the shadow of
the bushes, dragglg the naceseloea
Mackiln with them, For some min
tee Shelbl lay motlealess, ltruggni
for breath, feehin that all strength
had demerted him. He scarcely real
led that Olin bad lifted hisa head
tatoe her lap. and was wiplag the
heads of perspiratiom from his face.
M last. hbwemer, bis ees opened, and
he saw bl bedlg oeme lima. The
mg'ak lips broke late a etorlt to
*'li*i t; ete't I little grl?" he
a~! ih)ai That was* e.a
cha?"
"Back there, where she can look
out. Is it much farhther?"
"To ithe cav, y,u lnieau ? Y',+. It Is
ai hard ilimb vet. but we %wIi Ihave it
easier. 'I E11 all right lreently
weI cut tne tak'es, iand ll lilke a
litter.
"I dont ktnowi I hit is the maItter
with minl." he npolnelized, ast.hiimd of
his (i ,aki 's, "hulncry, aUnd over
straned. I guess. Mayhbe I ought to
have left the fellow there."
"Oh. no. Tom ! -We co.uhi'nt do that.
The poor thing Is nearly ernzed."
"'Pulhuli? Ye.s, I know; but sche'
he a heap sight betttr off with the
guy dead."
"But "'i' w!II not Ihetlev that. She
thinks It is all her fault, aind--lnt
she is suc'h a Iilil. ulassio'tie little
thing. I would do anything to srav,
himn for her."
"There is about one chane In t
thousand. Still he's Just about ornary
enough to make it. We sure don't
owe him anything."
"I am not so certain of that." she
said softly. "I wonder when I would
have known my husband. but for him?
I doubt if you half believe nil I eon
fesed to you now."
"I can scarcely realize It Is true. but
belief is not absent."
The motionless girl at the end of
the rock suddenly turned her head
and glanced back at them with hei
piercing black eyes.
"Senor, is it true that you love her
-your wife?"
"True; of course. Pancha. I told
you no even before I told her."
"An' she love you?"
"I am Senor Shelby's wife. Pan
cha," spoke up Olga quickly, a flash
burning red on her cheeks. "I have
no other ambition."
"But the money! You rich, he say
that. Senor Macklin. You not even
care for that?"
"Not very much-no. I know noth
ing about , t, and am perfectly con
tent it it never comes. You must
know what I mean-you have loved."
"Yes, senora; I have loved. and
would still love; money is nothing.
Senor."
"Yes. Paneha."
"I think as I.lte here what it was
best to do. They stir down there. I
cannot see yet for the fog, but I hear
sounds. Pretty soon they will know.
perhaps. They hunt the burned cabin
an' find no bone, no flesh. What will
they do?'
"Laud rill suspect the truth."
"'TIs so. perhapes ; yet I believe we
left no tral, senor. It was all rock
an' water; even the Sioux cannot fol
low that. You know the way nowT'
"To the cave-yes."
"It is safe. But If the senor lives he
must have a doctor. You tell me that,
and there -is but one way; I must
ride."
Shelby straightened up, Instantly
grasping her purpose.
"You mean you will leave us here
to go on alone?"
"Yes, senor; eet is best. They will
not stop me; they will not knowt. Un
less I meet Senor Laud there is no
danger; perhaps even he will not sus
pect. or Interfere. There are horses
there, and I ride often-sometihes
even up onto the mesa; no one will
care."
"You are sure you can paste?"
"I am sure I will pass.". she said
firmly. "I ride for bees life, senor."
It was the better plan. nor could
Shelby deny the probability of Its sue.
cesa. No one, unless possibly it might
he Laud, or Hanley, had any reason
to suspect her now. It was a long
journey to Gerlasche, too long to he
made on foot, and If the girl went
with them up the trail, every effort at
rescue would be delayed.
"You are right. Paneha." he admit
ted. "We'll get him up there somen
way. But you better go now, before
thle fog rises."
"Yes, senor."
Ste came over and knelt beside
Mackiln. who was meaning alhhtly.
his head resting ona a pillow made by
Shelby's etat. As she beat over him
his eyes partially opened, but with no
light of intellIgence in them: they
were dull, lusterless.
"Senor, enor," she sobbed, presing
his hand between both her own. "I am
going to ride for you."
Some angel of mercy must have put
the words on his lIps, for certainly he
knew her not yet faint, fitful, there
came from his t!lps the cry:
"Parncha! I want you, P'ancha"
She must have underatood, known.
and yet the comfort of that call ias
hers.
She looked at him dry-eyed, motion
less; then bent and kised his IIps.
Slowly, regretfully she arose to her
feet, and faced them. her cheeks
white.
"'Ti all," she said simply, "now I
go."
She vanilshed without a sound. glil
In thrmough the fringe of bushes and
down the steep bank to the protection
of the creek. They were alone, but
with their own work to do. Shelby
went at his with quiet efficiency. .4e
lecting two stout limbs. similar In size
'and legth, he ran these through the
arnm of his strong corduroy Jacket.
blnding them Into position by two
creos-plices, hastIly prepared, and
lashed firmly with strips torn from his
Seckerehlef. MackIln now ence agalin
silent, and motIonless, his eyes closed,
was lifted gently onto the outspread
coat, his limbs upheld by one of the
cros-bars, and then the Jacket but
toned seeurely about him, forming a
swlaglng cradie idely adapted for the
paueoe. Shelty straightened up,
qelte himself glaals.
"There, that will answer slegly,"
he seld co:3 >Uw, *.Si i' bi.
& Iard c(llllit. rilt WP'v l tfta '"1or flToe
to it and resr t hen we art- tlredl. No
toie tan soe itus from te¾w aster we
Oi'e pass the )tt'I it yE'l 'Ter."
"Is the trail up 1III all tIhe \a "
asked tl..' girl. re .' -ar'c'itr the
steepti f" ' ot" t.f t I lu'i.f
".Yi' . Isre y . .harp :it thim+,. halt te .'ll
mnltiirge. it fio!',',i a ,. . i ftt
t h -t lt l ; h t h e r o kI,.. , : t. n l o , .e f t .- ,u t l .;Ir II -
not lie , l t.1. aI l e i t t T -Tji; thi:t
will givet me tlthe ll'o-t otf 'hn w rt :,h'
anld 3ou lEitad the a; tulr It ywll w
aIl youl'll bE. all rvial t.'
They pi('cked thlo It r t1t t, e:wet'ien
th in. (.! :t rt Ei ari to ti t.- c.' r hii',
lijhtly, thus driairib u:el dnt'l oib re' il
the tl ur ilt retl ed utllt i her. Silit w'.a
iable to itivait e e .'.l un ' pick t ier
w ta :n - t:t rtl , ew.., witiho ut texi r -
e tlol' ).aI lt di elillo't. T h> ,iitubt
otf ilti eET'. boI y t.l ti Car h,' ,i or
Turon shEt1lly. lo't the r,--t elit el rh:i 'l
ital :il'agel rtol d it l.- 'ti .nthllh i ,:t
he fRli I t obthll'i of : i :hil y t" o nl,.
tilin this e rtl ed l I I.' the 'trl. tIo i
It seo it. Ill' alh rte ii 'a T :l i , I t
fee lt I Yn Itl . t ti h' , he n -l'lt!
natll to h noin ill S.l blo .tait
(if )illi: +at it ~:.e atldeitn he Hi ':asi:
"Now I Go."
suffer greatly. The trail they followed
had so imnpressed itself on his memory
that he recalill every turn ei arly 'and
could call out directions to her in a
low voice.
"Turn sharply to the right there: we
will have to hold the litter higher to i
get by that rock; here is the only
polint exposed: oace in the shadow of
those trees the way is completely cov
ered. Yes, we can move rapidly
around this point; from now on there
lire rocks on Mbth sides. Take it easy.
and if you need to rest. say so."
(TO SE CONTINUED.)
NO MORE GOOD OLD GHOSTS
Modern Substitute, It Must Be Admit
ted, Is More or Lesa Flabby and
Unsatisfactory.
How uong is It since you shivered at
a ghost story? You have read scores
of them In the last few years. stories
of seances and trances., of cross mes
sages and spirits trying to "break
through." but did a single one have
that hair-raising, marrow-chilling
quality we are Justifled in demanding
from a real ghost story? What is the
matter wilh otlr m adern spirtis. any
way? In a dalmy when the world has
goile madl on the sublject of eTfficiency,
why do we find our ghosts so utterly
lnojnpietent. so unequal to theitr Johll?
Their greolt trouble isa theilr ineak of
dilhite plurpose. There is no reas.in
wtileVter for their einig, aid tcoi.e
quently they aore Insipid, puerile, tin
Interestint things. They don't even
eall themselves ghosts: they lare spir
its. a mnu-. flabbiter termn. anld the ame
-enerail dehtlity rin. through their en
tire make-iup. They have no wills of
their own. They wait respectfully titl
they are summoned ty the very mor
tals they" ought to terrify. They an
swer, like bell oys. tl thie all of
such silly devices as oulja oards.
Can yVou Imagine a hakesr artean
ghio~st waiting to be sunmm.,ned? Those
were speoters with minds of their
own. They lappeared when it pleased
them to lappear. initnvited and nmoros
aoften than not ulnde.ired.. You minlht
shout "Avlaunt thee!" till you were
hoerse; you might nall them "foul
spirits" or nay other incompllientnry
terms you -ouli tlthik of. hut untilt
theIr jol was dolne not one In.h
wtnould they hitlge. The toodern stirt
vanishes if you give hirt half chtane.,
blut then he only canto in the first
mrae to lhitre you. out ef npoliteness
and -emttndeine.e.-- fa-rinrer o.
Ferrand in the New Yiork iE-nRiing Porslt.
How Your Sardines Were Scaled.
The se-trl S ltr'se Iire:lty tw.n rii
mto'ed folm the snrdines when ricui
iioe the ron. ihe the selinag ione by
hand? Not ibny moire. The sardines
are placed In tle pylinder . whicth re
tolve fron right to left. The .-ontln
tied ruibbhline i the talil lish against
the perforatPed ylinder '-se nrcusesl
the alles to hrrtk oilff. A constant
stream of water played on the fish car
rles off the lales as soon as they are
detached. When the flis are ter
oughly setwled, they are dropped into a
drum, placed for that purpose at 'ats
end of the cy)linder.-Popular Sel'hiea
Monthly.
The Preacher's Topic.
Billty. not very fond of Snday
school, was promised a dime every
time he remnembered the sermon. For
once he expressed great latereat.
"Just think, daddy. It was about fly
ing machines." "What?" said daddy.
"you're mistaken." And he answered:
"No. sir. l'm not. The teaciher said
Emau sold his heirship to his brother
Jacob."
its Chief Point
"The wild goose is nelther bastifUil
nor gracefuL"
*eSat jfie ," .-' --* -"
SDdk1y
1Eveii=\
Fairy Tale
THE ZOO BEARS.
"W re'r nt all oif the I r- n the
Lnoo bl y ;i y | 1 ," -t: ' C' - "," `i
ti A.' I:, it " ',-td
ul h$y '.-.i .e
.1.a , " lot,h
Ill "it t. r ihe a
From JaPan.
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"N'liln coulsl,' l tle ul"i.r ihar
"I aln a Hairy-Enred Hear tioo," lsail
thle : hairy-E are ltr (ta hlthllitr.
"No one will deny that." sil the
Hairy-1E: red Bear. "Of courso my
nallte coullln't enlirely des-r|ihe me.
It does describe a very imlporltantl part
of le-lmy ears, my hairy ears with
which I hear and after which I am
named.
"It is so much nicer to he named
after one's ears than after one's aunts
and uncles, for extample.
"It is so much more unusual. For
example. It would be so commonplace
just to be called after one's Uncle
William or one's Aunt Ellzabelth or
one's Uncle John or one's Aunt M~ar
garet.
"Suppose I only had the name of
John or William or one of the Mrs.
Hairy-Eared Bears had only the name
of Elizabeth or M gaaret-it wouhld't
be half so interesting as the name they
have.
"But to he named after one's ears
is superior, unusual. Interesting."
"It is nice that you are so well .,at
isfied," said the Himalayan Black
Bear.
"We're very rarely found in the
orm." said the Halry-Eared Bear's
brother. "We came from the moun
tains of Asia. We're very fond of
mountains, as a family.
"But we came here as we were
brought here and now that we are
here we do not mind it.
"Seldom our family can he found In
soos. however. But you had some
thing more to say. didn't you?" asked
the Hairy-Eared Bear who had just
been speaking off his brother who had
started talking in the first plate.
"You were going to saiy something
about it not being posslhle for you
to be named after all of your splcial
features; that it was impohssible for
you to have enough names to describe
yourself or to describe the family
looks, and I think you were going to
say more shout your looks and my
looks and the family looks."
"So I was," said the first Hairy'
Eared Bear who had spoken. "I was
going to say that not only had I hairy
ears but that I had very large ears.
And I wear a nice light brown suit
which is very becoming."
"Don't you think I am interesting?"
asked the Himalayan Black Rear. "I
have been told I was. And I have
several things about me which none
of the others blac'k hears have.
"Yes. anyone who sees a black
hear who has a perfectly white chin.
very large ears and long whiskers
om the sides of Its neck and Jaws
will know that they wbehold a Himalay
an Black Bear.
"None of thile other black bears have
these Interesting features. And so
I'd like to have
folks know when
they see me that
I am not an or
dlnary black bear
at alil.
"Sonme of the
faiully can be
found i C(hina
and some In Per
sia and in a num
ber of other
places but I came
from Japan.
"I am so glad
that I am a mrark
bear and yet thalt
I don't look like
every hblack bear
In the world." Wouldn't Want to
"It's an amums- Be.
lig thing." said
the Hairy-Eared Rear. "that some cr5a.
tures would hate to be Halry-Eared
Hears and yet I cuan think of tluohlnt
nicer. If I were a little girl with
golden c(urls I wonldn't wan, to hbe a
bear with hairy ears,. I supiePoe.
"Btlt then I am Dot a li ttle' girl tind
so I would not like to have golhden
carls.
"Or I wollldn't want to be a little
girl and have tny hair hlhitihel' and
wear a lanrge hair ribbon. In fact I'm
very glad I'm not a little girl. I sup
pose Ilttle g!rls think that is .fllt as
ifunny as I do that thcy wcihrlnfl iwaat
to be hairy-eair- l hnre!"
Wow!
"Ever heard of airllanle p)oisonl "
"No: what is it?"
"One drop is fatal."
Spoken in Agitation.
'Are you still busy with affairs of
state?"
"No." replied Farmer ContosmeL
"Politics harve gotten so confused that
they'rp no longer affairs of state.
They're a state of affairs."
Heavy Loss
Little Bohbby-Say, Uncle .nack?
Uncle Jack-Well. what is it, little
pal?
Little Bobby-Who loses all the
halt our neighbors Bad?
.LUM EL LOSING
OUT IN SOUTH
Mr. Ocdson, the "Liver To
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