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too far of and me cayrage is bein' re-

too far Off and me cayrage is bein' re-
paired"
Bubby laughed. He didn't understand
Swipes good-nature banter. But he did
know he'd found friend and that this
friend was jolly good fellow!
Lets see. how'd you like hot Ba-
loney sandwich. No, 1 reckon that amt
Jes' right for a young un like you. A
bowl of bread and milk-hows dat?'
"Yeth" murmured Bubby; then new
thought came to him.
Where's nursie? ] want nursie"
Swipes laughed long and loud.
"Well, wouldn't dat jar you'll De idea of
a kid like you wantin' a nurse-Why, only
swell kids has nurses-I see 'em in Cen
trail Park once. Dey wears aprons and
white caps wild long streams and dey
talks wild de coppers."
AS Swipes would have expressed 1t. "de
clouds leaked" just then and big drops
of rain spattered over Bubby's bare head
and fimsy little dress.
It's kinder wet out here, amt It Bub-
by" said the newsboy, and picking up the
child in his arms he carried him into the
darksome tenement and up to his own
little crubby-hole of a room.
Now, be a good kid and don't blubber.
an I'll be back in jiffy with supper.
said Swipes as he set the child on the
IndktSllil tcu anu gave MN al oAu RdPtA
to look at
That supper was the Jolliest meal
Swipes had ever known. He nearly
stranged to death three times laughing
over the wise remarks of Bubby.
You're more funn a goat he declared.
'Ho! Ho! Ho! laughed Bubby." 1 want
some more bread an milk!'
Sure tingv' cried Swipes cheerfuly.
II amt much of IA family man." Sw1pea
explained proudly as he was putting Bub-
by to bed 80 If l don't get you hooked
up jes' right in the morning you won't
kick will your"
Hello! They've been poundin' yer have
they!" added the boy fiercely. For he had
discovered some black and blue marks
on the baby's arm Your folks can't be no
good, you've just got to bunk in here with
me; would yer like to live with me Bub-
by?" he asked whistfully.
And Bubby only smiled confidingly, and
patted Swipes' grimy fist with his own
baby fingers. And then he curled himself
up on the poor straw mattress, which
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ibid you say his name is Bob?" he
asked sharply.
yes, sir!" replied swipes. Hes poor
Mttle kind wot l picked up in de street
de odder day an
"where do you Iive?" broke in the doc
tor. He was trembling all over and
Swipes thought he was going to fall.
Jest a couple O. blocks off," said
Swipes
run boy, run, and I'm with you.'
shouted the doctor.
A couple of minutes later the two
stumbled up the dark stairs and then
with a great sob the man had fallen
down on his knees by Bob. and gather
ed him up In his arms.
Swipes rubbed his sleeves across his
eyes and looked the other way. There
was silence for a space and then SWipes
asked in whisper. Say, is de kid goiR
to die"
BLESS you moi" cried the doctor. Hes
going to be all right in couple Of days"
and then. Where did those new shoes
come from?'
II bought 'em for de KID" said Swipes
simply.
"Hmw said the doctor. IT see." and
he noted Swipes own ragged boots.
If you should ever have occasion to
call on Bobs father, the doctor, a smart
looking boy i'm buttons viii open the door
for you-and that is Swlpes. now known
to society as Edward. And every MORN
ing when the Doctors young son trots Off
to kindergarten, Swlpes stalks by his side
as ever the proud and faithful guardian
Of his "Bubby."
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clamation, which was spread far and
wide. Princes by the score came throng-
ing into the royal city OF Putzenheim,
and were entertained night after night
With costly banQuets by the king. But
by the end of the month the palace had
settled down again to its usual state of
weak teas and board wages. Some of the
princes had seen the dragon, others had
seen the princess. In either case the re-
suit was the same. Not one of them had
got any further than a nodding acquaint-
ance with the redoubtable beast. They
had lost interest in it's habits after that,
and had either run away or tried to-
The princes had failed.
Then came the turn Of the cranks They
didn't want royal banquets, and were
not so expensive to entertain In other
ways. One said he was a magician and
could exercise the dragon. No one knew
quite what he meant, but it was general
ly agreed afterwards that the dragon had
done most of the exercising. Another
said he could charm IL out OF the king
dom by his fiute-playing. He might have
succeeded with the dragon, but as he in
sisted on practicing beforehand, the in
habitants saved him the trouble OF try
ing, and deprived the brute OF a meal al
the same time
poison then tried his hand. He waived
his claim TO the Princess, having a wife
on hand already. but Said he could make
use of the other part OF the reward. He
was willing 90 supply the goods required
gratis, as am advertisement He sent one
Of his travellers 70 start operations with
a hundred tins. The traveller saturated a
sheep and left IL near the dragons home
In the swamp The dragon had been
trifie indisposed for a few days but man
aged 70 make way with the sheep. The
poison seemed to revive IL, much TO the
chagrin OF the traveller, and Il became
more OF a nuisance than before. The ira
veler wired 20 headquarters for a thou
sand tins. and dressed an OK with the
condimenf. The dragon swallowed tho
spiced beef with avidity, and found out
who was responsible for the treat, the
traveller having waited 10 see the effect
0f the dose An advertisement was put
In the papers by the firm for pushing
aEons 70 take the travellers place, and
the cost o. the eleven hundred uns, with
o small pension FOR the widow, was writ
ten On the books The oranka had failed.
Another meeting Of the council was
called. we cart go on like this" said
the LORD Chamberlain. "Iialf me army
10 gone, snd fhs fsct9nsf sfs bfins
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have done so If he had known how to

have done so IL he had known how to
set to work. He did make an attempt
with a Ratchet, but the infant dragon
blew its nose and Elijah retired with his
trousers singed and his legs scorched.
He judged 1t wiser not to come to close
quarters after that, but retired into the
house and fetched his revolver. The first
bullet hattened itself on the dragons
steely hide; the second glanced off and
found a billet in the eye of Elijahs COW
He then decided to forgive the dragon,
which bore no offense, and indeed, liked
its owner none the worse, imagining that
Blijah's attempts on it's life with hatch
ct and revolver were intended simply as
an amusement for its unoccupied hours
Soon 1t became tame and followed him
out of his hand, for 1t would probably
have made a meal off that member in
more senses than one, and, besides, it
always cooked it's food by brea thing on
1t before satisfying its appetite, which
caused Elijah to become proficient in
throwing, as he found 1t advisable to
make habit of feeding his pet at a
range of about fifty yards. 1t was fortu-
nate that the dragon attached itself to
Elijah, or trouble might have ensued. 1t
had soft and engaging disposition, and
after time he could do anything with
1t, and even punished it by means of a
crowbar when the infant mortality of the
village began to attract the attention of
the insurance offices. This was in the
Dragons early days. BY the time Elijah
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ST. GEORGE

HE has come" said the King. 1--WE
knew he would. Show him into the best
parlor and light the stove.'
The king went upstairs to change his
boots, and then went down into the par
lor to receive his honored guest.
Saint George, we believe" he said po-
litely, as he entered the room.
That's right" said the stranger. He
was TALL thin man with a goatee beard.
He was dressed in a suit of broadcloth,
and had deposited a stovepipe hat on
the table beside him.
you have called, we believe, about
that little matter of the dragon"
II guess you've about figured it out
correct
You are prepared to rid our kingdom
of this pestilent monster?"
II am prepared to do it right now,
terms being satisfactory
do we understand that you insist on
the reward?'
You bet'
81 thought. perhaps, being in that line
of business"
Won't do. Ferdy. Where's the gal?"
well, unfortunately, we have just led
her out to die, but
you have, have you? That's mighty
awkward for her. What's the poor girl
been doing?"
She hasn't been doing anything She's
a sacrifice for the dragon. We thought,
perhaps, IL we gave her up 1t might be
satisfied and go home
We'll I guess it won't be the dragon
that's gone home. We shall see what's
happened when get there"
I'VE should like to know when you in
tend to get there"
Depends. Got map of her face?''
I'VE have a photograph taken by a
travelling artist a month ago."
Bring it right here"
The king left the room to comply with
the saints request, and returned with the
best that the itinerant photographer had
been able to do for the Princess
The saint took 1t. A spasm of pain
passed across his face.
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II.

The dragon, in the meantime. travel
ing by easy stages and picking up a fair
living by the way, had arrived at the
kingdom of Dummeleutia and set up q
house in a convenient swamp a few miles
from the royal city of Putzenheim. Its
presence in the neighborhood soon began
to be felt, and the land in the vicinity of
the swamp deprecated rapidly in the real
estate quotations. The dragon, freed from
it's civilizing intercourse with Elijah, re-
verified to the habits of its ancestors and
mopped up the surplus population of the
kingdom of Dummeleutia with surprising
celebrity. It had entirely lost the popu-
larity which it had gained under the wise
control of its master, and was now looked
upon as something little better than an
embarrassment. AS freak in a museum
it had been a decided success. AS a fatal
indisposition and a cemetery rolled into
one it overdid the business.
When it had been settled near Putzen-
helm for q week, the inhabitants of the
city were publicly warned against going
near the swamp. When it had been
there a fortnight they were encouraged
to do so, for the dragon, becoming lone
ly through the lack of society, made an
expedition and saved one or two worthy
citizens the expense of a funeral. After
4 months experience of Its healthy ap-
petite matters became serious and
the standing army of Dummeleutia was
sent out to engage the monster. They
marched away from Putzenheim one
summers morning, banners flying and
trumpets braying, and by dint of forced
marches arrived at the swamp about tea
time. The dragon was delighted. 1t had
been left so much to itself that 1t was
quite down in the mouth BY nightfall
half the brave and gallant army of Dunn
meleutia were similarly situated and the
other six had returned to Putzenheinl
to resign their commissions. Then the
King took counsel of his advisers and is
sued the following proclamation:
WANTED
A ST. GEORGE TO STAY THE
DRAGON.
REWARD
AS usual: DAUGHTERS HAND AND
HALF KINGDOM.
FERDINAND r.
The neighboring Kingdoms were
thrown into great excitement by this pro-
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BOY BREAD WINNERS.
How swipes, the NewsbOy, Enter
tanned Unawares.
BY Louglas zabriskie Doty.

"Swipes'' was a newsboy whose field of
Brooklyn Bridge.
| Once Swipes had had a partner and be-
tween them they raked in a very tidy sum
each day.
They took stands not more than a few
PAGES apart and when one ran out of a
certain paper, a shrill whistle brought the
other lad to the spot with a fresh batch
Of them. Then when 1t came time for a
later edition, one boy stayed to sen out
the remaining papers while the other
scampered off for the fresh batch "hot Off
the grindle."
This combina ton of forces worked beau
tifully till one morning Swipes' clever lit
tie partner absconded with a sock full OF
their united savings. Then Swipes turned
cynic, frowning on society in general and
took up his quarters In a corner of a tene-
ment house garnet.
1t was just at this time that the bitter
lonely lad found 'Bubby." There had
been a row In the alley-way leading to
Swipes' tenement: There were shouts ana
ugly words and uglier blows and
then the resonant tat-tat of tho
| polceman's club on the pavement.
When Swipes arrived the whole party
was shuffiing down the street under
escort Of half dozen guardians of the
| peace.
Swipes. rather disappointed that he had
missed de show" was about to go in
doors when he heard some one sobbing
bitterly and turning about he saw a wee
mite OF child digging its fists In its tear
! stained eyes
What yer blubberin' about. Rid?" said
/ Swipes kindly.
The child took its little fists out OF it's
eyes and stared up at the boy
"Everybody's left me an rs 'fraidw
said the child piteously.
Were dem your folks wot de coppers
| jes' bagged2" inquired Swipes.
The child gave a deep tremulous sigh
IFS so tired-take me home, prease."
Swipes knelt down on one knee and put
one arm about the mite.
IAN right, Bub," reassuringly, Where
| dc you live?"
| A watery little smile spread Itself over
the chlld's features. Bob! That's my
name"
In courser cried swipes cheerfully.
81 knew yer from the first. But / sorter
forget whether you're Twin on Fifth ave-
nue. or de Plaza"
"o-O-O-Ohl What pity plcturer, cried
Bob and stretching out his hand for ons
or Swipes' papers.
"Ain't Il lovely" cried Swipes with en-
thuslasm. The whole page was literally
covered with pictures OF canine prize
winners. "DOgw announced Bob point
ing with fat little fore-hnger and look
Ing up al swipcs for approval
you're wonder, Bubby" cried
Swlpcs. How did ycrs ever Ruess itY"
Tho child laughed gloodiully. Then Bub-
ble'a face grew long again ana the tears
were ready 10 now once more.
Use hungry Use dreful hungryF
GAN right. Bubby" cried Rwipes.
wen have q good blowout. sure tinFi
But We Won't 80 ~ DO Waldorf cause It's
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THE DRAGON.

Copyright, l9Ol. Dy y. u. ttdlieTs
Eliiah P. Jopp was an American from
"Uav down. somewhere, but exactly
,bere doesn't matter. He was In the
chow line, and had got hold of a real
naving freak. This was nothing less than
= dragon: not a crocodile. nor an alliga-
tor faxed up with green paint and gild-
ing but a genuine medieval, fre-breath-
ting. princess-ivorous dragon with a voice
that could be heard 10 miles OF when 1t
wasn't muzzled, and an appetite like a
smelling furnace.
Elijah P. Jopp had found a curious
looking egg one morning when he was
prospecting for gold in an unknown part
NJ the country. He would have been
better pleased If he had found a nugget,
but If he had only known it, that egg
was going to prove worth fifty nuggets
IN him. When he returned home four
months later in a very bad temper, ow-
ing to his not having found the gold
mine for which he had been looking, he
nut the egg in an incubator.
For all he knew, the egg might have
been lying where he found it for months
before he picked it up; as a matter of
fact it had been lying there for more
than a thousand years. The chances
we're against the incubator making any
thing of the job of Matching, but, what
with Elijah knowing nothing about in
cubators, and the incubator knowing
nothing about the dragons eggs, the ex-
pertinent was successful, and in due time
The egg was Matched.
It's first meal was off its fellow dodgers
in the incubator. 1t then burnt its way
through the infammable part of it's fos-
ter mother and was free. Elijah was at
first inclined to administer capital pun
ishment for these offenses, and would
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mad get It sufficiently under control to
join travelling circus at a large salary,
IL mad settled down into quite a respecta-
Die member Of society, and was content
10 accept whatever sustenance was offer
ed 1t instead of helping itself.
HilJah toured with the circus in his ma
i've country for some time, and made a
nice little sum Of money. Finally the
concern was broken up by the disappear
hhce OF the proprietor. There was nothing
10 account for it. Business had been good
ana domestic relations all that could be
oesireo The theory of suicide was
secuted on all sides; beside, where was
inc body? Elijah's dragon showed its
sHer at the untimely occurrence by re-
Iuslhg all food and going to s,eep for two
Gays Then the proprietor's watch and
cnain were found in a corner OF it's cage,
uhd spiteful things were said and re-
srettaDle accusations made against it. Eli
jan on behalf OF the dragon, was very
,hucn hurt, and told the widow that I'M
Tess she withdrew her insinuations he
should go away and start little circus
UI MS own. The widow refused to with
uruW' so Elijah did, and made more
money as his own manager than he had
ever made In his life before.
ABOUT hve years after the dragon was
Matched, Elijah p. Jopp found himself
making an extended tour of the CONT
neht OF Europe and drawing crowded
houses everywhere. The dragon was
EnJah's best friend now, and had been
framed to do lot OF snowy tricks. Eli
Jan would fill his pipe and the dragon
"Vuld light 1t for him. Elijah would then
.ake piece Of iron, hold It in the
oregons breath until II became red hot
S s hammer II into a horseshoe. using the
uldBohs back as an anvil. A live sheep
nus brought on tho stage, there was a
sIons smell, such as fills small houses
u1 ninner time, and the sheep had disap-
peured' The dragon would finish up the
entertainment by roaring Cby KIDD permls-
.,oh OF the Mayor and Corporation, and
nc local hurist would retire 20 a villa
ID mo country IN less than twelve
Eiljah spd the dragon were very happy
"ssther' and were simply colning money,
mnsn one hne morning after a successful
rsrtofmance IN little town IN the Black
yifat Elijah woke up 20 0nd thnt the
ltnh had disappeared. lie ran around
M. Niile town WrlnFing bis hands. and
,fiff 80 tho came with o bell but
f'Yef nan seen o. heard anything n
~ pfskgn One ~ che bufR0maftefa bad
l..s9 his wife. but that wac all. Ige b.
"-fs' % = very Esntlemnnly manner
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light before police headquarters. A car
riage stood before the door and az
Swipes paused a moment, a gentleman
with pale haggard face came down the
steps followed by a man wearing a Wis
ored cap on which was inscribed the
words Inspector"
~Cheer up sir!' said the Inspector.
you'll hear from that son of yours all
right, the kdnapers will show their hand
before long"
please sir" broke in Swipes, 81 want
a doctor bad; kin youse tell me where
can get one in hurry?'
I'm a DOCTOR" said the gentleman with
one foot on the carriage step. What's
the matter?'
II got q kid home wot's awful SICK"
replied Swipes ana then he added hesitate
ingly II got dollar and a half. so youse
see kin pay youse all right
The inspector gave a short laugh.
Say boy you'd better run to a dispen-
sary. This gentleman can't bother with
the likes of you'll"
but Bulbs awful sickv pleaded Swipes.
The doctor turned suddenly around.