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felt by him.
That's what you say" replied Ger
trude. But you have no means Of
proving that they are different
where affection for their young is
concerned. So. We'll just carry little
birdie home again. Either Of you
boys can accompany me to show me
the nest you stole 1t FROM f5s
There was no use the boys say$
Ing anything more about the matter,
for at this point their mother APP
peared on the scene, and Gertrude ex-
planned the whole affair to her. Mrs.
James was amazed that her sons
should be guilty of robbing a birds
nest, and said 50 in no mild tones.
Have Perkins get the auto right out.
and you two robbers take your pris-
oner back to it's home"
Grant and King now began to real
lie the extent Of their bad conduct.
1t had not occurred to them before
that there would be any unhappiness
or misery attending the taking of a
little bird from its nest. But evidently
they had much to learn regarding the
rights Of all living creatures.
1t did not take them long to reach
the spot where poor Mrs. Robin Red
Breast sat on a limb, grieving over the
loss of her little one. And as the
three children advanced to the tree,
and Grant began to ascend the limb
where the nest was half hidden she
tduttered about, wild with excitement.
Up and down she flew. giving vent to
short chirps Of Distress as il pleading
Iv1yifh hn er1or iv,tr ~
the two little brides In the nest.'
Grant soon reached the nest and
placed the baby robin in it beside his
brother and sister robins Then after
Grant had descended to the ground,
the three children stole of to safe
distance where they concealed them
selves behind some shrubbery and
from where they could watch the
mother robin. For some minutes
she kept circling above the tree. chirp-
ing mournfully and excitedly. After
q while she seemed to become more
calm. and slowly descended to tho
limb on which her nest rested. Then,
turning her head sideways. she looked
down with apprehension into her nest.
Somehow. one felt that she feared to
look there. thinking to find the other
two little ones gone. But her happi-
ness was plainly to be seen when she
discovered all three little brides sit
ting huddled together. their mouths
open, begging for food.
With swift wing she reached the
nest. lowering over II tenderly. Then
she raised her head. her throat
swelled and poured forth her song
Of Thanksgiving. Never had she sung
like that before. for it Ia a fact that
the female bird sings very little--tf
at all. She is satisfied to leave the
music making to her mate. But on
this occasion she sang and sang. and
even the hearts Of King and Grant
responded to her song Of happiness.
Gee. I'm glad We brought tina little
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be bit more than wing for you"
All the boys sat down. grouping
themselves about Uncle Tim. who sat
on an upturned wooden bucket. "And
so Dave and Rich want the story OF
your daddy's snake-bite Ell? Well,
here goes: You see, we-my father.
mother, brother Paul and myself
lived on this very 1arm-only II
wasn't a farm then. 1t was called
a claim for my father had just
'squatted on it. and had to stay the
proper time to get homestead deed
to it."
lone day Daddy and Mother went
to pay visit to some new settlers
who had located five miles distant
from us. We had only one team Of
hors y and farm wagon. Daddy and
Mother took the team and wagon, Of
course. as five miles each way was a
bit too much Of walk.
"Your father - my brother Paul."
and Uncle Tim addressed himself to
his nephews, land l stayed at home
to look after things. There were &C.
casional robbers coming through the
country, stealing anything they could
lay hands on--such as farm imple-
ments. calves. pigs. corn and house,
hold goods. So some one always re-
manned at home to keep guard over
our worldly possessions.
AN hour after Daddy and Mother
had departed Paul said he'd go and
give fresh water to the pigs. He took
two pals and set off towards the we'll,
which was at the foot Of this very rise
Of ground-down where Granny now
has her milk house. I was busy
mending a saddle and was In the
house. 1t was warm weather and
Paul and I were barefooted. We al
ways went that way in the summer
time. 1t was cheaper and more COM
Portable than wearing boots. Paul
was eleven years old and I was four
teen.
"Soon after Paul went to carry fresh
water to the pigs I heard him call
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out. He didn't call in his ordinary
voice. but in a sort of wild. frightened
way, and l leaped to my feet and ran
out into the yard to see what was the
matter. l saw Paul. holding one foot
up and rubbing it and crying out:
I've been snake bitten. Come quick.
Tim. The critter is here in the wood
pile Well. 1 ran to him, more fright
ened than he was. l didn't stop to
look at his feet till after had found
the snake, for l wanted to know the
extent of the danger. AS l had feared,
it was RATHER, and 1 got the ak and
chopped off its vicious head. Then
ran to Paul. He had become very
pale and his eyes had a strange look
in them. l examined his foot and saw
it was badly swollen already. My
mother had often told me what to do
in such an emergency. and didn't
wait. l half carried. half dragged
Paul to the house, got him on our
bed. then I tore up a clean white
cloth and bound his ankle and leg
above the bite as tightly as I could.
After that l ran into the yard, killed
little chick, opened its warm body
and bound 1t over the bitten place on
Paul's feet. Paul was losing con-
seriousness and was raving like one
in fever. l knew there was not a
moment to lose and never once did
l waste a count. I ran down the road
as fast as l could, going towards the
town, five miles away. I did not dare
to take the time to 60 after our par
ents, for they had gone in an oppo-
site direction, and my only help lay
in the town. must get a doctor at
once for Paul. I could go after our
parents later.
Il went on and on, running like a
deer, never once feeling fatigued.
Then I came to a settlers place, sit
uated about a mile from our house
and on the roadside. ran to the
door, but saw it closed, and supposed
the people were away. I next ran
to the stable to see whether they had
taken their horses. One fine bay horse
was standing inside the stable, enjoy
ing the cool Of the shade, no doubt.
His team-mate was missing. It flashed
through my mind that his owner
the settler II had ridden him off to
town. But while these surmises were
going through my mind I was busy
putting a bride on the bay horse.
Then, in jiffy, led him from the
stable-simply a shed made of rough
poles and covered with straw-and
jumped on his back. With a wild
whoop and vigorous kicks I urged
the animal into q run, and gained the
road within a few seconds. But as
I turned the corner Of the house the
door suddenly flew open and a man,
half dressed, appeared in the open
Ing, a gun in hand. He yelled out
after me: Stop, horse thief, or I'll
shoot!' But I had no time for ex-
plantations, for my dear brother Paul
was perhaps near to his death. and
I must get doctor as quickly az pos
sible. So urged the bay horse on
and on. down the dusty road leading
to town. And Just as rose q little
hill, two hundred yards from the set
tiers house, bang! went his gun.
Then again and soon a third time.
I glanced back and beheld the man
coming down the road in pursuit Of
me. I waved one arm back at him.
calling out at the top Of my lungs:
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house he takes the hideous lace thing
and ribbons of me. even the collar
he removes at times. Then shake
my head and jump and frisk about. as
free as a dog could be. And we chase
cats and other dogs. All, what fun
it is to chase a cat! OF course. only
dogs know this. There is one funny
old cat lives at the house next door,
and sometimes she comes into our
yard to catch grasshoppers She
crouches beside the rosebush by the
window and pretty soon she leaps
and gets fine big grasshopper. Then
jump at her and bark and switch
my tail as If to say: "Those hoppers
belong in this yard-and to the cats
of these premises. So take a good
licking for your thieving." And !
rush at her as If to catch her be-
tween my paws. Then she straight
ems up. goes "Spat!" and lifts her
back as round as a bow. And then
she swells up her long tail. Then.
just as jump close to her she makes
q long bound and reaches the tree
and up 1t she goes like bird flying
from the ground to a limb Then she
sits up there and looks down on me
as II to say: mot so smart as you
thought yourself, Master Puppy dog"
And 1 keep on barking till she gets
very tired and wishes l were away of
Another thing I love to do Is to go
with Freddie when he flies kite.
Oh, how we do run! Away off over
the hills that grow in a long, steep
row at the edge Of town. And some
times we run right into the creek that
goes tripping beside the foot Of the
hills. 1t Is a very wet creek, and
after I come out Of it l have to shake
and shake to get the water off my
nice soft coat. And once I got into
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She lowered over the two. mourning
the absence Of the third Just as hu-
man mother would mourn the absence
of one of her beloved children-were
1t missing in like manner.
And while she grieved and could
not eat, sitting in sadness on the tree
limb, her poor head dropping, she had
friend far, far away. In the town,
where the third fledgeling was held
prisoner, there was Gertrude James,
and she had discovered the presence
Of the baby robin. It happened this
way: While the boys were busily
feeding the little captive, that was
beginning to lose its appetite through
the new and fearsome order Of things.
Gertrude came to Join them at the
garage. They did not hear her foot
fall till she was quite inside the door.
and had seen the little birdie in Kings
hands.
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~ DRTRUDE JAMES was twelve
years of age. She had two
brothers. King and Grant.
aged respectively ten and four
teen. The James lived In a large
country town which was located in
the midst Of a fertile, wooded coun-
try. 1t often afforded the children
great pleasure to 60 to the woods for
in outing. and sometimes they would
invite many Of their young friends to
accompany them on these rustic
jaunts." as Gertrude called their ex-
oursions into the country.
One day, however, Grant and King
set out towards the woods without
their sister. They had seen a robins
nest in tree on the last trip there,
and very much wished to rob the nest
Of its little tiedgelings. Grant was
especially fond Of birds. but not fond
enough OF them to resist taking them
into captivity. lie admired the dear
little songsters. and wanted to study
them close-hand." Whenever he sug-
Eested this, however, his sister would
very strenuously object, and would de-
SAoAS. A. Sou CuuCd\oI ~ CATCH u
wild bird, Grant, shall have to 70
to Mamma and Papa about it. You
know 1t is their stric; orders that you
never modest a wild creature, or rob
ii Of its freedom"
So on this occasion Of which l am
about to tell you, Grant suggested to
King that they steal off to the woods
without Gertrude, and try to catch
robin red-breast. X don't want to
keep the bird long in captivity" ex-
planned Grant. but just long enough
to make study If it. A week. and
shall set it free again."
And so the two boys set off without
their sister. for Grant knew that she
would not hear of his catching a bird,
either the old mother bird or tledge-
ling. They reach ed the woods early
il: the forenoon. and had no difficulty
In locating the tis: in which the rob-
in's nest was hidden away underneath
ioafy boughs. AS snug as one could
imagine rested the little birds home
Ia the great protecting tree.
King soon climbed to the place
where the nest was located. and found
three ficdselings, s3out half-grown.
The mother birc had gone out in
cearch Of food Tor her young. and
Ter three llttle brides were without
protection. Grant soon had the fin
-st one Of the trio in his hat. and
climbed down to earth again.
Us It big enough to eat?" asked
King, looking admiringly into his
brothers hat.
They're big enough to eat as soon
- they come from the SHE'LL" ex-
planned Grant. "All they want is the
worm or ny. and they can devour =
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! OurPuZZle COrner s
LETTER ENIGMA.

My first is in bullet. but rot in gun.
My second is in amble. but not in run.
My third Is in circus, but not il
clown:
My fourth Is in king. but not in
crown:
My fifth Is in eat, but not in food:
My sixth is In turkeys, but not II
brood:
My whole's a receptacle
Made both large and small:
1t may stand on the floor
Or hang up 'gainst the wall.
DIAGONAL.
This diagonal contains five words
Of five letters each. If the words are
rightly guessed and written one be-
low another their diagonal letters.
beginning with the upper left-hand
letter and ending with the lower
right-hand letter, will spell that which
denotes great size and strength. The
cross-words are: l. To be serious.
Ornaments worn on the hand. 3
Something caused by fire. 4. Names
Of people and places. S. A kind OF
fish.
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q AY. Uncle Tim, tell us Of the
= time that Papa was snake-bit-
~ ten and you rode ten miles for

- AY. Uncle Tim, tell us of the
time that Papa was snake-bit-
y ten and you rode tie" miles for
1t was Freddie Jarvis who spoke,
and he was addressing his jolly old
bachelor uncle. There was quite a
group of half-grown boys standing
beside a haystack, and with them.
pitchfork in hand, was Uncle Tim
Jarvis. 1t was noon. and Uncle Tim
had come to the haystack to drag
from 1t some hay for the COWS brows-
ing about in the nearby pasture. His
nephews, Freddie, Jack and little
Tommy, had come over to their un-
cle's farm for a MONDAY call, bring
ing with them Richard and David
Wright, friends from town.
We've promised Rich and Dave
the story, and have come over to
have you tell 1t now" went on Fred
die.
"Ah, ha," laughed Uncle Tim, put
ting aside the pitchfork for the time.
"And so you knew you'd have me
cornered-if you came at noontime?
Well, l guess I may as we'll tell the
story right off, for your old Granny
is cooking a spring chick for din
ner-and she'll call us the minute
the meals spread. You know your
Granny won't wait. Says everybody
must be prompt at the table,"
"Say, Uncle Tim. is Granny cook
ing only one spring chick?" 1t was
little Tom, who asked the question
with a show Of apprehension.
Now, there you are" roared In
Gle Tim. you want to have the en-
tire brood Of spring chicks fried, do
you? Well, I heard Granny tell the
hired man to fetch her six chicks-as
she saw her grandsons coming along
the road mile away. And she did
say that of all the boys for appetites
in the world-well, that her grand
sons stood at the head Of the list.
So don't worry yourself. Tom. Therell
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!
belong to Freddie and Jessie
Bryant Freddie and, Jessie are
twins, and are just Of an age. But
suppose you would have known they
were just Of an age by my telling you
they are twins. have heard it said
that all twin sets are exactly Of an
age-the sets Of two. you know. Well.
the very first thing I, can remember
Is this: One day found myself lap
ping sweet milk from a dish on the
floor and saw two children standing
watching me. And very tall lady
sat in a chair close by, watching me
also. But I didn't know at first that
she was so tall-not while she sat in
the chair. 1t was after she arose
to her feet that her head was SO far
above the twins heads ana mine. I
had to hold my neck very much bent
to look up into her eyes. which were
very kind eyes.
Well, after a while got to loving
Freddie, the boy twin. But I never
did care so much for Jessie, the girl
twin. And this is the reason why.
In the first place boy dogs love ordi-
nary boys very dearly; but they never
love ordinary girls at all. They ad-
'mire and respect them-when they
are good and kind. But very few
ordinary girls are good and kind to
q puppy dog. Jessie has never treat
ed me as I should like her to. She
makes a baby Of me. She puts rib
bons on my collar, a little lace-frilled
thing about my waist and calls me
"Darlin' Baby" Now I can't stand
such grille nonsense. And that is
why I don't care particularly about
the girl-twin.
But with Freddie 1t Is quite the re-
verse. He takes me out romping and
as soon as we are well out Of the
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hands, stroking it tenderly the while.
where are you taking that bird ?"
asked Grant, losing his patience. TITS
mine to study for a week. Then I
mean to carry 1t back to its mothers
nest"
"Oh, we'll not wait q week, Broth
er," assured Gertrude. calmly. We'll
take it today. Just as soon al can
get my hat and jacket, and can tell
Perkins to get tho auto out. we'll
start with it."
Nov. Sis. don't DO silly" began
Grant.
mo, Gertie. we'll not harm the IT.
tie bird" declared King. We've
meant all along to return 1t to Its
mothers nest"
"Oh. how kind" smiled Gertrude.
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- Autobiography of ToodleS- Noodles -

the creek where a lot Of water was
piled up. for thought I'd never touch
earth again. just held my head
up and padded and padded. trying
to get somewhere that could walk.
And all Of a sudden Freddie saw mo
and ran right out and caught me by
the neck and dragged me to tho
shore. Freddie pulls off his coat and
trousers and hat anG shoes and all
his clothes when he goes into tho
water. 1t saves his having to shake
and shake to get the water off when
he comes out. I'd remove my coat.
too, If 1t did not grow on ME so tight
ly. But there's one good thing about
having your coat grow on you tight
ly. Nobody can steal it. and it never
needs buttons.
When we got home, though; inst"ad
Of having rest and supper that -
twin, Jessie, grabbed me up and
dressed me all in lace and ribbon. and
said I had come home just in time
to go to Edith's birthday party. Oh,
felt like biting her-only didn't
dare, as she was one Of the wonderful
twins that the whole family looked
up to and worshiped.
And that party Of Edith's. Oh, 1t
was too dreadful! Another little girl
had puppy-dog with her and he.
like me, was dressed up for the occa-
sion. He was as mad and tired as
I was and hated girls parties as 1
did. Well, to make things lively. and
to show our bad tempers, we got into
fight with each other. And we fair
ly riddled the ribbons on each others
necks. And glad we were Of the ruin.
We both detested ribbons-except for
ordinary girls.
Well, we were slapped and taken
home, which was better than stay
ing at the party.
But lands alive! We have such
things happening to us all the time
we puppy-dogs do. Our life is one OF
excitement and change, and some un.
pleasantness. But one can't DO
puppy-dog and choose his friends, can
he? Still, after all is said, I'd rather
be dog than q girl-twin.
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He had found roll Of soft white cot
ton. which was to be used in lining
the nest. A handful Of dry grass.
which had been cut from the lawn a
few days before. should answer as a
foundation for the nest.
And while the boys were planning
new and strange house for the little
hedgeling. the mother bird had re-
turned to the nest in the woods. car
rying in her beak fine fat worm for
her little ones dinner. The mother
robin few to the mes, and looked
within. There were only two little
ones where there had been three.
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For full minute Gertrude stood
looking at her brothers whose faces
flushed when they saw they were dis
covered. Then she came in and stood
quite close to them. "Give the little
thing to me-" she said, holding out
her hand for it. And King obeyed.
Now. give me the bit Of food" she
ordered. The bird. as II understand
ing it was in friendly hands. opened
its mouth and ate more readily than
it was doing in Kings hands.
After the meal was finished. Ger
trude turned about and started to-
wards the house with the bird In her
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RIDDLE.

I'm a singular creature. pray tell me
my name:
4. partake of my countrymen's glory
and fame:
Il daily am old. and I daily am new:
I am praised, am blamed, am false,
T. I am true:
I'm the talk Of the nation. while I'm
in my prime:
I'm forgotten when once I've outlasted
my time:
In the morning no Miss is more court
ed than L:
In the evening you see me thrown
carelessly by.
Take warning. We fair-I like you
have my day:
But alas! you like me must grow old
and decay.
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But suppose some one had come and
carried you, Grant, out Of the house
when you were a helpless baby, and
told Mamma nothing about It? Sup
pose you had been kept q week by
monsters who knew nothing Of your
manner Of living, and who did 50 just
to study you? Don't you think Mann
ma would have suffered terrible
anxiety? And don't you suppose you
would have been frightened almost
to death?"
But birds and people are differ
ent," explained Grant. his face cast
down. for shame was beginning to be
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Gertrude and the Robin.
How a Little Girl Set Free Prisoner.

meal as readily as can their mother"
After going about the woods for
another hour, the boys set out towards
home. On entering their street they
turned into the alley back of their
house. and went into the garage.
There they began devising some way
Of preparing safe and comfortable
nest for the little birdie that was quite
old enough to realize something was
wrong. and that it was no longer in
its own safe nest.
"Tll gather the stuff for the nest"
said King. And he ran to the house
where he knew most everything was
to be found. He soon had an old
cast off straw hat Of his sisters which
he pulled apart to get the loose straw.
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II the words pictured above are
rightly guessed and written one be.
low another In the order of the:-
numbers, their initial letters will spec!
tho name Of 4 fowl.
ANSWERS TO LAST WEEKS
PUZZLES.
LATTER ENIGkA-Shopcr.
ZIGZAG PUZZLE--Cwrtdin. Cross
pOrds: l. Club. :. Burn. 3. Port.
I. Tr0t. s. Tram, 6. Fire. Z. Nous.
BEHEADIN0G AND CURTAlL-
INGS--l. Ghame-AaN. 3. .Shrvbbert-
rubber. 3. WAttc-Ait. I. Staple.tor.
PUzALE PICTURE - Picnic. FRS
sylIahle IL spelt IN tree. Second sy~
liable IN spelt In bov's foce.
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'TIS the summer time;
J. The children are out
Roaming the fields
And the woods about.
The hunt for blossoms
On hill and in dale:
They enjoy the breeze
And the stronger gale.
If a shower comes
They laugh and run
To some shelter near -.
Enjoying the fun.
IT'S all the same,
Be 1t cloudy or clear.
Be 1t windy or still,
To the children dear.
For they love Natures moods.
Her tear and her smile,
With which the old earth
She does ever beguile.