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Th new Oibson book has an added
interest this year. This is because it
mv be his last of the kind. The
famous artist has forsaken black and
white, which mads him famous, to de-Vof-
his attention to oil.
Th r.ew Gibson book is published
bv the ricribners. It is cat ltd "Our
Keishhors." For rome time past Jr.
Gibfon'haM been working in colors
his first published works of that sort
were the attractive series of poster por
traits which were published last year
but now he has 'decided toafoandon peri
and ink work for a while at least and to
devote himself entirely to panning. As
he himself said recently:
"For six months I have been working-
in colors, and I And that I cannot
continue to draw in line and stive the
time I want to jiaintlug. In that I am
able to do as I please I esteem myselr
most fortunate. I may be abroad a
vear. I mav remain two years or
three. I do not know. I have not
mapped out the minor details of the
mcve I have decided upon. I will stay
just as Ion? as I feel' that I am ap
proaching more nearly to the ideals I
have set up in my heart. I want to
reach the limit of my possibilities in
soiur. First I will go to .Spain. After
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Charles Pann Gibson.
a time in that country I will visit Italy,
and from Italy I will go to France. I
know that I will not return to Amer
ica, before next summer, but I will cer
luinly visit my home then, and if I
continue my studies abroad I wi.l get
back once a year at least."
fiiy after nearly twenty years of
work in pen and ink for his first
drawing appeared in Life in 1SSC be
is practically beginning a new artistic
career. At this moment he is certain
ly the greatest master of pen and ink
iliat this country has produced. His
work has shown such steady improve
ment that each year's, product has
been more valuable ami more remark
able. It is this improvement that
eives to everv new book of his draw
ings an added interest. The latest
book. "Our Neighbors," not only repre
sent the best of his work during- this
year, including- a number of hitherto
unpublished drawings, but it also rep
resents the climax of Mr. Gibson's work
in pen nnd ink and is. together with
last year s book, Evervdav People."
in his own opinion the best he has ever
done, ao one who looks through the
;ipw book and sees the surprising- va
riety, power and versaulitv of the draw
ings can help feeling; that in this case
the artist has judged his own work
-u isely.
The book is beautifully made and is
to sen tor ?4.2U tnrough. Zerehcr
r,oan it stationery Co.
The new decorative magazine. In
terior Decora; ion, issues a December
number almost entirely devoted to
American Colonial and English Geor
gian decoration. A fully illustrated
articl" entitled "The Colonial Guest
Chamber"' is followed by an article on
"The Colonial Parlor;" a third illus
trated article is devoted to "The Five
Phases of Colonial." and a fourth to
"Colonial Wall-Papers." There is an
article on "The Collecting- of Colonial
Pieces" and one on the "Colonial Liv-
ma-Koom. tne Famous Eighteenth
Century architects, the Adam Broth
ers, are treated of in an illustrated
article: "Chippendale and Sheraton,"
the furniture makers, are included in
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That is just what you are
doing- when you fail to "get reg
ular and sufficient sleep. Your
body requires this unconscious
period for repair work; with
out it your nerve energy he
comes exhausted, and you are
tired, worn-out, nervous, ex
citable: have headache, neu
ralgia, indigestion, poor appe
tite, or other ailments caused
hy a lack of nerve force. Make
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and strengthens the nerves,
and brings sweet, refreshing!
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i fla1 a S9vere spell of fevr. which
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J-ery nervous I had severe spelis of
Headache and neuralsla. and could
lerp but very little. Kvery effort that
vas made to recover mv strength was
?J-,m. 8Jail UIltil 1 bepan taklnar Dr.
MUfs Kestorative Nei-vine. After I
commenced to take the Nervine mv
J?ep Wls profound and restful, and
t ie rains in my hesd. as well a the
ri-nnueia pains, lpft me io a certain
extent and I prew praduallv bettr "
MRS. E. K. GIT.HHRTSGX.
51 Berylan Ave., Beivluere, Ills.
Dr. Miles' Nervine is sold by your
druggist, who will auarantee that the
tirt bottle will benefit. If It falls, he
will refund your money.
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an article illustrated with jrlimpscs of
a Sheraton bedchamber. A special di
vision of Colonial, known as "French
Colonia-t," is illustrated, and the treat
ment of the "Colonial Hall" includes
a full pasre reproduction of the hall in
the "Hermitage" in Tennessee, the
home of Andrew Jackson. There Is
an article on "l")iniiiK-Hoom Wall
Papers," "IS'odern Furniture Made in
Colonial 8iyle." and one on "Deco
rative Light in jr." The three latter
patres of he number are illustrated
profusely with the nice things to be
hed for Christmas in the New York
shops, as well as in shops ail over the
country. The number costs ten cents,
and may be had from nil newsdealers.
It is puolisned at 13 union Square,
New York. .Subscription, $1 a year.
There is a new poet in Kansas who
makes a claim to distinction. His name
is Colfax P.orgroyne Harman and he
lives at Valley Falls. He has just pub
lished in his own office a pretentious
volume under the title "Poems of Sen
timent." The book includes LS5 poems.
The volume is well printed and neatly
bound and is a credit to Mr. Harman's
mechanical skill as well as to his
muse. There are many good things in
the book verses which Bound the
depth of poetic feeling. Here is a stan
za culled from his poem "Love and
Joy;"
"Love stood upon the brink of Joy's
deep fountain.
When life was youngr.
A crystal stream gushed forth from
Nature's mountain.
In buoyant song."
Here is another good example:
"If you were by my side, dear,
I'd ask no other boon.
No grief, nor sorrow, know- or fear,
For all would vanish soon.
If you were by my side."
Mr. Harman runs the entire gamut
of human emotions, but it is in the
sentimental that he excels.
It requires a man of nerve to launch
a book of poetry on the market, but
Mr. Harman can afford to indulge. He
is a successful editor and if his book
does not bring him riches he will not
mourn because he is in a position to
sing for the sake of the song and be
cause there is music in his soul. The
book is made to sell for $1.
Harold McGrath's new book. "Hearts
and Masks," is published by the Bobbs
Merrill company. The illustrations are
by Harri'on Fisher, which means that
they are as good as can be found and
are a proper setting for Mr. McGrath's
text.
An especially beautiful edition of an
earlier novel by a man who has re
cently achieved perhaps larger fame
through his plays than through his fic
tion is published by J. B. Lippincott
company ior Air. John Luther Long.
This is a new issue of "Miss Cherrv
Blossom of Tokyo." in which is ex
hibited a completely sympathetic un
derstanding between artist and writer.
Kach page of the book is printed with
Japanese pictures in subdued tints.
There are nine full-page illustrations
in color and lining papers of cherry
blossoms, a cover of characteristic de
sign, anfl an ornamental box with its
cover printed in color.
Moffat. Yard & Co. announce the
publication, in full color, of W. L.
Taylor's celebrated "Pictures from
Longfellow." The set, now nearly
ready, shows four pictures. "Home
Keeping Hearts Are Happiest," "Maid
enhood." "The Skeleton in Armor" and
"The Golden Legend." The delicacy
and beauty of Mr. Taylor's superb
color are admirably reproduced in
these fine lithographs.
Joel Chandler Harris' new book,
"Told hv Tnli rfpmiio " i,.,D i.-,..
published by MoClure. Phillips & Co.
This pheaf of negro folklore tales has
just the same sly. chuckling humor
that made the first book a beloved vol
ume to the old and voung in thou
sands of households. The genial
author, when h was asked to write
more Uncle Remus stories,- replied
with his characteristic modesty: "Do
you really think that people "want to
hear any more from old Uncle l',e
mus?" There is no doubt of the an
swer to the quesMon being distinctly
in the aflirmative: and readers of th
present volume, when they make or
renew their acquaintance with cun
ning Brer Kabbit. sly Brer Fox. astute
Brer Wolf, contented Sis Cow. and all
the remainder of the amusing troupe,
will be glad that Mr. Harris was ,?r
suade.l that Mr. and Mrs. General Pub
lic and the little General Public did
have an Interest in more Uncle- Remus
talcs. There are full-page, and inci
dental illustrations by Frost. Con do
and Verbeck. which add much to the
humor of the narrative.
Toncka is about to rive to the wu: M
a new author. J. E. Hou.se, a newspa
per man. will soon puhlish a volume of
sketches entitled "At the Grass Roots."
General Charles King who writes
real soldier stories is the author of a
now novel, "A Soldier's Trial." just
published by the Hohart company, New
York. It is a romance of the c-inleen
crusade and is both entertu ining ami
instructive.
Following the success of Mr. Ralih
Henry Barbour's gift book of last year
entlilej "Kitty of the Roses." his pub
lishers. J. p.. Lippincott company, have
just issued a volume designed for holi
day gift making which is even more
dainty in its illustrations than the ear
lier book, and which bears the win
ning title "An Orchard Princess." The
new story has all the charm of "Kitty
of the Roses" together with the origi
nality of its central idea and an adroit
ness in its execution that add distinc
tion to its quality. The publishers
have done everything for the illus
tration and ornamentation of the vol
ume that could be done, the cover has
a portrait design in color and there are
full page pictures In color as well as
ornamentation in tint on every page.
The illustrations are by James Mont
gomery Flagg.
In "Back Home." by Eugene Wood,
Mr. "General Public" has a rare op
portunity to refresh his youth. The
book is composed of a series of casual,
almost lazy, sketches dealing with any
little rural American village or com
munity, and characterized by deft, gen
tle and sympathetic caricature and
keen observation. He makes a gallery
of pictures that is pointed and amus
ing, presents a carnival of character
istic events that cannot fail to bring
a pleased smile of memory to any
c.ountrv-bred man. "The Old Pwim-ming-Hole,"
"The Little Red School
House," "The Firemen's Tournament,"
"Circus TJajV "The County Fair," are
? A T1 T
some of the subjects uport which he
turns his memory and his genial phi
losophy, making a book that is essen
tially and typically American. The
volume stamps Mr. Wood as a humor
ist to be classed with the Mark Twain
of Huckleberry Finn, James Whiteornb
Riley, and 'Gene Field. Mr. Wood was
a country-bred such as those that, fig
ure in his book, and lived in Ohio. He
is now, however, a city dweller, with a
home in Brooklyn.
Mrs. Margaret Hill McCarter's new
Christmas book Is a dainty little pam
phlet entitled "Christmas Eve in the
Day Coach," which while not as pre
tentious as some of her former efforts
is nevertheless just as delightfully re
freshing. l here are several volumes added
this year to the RoJ Letter Library
published by H. M. Caldwell Co.. of
Boston nnd New York. The reception
accorded this scries abroad as well as
m this country has been mopt
flattering. 'flic volumes embrace the
poetical .masterpieces of the English
language, as well as typical and repre
sentative work of the greatest of our
prose writers. ' Each volume is com
plete in itself. and contains a vignette
introduction, biographical and critical,
by an authority of the highest repute.
The books are neat, compact, clearly
printed, and handsomely hound, and
the paper is of the best. The text is
printed in two colors, red and black,
giving the page bright and at the
same time a tasteful appearance.
The author of "The House of a
Thousand Candles" gave his heroine a
name which was. so far as he knew,
purely imaginary. Marian Dcvereux
struck Mr. Nicholson as graceful, un
usual and distinguished and he had
never known any one namd Devenuix
in his life. But only a few days after
the launching of the novel, Mr. Nich
Olson received a letter from a young
woman living not many miles from the
scene of the story, asking by what
right her proper baptismal name had
been used in the tale. Mr. Nicholson
now wonders whether his copyright of
tho good is good as against the claim
of a real Marian Devereux, whose his
tory he has written with so much par
ticularity. Glenarm. the name of the
hero of the story, is the name of a
prominent street in Denver, where
Meredith Nicholson formerly lived.
"The Pang Yanger," by Elma A.
1 ravis, is a recent publication of Mc
Clure, Phillips & Co. It is a strong
story. A "Pang-Yanger" is one who
works at Yang-Yang, a remote moun
tain settlement in Delaware county, N.
Y.. chiefly devoted to the tanning in
dustry, and in the old days one of the
wickedest regions in that part of the
world. Abijah Bead was a Pang
Yanger for a brief period in his late
boyhood and young manhood. A holo
caust occurred and he fled to the far
west and there accumulated a fortune
and returned to his native city of
Hurstville to perplex his neighbors
by his conduct and his speech and fin
ally to shock them to the point of
scandal by bringing to town a five-year-old
boy whom he introduces as
his son. Inasmuch as nobody has ever
heard of his marriage, the community
is at once agog. A certain strone re
semblance suggests the maternity of
tne cnna and the wagging tongues are
set going afresh. The story of Abijah
Bead's career, the advent of a young
southern girl, who fascinates him. his
embarrassment through having already
one wife who has ignored her ties and
married again and finally the tragic
climax and solution ofthe problem is
told vividly, with humor and dramatic
effectiveness. Through Zercher Book
& Stationery company.
"The Mysterious Stranger and
Other Cartoons." by John S. M. Me
.Cutcheon, iR a new offering of McClure.
Phillips & Co. The book, as may be
guessed, is a collection of the cartoons
of Mr. McCutcheon, a Chicago artist.
The title is taken from his cartoon rep
resenting Missouri entering the Re
publican column, which created more
or less of a sensation just aftei- the re
cent presidential election. All of the
McCutcheon cartoons are good and the
book will be welcomed by lovers of
caricature.
P.OWSKR'S VICTORY.
He Is Voted the Most Popular Mem
ber of His Club.
Mr. Bowser had come home ftom the
office half an hour ahead of time, and
when Mrs. Bowser asked for an ex
planation he replied:
"I am going cut this evening, and
there are two cr three little things I
want to .see to first."
"Is it to a club?"
"Yes. There's going to be big turn
out at the Old Jay's club this evening
ing. :md a vote will be t.iken to sc1 who
is the must popular member."
"But the last time you went to the Old
Jay's you c::rne home mad. Von SMid
thev snubbed you."
"Smibbod ire' Not on your life! You
in;-,t have ici me and some oiv :!.
mixed up. Why. 1hey sent me "pecial
noti"e of the riveting tonight, and said
I must be suic to be ihc--V
'T was in hopes we might o to th"
theater."
"We can go to file thTrT u:1y niaht.
but there v.o-.i't be anolhrr such, meet
ing of the Old .1a-" for a year,"
"Well. I hope you won! let them work
any gam" on you." she safd. tin .'he saw
that hi? mlr.d w,i.( made up.
"Game? Work any gnnv on nit!" he
repicd. as he drew himself u; 'to TIN full
heigbi and s: nod with folded arms. "Who
would at;init to work any game on m ?
Exp!;: in your words, if you plcyse."
"They may try to make -you believe
that you a; e a gicat man. .and tht
that "
Aral v.i.at?"
"And eo; x you to si.';s a song and the i
"A nci v. ha! ?'"
"(ii rf! you up to make a speech and
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THEN THEY RQI.I.T'.n
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then then '""
"Woman, beware! You are close to
the dead-line! Don't let me hear any
more such talk. To hear your words
a stranger would think I was a born fool
and that you were my guardian."
"Then we won't talk about it any
more. I'll help you get ready, and do
you go along and have a good time."
Mr. Bowser stood and glared at her
for a minute and-then marched off up
staira to . change his clothes. . There
was something else he '.wanted to say,
but he hung off about it until his good
nature was partly restored and he had
come down again. Then he tried to look
indifferent as he said:
"I have got a nint or two that my
friends are going to . put me forward
tonight, and it may be just possible that
I will be voted the most popular mem
ber." "That will be nice." replied Mrs.
Bowser, as she retied his neck-tie.
"You'd l"t 'em We if they wanted
to. wouldn't you?" '
"Whv, certainly."
"And if I am declared elected and
thev call for a speech ."
"Then make one, of course. Just get
up and say that you feel honored
woulun t iraue puMiwna mi
president of the Umjtftd States glad
you are one of the Old Jays, and so
"on and so forth. Don't attempt too
much. Now you are ready." 1
"I may not be home before mid
night." "Never mind if you are not home
before davlight. As you say. this
Who Would Attempt to Work Any
Game On Me.
thing occurs only once a year, and
you can afford to dissipate a little.
Sure you have got your latch key?
Well, run along now." .
Mrs. Bowser's sudden change of
front was a puzzle to Mr. Bowser, but
after thinking it over for a while he
decided that it was one of those eases
where it was "just like a woman," and
arrived at the club with a feeling of
anticipation.
What occurred .there was told two
hours later by himself in his own
home. At 10 o'clock. as Mrs. Bowser
sat reading and the cat was doing the
purring act on the hearth, there came
an uncertain noise at the front door
a noise as of some one pawing over it.
When it had continued for a couple
of minutes she went down the hull
and swung the door wide open. ;ith
the aid of her extended hand Mr.
Bowser entered. In spite, of the fact
that be was bareheaded and all
mussed up, that his coat pockets were
full of hav, that a porous plaster had
been stuck on the back of his overcoat
and his patent leather shoes painted
over with white paint. -it was Mr.
Bowser.
"Come In and tell me all about it."
said Mrs. Bowser, as she hung up his
coat and led him along to the sitting
room.
He looked at her in an owlish sort of
wav fjr a minu;e. and then the tears
started in his ryes. When he could
control his emotion he said:
"Well. I got there. "Bverybody glad to
see me. 7:vervbodv" said I was a good
feller Everybody slapped me on the back
and said: 'Hello. Bowser.
"And of coarse you had a drink or
t-'o."
"VC5." " , ,
"And then the -voting took plac".
-Vap"
"And when 'ik- votes- were count' d up
it- was found that you had b en declared
the must popuhu- member'.'"
Yes. But how did you lvar of it?
"Oh. I knew about how it r.-ould go.'
repiiert Mrs. Bowser, with a laugh. "Well,
vuu were eieetcd. What happened then?"
"All the old Jays took a drink at my
expense. Thm the president of the club
congiatulateil me, and we had another
drink. Then they called on nv for a
spr-'-ch."
' -Viiil vuu remembered what I toil you.
I h.on..."
"No. 1 d'dn't. I couldn't remember
nothii-.g. I made ;i speech about. Christo
pher Ciilumbue erorsing r Delaware.
:n)i! vo:i just ought to hve beard tlvni
Old Javs'elao and yell. Mrs. Bowser.
7hat hpceeh v.as a corkor. U"t speech
1 eyy i"-li ereil hi mv life."
1 1 is - ul terair r :- were g"itfiig thick and
bis neek hereming 100 iilTlber ly support
his herd, and !' a sudden the terirs came
to :-,ts '-ves agrain.
"Veil." after the speech?" queried Mrs.
Bowser. .
" Kvi rvboilv Wheeped and yell.-rl and
chipped tin ir hands, and some of 'em
iliiiii't ger over laughing fur ten minutes.
I uii' tell j on T felt proud. Mrs. Bowser
v-ruuu and "lnd that 1 was Bowser. Had
a dvini.. Had another di-ink-. Had three
or four drinks. Then the Old Jays jump
ei! unto me."
'!'W-y said f was nil old sport and a
ST'ie.il ."cl'er. nnd they nut me- in a blanket
er.ii leased lye up to the ceiling. Yes, tos
sed ree u;i t.iyi r a thousand times. It was
awful, awful, awful. When they got tired
of that thr- snndpanered my bald head.
Yes, .Mrs. Bowser, they sandpapered the
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head of your loving husband and scratch
,ed. matchesorL It.-."
His tears flowed and his lip trembled,
and.it was a long minute before he could
jjo on.
"Then they rolled me on a barrel. paint
ed mv shoes and poured sand down my
back, and wnen they let me go I was al
most dead. I was nil turned around and
didn't know the way home, and it's a
wonder Leyer got there. Wasn't it wful
Mish Bowsher wasn t it jus' awful?'
"I told you I was afraid they'd play
some game on you.".
"Yes, you told me. but . I didn't be.
lieve jt. I believed you was lealoup be.
cause . I was. such a great man. I was
wrong and you was right. Will you
forgive me, Mish Bowsher?"
"There's nothing to forgive, but if I
were you I'd resign from the Old Jays."
"You bet I will.1 Never again will r
Ol' Jay make a jay of me! Where's Vr
tat?'
"What do you want of her?"
"Wanter beg her pardon, too. I -tell
you. Mish Bowsner i tell yon it wasn't
right, and you know It, and .the cat
knows it, and the Old Jays know it,
and''
"I guess you'd better be getting to
bed." said Mrs. Bowser, as he sat blink
ing at her with his sentence unfinished.
"Vesh. Most popular Old Jay better
be gttm' to bed." he replied, as he took
her arm and was assisted upstairs.
(Copyright, lt'Oa, by MscCHurc, Phillips &
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A TJtrjY HERO.
Martha Chester invited Isobel arid
Jean and Marv Arthur to the Saturday
matinee. Mrs. Chester chaperoned
them and they sat in the very front
box and had a gorgeously beautiful
time.
The "plav" was fine, the heroine was
lovely, but the hero was the most won
derful person any of thefour had ever
set eyes upon. He was""very tall and
straight and had a beautiful mip of
yellow hair, which, on great occasions,
he shook back with terrific energy.
Mrs. Chester thought he looked as if
he didn't know very much, but the
girla said that was sacrilege and only
grown-up prejudice, and all declared
they were madly jealous of the hero
ine. When the play was over they went
to the Palm Room and had all sorts
of goodies to eat, after which they
took the car home, most happy and in
debted to Martha and her mother for
the; great treat. ,
Jean and Isobel" had a deal to talk
over concerning the play and its hero
for some time after that. They even
acted over several scenes in Isobel's
room and wondered very much what
the hero was like off the stage.
Frost and cold and snow came early.
and Mr. Strickland soon received a no
tice to the effect that the skating club,
of which, he was a -member, was
opened for the winter season. He
turned the card" over to Isobel and
told her to eujoy herself.
' Isobel' promiiTly Tepalred to the club
alone, for no one seemed able to go
with her that afternoon. The skating
pond consisted of several vacant city
lots, nearly a block in extent. The
space was fenced in and hedged with
evergreens and in one coi ner sat a tiny
club house where members kept their
skates, warmed themselves and drank
hot drinks.
Isobel skated for a little while and
then sat down on a bench near the
house to rest. What was her astonish
ment to see the hero come striding
into the club, enter the house, put on
his skates and take to the ice.
She was so limp with astonishment
that she sat quietly and watched him.
All around her people were buzzing,
"That's Mr. , the actor! Yes,
it is! I saw him the other night."
It watt he without doubt and he
was a very good skater and almost as
handsome off the stage as on.
Wild with excitement, Isobel burst
into school next morning and told the
great news:
"A-i.b you've all got to come down
there this afternoon, she finished, "be
cause they say:, he's., going to come
often." '
There was a general rejoicing, then
Jean said sadly:
"Oh. but I can't skate decently and
I mustn't spoil the fun for the rest of
you."
"Nonsense," replied Martha vigor
ously, "we'll hold you up!"
They were on the ice soon after
luncheon but their hearts sunk when
minute after minute passed and the
hero did not arrive.
They helped Jean around the pond
several times, and she was beginning
to get some- strength and courage.
Then her ankles grew tired, "so she
begged to sit down, while the others
had a gooti swift skate.
Aiay they went, around and around
the pond; Joan t.ot rested soon, and
quite brave. Rising lo her feet, she
made a few gentle strokes. She staveu
close to the railing for awhile, then,
growing bolder, moved over toward
the clubhouse. '
All of a sudden her feet all went ir.
the wrong direction, and the next
thing she knew she went plump on the
ice. She started to get up, only to take
another slide and another tumble. The
girls were in the farthest corner of
the pond and didn't see her. It was
getting embarrassing. Then a kind
voice behind her said:
"Can I help you?" and two strong
arms set her securely upright.
Looking up to thank her rescuer, she
gazed straight into the face of the
hero.
She was so confused that her feet
both flipped from under her ami she
would have gone down again, but that,
the strong arms caught, her quickly,
and this time held on until they had
seated her safely on a bench.
The girls came flocking quickly over
to her. alive with excitement. Jean
had been a heroine! The hero smiled,
raired his hat and skated away, leaving
the iitt'.e crowd to buzz aud enjoy the
sensation.
"Wasn't it kind?" "Isn't he a dear?"
"Jean, think of being rescued by the
hero."
And Jean smiled happily.
"Yes." she said, "and he was laugh
ing at me nyt the time the way Uncle
Francis does when I do crazy things.
I suppose he thinks we're a lot of silly
babies'"
"Well, perhaps that's what we are,"
admitted .Isobel.
Just Sea Xonscn.se.
Said thP sinuous c-2l, with a slippery
swirl. '
"How lucky it is that my hair doesn't
.curl.
Oh, how T would hate to waste day
after day
With a hot curling iron when I want
to play!''
And the snail and the horseshoe crab
said to the cel. ,
"Yes. The balder we are the better
we feel."
The- Quizzical Old Person.
A person of Aiken. S. C.
Said. "How very much better 'twould
be
If this name were taken
And instead of Aiken
They made the name Tickleklee:"
Why lie Won't Wear a Hat.
John Watkins of Rochester. 111., at
tracted attention at the Union station
recently by appearing in the midway
wearing th" rim of a derby hat. Xo
crown was in evidence.
"I was in a railway wreck near
Raymond. 111., a few weeks ago." said
Watkins. "and lost the crown of my
hat. I resolved that I wouldn't wear
anything but the rim until the rail
road company had given me a new
hat."
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