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| and placed them in the pewter casket and
| locked it. And to his surprise he found
that only one gold coin was left in the
pot. 'Now, what remains is for you,"
said the jinnee.
Are you satisfied with the amount2"
Dams face was aglow. Yes, l am
more than pleased for l can get all that
| really need with one golden coin, for
| 1T amounts to more than / can earn In
year. And-:he thing which A1akes me
very happy. is to know that there is
money to make the poor comfortable and
the sick we'll All. isn't that quite enough
to make me happier than l ever was
beforeT'
Then you are willing to give two hun
dred golden coins to others, and keep
Dan said very emphatically that he was,
and that to give to the poor and to the
sick would afford him greater happiness
than to keep it for himself.
"Ah, then sit down and eat your sup
per. for it will be cold if you wait longer.
am! l will consider what you Shall buy
with the one golden coin" said the
jinnce. Dan was not slow in obeying, for
the fragrance Of the Stpaming supper
had sharpened his hunger and he fell to
with relish. Never had he eaten such
HleuI ~ WIS Teiil uiIlQuet anu lOl
half an hour Dan rega led himself plenti-
fully. Then, his hunger appeased, he
turned to his strange visitor. who sat on
stool watching him.
''Ah. you have finished your supper, so
now we can complete our business. Take
the 200 golden coins and do with them as
your conscience and heart dictate. Ton
are a deserving boy. and l have con-
fidence in your doing the right thing. And.
having had my good opinion of you vert
fed, shall make your one coin grow
into hundred" So saying, the jinnee
touched the one coin remaining in the
pot with his wand, and 10! the vessel was
soon almost full. Then. while Dan stood
looking with wonder on the heap Of coins.
he put his hand on the youths shoulder
and said: you can now enter business
as betitting your desire and ambition. And
you can also have q home-A pretty cot
tage at the edge Of the town with
garden about it. And in the course Of
time you will take to yourself a wife
and rear children, and they will be Of the
salt Of the earth. for you are a good boy
and will grow into generous. honest
man."
Dan raised his head to look ut the
speaker but at the instant the room be-
came dark and when again the little
candle on the shelf hared it showed the
room as it had been before the jinnee had
appeared. But on examination Dan found
the box and casket and pot held the
still burned warmly in the fireplace and
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the bridge at Halls Mill 1t will in
crease the value Of their land too. this
bridge being built FOR their use"
But faltered Jack. isn't their land
very, very valuable already? 1t looks
so beautiful from this side the river
Jacks father smiled. Yes distance
lends enchantment, my son. But could
you see the farms on the other side of
the river you would not ask that ques.
ton. Poor, rocky soil that Is fit for
little, / can tell you. l looked up and
down both sides Of the river before buy
ing here. This side Of the river IL like
Fniryland when compared with the oppo-
site side
But Jack, who had fancied so many
beautiful farms on the other side, could
not believe that his father had really
seen the better places. Doubtless he had
sought only the land adjacent to the
river and had found the stony and bar
rem soil there. But beyond-away among
those misty blue hills. covered by sp:cn.
DID timber, the land must be fine and
the farms like perfectly kept gardens
nyway. so fancy had led Jack and
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have harder WORK to g"' 4 living from
the So. than tic you Of the meadow
lands across the stream. Eat VIC man.
age to be happy. and get all there is to
be had by hard work and economy. Some
day we hope to have such house rs
your fnthe" has on his farm. 1t is 30
complete and beautiful"
Yes. ant "c;r :athers whole farm
reminds ona CT Fniryllnd almost"
laughed Mr. brnwn. "Flis fields are So
rich. his gar:cn in such fine soil. that
1t seems mere piar It. til the place. It's
one Of the richest and prettiest places l
have had tie pleasure Of seeing"
And en- Sunday evening as Jack and
Mabel ro'ie hcmeward and looked across
the river at their own pretty w!'ite stone
house peepins through the trees all
bright liz the: last autumnal leaves and
saw the red barn in the rear md the
dove house on its roof and saw the
great pasture filed with lettering cattle
and the horses running in their lot. with
the white paling fence about the well.
kept yard full Of tine last hollyhocks Of
the season, and the arched gate-its au.
tumn vines still covering 1t, they grasped
each others hands and whispered.
there's real Fairyl:,nd- there at home"
AAu ~ IL WIS, lo', ifO WINE the! uAu
always loved their hone they saw 1t
from n new point Of view and began
to love 1t more. '"Thank goodness for
that BRIDGE" said Jack that evening as
they sat around the supper table in their
own home. ut brought US into Fairy
land all right. but first We had to 20
away into what appeared from a dis
lance to be so superior to our own sur
roundings and to be brought back from
a distance to sec It as the world-pass.
ing by-sees it. We've the finest home
on the river, Daddy"
And the 6ncst boy and girl in the
world" smiled Mrs. Grey. For they are
SO pleased with their own home
And with their papa and mamma
put In Mabel, her mouth full of apple
dumping. ugh. it's good to he home
again--in sure enough Fairyland.'
But we certainly had fine time with
Mr.. and Mrs. Brown" exclaimed Jack.
They are lovely neighbors. and now
that we have the bridge we con invite
them to our Fairylnnd often"
(Which we shall be happy to do. son."
agreed Mr. Grey.
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shoulder. Would you like to 60 home
with me and remain till Sunday evening""
she asked in such sweet tones. If you
should like to go-and your mother could
spare you--it would afford me great pleas
ure to take You along with me. Ny hus-
band is as fond of children US l am, and
we'd try to make you enjoy the time
spent with u.s.
''Oh. how ! should love to CO., cried
Mabel. And so would l." put in Jack,
eagerly. He had come up in time to
hear the ladys invitation to Mabel.
So, after a little talking and planning,
it was agreed that Jack and Mabel
should accompany Mrs. Brown (that was
the good lady name) to her home, which
she told them was away over on the
hills, far from the river" And that
was just what Jack and Mabel wanted.
How they had loneed and longed to see
the country beyond the river far away
among the hills.
Mrs. Grey wrapped up Jacks and
Mabel's nigh ties and gave them their
combs and hair brushes and other little
toilet accessories to carry along with
them. And the children were quite hap
py, for it seemed like taking a long
journey.
On the way to Mr.. Browns farm Jack
and Mabel got very well acquainted with
Mr.. and Mrs. Brown and enjoyed the
converse ton so much. And once at the
farm Jack ran about helping Mr.. Brown
with his evening chores. Meanwhile
Mabel was assisting Mrs. Brown in get
ting supper and was shown the three
rooms of the house. While the place
was coy and as clean as a pin it was
poor indeed when compared with the
children's own home. which was a nice
two-story stone house containing six big
rooms. And Mr.. Browns barn was only
half the size Of the Grey's barn, and his
fields were on hillside, rather poor in
SOIL And the country, which had been
so beautiful at a distance. seemed CON-
mon enough when brought SO near to
one, and Jack began to understand what
his father meant when he said: dis
lance lends enchantment." But Jack
enjoyed every minute at the Browns and
SO did Mabel But they soon saw that
their Fairyland Of fancy was not on ''yon-
der side Of the river" but really at their
own dear home.
''You see, my dears,' said Mrs. Brown,
1--WE farmers Of this side Of the river
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Sict"d - cro"Sn r,ope. to til" I'm
stro".h tee hardest r.-t -: the ~'r'.-.
vhic'. for.r-ate!y. we >acr: in tie l:'rd
whe-- 90 lived ,>rt chez w..e quit" u"
T.-e scr,e.i;acs, STOW 'virX c:'s. the s." ~
Me . ,St,;te carpet :. was then thht
D~r srreret mcct. !v. TIE cold bi; bs
tenc.. '.esh nerc"s~>-:. H:r coat was
thin am; his shoes wy: mech wo:D-
Oas Is t. afternoon during a sucw fall
Dan ~ss walking s3cst an alley which
tal ,rr.ri . very ,1udsome house He
~a= ,-::-1Hg FOR things which may have
ceer ?!.sc"n cut b.: some Of the rich
mems servan.s. Su:GarIy a bit Of shining
oiua s:,.s caught hts eye. Now, there was
II sx-thecc:y IN the :a.=c who bought
al ~. Cid bottles that Dan could fnd.
Aac .a!a \ =e-y good price 70. them, too.
20 I;,n hoping that tie h!He glass would
tuvr g.: 70 he worth . few pence,
srpt sths.; away TIE snow and found it to
- ta.. e1t o. cory large. long -necked
pr;tIe. Gea 9-eedcy picked 1t up and held
I, snIdsr:y against Aie breast. He began
oaiecsa tiEs ~ an the things that the
zens7 s.-ez, tne sole Of the bottle would
b.snS III. T1.t. there would be a bit
q He.s: aaa smaller bit Of cheese.
then ;s4.A wosh Be q candle to light
- little rooR ~ that he might see how
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As the day was very cool. the rejoicing
farmers could not hold picnic in the
open, and Mr.. Grey invited them to come
and make merry in MS big new barn.
The floor was swept clean for the crowd
table set and a fine old-sty!e barn spread
was soon enjoyed. Each good wife had
brought well-llled basket of provisions
and the table was loaded with good things
to eat. In the afternoon dance was
enjoyed by the young folks and even
Jack and Mabel took turn ut the old
Virginia reel. Oh, such fun as all the
good folks had on the day of the official
opening of their new bridge.
1t was a Saturday that all this happy
time was held and late in the afternoon
the crowd prepared to take their leave
for farm chores must be looked after.
What a fine time we have had" de-
clared one nice mothery looking lady,
speaking to Mrs Grey. And how de-
lishtfully you have entertained us in your
comfortable house and immense barn. 1t
is the incest farm in these parts. Mrs.
Grey. But. poor as ours is. l want you
to pay ME visit soon and fetch along
your lovely children. You know l have
no little ones of my own and do love to
have my friends children come to pay me
visitS''
"Oh. how nice:' exclaimed Mabel, who
was a listener. Then she blushed pretty
red to think she had spoken out 80 sud
denly without being addressed. She was
such a demure little maiden and rarely
spoke unless being spoken to.
The lady from the other side Of the
river turned and put her hand on Mabels
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them had been acquainted at ALL But
now neishborly intercourse would be
POSSIBLE and would bring much social
happiness TO the people on both sides Of
the stream.
And among all that crowd Of farmers
farmers wives and farmers children, few
were so happy and excited as Jack and
Mabel. Indeed. 1t was Mr.. Grey's wagon
that had first drawn up to the bridge
on the morning Of the great opening
and the bridge men. dressed for the gala
occasion. smiled and bowed to Jack and
Mabel like old acQuaintances, for they
had become quite good friends during the
building Of the bridge. And before others
came Jack was shown the bridge from
buttresses to handrails, enc Of the build
ers explaining It all to him.
When the crowd had assembled and
the county commissioners, looking very
important. told the workmen who were
watching the entrance to the bridge to
open 1t tor use, there was a great hurrah,
ard one by one the vehicles crowded to
their capacity rolled slowly across the
h.M,v, Hh.".. r.:ir 20 Ci.>.l mo cher
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the remnants Of fine supper remained on
the table
1t did not take Dan long to seek out
the poor of the town and to establish
many of them in Il small business fitting
their capacity Others Of the poor he
pensioned, for they were old and could
not work. And soon a fine hospital was
built for the sick poor, and everything
done to make them comfortable and to
aid in their recovery. And every one
marvelled at the money Dan had to spend
and at the lovely little home he bought
at the outskirts Of the town and wond
cred still more when he set up factory
for the weaving of cloth where those
who worked for him were paid literally.
And as the years rolled on Dan prospered
and when in his twentysixth year he
married a lovely good woman the entire
town sang aloud his praises
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CHARADE.

My first Is the darkness Of night;
1t is worn by the sad and the gay;
You will see it on women and men
In all cities-go where you may.
My second oft forms q great house;
Or on lady's white finger CLEANS;
'Tis brought from the bowels Of the earth
And from mountain tops-strange as 1T
seems
My two Joined together will form
The name Of a lawyer Of note;
And in all Of the courts of the land
Great men from his books do quote.
LETTER ENIGMA.
My first is In money, but not in hoard:
My second Is in lumber, but not in board :;
My third is in brown, but not in blue;
My fourth is in story, but not in true;
My fifth is In pine, but not in tree:
My sixth is the same as my first, you see.
My whole spells a country.
From ours far removed.
IT'S an interesting place,
As travellers have proved.
ZIGZAG PUZZLE.
This zigzag contains seven words Of four
letters each If the words are rightly
guessed and written one below another
their zigzag letters, beginning at the
upper left-hand letter. and ending with
the lower left-hand letter. will spell that
which a rich man always has. The cross
words are: l. Something we use while
eating our dinner. 2. That which is nee
essary for a boy to have when he goes
fishing. 3. Something that dies when
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- AR to the south, bordering on tina
: ii. mysterious part OF the world. the
: If waters OF the Antarctic Ocean
IL lies that small, strange countr!
~ known rs TERRA del Fucgo There
, sweep perpetual storms, winds that desc
lat" rv"rythinc In their way and cold thin
holds the country In its Icy grip from
our years end to another. There thu
few human creatures exist IN warfare
with he elements, and are Of the low
est type OF savngery. The follow ny de
su;ption Of the country lying ut he ex
entity OF South America Is quoted from
Tie "Iournal Of Researches" by Charles
Darwin:
"a little after noon we doubled Cape
st. Diego and entered the famous Strait
o! lie Marie. In the afternoon we an
riored In the Bay Of Good Success
While entering we were salut'd in a
manner becoming the inhabitants OF this
savage land. A group OF Fncgians,
partly concealed by til" e:ltangled forest
were perched on wild point overhang
Ing the sea. ana as we passed by they
sprang up and. waving their tattercd
clnnks. sent forth n loud shout. The
savagcs followed the ship and just be-
fore dark we saw their fire and again
heard their wild cry.
"A single glance Mt the landscape was
sufficient to show me how widely differ
ent 1t was from anything | had ever be-
held At night 1t blew Il gale OF wind.
and henvy squalls from tn" mountains
swept past us. 1t would have been Il
j,g1 time out Mt sea
In The morning the captain sent a
pNrty to communicate with The F'uegians.
When we came within hail one OF the
four natives who were present advanced
to me-. ~ nr1 began to shout most ve.
hemtH1,y, Wishing to direct us where to
land. When we were on shore the party
looked rather alarmed, but continued
talking and making gestures with great
rapid!ty, 1t WIS, without exception, tho
most curious spectacle ever beheld. I
cvlld not have believed how wide wns
the difference between savage and civil
ICED man: 1t is grentrr than between
wild and dotnest!catrh animals, inasnluch
rs IN MINI there Is greater power of i'm
proyrGent The chief spokesman was
old, and appeared to be the head OF the
family: the three others were powe
Young men about six feet high. The
women nut children had been sent away.
These Fucg!aEs are very different race
from the sturted miserable wretrhes far
Their westward. and they seem riosety
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way, but they told each other Of the
many curious and beautiful things that
they fnnced were to be seen ''yonder
side the river
Well. can you imagine the surprise Of
Jack and Mabel when, one evening as
they were returning home from school
they saw many men with surveying in
Struments walking up and down on the
river bank about half mile from the
very spot where they so often stopped to
look across the stream to the blue and
misty country beyond? And when Jack
told his father about the men surveying
the land about the river, he said: Yes.
Il new road is to be cut through from
the other side and bridge built close
to our farm. Then the farmers living
on the other side can get to market
without going away down the river to
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"YONDER SIDE, THE RIVER"

~ ACK and Mabel Grey stood on the
bank Of a great. deep river, look
ing across to the other side with
wistful eyes. They often stopped
49, there on their way from school to
look across the stream and to wonder
about the people and scenes beyond.
They had lived in the community only a
short time. their father having bought a
farm there three months previous to the
opening of this story. Aud not once had
Jack aud Mabel been on the opposite
side of the river. for no bridge spanned
1t within 10 miles Of their home.
"Oh. how should love to cross the
river" sighed Mabel. Il think it must
be like faicy)and over there"
Yes, see how blue and misty 1t Is over
those wooded hills" said Jack. How
beautiful 1t must be when one really gets
quite into them
Maybe some day we shall go across"
suggested Mabel. "Oh, II only there was
a bridge over which we might walk to
Fairyland!"'
Then .Jnck mud Mabel had to go their
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Mabel to believe.
And during many weeks the men
worked on the bridge and Jack and
Mabel would stop on their way from
school to watch them placing the great
beams and iron rods and strong boards
Of the floor. And they counted the days
till the bridge should he completed, and
when they might go into the Fairyland
beyond.
The official opening of the bridge was
a gala day for the people Of both sides
of the river. Before the sun was an
hour high in the heavens farmers wag.
ons, carts. carriages and huggies were lined
up to cross the Great bridge which had
brought the families Of opposite sides
into close communication Formerly the
people living on opposite sides OF the
river had been as strangers, and few Of
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Orphan Dan and the Blue Bottle.
A STORY OF MAGIC.

to mend his shoes that night before go
ing to bed Ola he bottle vas quite a
lit:le fortune 10 he picked up so late Of an
evening. especially "a Dan had had Il very
disappo:rti2: dHy Il vain he mad tried
I" get work fam a-st this o"n and that
one, hct FL to whom be Applied for en-
FL! ment shook their heads and said they
had no wo'k TO: Iim. Oar. beiDQ Ok an
independent spirit, lovinE hts liberty, and
holding hopes fo- the future, had thus
kept himself from h-''l:l;:i- Hn apprentice
20 some wea~ol e ";orh ~ MAKER 0c
cart Wheels az. H.! rNreI H"tie: even
While co"si'!erin. Nv pov"r;1 mi! suffer-
ing ut times han :l:.u ;he i;"1r little
apprentice DO: Of his c:u"nlnt""rc.
IN rvr (" my ron'l and clean out
thc l,nti!r.' ~EiSpr"2d iis':. And hiding
his blue trcaSnr" beneath his thin coat
lie ran with MI possible speed to his
rooEI which was IN TIE :ca; ~! Il stable
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III the first letters of tho words
pictured above arc written to-
Eether In the order In which they
are given the name of q great
explorer will be spelled.
ANSWERS TO LAST WEEKS PUZZLES.
BEHEADINGS: /. Lark-drk 2. ScclG-
cold. 8. Scdmp-cdmp. 4. Couck-oach.
CURTAILINGS: l. Wagon.>:3y 2. Viii
1oao-tcil. 3. Ldndau-lund 4. Ladlc.1Qh
DIAGONAL: Hallo,ceen. Oross-pords.
/. Haven. 2. Lddle. 8. Hu1. 4. Bells
5. Hello. 6. Flotrs. :. F .end g. Eetoer.
9. Nails.
PICTURE WORD PUZZLE. Picture
aoords are: Ace, lot, lock, shoes, ache, ink.
nose, toe, stage.
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Again Dan meditated; then said I'D
build fine hospital for the sick and give
the pa tents every care and attention.
Remove the second one hundred coins
from the box said the jinnee. land
place them in that pewter casket and
lock It,"
Dan counted out the one hundred coins
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knr-, '::><.rd in "a quaint fashion,.
benin! = tn'n iledown inn no longer in
nse, This room occupied Ivy Dan had been
" small meathouse where winter provi-
>ions had been stored. And while 1t was
cheerless and cold it was strong and Sc
cure from the storms. In no place did
Its roof leak. and the winds could not get
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@ THOUSAND years ago tor It may
\ "A I haze been much longer than q
~ | thousand years since the things
II Al told Of In this slo.v hnppenedI
S----J there lived IN a fnrav'uy land
"or:.. orphan boy named Dan. II he had
II surname no one ever heard lin called
Ivy t. lie was just orphan Dan. and
lived hy the earnings Of his own anfs.
During prosperous years. wnrl crops were
to &c Sarnerod. Dan found ;!rnty Of en-
Vi, i!ltHt hut following; Il bed season of
10" much rain .: Il hrnut!. he Lad to 20
porri; fcl and mo-" poorly housed and
'lad. SO thrt Hur..,: Dan. eyed II. knew
tn" meaning Il "lrt
1t hnrprnrd ic"j Often t'nt Dan went
about tt" nii:la and lncHyurhs in the
rca" ~. the houses If the rtci and looked
fer t! hn;-lrS. old H.. and ron. Ties"
cast ." thing" re would sci! TO junk
Sh';' i"i 4 :er rrrn:":. 1T this way he
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PRETTY little Polly
L In her new pink dress,
Going out to luncheon
With some friends, l guess.
See her rose-trimmed bonnet!
And her shoes so neat!
Shes so very dainty
From head down to feet.
On her hands she carries
A muff all snowy white;
And on her face so rosy
A smile of sweet delight.
She is a dear, sweet grille,
As happy as can be;
And all her friends invite her
Quite often out to tea.
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D OurPuZZle Corner &

water is thrown upon it. f. A substan-
tial food. S. A number. 6. To be smeareG
with ink. 7. Things belonging OF every
onr'S head
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-15

CHAPTER XVII. = Judge Brewster
plans a meeting at his home Mt which he
accuses Capt. Clinton OF having forced
an untrue confession from Howard. Annie
agrees to produce the missing witness at
the gathering.