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EIGHT GOOD COOKIE RECIPES.

Oatmeal Macaroons: Stir . teaspoons
OF baking powder into pa cups Of
rolled oats. Beat eggs, ! cup gran
ulated sugar and tablespoon OF melt
I'd butter together and add 10 this
pinch Of salt and teaspoon Of vanilla.
Now combine this mixture with the
rolled oats. mix well. drop from
teaspoon onto a buttered tan and
bake about minutes In a hot oven.
O!d-Tlme Drop Cookies; Cream to-
Sether ! y cups OF granuletSd sugar
and a. Of a cup Of butter; add yolks OF
. eggs. ! teaspoon OF soda dissolved IN
= cup Of fnilk. 1lr cups Of chopped
sesdiess rais!ns. pound chopped wal
uut-meats. 3A cups OF -four and tea
spoon Of ground cinnamon. Last fold
in the egs-whitee siiiy beaten and
drop by teospOonfulls onto buttereo
paper in a dripping pan. Bake about
10 minutes in a hot oven.
Rocks Rub: IL cups Of brown
sugar into two-thirds cup Of melted
butter; add 2 tablespoons Of molasses.
/ cup seedless chopped raisins, / pound
Of chopped walnut-meate. 3 eggs and
az cups Of flour sifted with / tea
spoon Of soda. Mix thoroughly and
drop from a teaspoon about one inch
apart on a creased pan. Bake 3
minutes in a quick oven.
California Drop Cakes: Cream to-
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How Madge Carefully Played Her Part
For DiCky.


There was in Dicky's eyes as he
came up 20 me under the station light
a distinctly wary look.
II was a look which. imagine.
every wife receives az some time or
other from her life partner. when he
knows he has almost exhausted her
patience. But even through the tense
ness Of the moment il reminded me
mresistibly OF the expression l had
seen in the eyes Of mischievous school
boys who. upon facing the teacher.
were not quite sure just what fate was
TO be metcd out 10 them.
l knew that he was absolutely un-
certain as TO my mood. His imagina-
tion, always lively. must have pictured
me reading the morning papers with
their bizarre accounts Of his escapade.
Il was humiliating reading for any
wife. and he must have told himself
that my grievance would be augment
ed by the fact that had had nc
suspicion Of Claire Fosters proximity
to his social horizon.
lie had left home TO so to the Adj
rondack camp of a "best-selling" auth.
or whose work he was 10 illustrate
and since thcn-saVe Tor hurried
pcrfunctory NOTE had received nd
word OF him. His bcseeching Telegram
had brought me TO him. hut ] was sur
I that he had counted upon my sense o
/ conjugal duty. inherited from my Pur
itan ancestors. rather than upon m,
'offsctino when he dispatched a.
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trackq. smiling to himself as he walk
ed along. for he began TO feel that he
was on the trail of that lost turkey.
or course ne walked straight to the
door 60 Mrs. Foxs home and there sat
the two little foxes who had carried
or the bird. right on the steps.
They saw him as soon as he came
alons the path and up they jumped
and ran. FOR they expected 10 feel
across their shoulders the cane Ola
Rcddy carried.
But old Reddy Fox had no such idea
in his mind. lie walked up 20 the
door and knocked. and when Mrs. Fox
opened the door he told her what he
suspected had happened. Those are
TWO bright little sons you have" he
said 10 Mrs Eek: they need a little
training. but il takes pretty clever
youngsters TO fool an old fellow Ike
me.
And was fooled. for 1 ran and
left the turkey. But l am sure YOU
have cooked il far better than 1 could
have done. for l am not a very good
cook and, living alone as 1 do. sell
dom get a good dinner. I'm. I'm. But
that turkey smells good"
You come right in and have dinner
with us" said Mrs. Fox. The bird
belongs to you and you ought 10 take
the whole Of it home. but il l take II
out Of the oven half done IL will spoil
il. 50 you stay 10 dinner"
Old Reddy Fox did not need a sec
ond invitation for that was just what
he wanted and pretty soon the dinner
was on the table and Mrs. Fox and
her husband, who had returned and
heard the story, sat down with old
/ Reddy.
They shan't have any dinner for
punishment" said Mrs. Fox. IS, We
can eat it all up. We will not have to
save any"
50 10y and by when two hungry 1t
Tie foxes came meekly in the house
all they had was bread and milk foi
their dinner. And they were sent
right 10 bed and the next time they
were sent To get the dinner they did
not stop 20 play in the pond nor die
they frighten any old fox 10 get hi,
catch. They went straight TO tn,
barnyard, remembering all the tricks
their clever father had taught them
and brought home a plump turkey.
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reckoning between us had not besn
cancelled II was only deferred. But he
quickly seized my cue, and answered
me in tones sufficiently loud TO be
heard by any surreptitius listeners:
Haven't scratch, thank you,
Claire's left arm and shoulder are a
BIZ bruised, she says, and think she's
suffering a little from nervous shock.
although she won't admit H. But now
you're here she'll be all right. sent
word TO her you'd be around 20 see her
In the morning"
I'm the morning." echoed. why
not tonight? Poor girl. u must be
awful for her here away from every
body. want to get her home With
US as soon as we can. n she able 20
go. do you think7
I'm sure she win be able 20 travel
by tomorrow" hs returned. and as Tor
seeing her tonight you can. all right.
10 isn't so terribly late. and 1 can get a
motor 20 20 over 20 the resort. 1
thought you'd be too tired 70 attempt
g."
What nonsense," ! gibed. Il am
not 30 easily faugued. But warn
you I'm terribly hungry. VIII trey
have any thing % eat out theree
You'd better come right over with
me % my hotel here" he said with a
sollcitude which ~ any other time
would have delighted rne. but which
gave me no slightest thrill of apprecia-
| ilon. You mustn't wait for that
| twenty-mile drive"
But. indeed. shall" I returned.
detcrminedly. Twenty mses-that's
an hour at tho longest. Telephone
! ahead. there's a dear. and ask them
10 have something hot ready when We
get there. They'll do Il. won't theyT'
oh. they'll do lt, he acknowledged
| reluctantly Put are you sure
Dick Graham" I faced him with
wifeiy militance. you're the most pro-
yoling man I know I don't want %
eat here. I want % get out there frst
! Please stop fusdng and get car.
And as he turned away from the it
tic waiting-rooTn where ne had found
me a. seat while he talked. felt that
7 had played the role 4 an unsuspic'
ious unofended wife satisfactorily.
ITO be Continued)
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tastes. Liberal as YOU are with your
servants, one can hardly expect that
they can buy twenty guinea walking
dresses for their ladies. | questioned
Mrs. Straker as to the dress without her
knowing it, and having satisfied myself
that it had never reached her, | made
note of the milliners address, and felt
that 10y calling there with Strakcr's photo
graph l could easily dispose of the myth
ical Derbyshirc.
From that time on all was plain.
Straker had led out the horsc 10 hollow
where his light would he invisible. Simp-
son in his flight had dropped his cravat
and S,rakcr had picked 1t up-with
some idea perhaps. that he might use
IL in securing the horses leg Once in the
hollow. he had got behind the horse and
had struck light: but the creature.
frightened at the sudden glare. and with
the strange instinct of animals feeling
that some mischief was intended, had
lashed out. and the steel shoe had struck
Straker full on the forehead. He had
already. in spite of the rain, taken
off his 'overcoat in order TO do his delicate
task, and so. as he fell, his knife gashed
nl> lnlHu. 10 L iuahe u Ctttt.
Wonderful cried the Colonel.
Wonderful. You might have been
there
MY final shot was, | confess, a very
long one. Ii struck me that so astute
man a. Straker would not undertake
this delicate tendon-nicking without
a little practice What could he practice
on? Ny eyes fell upon the sheep, and ]
asked a question which, rather TO my
surprise, showed that my surmise was
correct.
When / returned TO London | called
upon the milliner, who had recognized
| Straker as an excellent customer of the
name of Derbyshire, who had a very
dashing wife, with a strong partiality
! for expensive dresses. | have no doubt
that this woman had plunged him over
head and ears in debt, and so led hun
into this miserable plot"
you have explained all but one
thing cried the Colonel. Where wa:
the horse"
"Ah. it bolted, and was cared FOL
by one OF your neighbors. We must
have an amnesty IN that direction,
/ think. This is Chaplain Junction, j
/ | am not mistaken, and we shall be il
/ Victoria IN less than ten minutes.
YOU care 10 smoke a cigar in our rooms
/ Colonel, ] shall be happy 10 give
YOU any other details which nigh
interest YOU
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The story thus FAR.
Part Six

The story thus far:
Silver blasc, the great race horse,
al k,us's Pyland, Dartmoor, was first
invor,tc for the Wcsscx Cup, race
soon To I've run. John Straker. his
trainer. had three boys under him. one
ci whom stayed at night with the horse,
the q, her two Of whom slept in the barn.
I'm the night IN question the maid in
Strakcrs hou~r went with dish of
curr,cd lamb from supper for the boy
on duty. She met a man asking HIM
ahou, the great horse. The boy refused
to talk and ran after him with the dog.
. S'raker went 20 investigate. In the
morning he was found dead in n hollow
nearby in the moor The stable boy
had been driggcd With OPIUM n his
lamb. The horse was gone. The dead
mans head was crushed by cruel blow.
In has hand were small knife and the
,raya, oi the stranger. and about
hlm were signs OF violent struggle.
The stranger proved 20 bc fitzroy
simpson. staying IN the nc'ehhorhood
who admitted questioning the hoy,
lccausc he had money up on Silver
klayc. lie admitted carrying heavy
club. hut denied al knowledge OF the
murder. Holmes and Watson went ia
kings ryland and were met 10y Colonel
Ross, owner of the horse. and Inspector
Gregory. m charge oi the case.
Gregory reviewed the case and they
all agreed S,rakcr had himself owned
the knife. small. peculiar Swigiou
knife. Nearby across the moors was the
Naplc,on Stable, whose trainer, Sila'
Brown. was no friend To Strakrr. IL
>trakcr's pocket was a drcsSmaker
hll made cut TO William Dcrbyshir,
ior twenty-five guinea irock. Wher
Mrs. ~trakcr entered the room Holmes
asked her II he hadn met her IN dove
culorcd silk dress at a garden party II
Plymouth. She denied n.
Holmes Investigated the place q
the murder. Then. with Watson h'
walked across the moor and iollowe'
horse tracks To the ncighhoring stables
where he saw the clustering Mr.. Sila
brown. After whispering TO him llolmc
saw him alone. and when he left ha'
Browns promise 10 follow hls instruc
tlcns.
Promising to have the horse on han
on the day of the race Holmes wen
home. Tie and Watson went 10 the race
and met the disgruntlcd Colonel RoS'
When the race started. Silver Blaze wa
there. his distinctive marks painted on
lie won the race.
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The End.
Efficient Housekeeping
By Laura a. Kirkman

gether Il cup OF brown sugar and y
cup Of butter: add y cup OF sour milk
in which 2 teaspoons Of soda have been
dissolved, and add l cup molssses. u
cup dried currants or raisins, l egg
and y teaspoon each OF ground nut
meg, ginger and cinnamon. Drop
from a teaspoon onto a buttered pan
and bake minutes in a hot oven.
Oatmeal Cookies: Beat / egg until
Light and add 10 il J. cup Of sugar
thin cream and milk. To this add y
cup OF fine oatmeal. cups Of -four
s.fted with , teaspoons Of baking
powder and teaspoon OF salt. anC
mix well. Roll out very thin, cut
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h,ghnore." or simply as the "antrum.
over each eye II n cavity In the ooho
or your forehead. II 4. placed between
the outer and Inner layers ~ your Skull
Il u called the frontal sinus In
horned animals. this cavity extends up
nto the horn.
At the base OF vour nose ar. ,er'os
II spaces not unlike lhoneycomo. The'e
,re the "ethmoldai cells" or sinuses.
Each OF them Is a considerable cavity.
very close TO the floor OF the skull and
ba.e OF the brain. called the "sphenoidal
inus"
All these sinuses communicate WIN
he interior OF the nose. Short pas
ages open tho way from each. The
.,,uses are lined with mucous mem-
,rane. continuous with the Lining OK the
aasal passages.
Tho communicating passages Fary IN
,t,o with the Individual. Some persons
have very small openings. ana these are
,be ones who are likely TO have trouole
with every cold there Is enough sWch-
-. ~ the mucous membrane 10 clos-
he massage. and the mischief Is started
vypenever one has a cold the mucous
lands begin 20 pour out an excessive
SrDount OF thick mucus. with the dram
,ga interfered with. this material ~
lsnmed up within one or more OF tn@
cavities. Pressure upon the sehs''l'o
vars results. and with TINS come pa"
- Inflammation. Then you have SIN
-. ,rontal sinusitis. or sphenoidal
.,.,,ts or general sinu-itis. depending
no,n.r ono or all the cavities may
/ 10 involved. t,.to
,.,,o, corresponding to the location o'
80. n,rticuIar sinus involved.
-, 'vo,,r frontal sinus Is involved. inc
I 80 take the form OF a hesdache
an eyeache. Your eyes VIII run
.ometirnes there Is constant
",.,n, Of a profuse amount of ho'
a.. 4. peculiar thing about the
., sinusitls. II may not be con
,"",,o,,s throughout the twenty lOu'
s,,,rs IL may come on at zen or e'eTo'
"..1e.. IN the forenoon, st-snhy lhcEe~
...,,nnut intermission th nigntls'' sh'
1,sappear In the early evening aou nn@!
ap get up refreshed, nstterini
sieep p.,, ,hat the trouble Is gone. only Z
49,. IN. same cycle OF events throoe
=, sour trouble Is in the antrun' ther
nav be no pain referable to the ehee
wsel, The pain may appear 10 De
vour teeth. Il is Impossible. perhaps
40 tell which tooth or teeth may
'-rolyed but very commonly the SUI
- ,,oex TO a dentist. sure his uouo
IS toothache-
An X-ray picture taken IN such
- will reveal dulness over the an
/. ,ryn,. showing accumulation within ths
sinus.
tiny electric light IS placed in n
mouth. the patient and doctor being
a dark room. In a normal person n
light shines through the cheeks Just Z
the light of the candle shows throul
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egg. add 4 tablespoons sweet milk and
cup Of -four sifted with 1 teaspoon
of cream Of tartar: favor with
tablespoon OF vanilla. Roll out very
tEin and cut with a cutter. Bake
about S minutes in a good oven.
Lady Fingers: Cream together l cup
OF sugar and y cup OF butter; add l
esq. a cup OF sweet milk and l pint
of flour sifted with teaspoon of cream
ot tartar and = teaspoon OF soda.
Flavor with Ia teaspoons Of vanilla
and turn out onto fiOured board.
| - your hands To roll out this bat
ter instead of rolling pin. cut in
little strips, roll each strip IN powder
- sugar and bake in quick oven.
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the Halloween Jack o'-Lantern. In an
rsi Infection thcro Is darkness over the
affected sids and illumination % tho
other side.
Tho Infection % the antrur, NAV d.
dus 10 decay or sbscess at the roo, O,
one OF the teeth at the floor OF the an
trum. Sometimes the roots extend rlgh,
into the antrurn itself
Ths use or the little electric light
'rransillumination." rs Il 4. called,
most helpful In diagnosing trouble :,
tho frontal sinus. to1
When common cold hold. on an, N.
discharge Is profuse. and therp :. 4.
sense OF Illness. possibly continued siiyb.
fever. and. particularly. pain. You ms.
suspect sinusitis. You should then vi.I,
your family doctor without delay.
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Answers to Health Questions

MISS G. Y. Q-Tsrnsv vo,,~ la. -
years of are. weight f2s popns. =.
, feet 1 Inch viii you kinsI,- 81, -.
"hat my correct weight should b.,
A-You as a very good average %,
your age and height. TUT
i. =. NJ. Own you kins1y ,.u
what TO do 70 remove a uoois - II
neckr on ny
A-r-rsy. radIun Or carso, .,.
vlH remove nooies. but tbes. tr.at-...
must be given ~ an expert.
q. c. y. Own 20, ki,.,-
DOWN. 'ODs break
A-Iaks out-o'-roo- sr.--
nourishing food At regular l,,,-.,~, "a,
plenty OF fresh air day ana ,frh. set
worry. and. with pleasant s,..d aVoid
you VIII soon feel Ike your,.I, 1 IONS
Inc cure rests with yourself gam
tNAlOuS. o. am a yor,s
years OF are. height 8 fee, 80 nan ls
~" you please tell me how 10 -,
the height Of feet inches, A''Ain
A-Jofn a club wh~r- .,.
nAsiun ana place yours.l, sIIn-
direction OF good physical esi,nr ms
structor' who viii outline a cn,o[ m
exercises Tor you. Plenty OF 80. o
food, regular exercises ana 49, sooS
ing in the fresh air should on, rain
hne physical condition ana III. you Il
your height . add q
F. II. CT Am is year, =.
} have been suffering from a -,,.
about three years. VIII you Itnci. 20 20
: me whether this can % c1,-as te'
use OF radign? ~ "a
! At depends upon the tyo. =, 1910
, In many cases a soitrs rexpo,s. /.
radiuui. A-ray and Internal rn.st--,,
i l caxns.. lss.. - ss.,..~ rs.w, - =. ..'
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TODAY'S INSTALLNENT.

Its nv race anyhow" gaspcd the
Colonel. passing his hand over hiS eyes;
4 confess that | can make neither head
nor tail of a.. Don't YOU think that YOU
nave kept up your mystery long enough,
o. Holmes?
tCcrtainly, Colonel. YOU shall know
rrNthing let " all go round and
ve look AZ the horse together. Here
is." be continued, s. We made our
az into the weighing enclosure. where
,nlv owners and their friends ind adj
mittancc. You have only 10 wash his
face and his leg IN spirits of wine, and
Nou will hnd that he Is the same old
silver Blaze as ever
y on take my breath away.
Il found him in the hands OF iakir
and took the liberty OF running him
Just a. he was sent over.
"Niy dear sir, YOU have done wonders.
The horse looks very ht and well. IL
never went better IN IT. life. ! owe YOU
thousand apologize for having doubted
your ability. You have done me a great
seryice by recovering my horse. on
would do me q greater still # YOU could
Law your hands on tho murderer OF
John >traker
4 have done 80. said Holmes quietly.
The Colonel and ! stared At hnn
IN amaSemcnt You have got HIM
Where = he. them
lie - here
Here Where
In my company At the present
moment
The Colonel flushed angrily Il
quite recognize that ] am under Oh
legations 20 YOU. Mr.. Holmes. said
hc. but must regard Whist YOU
have jus; said a. either a very bad
Joke or an insult.
sherlock Holmes laughed. Il as
sure Nou that / have not associated
,ou with the crime. Colonel said
h. The real murderer u standing
immediately hehind Won He step
prd past and laid hrs hand upon the
glossy neck Of the thoroughbred.
The horse" cried both the Colone
and myself
"Nes. the hor~c And il may lesser
his guilt ii say that II was done u
srf-defcns.. aud that John ~traker
was man who was entirely unworthy
ol vour confidence But there goes
ihc bcll. and ~ ] stand TO win a little
un this next rare. ] shall deter lengthy
explanation until q more htuns time
We had the corner Of a Pullman
err 90 ourselves that evening as w
vhrled back 20 London. and ] fanc,
that the journey was a short one t6
tolunsl Ross a. well a. 20 myself
a. We listened so our companion
narrative of the events which had Oc
CURED o. the Dartmoor training-stable'
upon that Monday night. and the meani
hv which be- had unravelled them
Il conlcs. said he. that an,
theorie, which had formed from
the newspapers reports were entirely
crroueous. And Vet there were lndics
ions there. had they not been OVERLAP,
l,v other details which concealed thei
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with a cutter and bake Is minutes
In a moderate oven.
Molasses Drop Cakes: Cream y cup
butter. work into it y cup granulated
sugar. add u cup iholasses and y cup
Of water in which Il tablespoon of
soda has been dissolved; also add -
tablespoon OF vinegar. I egg and q.
cups Of -four sifted with !. teaspoon
salt and =. teaspoon cinnamon Drop
from a teaspoon onto buttered pan
This recipe should make doz. cakes
Use only one egg II you wish 10 make
double quantity. Bake about IL
minutes in n hot oven.
Vanilla Cookies: Cream together
CUP sugar and u cup butte-: stir I'm !
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Der that he barked AT all after l began
10 run.
Il believe I Will just run hack and
see what happened 10 my basket. for
l expect that plump bird l had in il
is safe IN the barnyard by this time.
Well. never mind; ! have been disap-
pointed before. Will get il yet
though"
when Old Reddy reached the wall
where he left his basket he leaped TO
the top and looked over ard OF course
in tho ground saw his empty basket.
But his eyes caught sight Of some
thing else on the ground that inter
osted him more, the tracks OF two little
foxes.
Old Reddy jumped over the wall
picked up his basket and followed the
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YOUR HEALTH
WHAT "SINUSITIS" is AND
WAYS TO OBTAIN RELIEF
BY kOrAL ). COPELAND, M. u.
L. s. Scnator-Elect fr ON New York State.

rvEN though the outdoor bathing season Is past II
r. Is possible that you may notice persistent ais
IL charge from one side OF your This may ind-
cate disease Of the nasal sinuses because bathing IN
water which is at all polluted may cause trouble IN
this region From his study Of anatomy the doctor
has always known about the nasal sinuses but IT was
long time before their importance disease centres
wa. understood.
The bones Of your face are hollow. Under your
mt the base OF your nose and over your eyes
re cavities which open into your nose Iney are known
ls the "nasal accessory snuses."
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-09
Poem by skinny Martin.
\ Fearse Blow.

4 F'earse Blow.
Z once save a berrhday party
The invitations sed No presents please,
And al The guests took it serious.
Maybe wasent disappointed hoiey
geeZ.
Exterl Boy LOST sid Hunts lite
brother Bert got lost for hours iasI
Wensday and al the fellows was -ooiS-
ing for hin and hoping for a reward
but he found himself and GOT home
est in tine for supp!r.
For sale Cheap. Full SET of carp4n-
Ter tcols consisting OF one saw oay
needing a site sharpening and a haif
Of 4 new handle. one partly loose
screw driver, enc hammer with an
exter short convenient handls and a
Jelly glass full OF assorted mixed naies
and screws not a. rusty. See P1ds
.S.n1kins.
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Little Benny's
Notebook
BY Lee Pape
The Park Ave. News.
Weather Bum

Weather: Bum.
spoarts: Last Sattday Benny Potts
and sid Hunt found a peece of rope
and went erround looking for sailer
20 show them how 20 tie some diffrent
notts. wich jest wen they thawt they
wasent going 20 find one they tound
one and he sed he would snow them
the Sianneez mott and ne took the rop.
and tied them together with IL BY the
legs, and then he went away laffing
and they couldent yet taeirseifs undid
and they started 20 ask men going
past IL they had a pen nfe, winch
about the 18th one did
S.ssiety: Mss LoreJter M!ncsr can
stand on her hands. tern a cart wnee!
and IS practising the split but she still
gets stuck less than half ways down.
She says she cant make up her mind
whether 20 90 in the movies OF be a
Red Cross nerse.
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WHY TWO LITTLE FOXES
LOST THEIR DINNERS
Part II.

Part II.
Now when Old Reddy Fox had run
a short distance he stopped to look
behind him. for he was a clever old
fellow and not very much afraid Of
Mr.. Dog. having outwitted him often
and often.
Now that - strange" he said. 'he
is nowhere in sight and he certainly
had a straight scent 10 follow. But
row I come 10 think Of il. he barked
only once or twice. l do not remem-