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land towards the foot of a hill, where
he was sure the glowing colors touch
ed the earth.
But they were allgone, and twilight
had fallen by the time he emerged
from the woods.
Still, the rainbow had been there,
and he spent some time hunting for
the pot Of gold, which might still be
there.
At last, trying to find his way back
through the woods, he became con-
fused and wandered far out of the
way towards home.
In the hours which followed, during
which Phil aided in the alarmed
search for the lost child, he fully re-
solved within himself to give up his
bad habit.
But bad habit, as most of us who
are foolish enough to foster and
nourish one, know to our cost, isnot
an easy thing to overcome.
The very next evening he slipped
into Arthur's glass of milk a frag-
ment of marble, which exactly re-
sembled a lump ofsugar, and watched
with suppressed glee his efforts to
make it dissolve and his surprise at
failing to do so.
"What's the NATTER" at length
asked Phil.
"Why, it's queer l can't make this
sugar melt" said Arthur, holding up
the white lump in his spoon. '1've
tried and tried"
ooh, can do that in a minute!"
said Phil.
With little sleight of hand move
ment he spirited away the marble
out of sight, and, slipped lump of
sugar into the glass, dissolved it
with few turns of the spoon.
"What a wonderful fellow you are,
Phil" exclaimed Arthur, looking at
him with his eyes full of astonish-
ment.
''I'd like to give our boats crew a
picnic into Great lake." said Phil to
his father, one day. cit will be
fine row for us, and could get them
their dinners at the new pavilion at
the head of the lake. Wen be very
careful and be home in good time.
Can we go?"
81 think you may" said his father.
"You are trustworthy set a boys, ]
think"
"Can Arthur go with us?'
eyes"
1t was IL merry load which, with
brightly glancing oars and quick
moving boat, glided over the blue
water on a morning tull of sunshine.
Arthur's face beamed with delight
as he listened to the chat and laugh
ter, and it was not long before Phil
began amusing himself in his favorite
way by telling preposterous stories,
convulsing the other boys with half
concealed merriment at seeing how
the innocent child believed every
word he heard.
After awhile Phil took from his
pocket a gold piece which his father
had given him to provide the enter
tainment for his friends.
Now, Arthur" he said, 'I'll show
you something worth seeing. [ can
throw this into the lake and call it
up again as soon as want it"
Arthur's blue eyes turned upon him
in sober faith. Hehad seen his cous-
in do so many strange things that
he had no doubt of his being able to
do as he said.
"You look carefully at it," said
Phil, putting it into his hand, $50
that you can be sure it's the same
piece, and no trick about it,
eyes, shall know it again." said
Arthur, after gravely examining it.
"Well. Presto! There she goesI'
Phil made a motion to throw the
piece into the water, but it was a
pebble which made the little splash
which Arthur heard.
"Now, believe I'll get my money!"
he said, few minutes later. eve
shall want it up at the pavilion.
Come here, gold!'
He put his hand down in the wa
ter and presently took it out, show
ing Arthur the money in it.
"Is it the very, very same pieee?"
asked Arthur, gazing at it in awe.
Look at it and see," said Phil,
again handing it to him.
st isp' exclaimed Arthur. "The
same date, and there's scratch on
it. Now, Cousin Phil, do it again"
"StopI stop!' cried Phil, as the
child flung the money into the lake.
But it was too late. The shining
piece shot like sun ray through the
water and disappeared. Phil turned
angrily upon Arthur.
"You little simpleton! What do
you mean by throwing away my
money!" no cried.
But, as Arthur stared in bewilder-
ment, q shout went up from the 9TH
er boys which brought to Phil full
realization of the joke having been
mercilessly turned on himself.
Loud and long was the laughter
which rang out from the boat load
as Arthur alternately gazed anxious
ly into the depths of the water and
then imploringly into his Cousins
face, as ifquite unable to believe that
the money would not come at his
call.
Phil's discontinue was complete as
they drew near the pavilion, where
he had expected to feast his friends
in royal style.
Instead of this, each boy was
obliged to ransack his pockets for
change, and the entire funds of the
party made a very poor showing for
a picnic dinner.
81 think I've had enough of play
ing jokes" Phil said to himself as he
thought over the sorry affair. 'The
boys will never let this die on me."-
Sidney Dare in Golden Days.
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