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laugh, but his laugh ended in a groan.
He told us that he had met with an
accident while trying to secure his
boat in the storm and he thought his
ribs were broken.
We watched with him all night and
in the morning went for a doctor, who
said the old man was badly injured.
They carried him to hospital and he
got well, but he never resumed his
lonely life on the shore. He turned
out that he had saved enough money
to live comfortably for the rest of
his days, and he insisted on making a
present of the shanty and the land
around it to us three boys to be used
as our summer camp.
But Dinkelspiel thinks he owns the
place and has refused to leave it and
live with his former master except in
winter. Every summer he is at the
shanty by the time we boys arrive for
our vacation, and he stays there late
into the fall, visiting the neighboring
farms daily to pick up his food.
Jack, Larry and 1 are pretty big
boys now, and Dinklespiel is getting
old, but all four of us can be found at
the shanty each year Just inquire for
DinkIlspieps and anybody along the
shore will direct you to it.
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saw my chance to be leader right
then and there. Sure cried [.
Come on" and grabbing the Ian
tern from Jacks hand 1 set off through
the storm and the night after the dog.
My two companions hesitated a min
ute and then came running after me-
shouting out for me to wait for them.
The dog led us straight toward his
masters hut. 1t was awfully hard
work running in that storm, and sew
eral times we had to stop and shelter
behind a sand hillock to catch our
breaths.
The lantern went out early in the
race, and if the dog had not guided
us we never could have found the way
Finally we reached the door, at
which Dinklespiel began to scratch
and whine. We stopped and listened,
afraid to enter. Then, in lull in the
storm, we heard the sound of a groan
as if some one inside was in pain.
l lifted the latch and we three boys
entered, close together, and, lying on
a rude bed, we saw the cross old man
who had threatened US with the shot
gun.
He sat up and looked at us in as
constituent and then demanded, What
brought you here?"
'Dinklespiel" l replied.
'Dinklespiel?" he said nquiringly.
Yes" 1 answered-"him."
"Oh, the dog" said he and tried to
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Prisoners of the Tide
An Adventure With a Sea Current at Night

gested. cheerfully. But no fishing YES
sci came. and darkness had completely
shut them in when the tide had hur-
ried them as far as the lighthouse.
George thought of the coming dan
ger, when the tide had taken them
out where the waves were higher and
the little rowbOat would probably fill
with water and go down. 1t seemed
to him that nothing would prevent
them being swamped. He screamed
with all his might, in hope that the
men in the lighthouse would hear him,
but the wind was blowing in the
wrong direction.
stop, George!" cried little Edward
sitting up. What is that over there?"
Far away through the darkness the
boys could see a glow of many lights.
It's the New York steamer" George
exclaimed but it's half a mile away
from US. They'll never see us" Just
then a glare of white light shot across
the water.
IT'S their search light" cried Ed
ward. IF they would only throw it
on us!'
They are trying to find the buoys,
and see their way" said George. The
long finger of light swept over the
water and for a moment its dazzling
brightness rested on the little boat
before it swept on. Then it came back
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One night tremendous storm blew
up. By 10 o'clock we boys were out
side in driving rain and bowling wind
trying to secure our tent so that it
would not be blown away, getting ex-
ira guys to it and banking up sod
around the bottom so that we would
not be washed out.
The waves were making such a
thunder on the shore that we could
hardly hear each other even when we
shouted. 1t was so dark that you
could hardly see your hand before you
without the aid of a lantern and Jack
Colby had a most awful time, trying
to keep the lantern going, for it would
be blown out almost as fast as he
could light it. Jack was the older boy
having turned sixteen, and was the
leader of the gang"
In the midst of all the work and tu-
multi 1 suddenly felt something run
against my legs. and by the light of
Jacks lantern, which happened to be
going just that moment, l saw Din
kelspiel in a state of great excitement.
He would bark. run a little way in
the direction of the clam digger's
shanty, and then run back to US"
HE wants us to follow him." said
Jack, "shall we go?''
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rate. There were cries of warning
and a boat came swiftly down upon
him, rowed by d crew of Canadians,
but it was too late. No boat could
save him; the roar of the water warned
the men to save themselves.
From the factory on the bank
scores of men and girls looked out,
and from the railroad bridge "A little
group watched for his final struggle.
Some one blew the factory whistle
and a crowd began to gather by the
falls, some trying to reach him with
ropes.
The boy stopped and loosed his
shoes. They were heavy with spiked
bottoms, and he did not want them
then. Nor did he want the log in that
fight for life. He sprang from it, and
moment later went over, feet first.
For a half minute he did not reap
pear. A few logs came down about
the same time, and the spectators be-
gan to give up hope.
Then he rose again far below the
falls and struggled ashore. Half an
hour later he was in the camp eating
his dinner and being laughed at un-
mercifully by the men who would have
shed tears over his death.
by gar said Fighting Joe, that
boy she be YER strong boy, YER fine
boy He swim foot bare just like mus
rat he take falls like otter, he be log
man next winter when logs she all
gone. I drink his YER fine health"
AS the men went to work again some
one called him. Here, boy, go get that
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SOME MORE FUNNY FALSE FACES TO BE MADE QUICKLY

broken cant-hook and throw it into
the boat
Benny seized it by the iron and gave
it a fling. 1t struck in the prov on a
little package.
the earth under the shallow current
leaped upward, the crash of thunder
was in the air, and the whistle of fly
ing fragments was heard. The boy
felt blow on the chest, and he sank
softly down and went to sleep.
The boss arose from the sitting po-
sition he had suddenly assumed, and
the men stopped staggering and rush
ed forward.
mo one hurt but the boy. Tough
day for him." he remarked.
Bad welt over the cas-" said an
other, but he is coming round all
right"
Look here, young Teller said his
employer, as he sat up, you have
charged against you a pair of blankets,
a pair of Shoes a good boat and half
d pound of giant powder and a few
explosion caps; but if you quit right
now 1 will pay you your wages in full
and give you my blessin'. You are
too lively for me-"
Wal. see ye got back" said Silas
Weatherherd, as he came in from work
next day. Have 'er good time?"
We'll, it was kinder different, but
you see | was afraid you would need
me, so I came back. Guess those pota-
toes are about ready to dig anyway.
Supper smells goods
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first place. I should fire my rifle half a
dozen times hoping the reports would
be heard here at the house and an
swered. If they were not answered
the first time I should wait few
minutes and try again. If l still got
no answer and night and a storm
were coming on. I should scoop out
a hole in snowdrift and creep in.
When one is covered with snow he
will be almost as warm as if in bed
l should stay right there till the
storm passed, and then I am sure /
could find my way home again. Father
once told me of man who had to
burrow into a snowdrift and remain
there two days and nights. Let us
put light in the window and blow the
horn and fire the rifle again"
But the hours dragged away and
nothing was heard from the father.
Had he been within a mile of them
and fired his gun they would have
heard the reports and answered them
but up to 10 o'clock the only sounds
to reach their ears were the moaning
of the wind as it brought a fresh
storm on its wings, and now and then
the angry bark of fox or the long
drawn howl of wolf.
The children went to their beds at
last, but it was long before they fell
asleep. and both were up at daylight
1T has been showing all night and
the fakes are still coming down." ex-
claimed Ben as he looked from the
window.
And father is still in the woods!"
answered Nancy as she began to weep.
The tears came to Ben's eyes also.
He knew that the chances were that
his father would not be able to find his
way back to the cabin with another
storm raging.
(To be continued.)
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CHAPTER 1.

CHAPTER l.
In a loghouse on the short of Lake
Huron, two miles from the nearest
neighbor, and ten miles from the near
est village, lived James Brady, who
was fisherman and hunter. He had
been a widower for many years, and
was father and mother to his two
children, Ben and Nancy.
Ben was two years the elder, and at
the time our story opens he was 10.
Although Mr.. Brady was a poor man,
he was not an ignorant one. There
was no school for his children to at
tend on that lonely shore, but he had
spent much of his time teaching them
what other children would have OBJ
tained at school.
He had done more He took them in
TO the woods and on the water with
him and taught them great deal
about nature and her ways. Both of
them could sail a boat, shoot with
rifle and take care of themselves on
land or water.
In summer the fish that were caught
were taken to Maskuga and sold to be
carried down to Detroit, Buffalo or
Cleveland, and IL the season was
good one Mr.. Brady had a good roll
of money at the end of II.
In the winter he hunted for bear.
deer, wolves foxes, mink and other
animals whose skins or pelts found
ready sale, and Ben almost always ac-
companied him. When the weather was
not too boisterous Nancy also made
one OF the party, and It was thus that
the children grew up tough and hearty
and ready to face any danger.
Neither had ever seen place
larger than a village Of 200 people,
and they had only heard Of fine clothes
and dainty food. but they were happy
over what they had and had no care
to make a change in their lives. One
was coming. however, and was close
at hand.
one winters day a storm broke over
the land, and for three days a gale
howled and the snow fell until the
cabin was almost buried from sight.
When the weather cleared, Mr..
Brady took down his rife and said.
"Chldren, ! am going to try TO get
out TO where ] see my bear-trap be-
fore this storm come on. IL Is more
than a mile TO the spot, and the snow
Is very deep and / shall go alone"
He went away with nod and a
smile TO them, saying tina he would
goodbye TO him, little thinking that
1t was Tor the last time
When he had gone, Nancy took up
her spelling book and Ben his history
and for an hour there was hardly a
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drens Room OF the library for the
first time. Here was a beautiful pic
ture OF "A horses head-there one OF
n child and dogs, happy playmates to-
gether. Aurora stood in her chariot,
all life and grace. and not far off
Raphael's Sistine Madonna looked
down on him. Vases Of wild flowers
told the story of the woodland. and
a pitcher plant stood I'm its own ball
OF earth right from the swamp, its
leaves. with the hood and side wings,
making quaint little pitchers.
That night when Dick crept back
TO his miserable home he found his
father just rousing from a heavy.
stupid sleep and going out for more
LIQUOR
WYATT. oh. wait father. and let me
tell you what saw to-day"
Tho father halted. partly because he
was not quite ready 10 stir and partly
70 please the boy, FOR he was really
kind az heart So Dick told what he
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II was a sparkling day; the shadows
of the clouds moved over the hillside
pastures of the mainland and the blue
waters OF the bay dancing in the sun
light. A rowboat was tied to the end
of the peir, and IT looked a very tempt
ing plaything to George and his little
cousin Edward.
Cant you go for just little way2"
pleaded the younger of the boys
"Old Ben says it isn't safe to go out
into the channel the tide is so strong"
replied George doubtfully. Perhaps
we can paddle along the shore"
Let's do it," interrupted Edward
eagerly I'VE can row along shore
toward the lighthouse on the point.
Perhaps we can catch a founder out
near the fish nets
There was no more hesitation, and
soon the boys were rowing the boat
an a wabbling course toward the end
Of the island, where a black spar buoy
was leaning toward the open sea in
the rush of the outgoing tide. The sun
was beginning to drop behind the
western horizon before the boys real
lied they had gone far toward the
lighthouse and a long way from home.
Just see. GeOrge!" exclaimed his
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once when I was young" he remarked
Go on. but come back as soon as We
can"
The heavy-shouldered, keen-eyed
logging boss looked Benny over with
smile when he appeared at his tent
on the island. What to go with us =?
Well, I'll give you a dollar a day and
your feed if you prove to be any use.
Go over to the cooks tent and get
your supper"
Benny ate his supper with supreme
enjoyment. Beans baked i'm a kettle
under a driftwood fire on the sands
the night before, biscuit not yet cold
from the Dutch oven and a cup of beef
stew were the central points of in
terest. Then the men came together
about the sleeping tents, and for an
hour the banjo of Fighting Joe
twanged, and the songs of the North
rolled In an unknown tongue as the
dusk crept on across the shores.
With the break of day the men be-
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SHE WASN'T AFRAID.

Charlotte was devoted to her older
sister and always slept in the same
room with her. Once her sister went
away; and TO ada to Charlottes trou-
bles a big thunder storm came up
just at bed time.
Charlotte could stand thunder and
lightning If she had her sister but
funny little cold things went up and
down her back when she thought of
going into her room all alone.
ITS time to go to bed. Charlotte"
said her mother.
Charlotte rose very slowly, unwill-
ing to confess her loneliness and
scare.
"Charlotte's afraid" jeered her
brother, She's afraid Of the lightning
and she's 'fraid to sleep alone"
you must get used to sleeping
alone" said her mother.
Charlotte drew herself up straight
and gave a brave little toss to her
head.
you don't seem to think much Of
my fortihcations!" she exclaimed In
dignantly, and then felt more injured
than ever when they all laughed
heartily.
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had seen, but his father paid little
heed until he came to the pitcher
plant.
Then the man bowed his head and
seemed to see again his boyhood S
home and the place where the pitcher
plants grow, and in thought again he
unfolded their curious cups and made
believe to drink the water they held.
There came the vision of his mother
singing as she worked:
Love Of God, so strong and change
less:
Love of Christ, so pure and free.
Even me, even me-"
He lifted his head, exclaiming, 81
will never drink anything stronger
than what the pitcher plant holds, and
we will live in the country"
He was a skilled workman, and
when he let liquor alone could earn
enough to make them comfortable.
The poor. discouraged mother began
to take heart again. They all agreed
that a few rooms in a decent place
should do for the present and that
every possible penny should be saved
for the country fund
One day Dick saw in an office waste
basket catalogue of abandoned
Farms and took II home to his father.
After some writing back and forth, 1t
was decided that ne cOulu nave IL Tree
for the first year II he would make
certain repairs. Now the way was
clear, and the money saved bought a
cow. An overworked express horse
was bought from its cruel owner and
took on a new lease of life. and a
dozen fine hens completed the first
purchases.
II Is year since the family took
possession, and the rent is made low TO
so good tenant for the coming year.
The little place is like a garden for
thrift and neatness. Dicks mother is
the best Of housekeepers. White cur
tains screen the narrow windows, and
here and there a braided rug brightens
the floor. Dick and his father are hard
workers: early and lhte they toll, and
for sweet reward. Even the younger
children love to help.
Little by little they have Increased
their stock. Dick has a market wagon
and twice a week drives eight miles
to town with a load OF choice vege-
tables butter and poultry, reaching
home tired. but happy.
And the chief flower mat they have
IN the garden Is the pitcher plant,
transplanted from the swamps.
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companion. See how fast you are
rowing Even Capt. Ben can't row
so fast
When George looked up he saw that
they had already passed the black
buoy and were in the channel. The
tide was hurrying them out to sea.
Perhaps if George had not been so
frightened everything might have
been alright, but when he saw their
predicament he pulled blindly with all
his strength on one oar. The blade
turned i'm his hand and slipped sud-
denly out OF the water into the air.
George lost his balance and fell into
the bottom of the boat-the oars were
wrenched from his hands and were
soon floating away far out of reach.
How are we going to get back ?"
asked Edward trying to speak in a
firm. brave voice.
Perhaps a fishing boat will come
in and take us home" George sug-
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gan to move the logs out from the
shore into midstream. At eight came
a second breakfast. at noon dinner.
and at dusk the final meal All day
the heavy pike pole was in the boys
hands, and the sound OF the mems
chatting IN his ears. The sun tanned
him with a deeper dye than the corn
fields had given, his feet. were always
wet. and he often fell into the river
There was a great jam at Bellows
Falls and the river murmured under
q mile of solid logs. Here the ex-
plosives came into use.
When the last Of the mass was
plunging over the rocks Benny waited
too long and the great log he was
riding started after them at q rapid
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LEFT ALONE.
Or the Adventures of Ben and Nancy.

word spoken between them. Then
Nancy put a piece OF venison to roast
and BeE peeled potatoes, and things
were almost ready for dinner before
they began to wonder why the father
had not returned
They were not at all worried when
noon came and he had not appeared,
as he had often been absent all day
and part of the night; and it was
three o'clock, and they had long had
their dinner, when Ben finally said:
Nancy 1 am worried about father
1t looks to me as IL another storm was
coming, and If it catches him in the
woods he may get lost and freeze to
death. When the snow is blowing
and whirling about it will blind the
best hunter and cause him to lose his
bearings. We will go outside. and
while I blow the dinner horn, you
load and fire your rifle five or six
times. II he is lost he will perhaps
hear the sounds and be guided home
wards. Don't you remember he told
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and rested on the boys, binding them
with it's brlliGnce.
"They see us!" said George. Look,
they are signaling to the lighthouse"
The searchlight had been turned
onto the lighthouse and then moved
slowly to sea again to the spot where
the row boat rode over the rolling
waves. Several times this was re-
peated, until beneath the CLEAN of the
beacon the boys saw a smaller and
DINNER spot of light moving along
the shore. 1t was the lighthouse
keeper with a lantern.
In few minutes the man had them
in tow. When they had been warmed
and fed in the keepers house they
started out for home along the beach
with the keepers son to guide them.
Il think we were very lucky" said
Edward. when they arrived in sight of
their cottage. And George fully agreed
with him.
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A lumber wagon came along, and
Silas stopped the team to pick him up
and take him home for supper.
Say. Mr.. Weatherhed," said the
boy, II want to be off for a while. The
work is all up in good shape can't
you let me off for few days?"
wall. ] dunno" said the farmer,
slowly. Might. What's up?"
"Oh. nothing much, but / just want
a week or two off,"
"Al right; ! s'pose I can spare ye.
When do ye want TO go?"
Right now"
Then the farmers eyes took In the
river scene. the blue smoke OF the
camp hte curling W at the head OF
tns Island. Used no be a boy myself
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us to do that if we ever thought he
was lost?"
1t was bitterly cold, with the sky
clouding up for more snow, and
though the children were warmly clad,
they could not stay out doors more
than ten minutes at a time. The horn
was blown and the rifle fired many
times over, but no response came from
the father. The children gave it up
finally and sat down with sad faces
to wait for what another hour would
bring
What would you do if you wee
lost in the woods in such weather as
this" asked Nancy after a long
silence.
Il will tell you" replied Ben, land
you should do the same thing. In the
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THE IITrLE oRrrN MAY.

Another pretty trick may be shown
by fashioning a little man or a pillar
out Of clayey mud mixed with sand.
While the figure Is still soft press into
Il seed OF watercress which has been
soaked for some hours in soft luxe
warm water
When the figure II we'll covered
with seed set IL into a plate which is
filed with soft lukcwarm water. mix
ed with n bit Of unslaked lime. Before
long the figure viii be covered win
beautiful velvsty green cloak.
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A man went to the local Ash mar
ket for Sunday dinner. He bought
fish amounting to $3.50 and handed
the dealer a $50 bill.
The merchant did not have change,
and was compelled to go across the
street to another merchant to get the
change for the bill. He gave the mer-
chant. the bill, received $50, gave
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The Pitcher Plant.

Dick, the child of tenement house,
came softly tiptoeing into the Public
Library and caught his breath at the
lovely vision.
His home was in couple Of rooms,
up rickety stairs. under fiat roof.
One room had one window, the other
was a dark closet, and here father,
mother and three children lived.
That day Dick entered the Chill
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SAT so to the customer handed him
his purchase and put $3.50 in the cash
drawer.
After the customer Had gone he
found that the bill was counterfeit
and he was compelled to give back
made the change a full $50 to make
up for it. He had thus expended this
and SAT-
How much in cash did he lose?
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BENNY Chapters LOGGING
He Tries One Day at 1t and Has a
Crowded Hour.

The Connecticut river was full of
spruce logs, rolling and pushing on
their way to the foot. of Mt. Tom,
where they would wait till the saw
mills sang them TO sleep in the pro-
tecting folds of the booms. Benny
stood by the bridge at Windsor and
saw the boats of the log drivers go
By at sunset, the French Canadian
songs rolling up from the smooth wa
ter behind with a romantic beauty
that called to his restless young ma
ture. There was something better, it
seemed TO him. than hoeing corn for
Silas Weatherhed.
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TrnnsDOsed Words.
United-untied.
Plumbing.
Wither-writhe.
Seraph--phrase.
Owl-law.
F'lit-lift.
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SOLUTION or LAST
SUNDAYS PUzzLES.
Trnnsposed Words

EVERY dog hath his day."