The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1918-04-18

skinned q bear, took fine ivory tuSks
| from a dead elephant, and searched for
| the trail sf tiger.
The gate WIS an excellent place for
tiger. Around il was planted an al
most impenetrable screen of ever
green's. SO thick that the ground be
meath was quite bare of grass. Here
the two hunters crawled on StomachS
| that began 10 feel trifle empty, and
here they happened on the trail.
Tucker found it first. His stumpy
tail grew rigid Nose To the ground,
he crawled and wriggled through the
underground, Bobby at his heels. And
now Bobby saw the trail, footprints.
1t is true that they resembled those
Of heavy boots with nails But on the
other hand. no one could say surely
| that the nail marks were not those of
claws.
Tucker circlcd about. The trail
grew more exciting. Bobby had 10
crawl on hands and feet under and
! through thickets. Branches had been
! broken as by the passage of some large
/ UbGy. NE SfDTlsIiiaH ClulClieu Ills
weapon and went on
An hour later the two hunters re-
| turned for breakfast Washing did
something 10 restore the leader TO
! normal appearance. but wondering
! family discovered him covered with
wounds and strangely silent
why, Bob, where have you beenf"
his mother demanded. why, l never
SAW SO many scratches ~
I've beeo hunting" he replied
briefly They don't hurt anyhow
Then be relansed into absorbed sill
enee His mother. putting cream on
his cereal. placed an experienced hand
on his forehead Are you sure you
feel well, dcar?'' she asked. Il think
your head is "A little hot"
I'm all right, mother"
She was wisely silent, but she ran
over in her mind the spring treatment
for children at home. The blood, she
felt, should be thinned after winter
of sausages and rich cocoa. She men
tally searche<! her medicine case.
\ strange thing happened that day.
A broken plate disappeared from the
upper shelf Of n closet, where fepy
! aad hidden II also II cup with II nick
IN it. similarly concealed; also the heel
of u loaf Of bread Nor was that the
end For three days a sort of magic
+, j..ued in Pepy's kitchen Ten pota-
toes. Laid out To peel. became eight.
! Matches and two ends of candle
walked out, as il were. on their own
feet. tin pan with II hole in IL left
the kitchen table and was discovered
hiding in Bobby's burenu. when the
Fraulein put away the washing
The governess protested that he
heard nothing she told him, and was
;lilSent-mnded at his lessons. But as
She WAS always protesting about some
thing. no one paid any attention.
Bobby drew ahead on his pocket allow
ance without question, and as his
birthday was not far off, asked for
the dollar to grow on" in advance.
He always received dollar for each
year. which went into the bank, and a
| dollar 10 grow on. which was his own
To spend.
With the dollar he made number
of purchases-candles and candlestick.
n toy pistol and caps one of the masks
for the carnival, now displayed in all
the windows, "a kitchen knife. wooden
plates. and a piece of bacon.
Now and then he appeared at the
scenic railway, distracted and viewing
with calculating eye the furnishings
az the engine room and Workshop
From there disappeared broken
chair, u piece of old carpet, discarded
/ from car, and large paddock. but
the Inter he asked for and obtained
Ills occasional visits to the railway,
1 however. found bin in old Adelbert' 5
shack. He filled his pockets with char
coal from the pail beside the stove
and made cautious inquiries as to
methods of cooking potatoes. But the
pail Of old Adelberts gloom penetrated
ut last even through the boys abstrac-
tion.
II hope your daughter is not worse"
he said politely, curing one of his
visits Ia the ticket booth.
"She is well. She RECEIVERS strength
rapidly"
And the new uniform-does it fit
your
II do not know" said old Adelbert
Grimiy. IL have not seen il recently"
ION the day of the procession we are
all going TO watch for you. I'll tell you
where we will be- SO you can look for.
u.s.
There will be no procession"
Then To the boy old Adelbert poused
out the bitterness of his soul. He
showed where he had torn down the
kings picture. and replaced it with one
of dying stag. He reviewed his DAYS
in the hospital, and the hardships
through which he had passed to come
to this The king had forgotten his
brave men,
During the rest of the day Bobby
considered. No less a matter than the
| sharing of certain secret occupied
his mind. Now. half the pleasure of