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teep-year old brother There must he
some mischief brewing when you. Miss
Merrymaker. are so silent and serious
Come, what's up your sleeve?
Sally laughed and answered Ben. You
shall soon know what's up my sleeve,
and it will be a surprise 10 you, doubt
less But have patience, Bubby. II will
all come out al the right time
Mrs Hartly laughed at Sallys and
Ben's light banter. II guess Ben" she
said turning to her son. that girl
can keep her own counsel as well as a
boy. So you'll have TO bide Sally s
time"
Yes. and the time will be ripe when
she needs big Bens assistance In money
or advice. laughed the big brother: Am
! not right. Sally" And Ben pinched
Yes about the money part of it. Ben. =
admitted Sally. Il shall call upon you
for some financial assistance. perhaps.
But till nv scheme IS ripe, please be pa
Ben left the room. laughing. for he
was as sunny as he was big and strong.
and lbs parents and sister had just cause
10 be proud or MIN. Sally always count
ed on his assistance in any of her UNI
dertakings.
That evening after supper Sally repaired
10 her den at the top OF the house.
And hardly had she gotten seated when
up came her three partners in consplr-
acy as they called themselves jokingly.
There Is 10 swearing secrecy on the
blade OF bloody butcher knife. is
there" asked Alice,
And no walking the plank if we break
our vow, is there" added George.
No, only plain cooperation in great
and good cause. and the secret is soon
TO he given broadcast 10 the world eX-
planned sally And what is best of all,
Ben will help us.
oh. that is splendid" cried the part
ners in conspiracy"
Now that YOU have got your breath.
III lay bare my plan before YOU. said
Sally, pointing the girls to chairs.
You mean your scheme corrected
Maggie.
We'll. after you have heard it you
may name it, smiled Sally. Now. here
II Is: You know there are several very
poor families in our parish. and IL has
occurred to me that we-us girls and
boys-might arrange to hold a bal OF
the eve of ST Patricks day. also on the
good day itself. Well have all sorts OF
things TO SELL and the proceeds shall go
10 charity in our own parish. | know
three families woefully in need of help
good. honest people, whose men are out
of work at present. and the families on
the verge of real want. Now, is there 4
more fitting thing than to hold a charity
bazaar for our parish on good st. Pat
ricks day.
You're perfectly splendid, sally said
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charity bazaar committee, consisting of
the four girls. Sally, Maggie, Alice and
George. worked hard and successfully.
The solicited donations from the rich
merchants and business men Tin the
parish" and from the housewives they
received the promise of domestic articles
as well as promises OF art embroidery
and hand-decorated china Four days be-
fore the opening OF the charity bazaar
there were loads of donations sent to
the big hall. the use of which had been
donated for the occasion of st. Patricks
eve and ST. Patrick day.
The papers of the town gladly gave
advertising space to the charity hazaar
ami proudly named the Board OF young
lady managers. Misses Sally Hartly.
George Grey. Alice Bower and Maggie
Toole." And when the doors OF the hall
were thrown open the eve of ST. Patricks
day a vast crowd sureed In. Everywhere
were pretty young girls AT booths and
tables all wearing the shamrock. with
their hair tied about with bonny green
ribbons. 1t was really most happy
occasion for all Interested, for the sales
We're many and the prices paid for the
articles were larger than the girls had
hoped They had instituted a plain of
allowing the purchasers TO pay any price
for an article they thought IL worth,
and IL Is safe to say the plan was a
happy che. for on several occasions gen
crous business men paid for little
workbasket or draWn-thread piece three
times tie value OF the articles.
But the great throng came st. Patrick $
day. at I o'clock in the evening. and
when the bazaar closed its business for
the dav there was not single article
displayed for sale. As Big Ben put it,.
They fairly ate up the charity bazaar"
and the board Of young lady managers
were the fappiest girls in the world when
the proceeds of the bazaar were counted
and a sum Of S.Uu found to have been
taken III. And the splendid part OF il
was. there were no expenses to be paid
out of the fund. 1t was all for charity.
And Sally, really weeping for very joy.
said: ON. now We can help those poor
families till their men folks can get en-
ployment. Isn't it just too good to be-
leve?"
Its been a grand success, little
ladies, declared a usually crusty old
banker. And to show you how much !
appreciate such spirit in the youth of
our parish. / mean 10 give YOU check
for enough to round the charity fund out
TO $1,000 And-here. what am l to do
with these slippers and kitchen apron ?
] bought them just because everything
else had been gobbled up when l got
here. But take them and sell them over
again. l don't have any use for en-
After thanking him from the very
depths of her heart for his generous
offer Of SO fine gift to the charity fund,
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Berts and Jula's Good St, Patrick


looked inauiringiy first at Mr. Day and
then at Mrs. Day.
Yes. of course. he is our dear Patrick
replied Mrs. Day
Didn't you know that Patsy is only
pet name for Patrick"
Well. had never thought about his
being really and truly Patrick said
Julia. II am SO glad that is his name,
though"
Bert laughed outright Sister is look
ing for St Patrick today, he ex
planned And / guess she has found
him. I'll agree that Patsy is as near a
saint as live children ever get to be. He
is certainly joy to his parents. and all
us kids at school swear by him, he's so
reliable and kind-hearted. I say he's
brick
And I say he's st. Patrick the sec
ond," said Julia. Then she got up and
took the spoon from Patrick Here, let
me stir your porridge." she said. in a sis
terly way. You have had so much to do
that a little rest won't hurt you. Please
sit down and talk with Bert. for 1 mean
TO stay here and prepare your supper
Bert will cut some wood for you. carry 1t
into the shed, and then We'll have to run
on home But Wen tell mamma how i'll
your father and mother have been, and
tomorrow mamma will be herewith
basket of things for sick people. Mamma
is saint. also. you know. And one saint
always wants to help another saint when
in trouble
In spite of his protest. Patsy was forced
to surrender the porridge spoon and sat
down beside his mothers bed Bert ran
out to the woodpile and soon the ak and
the saw were busy. And after he had got
ten big box of fuel ready for the stove
and Julia had finished preparing the
frugal meal they had to say goodbye and
depart for home. On their way thither
Julia said: Il am not joking when / say
that Patsy Day is really and truly
saint. He's the best boy in the world
except you, Bert"
Bert roared with laughter. Il make no
pretense of being saint. sister. but l
agree with you that if there is d saint on
earth-besides our mother, of course-it's
that Patsy Day. And to think his name
is Patrick. too, And we discovered his
saint-like qualities and his real name on
good st. Patrick's day. 1t is remarkable
Yes; and ] am glad we stopped a
the Days house, for tomorrow mamma
and papa will go there and carry some
provisions to the poor, dear people. They
are so patient. gentle and So kind
she added. and Patsy deserves all the
help can give him.
Yes well stop there every evening
after school and do their chores till Mr..
and Mrs. Day are entirely well and
strong And it will be company to them,
too, and Patsy will feel less lonely during
the long day when he knows we are COM
ing i'm the evening. 1t makes me very
glad to be able to do some good for such
deserving people" Then Bert and Julia
hurried on in silence.
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and father, this is Bert Donvan. YOU
have heard me talk much about. and
his sister Julia. They are schoolmates of
mine-when | go to school, YOU know.
Mr.. and Mrs. Day (the name of tho
family on whom the Donivan children
were calling) spoke very cordially TO Bert
and Julia, and Mrs. Day said Il hope
you will excuse the unkept appearance OF
our house But am too i'll TO get about,
and Mr.. Day is just recovering from
serious sickness. and the work all falls
upon Patsy. But he is such good son.
/ really cannot tell you how noble he has
been during our trials Of the past month.
Yes, Patsy is fine boy spoke up
Mr.. Day. warmly. And he looked low
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Sally laughed and said: please. ldr.
Smith, keep the slippers and apron, for
they will remind you of time when
you helped to make some poor people
very happy by giving so literally toward
their assistance while they were ia such
dire need
TN do it, little girl" said Mr.. Smith.
emphatically. You bet I'll keep them
as reminder that there are other folks
in the world besides ones self. This has
been a great occasion. Hope you'll have
another charity bazaar next ST Patrick s
day. It's the time to call forth brotherly
love for ones feIlow-man."
And a dozen bystanders overheard the
crusty bankers last remark and fervent-
~ said Amen
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into the secret, laughed Maggie IF
there Is anything in the world that l
like more than another, it is being aiken
into somebody's confidence in a scheme.
II sounds so mysterious"
oh. if there's any mystery about Il.
please do not exclude me- gayly cried
Mice. I'm in 10 share your schemes,
nv dear
And l." declared George, linking arms
, with Sally as the four walked down the
street from school. Come. let's have
tie scheme-or description OF 1t, rath-
er
Wait till YOU all come TO my house
after supper, said Sally. Then, in the
privacy of my den, I'll unfold the scheme
10 you and ask your cooperation in car
rving il out. You all can come. can't
your And Sally looked from one 10
the other OF her little comrades.
Wen be there" they all cried in
chorus
''Youn find Us knocking at your door
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ingly at his son. who was making some
porridge.
Patsy's face flushed from embarrass-
ment. "Oh. mother and father only think
! am SO great" he laughed. You must
excuse them for praising me so, for | am
their only olive branch, you see.
We'll. there are very few boys like our
Patsy" said Mrs. Day. "and during his
fathers and my illness he never COM
planned once of the work he has had TO
do He has been obliged to remain away
from school two weeks. but he has kept
mp with his studies just the same as
though he had attended regularly. for
every night after his work was done he
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so cheerfully and so WELL / would not
have believed ii. He has really saved my
life, for he went to see the doctor re-
garding me, told him all my symptoms
we couldn't afford 10 have the doctor
come out here-and got some medicine
Well, the doctor said it was absolutely
necessary for me to have the medicine
given every hour for the first twenty-four
hours, and after that every two hours till
the pain subsidized and the fever fell. So
what did this boy of mine do?-Why, he
sat up all night-his eyes on the clock,
and on the very minute my medicine was
given me. And all the next day the same
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the winter and early spring. for their pro-
visions usually gave out before anOthe!
crop could he grown.
In response to Bert's tap at the door
boys voice called out: Come in Bert
and Julia entered the wretched abode and
saw the mother on the bed. very i'll. The
father was sitting beside rusty stove IL
which struggled a fire of green wood.
The boy who had invited them TO enter
was preparing a meal over the miserable
fire and looked up as his visitors en-
tered smiling ''Ah. howdy do, Bert and
julia he said. And he placed chairs
for them beside the stove. Then. speak
ing to his parents. he explained: Mother
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Patrick found them formida BILE antag-
onists. and when persuasion on the part
of St. Patrick failed he cursed their
fertile lands and they became dreary
hogs he cursed also their rivers. that
they produced no fish. Again. he cursed
their kettles, so that no amount of fire
would make them boil. And at last he
cursed the Druids themselves, and the
earth opened W and swallowed them But
the greatest OF all ST. Patrick's miracles
was driving the snakes and toads out OF
Ireland and rendering the Irish soil for
ever afterward SO obnoxious to the ser
pent race that they instantly die on
touching it."
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sal beside the fire and got his lessons.
You see. the teacher drops in here on his
way to the Schoolhouse of a morning and
LAYS out Patsy'S lessons for the day. And
it has been such an encouragement to the
boy to have the teacher take such an in
terest I'm him. oh. he has had such
trial-waiting on two sick folks, and all
alone
Yes. and he has had the wood to cut.
and the cows to mill md the horse to
feed and care for, Al e chickens to
tend. In fact. he h; I'D his hands
more than fun" said ~. Day, adding
his praise of Patsy to that of his wife.
Really, if any one had told me that the
boy could accomplish SO much and do it
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without sleep. Well. on the second
night his mother-who was also very ILL.,
but who could get up and about occa-
sionally-forced him to go to bed and
sleep. and she gave me my medicine. But
Patsy was up before dawn. and at work
cutting wood. for we were about out of
fuel when ] took down on my back. Oh
l shall never be able to tell you what this
boy of ours has done for us. He is the
noblest of Gods creatures
The feeble mans voice shook with
emotion and he wiped moisture from his
eyes. II bless the day Patrick was
BORN he added.
Patrick exclaimed Julia. rs Patsys
name really and truly Patrick" and she
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The Life of st. Patrick.

following data on the life of
St Patrick comes from Chambers
i Book of Days:
"St. Patrick was supposed to have
been born about 372. He was stolen by
pirates and sold in Ireland. County An
trim. Here he passed seven years,
learning the language, manners, habits
and customs of the people tie escaped
to the continent and after a time Pope
Celestine advised him to return to Ire
land as a missionary. The Druidical
priests were great magicians. and ST.
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A Saint Patrick's Day Bazaar


--aggie. going to her hostess and kissing
her. Your idea is noble, and I shall
he most happy to be of assistance. I'll
work like a Turk. l promise
And so will H. said Alice. And i,
too declared George. full of enthusia SIN.
All that week-which was the week
preceding ST. Patricks day-the little
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Zigzag Puzzle.

This zgzag contains seven words az four let
ters each. If the words are rightly guessed ana
written one below another their ziGzag letters;
beginning with the upper left-hand letter aud
ending with the lower left-hand letter. Will
spell that which is going on In the spring IN
countries where there ice and SNOW. The
cross words are: IL Something which fills the
air in the early morning. ~ Something 10 be
seen on tree in the spring. (3p \ thick. soft
cloth. "a That which a teething baby Will do.
6, A single thing. IS, Small, busy insects. "a
The light from The fire.
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as soon as yoi have retired from the
supper table to our den promised Meg
gle.
Then the four girls parted company,
going to their respective homes. At the
supper table that evening Sally was very
quiet and thoughtful What's up with
you, Sally" asked Big Ben, Sally's six
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I was ST. Patrick s
day, and as Bert
and Julia Donivan
went To school I'm
the morning over
the country road
they fell 10 talk
ing about the good
and great deeds of
st. Patrick Il
wish St. Patrick
might have lived
during our time"
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Fate Of a Disobedient Bunny


helpful loving and obedient like you are
he would have been with us this morn
ing. as happy as could be. instead of lying
cold and still some place IN the meadow
where the hunters or tie dogs ended his
existence. I know you two Will never
forget the lesson" And poor Mrs Bun
ny with her arms about Flo-F'lo and Finn
Fun. wept out her sorrow on their soft
shoulders. and they, full of love and
sympathy, mingled their tears with hers.
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RS. BUNNY had
three Of the pretti-
est little Dummies
you ever saw.
They were all of
an age, and loved
playing IN the tall
grass that grew
along the river
bank near to their
home, which was
in an old hollow
stump. But as the
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r TITLE Jimmy sits a-nod
II ding
At the supper table;
He's eaten all the goody things
That he, poor child, was able.
And Papa smiles at Jimmy-Boy
And Mamma strikes his head.
Then Papa gently lifts him up
And takes him off to bed.
Being upbraid ed by her mother for be-
ing the lowest in her class. little Mabel
exclaimed In tones of injured innocence:
1T amt my fault. The girl who has al
ways been foot left school."-The Delin-
Gator.
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that he did not hear the soft step OF
four-footed creature close behind him.
And when he did hear the noise 1t was
too late.
Just as Tim-Tam was eating the corn
with a relish a great dog had nosed his
approach and had come from the barn
where he slept. and seeing the pretty gray
rabbit partaking of a meal right under his
nose. 80 to speak, he had easy prey. With
one bark of exultation the dog made
leap at the naughty TimTam and the
next instant had the poor creature be-
tween his sharp teeth. 1t was mercy
that his teeth were so strong and sharp,
for Tim-Tam was not obliged to suffer
long Within a second or two the little
fellow lay dead at the dogs feet. One
great bite through the neck had sufficed
to put an end to the rabbit, who had
crept from mis- happy and safe home TO
tragic death.
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ROURpUZZLE
Letter Enigma.

Nv first is in time hut not IN clock:
Ny second is in hair, but not in lock:
Ny third is in link but not in chain.
My fourth is in heed. but not in brain;
MY fifth is In nut. but not in tree:
NV sixth is the same as my first, you see:
Nv seventh you found in my fourth also:
My eighth is in wind. but NOT In blow;
My whole spells word which 10 artists We
apply,
And the persons so blessed sometimes rank very
high.
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AY. girls. ] have
a scheme brewing
in my head 1t
was Sally Hartly
who spoke to her
three friends. Geor-
gle Grey, Alice
Bower and Maggie
Toole. II have a
genuine scheme,
and no m.ake-be-
lieve about IL.
"All right. let US
asTf
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ing and devouring rabbits whenever they
could get them.
AS soon as Tim-Tam got into the open
he began to look about him. A briillant
moon gave him light and the stars-mii-
lions of them-added their luster to the
moon. So Tim-Tam could distinctly see
far in every direction. His eye rested on
the great farmhouse a mile to the west
ward, and, like all unruly children, he
desired to go to the place which had been
forbidden him.
So he set out toward the farmhouse. go
ing at brisk run. And not until he had
got within a few hundred feet of the barn
did he pause to take breath. Not being
used to long runs up hill such as he had
just taken he was all but exhausted and
began creeping about in the barnyard to
see what he might see. OF a sudden his
nose smelt grain. 1t was corn: He
sought IL out-some scattered grains on
the ground, and was SO busy eating it
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Riddle.

We are airy little creatures,
Each have different forms and features:
One Of us in glass is set:
Another you will find in jet:
4 third. less bright. you'll md in tin.
A fourth a shining box within.
And the fifth, If you pursue.
II will never fiy from you.
Ansver-Nawels
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If the abOve-pfctured words are
rightly guessed and written one he
low another, their initial letters will
spell the name of person famous In
religious history.
ANSWERS TO LAST WEEK 5 PUZZLES.
Zigzag puzzle-Carpenter. Cross words: III
Chalk. t2p Lakes. %, Birds. "a Ships 80
Snake. 49, Sound. "a Otter. 49, Learn. 90
Rings.
Letter enigma-Automobe.
Hidden Proyerb-Eyery cloud has silver lining
Illustrated Acrostic-Defoe. drink, egg, NJ.
onion, English.
Curtailings-n Blotter. blot. ~ Model. mode.
90 Ratchet, hatch. "a Hutch hut.
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The next morning.. when poor Mrs. Bun
nv awoke and went to kiss her children
good morning her heart almost stopped
beating to find Tim-Tam gone. And all
that day she and F'lo-Flo and Finn FUN
waited and watched for the erring one,
and at last when night again fell and
the strayed one did not come home. the
heartbroken mother realized he had met
with a very sad end. Calling to Flo-Flo
and Fim-Fam to sit beside her. she said
MY dear children, you see what a ca
lamity has been brought about by the
disobedience of your brother. who had be-
come SO unruly and venturesome. He
has met with death and brought grief to
our home. which was so very happy. But
we must take the lesson to heart / shall
continue to make the home as happy
for you two dear ones as / can. and you
must profit by the lessons of your errng
brothers disobedience.
Yes. mamma. we will" sobbed Flo
Flo, weeping for her lost brother whom
she dearly loved. And we shall try to
fill your poor. grief-stricken heart with
love for us, Fim-Fam and ! will, and
help you to recover from the blow of our
disobedient brothers wildness and tragic
DEATH
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said Julia
1T would he So wonderful TO know such
a person. | wish we might have saints
alive as we'll as dead, for they would do
us much good
We do have them alive as we'll as
dead declared Bert, the elder Of the two
Fut, of course. one has to be very, very
great and good to become saint. And
10 have very, very good people living
in every age. though we do not call them
saints Now, when one saves another's
NE or gives in charity to the poor, one as
then almost a saint
oh no" corrected Julia "A very
wicked person might save anothers life
Nnd also. one living a bad life is often
very charitable. SO. you see, YOU cannot
hear out your argument 1t takes a per
son very near TO God to be a Saint-one
who cannot sin
Yes, ! guess YOU are right. agreed
Bert. But We do have people who are
good in every sense. Still We do not cal
ftcrn saints
Il call our mother a saint" said Julia.
in low aud feeling voice. She does
not hing but good TO everybody. And Just
think what she is To us-and our home.
] think such mothers as ours should be
Sainted"
Yes. hut you don't find many mothers
as good as ours. declared Bert
That is the way think. laughed
children at school to who should De
sainted I'm our community. why. each
child would vote for his own mother, just
as We would vote for ours.
Rert had to agree again with Julia. and
then the subject was changed. But
throughout the day Julia kept thinking of
good st. Patrick, and wishing that she
might meet with some one who was
really and truly saint That evening as
she and Bert went home they decided to
stop al the house OF very poor family
to inquire after their health. There were
only three in sthe family-father, mother
and young son. And their livelihood was
gotteu from small tract of very wretch
ed. sandy soil which required the filling
of every acre. and which grew things so
stingily. Indeed. ii was said OF this FAM
lily that they suffered dire want during