The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-05

randed Tommy, a suspicion of the facts
in the case creeping into his half-awaks an
ed brain.
My son, there is some kind of an an
imal in this house. Perhaps It's mad
dos, or cat; cats are subject to rabies,
you know, as we'll as CANNES Now, don t
all huddle together, but give ii q wide
berth, SO can shoot between you If nee
essary.
"Oh, l know now" cried Tommy, dart
Ing into the parlor ahead of his valiant
parent. Come IN and light the gas
ouch! m stepping In puddle of water
and walking on dead fishes. Please light
the gas"
Mr. Billtngsley flashed parlor match
and applied 1t to Jet.
I've got him." cried Tommy. Its
my monkey"
The sudden Illumination revealed Tom
my on the sofa with the white-faced ape
In his arms
Your monkey was the chorus with
which the Billingsley family greeted the
announcement
MY son. where did you get this d
this animal?'
Bought him from Philippine soI3t-r
He said he used to be great pet around
Aguinaido's headquarters, snd had what
he called a historical value"
And you allowed 1t to roam all over
the house without letting us know any,
thing about 1t. How dared you?" de-
manded his mother
L fell asleep and forgot"
Look at that globe Of goldfish
Wen. pick up the live ones and put
GLOBE
DO you expect you will be permitted
to keep that NANCY animal on the prem
ises? p CAL
ny, he won't hurt nobody"
II VIII be locked in the cellar for the
rest of the night, anyway" said Mrs. Bill
Kingsley. emphaticalF
And 1t was so.
The ferocious robbers had carried the
young lad away to a dismal cavern in
the heart Of dense forest They in
Tended to hold him for a ransom, which
tHey considered sure thi2g. L!ttl, II T.
pert Iced was a great favorite In the
town where he resided, and YVES regard
ed as something of d mascot in the viii
Iage. His teachers were proud of him
ana III the cultivation Of his mind he
was, indeed, most assiduous Science
was his strong point
Now, then. my boy" exclaimed tho
captain of the band, what have Won pot
to say for yourself?''
sire, replied the boy. st&ndirc nro1,d-
~ before his captors, did ycu new road
or the sea COW? It is one Of The most
userui and interesting specimens known
TO natural history. It's courage il pro
verbal Like the old guard Of Napoleon
the sea cow dies, but never slrrenders
Like the sea COW, I am prepared 10 take
my medicine" - '"fN7
What caitifr. do you def US? Know
ye that there is price set upon vour
mead Never shall you be permitted +o
leave this place alive unless the cooking
Sehool to which each of your sisters be-.
longs forwards to me a Certified check FOR
$3.50" oNecA Ior
Ihen, sire, I am indeed lost. The
SlaHapake Cooking school is not on firm
financial basis, neither is 1t an eleemoev-
nary institution. The BIS I can do Is to o.
Ter TO share with you some of the nro-
uucts or the school. I now have, nv lroc1
mere IN my scrip. This is not. nee s-ari1,y
Tor my redemption. but only a guarantee
me?" Win
The robber chieftain and his lawless
gang OF freebooters hunched themselves
forward and regarded the luscious Ward j
win looks of hunger. The chief cautious-
~ tasted dOughnut, as did the otheya
Within three minutes death had co,na 70
their relief, and the young lad was n,er-
r;ly vending his way homeward Cow
age' as we'll as virtue. IS its own reward
Richard F. Steele