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in. They had run away to get
“rid of the tiresome old Christ
mas doings, and now they were to
go through all those very things
just to please a band of robbers.
The thought of it was insupport
able, and for an hour or two each
boy rolled and moaned upon his
mattress. /
At last Old Pluck spoke.
“Boys,” he said, “all is now quiet
below, and I believe those rascal
ly robbers have gone to bed. Let
us wait a little while longer,-and,
then slip. down stairs and rar{
away. We can surely find some
door or window which we can
open, and I, for one, am not will
ing to stay here and act the part
of a Christmas slave for the
pleasure of these bandits.”
“No,” exclaimed Tomtit, sitting
up in bed, so as to expand his
chest, “we will never consent to
that.”
The boys eagerly agreed to Old
Pluck’s plan, and in about half an
hour they quietly arose and stole
toward the stairs. -The full
moon was shining in through the
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Windows, so that tjiey could see
perfectly well where they were
going. They had gone a short f
distance down the great staircase,
when Old Pluck, who led the Way,
j heard a slight noise behind him.
Turning toMnquire what this was,
he _was told it was the cracking
of Tomtit’s knees. - v
“Pass the word to Tomtit,” he
said, in a whisper, “that if he
can’t keep his knees from crack
ing he must stay where he is.
Poor little Tomtit, who brought £?:
up the rear, was dreadfully '\~
^troubled when he heard this, but
he bravely passed the word back
that his knees should not crack
any more, and the line moved on.
{.Continued Next Week)
For Little Folks
The Christinas Truants
By CHARLES SCHEUER
Christmas was coming a long
time ago, and the boys in a certain
far-away school were talking and
thinking about it. Eleven of
these youngsters, who were all
great friends, and generally kept
together, whether at work or play,
held a secret meeting, at which
, they resolved that they were tired
of the ordinary ways of spending
Christmas.
“We are bored to death,” said;
one of the older boys, “with
Christmas, with Christmas games,
with Christmas carols, and with
the hanging up of stockings on
Christmas Eve. Such things may
do very well for children, but we
have grown out of them.”
“That’s true!” cried the others.
“We’ve grown out of that kind of
nonsense.”
“Yes, sir!” exclaimed the small
est boy of all, who was generally!
known as Tomtit. “We’ve grown
out of that.”
“Of course,” said the biggest
boy, who was called by his com
panions Old Pluck, because he had
never been found to be afraid of
anything, “there will be this
Christmas childishness at the
school, just as there has always
been; and I propose that instead
of staying here and submitting to
it, we run away, and have a
Christmas to suit ourselves.”
“Hurrah!” cried the other boys.
“That’s what we will do. Have a
unriscmas to suit ourselves.
In consequence of this resolu
tion, on the afternoon of the next
day but one to Christmas, these
eleven boys ran away from school,
with the intention of finding some
place where they would be free to
celebrate the great holiday in
whatever way they pleased. They
walked as fast as they could, little
Tomtit keeping up bravely in the
rear, although he was obliged to
run almost as much as he walked,
until they were at a long distance
from the school. Night was now
coming on, and Old Pluck called a
halt.
“Boys,” said he, “we will camp
at the edge of that forest, and
those of you who have brought
bows and arrows had better look
about and see if you can’t shoot
some birds and rabbits for our
supper. The unarmed members
must gather wood to make a camp
fire. But if you are tired, Tomtit,
you needn’t do anything.”
“Tired!” exclaimed the little
fellow, standing up very, straight
and throwing out his chest, “I
should like to know why I should
be tired. I’ll go and bring some
logs.”
Tomtit was very anxious to be
considered just as strong and
active as the other boys. Every
morning he used to get one of his
companions to feel the muscles of
his arms, to see if they had not
increased in size since the day
before.
ine camp nre was burning
brightly when the boys with the
bows and arrows returned, stat
ing that they had found it rather
too late in the day for game, and
that it would be better to post
pone the shooting of birds and
rabbits till the morning. Old
Pluck then asked the members ol
his little company what provisions
they had brought with them, and
it was found that no one except
Tomtit had thought of bringing
anything. He had in his coat
pocket, a luncheon of bread and
meat. It wag thereupon ordered
htat Tomtit’s luncheon should be
divided into eleven portions, and
the Jittle fellow was given a knife
■with which to cut it up.
It was at this time that there
came through the forest a band
of robbers—five men and a chief.
These men, on their way to their
castle, had been talking about the
approach of Christmas.
“I am getting very tired,” said
the chief, “of the wild revelries
Wth which on great occasions we
make our castle ring. It would
be almost agreeable relief, me
thinks, if we could celebrate the
coming Christmas as ordinary
people do. ' The trouble is, we
don’t know how.”
“You speak well, replied one
of his followers. “We would be
glad enough to have the ordinary
Christmas festivities if we did
but know how such things are
managed.”
The conversation was cut short
at the point by the discovery of
a camp robber crouched close to
the ground, and crept silently to
the spot where the -boys were
gathered around Tomtit, watch
ing him as he cut up his luncheon.
| In a few moments the chief
gave a whistle, and then the rob
bers rushed out and each of the
men seized two of the larger
boys, while the chief stooped
down and grasped Tomtit by the
i collar. Some of the boys kicked
and scuffled a great deal; bu1
this was of po use, and thpy were
all marched away to the robbers’
castle, little Tomtit feeling very
proud that it took a whole man
to hold him by the collar.
When they reached the castle
the boys were shut up in a large
room, where they were soon pro
vided with a plentiful supper,
Having finished their meal, they
were conducted to the great hall
of the castle, where Jthe robbei
chief sat in his chair of state, e
huge fire blazing upon the hearth,
while suits of armor, glittering
weapons and trophies of many
kinds were hung upon the walls,
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The boys were now ordered to
tell their story, and when Old
Pluck had finished it, the chief
addressed his captives thus: “I
am sure that you young fellows
could never have imagined the
pleasure you were going to give
to me when you determined to
run away from school at this
happy season. My men and my-;
self have a fancy for a Christ
mas like that of other people. We
want a Christmas tree, Christmas
carols and games, and all that
sort of festivity. We know noth
ing afbout these things ourselves,
and were wondering how we
could-manage to have the kind
of Christmas we want. But now
that we have you boys with us,
it will all be simple and easy
enough. You shall celebrate
Christmas for us in the manner
to which you have always been
accustomed. We will provide you
with everything that is neces
sary, and we will have a good
old school-and-home Christmas.
You shall even hang up your
stockings, and I will see to it
that Santa Claus for the first time
visits this castle. And now, my
fine fellows, to bed with you, and
tomorrow we will all go to work
to prepare for a good old-fash
[ioned Christmas.”
The boys were conducted to a
large upper room, where they
found eleven mattresses spread
out upon the floor. They, threw
themselves upon their beds, but
not one of them could close his
eyes through thinking of the
doleful plight which, they were
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