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EW GOULD, PRISONER OF THE INDIANS

friendly chat with their white broth CTS. But during times of war their arrows and tomahawks did vicious work among the settlers. whose bull lets gave them deadly reply. And the Gould family had experienced both extremes @ warm friendliness and treacherous enmity from the red men.
 One fine morning in early May, An drew Gould decided to go hunting up the island" His mother had ex- pressed wish for some venison, for during the winter just passed they had had very little wild meat, the Indians having been hostile. and the settlers fearing to go beyond their own stockade. But with the early spring a treaty had been made be- tween the white men and the red. and the latter had withdrawn farther up the river, leaving the entire Island to the white men. As 1t abounded in i game of many kinds, 1t was a rich possession, and the inhabitants of New Amsterdam made good use of it.
 Andrew was obliged to go hunting alone, for his brother John was help ing his mother to make soap and his father could not shut up his shop. And ship would doubtless land that morning, just in from England, and would bring merchandise and pro- visions to the small merchants of the New World.
 T wouldn't go into the woods too far" warned the ever anxious and thoughtful mother, as Andrew was on the point of starting. You know, those Indians can never be trusted from one day to the next. They have signed treaties with us before, and immediately they broke them. So- remain within calling distance of the town"
 Andrew laughed indulgently at his mother. Why. Mother, I'd never be able to get deer for you if I did that" he said. "I'll be obliged to go pretty we'll up island, among the rocks and heavy timber. I'll assure you, though, that you need feel no un- easiness. I'll be perfectly safe Now wish me good luck and let me be off"
 Good luck to you lad" said Mrs Gould. smiling at her big, brave boy But" she added, If you want John to go with you, we can put off the soap-making till tomorrow"
 | making today. Mother" said John. Fact is, I don't like hunting except when the snow Is on the ground"
 Yes let John help you with the soap, Mother. and I'll go out and fetch you a fine piece of venison. In that way, both will be working for you. Good byl" Andrew waved his hand and was off.
 T feel uneasy" confessed Mrs. Gould, getting out some cans of lye and grease. John busied himself building a fire in the back yard be- meath the huge soap-kettle.
 "Oh, Mother, the Injuns won't bother us again-not before winter" So promised John, busily poking away at the sticks of wood to make them burn brightly.
 And while they talked and worked together, Andrew was striding along the broad country road leading from
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ening up the pantry. That's always Mammals work every evening while May and I do the dishes. Then Mamma sweeps the kitchen floor and we are all through with our work. And then into the dear big living room, where the furniture Isn't too fine to use, we go, May and Danny romping about Papa's knees. Papa ood-naturedly allowing them to do as they please while he tries in vain to read the paper to Mamma, who is either sewing or resting bit. Oh, how lovely 1t Is at our own dear home. l guess Mamma was right when she said it Cook more than mere money to make family happy. Now, here are Aunt Helen, fine woman, no doubt-being Papa's sis teri--and Uncle Henry, stin and re- served, and their strange, well-tralned son. Master Charles Adam Graves. They sit about as though seeing each other for the first time, never making inquiry about each others affairs, do- ing just as they think it proper to do fin all things Oh, I'm sick of their luxury and stiff backed man. ners When Master Charles wished for a second helping of dessert yes terday, Aunt Helen looked shocked and shook her stately head, US very bad form, my son, to ask for more of anything, she said reproach- fully. You have had sufficient. Then Uncle Henry looked at Master Charles as though he had committed some crime. Oh, 1t is really terrible. l am wondering how Papa happens to be such a darling and Aunt Helen But here Bessie broke off. She felt guilty over almost having said some thing very uncomplimentary about Aunt Helen. the rich, cultured lady of society.
 At dinner on the following evening Bessie felt very much out of place. There were two elderly couples. son and two daughters-seven in all. The two young ladies-girls Of Bessie's own age-looked at her with queer expressions of mixed amusement and indifference They did not speak to her after the first formal introduce tions. The young man, youth of perhaps seventeen, seemed bored and kept whispering to the young ladies when not being observed py ms eld- CTS. That he was making sly fun of her, Bessie knew. He had way of looking towards her out of the tails of his eyes when whispering to his young lady companions. They, too, seemed bent on making the country cousin" uncomfortable. Bessie felt hurt at first, but before the salad was reached she had become indifferent to their treatment of her. If theirs are samples of city manners" she said mentally, T prefer our own country-town brand. l would never treat a stranger at my table like I am being treated here"
 Dinner was over at last, and Bessie, being ignored as the guests and host and hostess started to the drawing room. crept to her own room and
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forward laying his gun on the ground as a sign of friendliness. But the h. dian did not put down his bow and arrow. He looked f1ereely into An drews eyes and waited for him 10 speak. Andrew, knowing many of the words and sentences belonging to the Indians language, spoke to him. The Indian replied gruffly. Then, be- fore Andrew realized what was going on, a second Indian sprang from be- hind the pile of boulders. seized An drews arms. and held them tightly behind him. The first Indian pro- ceeded to tie them with a strong thong which he had wrapped about his waist beneath his buek-slxin gar
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TS there anything more desirable
 about the house than "handy"
 boy? If there is, I don't know of 1t. Here Is the story of one handy" boys helpfulness.
 The boys mother had so often complained that 1t was difficult to keep the windows clean during the summer months on account of the screens being nailed tightly into place over the lower sash. The boy began to figure out way by which he might lessen this annoyance to his mother and her house-maid. He went to the hardware store and got a supply of small iron hinges. with screws for each. He also got half as many small iron hooks and staples as hinges. He then proceeded to re- move the screen-frames, and to put hinges onto one side of each frame. Two hinges on each sufficed. Then he hung them to the window castings, after the manner of doors. The hooks were put on the open sides, and the staples driven into the window castings opposite the staples, so that the hooks would drop into them when closing
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Suddenly placed into his bow and wred about

ment. Daring the process of tying, Andrew begged to know the meaning of such conduct. He explained that he was more than willing to stick to his part of the treaty. and told them that all the white brothers had trust ed the red brothers and trusting them, he-Andrew-ha come out to the woods without fear of harm from them.
 But they replied not at all. The first Indian picked up Andrews gun and took from him his ammunition. Then together the two drove him ahead of them up the island. They crossed the little creek which sep arates the island from the mainland, by means of a footlog. Then they walked on, more briskly. Andrew re- peatedly addressed himself to them, telling them that when he did not re- turn to his home that night the white brothers would know that he had met with foul treatment at the hands of the red brothers, and that they woald make war upon the red man. Ships, laden with warriors and guns, would doubtless arrive in port that day, and they would be pressed into service to avenge any harm that might befall a son of one of them. But the h. dians pretended not to understand word he said, and walked along in silence. In this way they reached the Indian camp, some fifteen miles from Andrews home.
 Andrew was not tired, for he was a fine pedestrian. He accommodated himself to the situation, and smil- ingly spoke to the old squaw who came to put some food in his mouth. It was getting close onto night, and
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the town. Soon he had reached the end of the wagon road and turned into foot-path. Later, the path be- came dim and eventually was lost al- together. But Andrew knew every foot of the island, for he had been all over 1t in company with his fla ther and other townsmen, hunting. He whistled merrily to keep himself company. as woodsmen do. Then, re- membering that he was on the out look for deer, he silenced his music and went cautiously into the heart of the deepest timber. where great boulders loomed up darkly. He car ried gun and ammunition, with powder horn slung over his shoulder.
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H, how I do wish we were rich
 like Aunt Helen" It was Bes-
 sic Bryant who made this wish
 one morning as she was assist
 or mother with the breakfast
 sIf we were rich like Aunt
 we'd not have to wash dishes,
 weep floors, nor do anything we
 lot want to do. We should ride Automobiles and Pullman cars
 we went anywhere. Wouldn't 1t
 st lovely, Mamma?"
 He'll. darling, I don't know about
 replied Mrs. Bryant, polishing Lee of silverware. Tt requires lining more than mere money
 worldly possessions to be rich, lear. But since you so long for Ike your Aunt Helen lives. sup
 Papa and I send you to her for lie and let you see If 1t is as at
 ve-as complete-as your pres
 fe is. Would you like that" |h. yes, Mamma" cried Bessie. bust love to go to. Aunt Helen's
 visit and to live as she lives. may I go?"
 Tell, I have had talk with your CT and she agrees with me that not best for you to return to bl this spring. for you have not / n quite strong since your attack teumonia. You see, you have only zh q
 r no circumstances would want to return to school for another
 which would leave only one of the spring term. But going Ily your Aunt Helen visit may | ou good. and give you taste ie life you so long for
 it was arranged that Bessie | mt should start on her journey e city the following week. Bes- las much excited over the plan, thought of 1t by day and dreamt
 by night. Her little brother. hy. and her little sister. May. were Iof her plans. sharing her antici- yns. and secretly wishing that might accompany her to the city 1, of their rich Aunt Helen. But were patient. self-sacrificing lit- Ines, and never once spoke their |zhts on the subject.
 e day of Be,,sie's departure ar l. and the entire household was sly excited in getting her off on Danny and May went to the bad station with her at eight |ck in the morning. Mrs. Bryant had so much to do that morning she could not go to the station. |called a good-by from the porch er oldest born went smiling down Street, with Danny and May on kr side. Mir. Bryant had been led to go to his shop as soon as kfast was over, and had fondly Id his Bessie girl" goodbye on Ing.
 Ne may not be able to go to the bn with you, daughter" he had "but our hearts travel with you
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evening" so you must be dressed in good taste before being presented to them as my brothers daughter" The coldness of Aunt Helen's tone struck Bessie's heart. Clothes meant so much in the Graves home-clothes and other things which represented a great outlay of money. Bessie began to think on that third day of her visit, and the result was she begged to be excused from dinner that evening, on the plea of mot feeling hungry"
 In her room alone. she gave way to tears. "Oh. If only l might just run home-dear, sweet home-for supper with Momsey, Daddy and the darling kids!" Then, glancing at the clock, she said to herself: Its half-past six, and dinner is just beginning here. Our supper is over and May is doing up the dishes and Momsey is putting away the leftover food and straight
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penned hurriedly a letter which she afterwards mailed at the street cor ner, slipping out at the carriage en- trance without being seen by either relatives or servants. Then she ran back to her room and found her aunt standing there. On being asked why she had not joined the company after dinner, Bessie made the best excuse possible, not wishing to offend her aunt, and begged to be left to herself. Mrs. Graves smiled in her well-bred way and replied: T guess the little duckling is out of water here" Then she said a very kind good night and withdrew.
 On the following day Bessie's letter was received at home, and imme- diately her dear mother wrote asking her to cut her visit short and to come home. We are so hungry for our Bes- sic girl" she said. Thank your kind uncle and aunt for their hospitality and ask them to let you come home"
 There was no genuine regret on the part of the city relatives when Bessie, with bags and trunk, left their fine mansion three days after the dinner party. While they had made her well come, and tried to make her one of the family. she had not enjoyed her visit with them. So they said good bye to her, in their cold. well-bred way, and told her to "come again in the near future"
 But could Aunt Helen and Uncle, Henry and Master Charles Adam have seen the joy of that homecoming of Bessie. even their we'll balanced hearts might have futtered a bit in sympa- thy with the sweet affection and hap piness which prevailed in the Bryant home. humble though 1t was.
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\ ''Handy'' Boy Ahou+ the House

be money in a crop of them. He would have very little work, after the spading and planting, till the sum- mer holidays set in. After which he would have plenty of time for hoeing and watering and weeding his onion patch.
 In the fall the boy was amply re- paid for his summer farming on va cant, and what would otherwise have been wasted. ground He got a fine crop and received for 1t good price from local grocer in the town. The earting of the vegetables to the gro- cer was very small item. and the sum the boy made clear on his ven ture enabled him to get a nice riding pony
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able street, every hour of the first two days. There were the wonderful pie ture gallery and the conservatory, the latter filled with beautiful and rare flowers. The drawing groom was as richly furnished as a queens. The family breakfasted. lunched, dined, from the rarest china, solid silver and cut glass, each meal having a sep arate service of it's own. Bessie was almost timid in the presence of her imposing aunt, uncle, and suited cousin, the latter a boy of twelve. There seemed to be no family sym pathy and affection. All was as though on display. At table the con- versation was on general topics. noth- ing intimate like at Bessie's home. There was no discussion of the days business, no taking into confidence the son by the parents. All was cold. proper. elegant.
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the camp fires were burning brightly
 The old squaw seemed touched by the youthful white brothers smile, for she turned and glanced about be- fore replying to Andrews greeting In her own tongue. Seeing no one near to the place where Andrew had been tied, in sitting posture, to a tree, she spoke. Little white brother in trouble2" Andrew nodded his head, swallowing the mouthful of meat she had put into his mouth. Little white brothers mother will be sad when her big papoose does not return to her wigwam. White squaw likeI red squaw-she loves much her papoose. So said Andrew.
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M Our Puzzle Corner 8B
BEHEADINGS.

1. Behead small wind instru- ment and get small stringed instru- ment.
 2. Doubly behead to be enfeebled and get name applied to men in partnership.
 3. Triply behead a state of terror and get the name of one of the twelve months.
 ANSWERS TO LAST WEEKS
 PUZZLES. LETTER ENIGMA: Gdrden-seed. CHARADE: Bluejdy q. Blue. 9 Jdy).
 REBUS: Three little pigs stdrted to 90 round the t0orId but came 10 q deep riUer ichich theg could not cross.
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ints to Girls

I'VE heard school girls com |hining of their buttons always ming off. T have to sew on
 IS almost every Saturday," com I'd one high-school girl. And much rather have the time for hing more edifying or anus r, If the girls would sew their Rs on more securely, they would lave to be doing it over and |so often. The thread should heavy as will well pass through ke of the needle; then. when it |een evenly doubled and knot should be well-waxed. That Is ecret of strongly-held buttons. Faxing of the thread makes one |trong thread of the two small, ones. And the wax prevents Pftening of the cotton and also hts the edges of the holes in the fs cutting through it as readily. en washing lace, 1t should be [n this way: Baste the lace on "trip or piece of thin, firm cot white. of course. See that every
 and design is in shape before B it upon the cotton. Baste r, too, so that in washing, the
 cannot become loosened and Htretched out of shape. Dip in warm soapsuds, made from soft
 and white soap. Lift the lace ld down, squeezing with each put do not rub on a washboard
 the hands. Squeezing and dip- will cleanse it. Rinse in sey- rarm waters, then. if the lace is kind which requires a little ing, dip in very weak cold
 water. Either pull tho piece ton straight on paper on the and pin in shape to the carpet, n on a thick piece of blanket, ce side down. This will insure ,king as good as new.
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Story of a Brave Boys Danger.


 E9 HIS story deals with that time A when America was being set
 tied along the Eastern Coast.
 0 Among the pioneer families was one by the name of Gould. The head of the Gould family was James, and with his wife and two sons he had located on Manhattan Island, the present site of New York City. But at the time of this story, only very small portion of the island (which is about ten miles in length) was occu- pied by white men. All up and down the beautiful Hudson River the red men held dominion. and often caused the white settlers much trouble.
 The Gould boys, Andrew and John, aged sixteen and fourteen, respec- lively, were very fond of hunting in the woods which covered the upper end of the island, and they also went fishing during the spring and summer when the waters of the now historic Hudson held plenty of fine fish for the settlers who could take time from more important work to spend a day dangling hook and line.
 James Gould was a merchant of New Amsterdam. This little Ameri- can city covered only few acres ly- ing along the peaceful bay, and the Goulds' back door overlooked the smiling Atlantic. away out past the lit tie island which now holds the statue, "Goddess of Liberty"
 Andrew and John were very happy in their New World home, and soon learned to speak quite a good deal of the language of the Indian tribe near est them. During times of peace the Indians would come into the town of New Amsterdam and sit about the store doors, under tall trees, and pass
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the screens. In this way the screens could be opened the same as shut ters, the sashes cleaned, and the screens again closed against the flies and mosquitoes.
 This same boy had a business head--a head for making little money during the summer out of what might be termed waste ma terial." His home was on the out skirts of large town, and number of vacant lots were adjoining the grounds about his own home.
 He rented for very small sum the vacant lots. spaded them during his hours out of school and on Saturdays. Then he planted onion seeds-noth- ing else. He knew from the price that his mother had to pay for fine.
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0 UNIV went riding
 EA In his cart one day.
 His driver got so frightened He ran them in the hay. The cart 1t tumbled over. And Bunny fell right out: The driver went into ditch. And both began to shout. A 'possum heard them calling And straightway ran to see What allied his kindly neighbors Who lived behind his tree. He got them out of trouble, And home they gaily rode: Then had dainty dinner Tn Bunny's fine abode.
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144t BESSIE AND RICHES .1..441

After the third day Bessie began to feel the oncoming of home-s e-sickness. Her aunt had asked her to go shop ping with her, and the two, seated in the swift-going automobile, visited several fashionable shops where the aunt bought two frocks for Bessie, a new hat, shoes, gloves. spring jacket. and many accessories.
 Your clothes are all right for your own town," Aunt Helen had said, but won't do for the city. We shall have company to dinner tomorrow
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all the way. Don't they. Mother?' And Bessie always remembered the tremor in her loving fathers voice as he said that to her on the morning of her departure.
 Bessie arrived safely at the home of her Aunt Helen, a hundred miles distant from her own plain little home town. At first the elegance and lav- ish display about her was pleasing. She kept discovering new wonders and beauties about her aunt's almost palatial residence, facing a fashion
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Pretty soon he stood quiet, listen ing. He thought he heard the moye- ments of some creature in tho dry leaves behind bunch of boulders. He hid himself behind a clump of young trees, his gun in position to take aim when the animal-should it be one he wished -for-should come into view. He had not long to wait. A tall, dark form crept into the open space in front of Andrew. It was an Indian. He carried his weapons tomahawk and bow and arrows. He was on the alert and seemed to sense Andrews presence even before he had seen him. For suddenly he placed an arrow into his bow and whirled about, his eye on Andrew.
 Andrew had not liked the actions of the Indian even before he had whirled about with his bow ready for shooting. And on the red mans strauRa behayior he steuDed oDenly
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WORD SQUARE.

My first is to be affectedly nice oi demure.
 My second is 10 get to one's feet. My third is a small body of land. My fourth is to encounter.
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birdes In trees Andc tile knee in the Out to the picnic Wooos we go a |paskels run oi pcnio iale- a book.
 
 eu4 p.a,s ana i,as | And when at last we homeward tis We vote had
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CURTAILINGs.

l. Doubly curtail a birds song and get a railway carriage.
 ?. Doubly curtail a widt,. and get the staff of life.
 3. Doubly curtail a side of bacon and get to fly from bush to bush.