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selves, can make day-long adventures,
weeks in and out again. But Peter
Prayle. boy. and Peter Piper. dog-the
partners" of this tale-are by no means
plain. Quite to the contrary. They are
fugitives from the County House" bent
on crossing the states to California In
quest of their relations. And all along
the way the most amazing things ap-
pear to lie in wait for them. For In
stance. near the outset of the expedition
they come across an elephant roaming
about the fields. as if elephant just
iolterinE around We're no more occasion
for surprise than hen busting herself
in the country road. To mount the eie-
phant and ride him. young rajahlike.
hack to THE Seven Wonders Show and
Circus Menageric. with Peter Piper
completing the pageant is quite in Peter
irayles line. For the two Peters to be
adopted by this same ;. w. >. * {. NJ.
as it is about to set out for the Pacific
coast-the Very goal of the adventurous
partners-is as natural as being born of
ones own mother. A week or more of
mere training across country. however.
two. So one day. a jealous Snowman
drops Peter Prayle off the train into the
burning sands of Arizona. Piper upon
discovering his loss jumps the train and
trails back to his master in time 10 raise
the alarm. A cavalry troop. passing ny
in the nick of time, takes the pair along
with it and shows them some very eX-
citing dOings with the insurrectos on the
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CHAPTER XIII.-Continued.

The stout solicitor hurried away. cowed
and obedient again. and Slyne. very
smart in an almost new flannel suit, re-
joined Capt. Dove.
I'm too fashionable. that's what's the
matter with me-" declared Capt. Dove.
with sudden conviction at sight OF him,
and gazed very bitterly at his own image
in an inconvenient mirror.
Never mind about that" Slyne ad-
were staying here, You know. You'll be
back on board your ship by supper time.
And now | must tell YOU how We've got
10 handle this lawyer-fellow when he
fetches in the raft of papers he'll want Us
all TO sign.
Capt. Dove listened glOomily while he
went on to explain, at considerable
length and I'm his most convincing manner
that they must match their combined wits
against the lawyers for their own profit
Its not that / don't trust him. said
Slyne ''but-I'll feel moro secure after
everything's settled in writing and signed
He can't go back on us then"
He'd better not" Capt. Dove com
mented. I'll wiring his neck for him II
he tries
And. as for Sallie," Slyne cut him
short i've made things quite
"Sallie will do whatever | tell her.
growled Capt. Dove. And don't YOU at
tempt to interfere between me and her
till you've paid me my money, SlSne
Where is she? Fetch her in here.
Slyne had no farther TO go 10 do that
than to the next room, where he found
Saiiic at the window. gazing pensively
cut at the sea. But he delayed there fol
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proudly carried nickname Of PUSSY
Wuzzy"-this inspired and astonishing
three-year- generals a love-lorn pair
through the usual tender vicissitudeS OF
courtship and delivers them safe and
sound, at the threshold Of marriage.
JOHN HANCOCK: the Picturesque
Patriot. BY Lorenzo Sears. author
of american Literature etc. Bos-
ton: Little, Brown & Co.
Many things-accident. mischance. the
press of affairs, difficulty in collecting the
materials. and so on-stood In the way of
a history of John Hancock's life, until 1t
comes to pass that less is known about
this prominent patriot of the revolution
than is familiar history about any number
of hitler men. With a good deal of diff
Guilty. but with something of the deter
mined spirit OF setting a wrong thing
right. Mr. Sears has built a popular bios-
raphy of this first governor of the COM
monwealth of Massachusetts. Out of the
admirable qualities of this study one
grows inclined to think that perhaps all
biographies should lie a-ripening even as
long as this one has in order to draw off
the permanent qualities and lasting fla
vors from the much that must of neces-
sity-b no more than a mere forgetting.
A fair, penetrating, patriotic story of
most interesting presentment.
THE GREEN c; a High School Story.
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the lawyer and then at Sallie herself
rs that really who | am now, Jasper?
she asked. most wistful infection in hei
low voice.
You needn't believe me- he answered
her. ASK MIR Jobling. He'll tell You.
Nh Jobling coughed importantly. ri
tell YOU all | know myself, Lady Josce-
line he promised her. and proceeded tC
repeat. in part what he had told Slyne
on the terrace the night before concern
ing the Jura family, but without single
word of the fortune awaiting the next OF
kin Capt. Doves face expressed the eX-
treme of establishment as he, too. sat
listening with the closest attention.
That's as far as my present knowledge
goes the lawyer finished. blandly. And
now | understand that Capt. Dove is pre-
pared to supply tile proof required in con-
cluSion.
How long have you known Lady Josce-
line. Capt. Dove?
Capt Dove frowned, as if in deep
thought, and Slyne looked very GROSSLY
at him.
About three-quarters of an hour the
old man answered, and, slancing at SLIME.
chuckled hOarSely. She's only been
Lady Josceline for So long.
Go be continued tomorrow
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these are managed from the Washing
ton office. Some are valued at over 500
600, others at a few hundred. Each is
carefully assembled and upheld to the
highest standard. These exhibitions COM
prise oil paintings and water colors by
the foremost American artists. Twenty
nine paintings shown in the Corcoran
Gallery's exhibition have. for example,
just been shipped by the federation to
Omaha. where they will be exhibited with
twenty-one others selected from the ar
lists studios in New York, Philadelphia
and other cities. besides original works by
American illustrators. etchings. engrav-
ings. enlarged photographs of American
sculpture and painting, original bronzes,
mural paintings, arts and crafts. design.
There is great variety as there is great
need.
The organizations which solicit and Sc
cure these exhibitions pay all cost of
transportation. insurance and collection,
but to chapters of the federation no
charge is made for expert services in COL
lection or for clerical work. The policy
of the federation from the first has been
cooperation, therefore II does not send
an agent with these exhibitions, but in
trusts them to the care of the local Or
ganiZation in each place, and be 1t said
to the credit of the many persons who
have assumed this responsibility that in
all these years not single exhibition
has failed to be shipped on time, seri-
Gus damage has been done and not one
cent of loss has been experienced.
There have of course been some anx-
ious moments and some ludicrous ones.
An original illustration on exhibition in
San Franc SEQ disappeared. reappeared
and made long journey quite mystic
riOusly. On cold winter night the sec
rotary of the federation was awakened to
receive a telegram from Denver which
read as follows: Water coolers shipped
to Minneapolis today" One too many
"o's' had been put in colOrs-that was
all. And the reward has been plenteous.
Thousands of people have viewed the
federations exhibitions and found pleas
ure and knowledge in them who could not
otherwise have seen works of similar
standard.
The first exhibition of oil paintings sent
out went to Fort Worth, Tex, and was
literally viewed by almost the entire pop
ulatfon of that city-every one went to
see it, from the newsboys to the city ed
itors of the Fort Worth papers and the
mayOr-it was an event and it led to the
organization of an art association, to the
assembling of a public collection, to the
betterment Of civic art, and to the forma-
ton of an exhibition circuit in Texas en-
bracing four of the most enterprising
cities There is more vital interest shown
in art and proportionately more pictures
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step or more in advance. Thus all pro-
gressive effort gains double utility.

step or more in advance. Thus all pro-
gressive effort gains double utility.
! with these 40 chapters in all parts of
w the United States, with their large
and ever-increasing membership, the
American Federation of Arts is now
capable of bringing to bear strong in
fuence upon Congress- In two instances
at least this has already been put to good
account.
When preparations were being made
for the great International exposition OF
art at Rome there was reason to believe
that through careless neglect the United
States would not be represented. The in
vitation sent by the Italian government
to the United States to participate re-
manned unanswered and no appropriation
had been made, though the time limit
had almost been reached. The American
Federation of Arts sent out a letter to all
of its chapters setting forth the facts
of the case and requesting that all write
Immediately to their senators and
The result was flood of letters poured
into the Capitol and the prompt passage
of the bill. The United States was ap-
propriately represented In this great ex-
position.
Again. in the case of the Lincoln me-
mortal which has at last been authorized
by Congress- the American Federation of
Arts has actively supported the fine arts
commission and through Its chapters Sc
cured wide support for the decision rem
dered by this highest expert authority.
EARLY in the life of the American Fed
L. Grafton of Arts it was realized that
in order to make public opinion of eff
fectual service that opinion must be in
formed and intelligent. So, while effort
has been made to build up membership,
means have been found for the education
of the people. Up to the present time
three means have been employed. The
American Federation of Arts has sent out
exhibitions. circulated typewriter illus
trated lectures and published a monthly
illustrated magazine.
The exhibitions have been most interest
ing and successful. The first year three
or four were sent out, the next year still
more, last year thirteen went to no less
than forty-eight cities In the south. mid
die and far west; this year twenty have
been sent out and will go to a proper
tionately larger number of places. All of
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ONE FRUIT FOR MILLIONS.
Banana by Oriental Legend Famous
Adam and Eve Tree of Eden.

From the National Geographic Magazine.
There exists a legend relative 10 the
Christian inha bitants of the east tnai
they believed the banana to he the trc,.
of the source of good and evil. i'm a bun.h
of the fruit Of which the serpent that
tempted Eve hid itself. and they ada
that when Adam and Eve bccamf
ashamed of their nakedness they covered
themselves with the leaves of this plant.
The origin of the banana is given a
India, at the foot of the HimalaYas.
where il has been cultivated since re
hottest antiquity. Its origin in the new
world is as doubtful as the origin of the
American Indian. Natural to Asia and
Africa, where more than twenty distinct
species of the genus are known. il - SAID
10 have been brought first To America
from Spain early in the sixteenth CEN
fury and planted in the Island of Santp
Domingo, whence its spread WAS rapid
throughout the surrounding islands anu
the mainland. This has never been au-
chemically established. however. and
some authorities include the banana
among the articles that formed the base
Of the food supply of the Incas and the
AZtecs before the arrival of the Span
iardS.
Certain ii is that throughout the who =
meridianal America there is a. strong ira
dition that at least TWO species of the
plantain Were cultivated long before tho
coming OF the Europeans. Furthermore.
it is singular that in all the languages
indigenous to the region where the la
mana appears that plant has a special
name. not proceeding from the conquer
Ors, as was the case with tho names
of many other plants, animals and Vari-
Gus articles introduced into America fter
its discovery.
Grown over the entire extent OF the
meridian of the earth. the fruit Of tho
banana today forms in large part tho
principal food Of ma jority of The peo-
Piles living under the tropical zone.
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poIitan Museum Of Art. BY Stock
ton Arson, Lift D.: Kenyon Cox
Lift. n: CT Stanley Hall, Pm. ID. and
Oliver s. Tonks. Phi. n. New York ::
Charles Scribners Sons. Washing
ton: Woodward & Lothrop.
JOYFUL HEATHERBH. BY Payne
Erskine. author of The Mountain
Girl" etc. With Illustrations by
NJ Leone Bracker. Boston: Little.
Brown & Co.
4 BUILDER OF SHIPS: the story of
Bransler Cushins's Ambition. BY
Charles NJ. sheldon. author of IN
His Steps" etc. New York: George
III. Doran Co.
MIS- BEAUTY. BY Helen : Woodruff.
Illustrations by w. l.. Jacobs New
York: George II. Doran Company.
MAN: History of tho Human Bod.
By Arthur Keith. NJ. II. LII. D..
Hunterian professor and conserva :
tor of Museum Royal College of
Surgeons. England. author of An
Client Types of Man" etc New
York: Henry Holt 4 Co.
BETTY-BIDE-AT-HO BY Beulah
Marie Dix. author of "Merrylips.
etc. Illustrated by Faith Avery.
New York: Henry Holt * co.
RANCHING FOR SYLVIA. BY Harold
Bindloss. author of "Vane of the
Timberlands," etc. New York
Frederick a. Stokes Company.
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JObling and Capt. Dove. almost cut of
from other intercourse by that barrier
We're exchanging coldly critical glances
Neither seemed to be quite at his ease
with the other. and both had, of course
a great many urgent questions to put tt
Slyne as soon as the Marquis of InGolds
I by should be gone. So that the luncheon
party must have proved a very dull af
fair to them, and they were no doubt
glad when it was over.
SIyne signaled to Sallie as soon as cot
fee was served. and she rose to leave the
room. She was quite accustomed to be
ing promptly dispensed with whenever
her company might have been incon
venient.
"Oh, I say.' protested Lord Ingoldsby
You're not goin' yet, Lady j. Half a
mo-. Won't you come for a spin with
me now that the cars mine? Just say
the word and I'll drop my other engage
ment And then we could dine at
Lady Josceline will be engaged with
her lawyer all afternoon Slyne cut him
short with the utmost GOODNESS, land
she's leaving Monte Carlo again to-
night
The Marquis of Ingoldsby gloWered al
him.
I'll see you in Paris, then. Lady j.,
he went on. pointedly ignoring Slyne. .'oI
in London, at least, later on. Well, good
bye-if you must be soin'."
He bowed her out OF the room, and
very visible annoyance, included the
others in curt nod of farewell and made
Off himself
He passed her before she had closed
her own door. and would g.ady have
paused there.
You won't forget me, will you?" she
heard him ask eagerly from behind her
But she did not delay to answer tina
question.
A few minutes later Slyne knocked Al
ont foil
other two men. He had brought with
him the papers which Mr.. Jobling had
prepared. Mr.. Jobling carried an ink
stand and Capt. Dove a decanter OF
brandy. Slye seated himself at the table
and waved Sallie back to her chair by
the window.
We're going TO talk business for a few
minutes" he told her land then get
everything settled in writing, to keep you
safe.
Fire ahead now, Dove. You want to
know
lis Sallie really
IT don't know any one of that name
now D'you mean Lady Josceline?'
Capt. Dove slared at him. and then at
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Marketing Farm Produce.
From the Chicago journal.

L rom the Chicago journal.
The business of raising and dis
tributing farm products in this country
is literally at skies and SevenS lr
costs s. to distribute Sc worth o
goods. The Department of Agricultur-
has proved that out of every Sl3 which
consumers pay for farm products Tho
farmer gets only Sc. While various mid
dlemen who come between farmer ana
consumer get 81.
One does not need TO be a professor Of
political economy to see that this il Il
terrific charge on the country. Farm
products are not always ready for con
sumption when they leave the field.
but neither do they need an amount o.
attention which justifies SO vast an in
crease in price.
The distributing system of this country
is too elaborate and too expensive. II
must be simplified. Municipal markets.
cooperative buying clubs. fruit growers
associations and the like all have the
same end-to lessen wastage between pro
Queer and consumer. Some time some or
these plans will succeed; and then living
cost will go down while farm prosperity
goes up.
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some time TO make it still more clear to
lay in abetting him blndly.
When he al length returned to his own
sitting room with her he found capt.
Dove staring fXedly at another arrival
there, an overwhelmingly up-to-date II
rather notwithstanding young man, whose
general gorgeousnesS, combined with
very vacant fishlike eye much magnified
by a monocle. had evidently reduced the
would-be fashionable seaman to a
stricken silence.
Slyne. who had at first shot a most
malevolent glance at the intruder, was
stepping forward to greet him just as
Mr.. Jobling put in an appearance with a
sheaf of papers in one hand.
How dye do. Lord Ingoldsby?' said
Slyne, quite suavely, to the young man
with the eyeglass. He had caught sight
of Mr. Jobling in the doorway. and turn
ed TO Salie. his quick mind bent on
masterstroke
OF Ingoldsby?" he remarked to her in the
monotone OF convention; and, as she
bowed slightly in response to that very
modern young gentleman's fngratiating
wriggle and grin. Slyne. one eye on Capt.
Doves astonshed countenance, compiet-
ed the formality.
This is Lady Joscelne Justice" said
he to his smirkinG lordship, and breathed
delCatelv into a somewhat extensive ear
the further information, the late Earl
of Jura's daughter, You know-and my
fiancee.'
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deny the new identity Slyne had so glibly
bestowed on her. 1t seemed too prepOS-
ferrous to be believable; and she was very
suspicious OF him. A little flushed, more
than little afraid. and yet in some sense
convinced in spite of herself by the out
ward and visible signs about her that all
these strange happenings must have. at
least. some foundation of fact, she sought
to read the others thoughts in their
faces.
The Marquis of Ingoldsby was gaping
at her. in open wonder and admiration.
Slynes features wore subdued express
sion of triumph, and Capt. Doves a
dazed, incredulous frown. Mr.. Jobling
was beaming about him. so apparently
satisfied with her, so respectfully pros
porous looking himself, that her doubts
as to Slynes good faith began to give
way. When the lawyer was, in turn, pre-
scented to her. and also addressed her by
that new name. she could scarcely dis
claim il.
You'll stay and have luncheon with us.
Lord Ingoldsby?" Slye remarked, touch
ing the bell: and his lordship left off
gaping at Sallie to look him over with
all the solemn saGacity of young owl in
broad daylight.
"Er-ali right" his lordship at length
agreed. Don't mind il do.
Though I have some-er-friends wait
in for me-" he added as an after thought.
that 1 promised to take for run in
your car. if
You'll have time enough after lunch
con- Slyne suggested. and drew the
noble marquis toward the window.
THE Marquis of Ingoldsby.' muttered
Capt. Dove "A run in Slyne's car! And
Lady Josceline Justice.'' He dug his
knuckles forcibly into his blinking eyes.
and. II seem to he wide enough awake, ."
said he, in a stage aside. as several wait
erS arrived on the scene.
While they were setting the table Sallie
tried to collect her thoughts. Slyne had
told her nothing till then but that he
had found out who her folks were. And
she had come away from the Olive
Branch blindly. only little less distrust-
full of him than of Capt. Doves cruel in
tentions toward her if she had remained
on board. Even now she scarcely dared
to belive-
In response to a sign from Slyne she
took her place at the fiowerdecked table.
The Marquis Of IngoldSby Immediately
settled himself at her side: he also was
obviously a Young man who knew what
he wanted. and meant to have that at All
hazards and :. lille the others were seat
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ing themselves he ogled her killingly.
Slyne had sat down at her other hand.
leaving Mr.. Jobling and Capt. Dove to
keep one another company behind the
great silver centerpiece which adorned
the circular table. The marquis. leaning
on one elbow, had turned his back on Mr.
Jobling and Slyne turned his on Capt.
Dove.
lordship remarked to Sallie. with a conf
Dental grin. Only 1 wish How is
it that we haven't met before. Lady
Josephine? But never mind that. Let's
be pals now. Shall we, eh?'
Il don't know" Sallie answered at ran
dom and since he seemed to expect some
reply to that faulty. She had met a
good many men in her time, but never
one quite like this Lord 1ngoldsby, who
actually seemed anxious to look and act
like cunning fool.
A waiter interviewed between them. but
his lordship waved that functonary away.
do let's he implored. with childish
insistence. 1T would be SO deevy to be
all by myself don't y'know. So
''Eh?" He glared at Slyne, who had
bluntly interrupted his tete-a-tete. NO
1 don't want any oysters I told that
waiter chap so. And I don't know any
lady of the camellias.' can't imagine
what you're talkin' about at all. I'm
sure"
IT saw her again last night at the
Casino" said Slyne. imperturbably, and
went on to entertain Sallie with long
if not overtruthful account Of his own
overnights doings there. So that, for
all his lordship's lack of manners, 1t was
some time before that spoiled youth again
succeeded in monopolizing her attention.
At every turn Slyne was ready to balk
him, and but for his native self-conceit
coupled with a certain blind obstinacy.
he must very soon have understood what
was perfectly plain to Sallie-that he was
there merely on sufferance, to serve some
purpose of Slyne's.
Coin to be here long. Lady Jose
phine?" he managed to break in at last
Slyne had turned to give departing
waiter some order.
Il don't know" Sallie answered again,
since she could say nothing else.
Hope to goodness you are declared
his lordship. Stay for a week or two
anyhow and"-he lowered his voice to a
husky whisper. leaning toward her-''let
me trot you about bit. eh? You'll. may
be. see more than enough of him by and
by" He indicated Slyne with an elo-
quent elbow, and further expressed his
sentiments by means of an ardent sigh.
Beyond the blossom-laden epergne Mr..
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BY ]. A. Meyer. Illustrations by the
author. New York: Harper & Bros.

through this lively story, absorbed in its
adventures and talIying them with their
own of which these are the exact counter
part. This is every boys story. at that
point when the competition of sports is
uppermost, when playing the game is the
only thing in the day that counts. and
when a hero-embodied as the captain OF
something or other-to live up to. to as
pire to is the prime necessity. With a
good and loving memory for his own
school days-which one surmises are not
unreckonably far behind him-this author
makes truly fine affair through this
story of the lusty fun and hale compan-
ionship of early high school days.
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BOOKS RECEIVED.

AIRS UNA: SPECIES MILLE-ART IN
EGYPT. BY q. Maspero. member of
the institute. director general of the
service of antiques of Egypt. New
York: Charles Scribners Sons
Washington: Woodward & Lothrop.
UNTIL THE DAY BREAK. BY w. l..
George. New York: Dodd.. Mead &
Co.
ART MUSEUMS AND SCHOOLS: Four
Lectures Delivered at the Metro