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Show THH OGDEN Ni'W. UM'ARY EXAMINER, l'.MlL The gbell Qoean. w. s. BY gYXOPSIS or PRECEDING FART. Dgrii, fllaobedlcut little girl, goes tlwntt big hell to her garden; aba comet out eu the reel oeatu, where the meets a Madly The meraiald takes her eu a mermaid. journey under the oca. After seeing many wonderful sights they coma to a high cliff uuoer the water aud tumble orer It, down to a beautiful garden of eea Sowers. Here they bare a narrow escape from a huge Ssh bjr hiding away. They reach a grotto, which becomes a cave fall of spougca. Here they arc chased by another monster and escape again by getting Into a giant uyster hell The cave cuds la a passage through which Doris rides oa a snail's back. They suet a band of mor maids, who dance around them. And Dually the mermaid decides to go dowa still further under the sea. The mermaid taken Doris to the bottom la a shell; they barely escape a Jellyflsli and a nab aud reach a bed of sea lilies. Here they escape from a lobster aud see other interesting things among the lilies. Beyond they coma to a rock, where them are vanishing Mowers aud plenty of shrimp, on which the mermaid feeds. Doris and the Mermaid hare several adventures with the Jellyflah, the lob- , sters and thg shrimps. sud-ucnl- y When Doris aqd the Mermaid reached the' Island tlfry were surprised not to but aaud. Doris looked In rain fur any real laud. There was jiist a shelly beaeh. with three-o- r four big palm trees ou the tup and tlieddue eea beyoud. How vary stranger cried Doris. Wheres Itr gold, blue aud white slid rusty gray ami black llshes that uwsm around gave au air pf Ufe to It sIL That was a must surprising pool, 1 tell yon. Whoever dreamed of such n sight! 1 lust wish mother could have oue peep at it, she erlad. Bat she saw one thing that nude her laugh, it wau no ridiculous. There was mass of seaweed floating by, and right on top of It sat a allly looking flsh, the vt hole min, dh and weeds, being under water. Uh, Uermsid, look there. If there Isnt a ekirkcu flsh sitting uu Its uart.? BiiF it will certainly spoil the eggs if it doesnt keep stiller." uouscuse again." There you go, scolded the Mermaid, who bad been gatherIts a ucst ing seaweed for a uew dress. flsh, of course, but It can't bnrt tbe eggs, too are do somesmall. you dont they Why thing useful, child V Uh, 1 have plenty of dresses at home." Aee we ever going to get retorted Doris. back to that big shell on the beach V The Mermaid stared at her aud fakes, aren't you happy; Aren't you satisfied with anything; tve Ydu should lure spekeu uow.can't go back nt before. The Uernud presently culled out, ..I'm going now"' and plunged Into tbe ' water. Wbera are; Vow going; Shrirkcil Untie, but there was no answer.'. Doris hastily followed a tub was aaoflr far sway from the Island, but uo Mermaid wss.to.be aecu. Thera were some wbgles lurking In I lie sunlight and a school of dot pi.! ns a purling around them, over end under, like puppies around a big dug. Just ibeu the nu sank red Into the mu, and It was soon quite dark. - A1 few red clnuda bung In the west gnd a star or two cauic out In the east. Doris found h great floating tree, uu which slu oiliulied-t- o get belter view of tho ocean. But uo Mermaid was lu eight. Then a great ktne lineas came over her. Uh, Ueruuld, Meripald. where are you. Mermaid;" glut cried sleepily, lying on her Pack. The big white moon looked dow n ou 'tier,Voldly end didnt tell her. Nor did the tuts flying overhead. Doris wondered what bats were doing at sea. Bala are nut aeu - forget-- lu-- me-nots, . 7WoGinnis Th- - house was large, with a high arched roof sail ouly one room, and ll was perfect; dark, for there were no windows. Along llie walla were sonic irregular little ledges, but there were no rliaire nr tables, ' need any. No the family illd brils. ell her. and yet tbe father and mother and two elvldreu were aouud asleep, and what Is more, if hey thought ibetr home a very nice and comfortable nue. Perhaps you think they lay ns the floor. Inn indeed they did Juxt the opposite; iley hung from llie roof wlih their heads dowsl These qiu-e- r urea alept all day. and I night went out to take llie sir. for they Were a family of baia and lived In a cave. Tlu-ibtalii-- a were covered with very soft sliorl fur. but tlielr w Inga were quite ban, not feathered like a bird's. Hue evening ike list family were skimming about III llie sir. catching moaqulloc ami Simla for their supper, when they happened in fly In among some people who were having tea lu a garden. The ladle Jumped up and screamed and put pocket over tllrir hair, as If they to burl Ihetn. Then ihiHiylil lb bat Hat, hat, a Imy ran around railing out, come miller my ball" Hut the llllle creatures did ant care to do that. -Iiohi b-- t them on I eh yon." said Mr." list lo Ills children, "for they are cruel." tine uf the llllle ones, however, got a confused that In flew Into the house by in'riske. and (lie boys rushed Indoor to ..... the rest of Bom of whatT' asked the guide. Why, I never heard of a beach without auy laud to it before; it must bare got lost The truth wan It was a coral Island, nr atoll; merely a strip of beach In the form of I ring, open at one side aud with a quiet lake of water Inside. They stepped up ou a smooth white patch of sand and the Ueraiatd at once sat dowa to comb her hair. Doris went exploring. "O ooh, whats thinf" she cried suddenly. "Isnt it gorgeous and shiny T as she held birds," she murmured, almost drowsing IT. np a wiggling flsh. It was a parrot Bsb, and Where are you, Metynald, deur! Come back, If Doris hadn't been holding it by the bond 'Msrnuld, It would have taken n piece out of her some"Why, Doris," sold s' voles,- yon tisnglily where. r'Why," rhe continued, it'o got a child. tberc-aruo mermalda here, ,ut Just beak It must be a bird Dsh. The poor little a 'eld, wet. hungry mile girl, who bus probflsh wae colored, too; like a parrot It was Cold." Doris sat up aud stared bad a bright green, blue and yellow. Doris dropiied ably Tba great ocean, with all Its wonIt Into tba pooL Hite glanced-OTethe edge about. the whales nnd 1Jic dolphliw, had vanof an old fallen tree aud her eyes grew round ders, ished. Slid she was lying by the foiinlnln, with wonder. Her mother's garden, with soaked to the skin, while her nurse wan reolil-- Its tosus and pinks, in dahlias and blue her and promising r seven whipping. was never balf so beautiful nr ing had rallied bard, and the haves overhead gay as that' pool. In the Drat plnre the It were still dripping, wlitlu (hu sunset was Iwttnm was Of white coral sand, like enow. Just fading out lit the west. In this grew .such n mwliUnde of strange We tell you in secret, however, that farms and bright colors that Doris clasped Doris may nRver was pHUlalied for her advent ore . bar bands In. silent nwe. The red aud pink by the fountain, for When she told alaiul the coral animals almost hid the sand In place's rurloua pqsgaga lu the ahcll and what she and above them wared great purple menace had seen beyond It her wamina really budiit nn stalks. These letter tblnga looked like the heart to spoil It all. Aud as fur Arthur, living fans covered with violets. Beyond didnt Dorla laugh ah him and bis old grog, grew whole Helds of flowers, red, green, lav. rapby then, for her papa diviared that, wltli ruder aud yellow. " Among these growing tha aid of books, bn could prove that everythings crawled animals, darning alarilsh and thing Doris hsd wen was true and might be feather stars and basket stars In such pro- bcuealb the rgal ocean. fnslon that they had hardly room for their found I The Hud. various motions. Tba besntlful red aud Peter Mr. I3at and ibis Cittle family. Wallace. - ft Tnie Story. Tha fltst time that I remember to Bara lipred for he could swim like a flh exten Mr. McGinnis he wau aeated on a ceeded, ereu .tho adventures uf JtublusOr. heap of cotton wool la a eorner of hht fluu Crusoe. Thru we would dress him In dolls' new house, which lie was surveying with clothes and let Jiim mii loose oa the floor; of course he would trip over the skirts, tad great Interest, curling Ills whits mustsehs Is wsq great fun to gee tlie little fellow with his plnk.clawlike Ungers all tbs wkllu. To prevent misunderstanding perhaps I bad make a rush forward, trip, fall In a heap, was my annealing loudly (swearing, wa calk-- .lil better say that Peter McGlunlat tbe art!-riand then alt and bite savagi-lbrother's new white rat. of Ureas lu which be wee arrayed. rete: as we eooa came to call him, quickMother wed to wonder huw bur dul'.a ly msde himself at home; in s few week he was so tame that we often let him o.rt clothes became so dilapidated. Though Pets did not rare for flue clothes of kle cage to run about tbe rooms. Of r ha hsd quite tasis for literature; I aay coarse our pet wee exhibited to ell friends.' Out evening un extremely bash- ' lasts,'' because le used to nibble tbs tba ful gentleman called, and Pete was .brought pages- out of our books, while from l Which be devoured In. duly admired end tben placed upon the well was I should 'Judge tbat be Informed floor to imuse himself, while the eonver-attnof tbe 4?,. 1, on the current Interrupted by hie entrance, wsa wasalloa account of questions des'rs uncontrolled this resumed. All at once an expression of ntter to acquire knowledge that Peter wa dismay appeared upon our friend's fare, obliged to leave us; once he ate s vslnsble while even hie neck became of a crimson ..document, and our eiders decided that aui-hue. In agitated tones he said: triiublesome pet conld no longer l to.-- ' That rat has gone np my sleeve! Fiesta -wae to be given to the let me go Into tbe other room so that 1 crated Icter botcher! can taka off my coat sad get him cut!" The time for parting came; tbe rat's Wc considerately left tbe room, afie which my brother captured tbe wbUkyra dropped dejectedly snd my llttie who, having nude his way completely np sfstcr declared that there were tears lujhi tbe under sleeve, was now settling shiver yvljh'j-ca- . But In spite of these sad fifths for peaceful nap on the geaiicman's butcher's tha boy carried our Peter swsy so shoulder. This circumstance mortified In a box, letv lug us inco&eo'.aldu on fits ear bashful friend that for months afterward he could not be penmaded to enter doorstep. oar bouse. Filer lived to s good old age under tbe of the kindly butcher, who often alPets was favorite plaything with ui can lowed oe to visit our former pot. children, and the xumlwr of shipwrecks FLORENCE A. EVAN. Is tbe bathtub from which he escaped vs- - of-on- - KUmbvtsot-nhwspspeif- RING AROUND A KODAK. raldi They could bear the swishing II. sound of lla wlnga a It flew round urd rnuud near the ceiling, ami limy tried to hit Hi lielpleaa creator with limniua and nmlirrllaa. Enater and faster It circled ia the dark ball iiutll the Imy grew dlaay. and one of them called oul: Oh. get a lamp; wo cannot te. lu tha dark!" II accincA aa If the bat understood what was said, for aa noun a the door waa opened down right lulu tbs Imy'a face, and with part lug slap flew oul aver blu It ntruoH-- '"d- - oh, how glad the hat waa lo And Itself free oure more In tbe fresh air! it did not used any light, Init weal skimming about until It fnnnd Ha family again. I "Oh, my dear." aald ihc mother, thought yon weie going to he killed nud collection! foolish In ami put singed, Iloya uercr seem to think that animal like to live ami enjoy theniaslvra In their own way. Wr do not hurt people, and yet they wain to kill n." That I Ik cause they know an little, said Mr. Ilal, who wa enmldug bla fur hi wlih hi long elawa. and open for moaq'illue nl the same lime. After he had awullowed a choice mortel he said, wisely: "My clilldreu, you will uflen bear ldhd J1-rr- t one person call another w ca n nee In Ihe dnrk, while they ha ve be to innrli How a to wall for light. foolish tn.eo a bat. Pruple tell all kind of our fhalen a limit na. They nay w try lo elawa In wnnien'n hair nnd b.ooil will even kill children and nek Ihelr nana." cried tbe baby bat, why Ihe teU wch alorle.; W. will bXT. do iiikihiiiff luiin lo do wlih llirw ,rt ,h? ul'1hrT, In dud consented inomr aud iwu (ho nnd the net fnnr buntere ia their Thin slew flgnreu plctnre. (an )oa dugs, "That ! tba being pursued by Iwa Tiiiu't trouble your llltl liradu secrets for all the papas and mammas lu tha tlie in bill om n"d linve nnolber rare I Hmc to go t" bed . world." ilny dawn and It But Ktnrllght wouldn't tell her secret, and Jl-I be whole family went cbnalng Then tbe first time In Ms winds life old Kris ore the l.wua nnd (seh Ollier merrily Krliigle found liluisclf wondeilng and won"... A 1LATHEAI1 IIU1.IV MAIDEN. with A very neat irlck iniiv be sweet scented flower iels. neros the poml dering. were croaking mualcally, whlla a luit aud a '(UVtr 'q'unrfer. 'V'hc quarter The sun bud aeariely lighted up the day where frog BY ElUEXK O. MAYFIELD. In the air. end before mini, dniind may be lirflDil, iteW.' Just fi'ime-lhwhen Hlarllglit erepl from her bed anil bur- - masqultoea but the hat Jial I'rtler lie .an.,Vd one. or were no tired that they l 1 said, snd now w list ahull we do with II I" Til- - Mil'll of. Hie workshop. yPMi tin, dolly whs break the lu ila) la at ieat ano.ibal.il.- owner not very Nut wliat wc shall do with ll. cnrrccled And I lie bln-.- ' of Ihi- slib-s- ; there, safe and sound, just is she bad left slopped at lbs flrat hollow tree, went Into InnlKiLt. ffi iHb likely to get a little I. lit what shall we rail 11 These are the enlis-story goes) the It; so were the ialr of deep bluq baubles; their rose liaudlliml for the The Ibe trunk, hooked tbemsclrca np by check, rough h dry and ri aily in liamlle. Hlarllglil," unaudited her husband, aud 1 In- IiIiih for llin eyes. few a I tbelr It inuat be uf Ihc pallern known as a folded wing. and she liccuiuc. Blurllulii Hlarllglil knew she nnisi hurry or abl Kris lilad leg inn- Nature lines Kris Krlnele seeks. clo,M-'u4 stovepipe," ell her silk or beaver. Lay It Little Klgrllght grew rnHdly and In almost Kiluglc would lie at Iks workshop "before minute tbelr little ld I mil lhat Klarliglit niadt 'Ihi (TirlMinss n of on on lla side i glasa tumbler, and no I Inn-- It may have tip aim wu ready for him. f'alehlng up the dnys, and It uuiy Kliall always he, Kris Krliigle said. off to aleep. went family tba fuuny on the upper aide of llie bat place the n wrecks was have lilg as Ills largest doll, wlili the pretty red cheeks, site placed , quarter, pint bend dull old Krla Kriliglr parries eseb Hie Iambics of bine In Its bead Slid mads Slarllghl. a Flathead Indian legend to the wee red pnjiuuses up slid iluwn Now, what you wMi the company to do says. l ihc fairest and daintiest linle yenr fast. Then she found lbs ebony aud the bat fri-iunder the ipinru-Is lo knie-one the I'ug't Humid; or tlisc lie brings in tbe painted a dnl oh the c Hire. In all the world. Sh was ISC0NS1STESCT. full win wnli-rH'iil In children the lulu the imubicr. u bank uf snow, by the latter big lu the so by pale facs i.lglit. fib, such eyes," she sxelnlmeil as she v been out nal herlng Kind. Hm-l- i clspi-eher hands with glee. Every on that tries It will be sur- - to nlil Kli krluglc.wln-bai- i pr-l' , I. In the ninny year gnus by Kris Krliigle trike tbe hat nn Its brim, bm flint will only ai:d risy ehecksi too. Jur like alt Ihc pine ennes. A1 hr-ed (lie Jolly Vld fellow cyisbad been unable to make a doll look Just a rare snow plant llio ngLt lie had end It amiss the room, aud the quarter dnlllea shall have Uereafler, Old K r Krill-glaald lhat Busier Brown her nuil Ily as he Tb-a on There fluor. when the I!, somewhere and klnnpcd In might. liny always seemed rigid, try was rnmlng. Hlarllglit could hear bis B's Juki I be cutest little Imy. I will nil Ibd fmsly snow, lilde." sbu My father laughed al all Ibe prank. said to herself, "and ses what he will do." Thai nanghly youngster did enji-yA moment, 11 er Kris Krlugle came m. L! 1) slsler aald be waa"oo bright. My snapping his Huger Ip throw off 'tbs redd Ilia harinleaa fun wa her delight. ami Ailing flic workshop room with a merry Emm Imby atare to Rusalan hair. Hefore him, on Hie workshop whittle. Tho family thought he was all right . .. to hie, reellned, the wondrous doll. The old mao stood In silent admlrsllnn and then ,L gave out still loader whistle snd ran ont of ths door sa fast as bla short legs would rnl my hair In Basaian stylo, I t him. Nor did bs slop till ha reached bis I named my cat for Bnatera pup, hum-I thought Id practice harmleeafun,' f'ome. good dsuie; mine quick snd see!" I studied all bla anth-- np. bs railed, slid back he ran to the workshop I knew how plcnoed they ad would bu, , door. I'd fnrnlab them aninaemeut free. Dams Krlngle. aware of tho Jolly moods I'd let them abare this pleasure rare. of her husband, and ever ready to plcaas Mo they'd enjoy Ibe (port with me. him. hurried after: Old Krla sinrsl at tbe door waiting, bla III. fa-- , wreathed In sinllca. Imt only one-F- or one trick tried I "It's the doll!" be cried, forget I Ing tbat dlogruce, sinter called ine he hsd hassled lo Hlarllglit he could keep Wliat father said uullt for print. mother's In o'er arm. my A frown spread secret, and they ruleredsnu ' Hhe w hipped me. parked me off to bad; Hlarllglit sat with the doll In her lap tba and I plead; begged vain In argued, on tuost logons little mother rarib. Kb saw no fmj when her own ou Aud erer since then, tbe KJalhead Indian Would practice wbat wllk Joy obe read. saga, Hlarllglil Julie tbe red sad ELEANOR MACD CBANE. bins for all tbe dollies In tbe world. l,lttrt'!i. bl l'-- " e gatand aGin Ceend of Starlight. f'-- r ltn rl-i- lilt-m- - f - 1 - ' Ihh-i- Iko-i- i lln-n- i r star-ligl- ii s ly -t ilh'-ver- I e a H-- TIIE l.'Dlv,;ACKO AT. l' b-- a v fra THE UNCOMPLETED WALL PUZZLE. ra he made I sat up aery fanny Herr Is very stylishly greased wenlleman who ont and paste Ihe plerea on n cardboard hnrLaronnd In- (he a((((adr ;nn (hlok fnnnleal. lieu the feat has lucit roiionm-- il yon make a f' ir fell Is, a if y-- e, w r-- f i goi-.- g strike il cn H-- lrlm. to, and then, sudd, give It a snmt t ;p on the luriilc of ikeyucrown, when "t t!-out cola fail dilet nrd qnlekiy IV rect if into the tumbler. run TURTLE. Llttie Ted 1.: (I foitiirl a mu.- -, A:.;! hr ol.cd will! woed ring eyif Al tin errr.lure wlil.e I TLe nci:iu i.ji; re of i.l. p ile. Tli-i- i he lurch! d He shel.. oaf 1.; !y. e Vfcl.e be slid, "tuixt Mul e sed pun:, VVf tiie tii.t.i-In Hils le i 1 wih tw: s'.i liLi-rami c .me ou I , l'.irei.-e;-i:i- -l i l M'liii hr te. yet In hi ! Die garde.i for r". I. hi "ft tue e.r.-i.- nnji 'Why. ehl't. lean.r 4 .rn- lu-- r e S.ll-- (; 1. lll IiI,:.- the anppnned flower was n IhJug Kris Krliigle picked up d - At d so old hl home, e n"il - w if- - u m nilxiu;' garniy pnlutx to beautify wli'-r- It-t- rnr-o- i p.ea iiii irtrnded fer liya ard. glrla (V:i illtle 1' I'lan rhlldi-enI liare Inoucli: J 'n a present." said the ; U..H-old "cue yon can keep tied rot send ar ay. u yon aometlmes do wheu thg stock ilef-et- r;.i-- A prearrl!" rxei. I.'iied (he good flume (Ld where did yen get It;-B- y tills tme old Kris Krirgls bad pin red the i'a''y girl nn tlie workshop table nud s st.jpd i.liakii.g.hin mirtbfi ahli-- with ... ter,. . . .!!- -' then of llllle m:i..a hi- he I rye-ji- it In a you I I L ll'.i'WN 'IV.C ' . H .ly an e,ld rs-ie- ' I n.un. 1 ;.n::d ll ' V ' . i Inset u Mel - e go.-- wifi, j'i'l a 0 "F-T- "''Z ! V r . I IWY KTW V Tl-.-- ii epenc il .ind liirul.'cliuill I pie sl.vi-r- , t t . . found it lu n bank pf snow, I te he enuiftblng wro'ig; somrtbiue ut of keepicg; Put what, neither he nor bi good rpriise -- 'uld fell "I know wbEi i; I," said Ktsrllghi, who And If you will overheard the discus-dim," g!r me the tusk I nlil remedy the "Hlisa your bright eyes," trplled old Krla, hare the tusk, aud wrlmius." you And so It came alroit that Burllght, the llllle FeiHi-fl- d Dill'-- , brought to the In ml of snow o'rt stink, look rlthrgc of all thc dels In the home. First she mixed a pot uf partnlue sveii-ai- id then she mixeil rod tb. Mae. With a brush she pn luted ihr eh- iks of a doll one l.ihl It annCon s alKif. lie took n pair of hauldes. egReil yes" tiy old Kils. nrd dipped them lu the blur These lu f nr;i she fiiscrd on a slieif to diy. .nr Toiilclil or try in ak f uuesil s gfci. uni luinorriiUrid 1 w ill iliniv y mi luiw- il r uoei: i' iloiir." III Kddl n'll IvN. I nilgl-y.r "I Yii!,it' Ilivcr p!l J'" knew Iki'-pili, every-wker- ,i .l- hln- ilf". f Cut him j I lu-i.i - -- -il e This brlcLInyer la Jnat about lo lay the last brick la complete (he wall he (a bHlIdlau, when aumrlliioa lulerieaea (o pres cat. The letters on tbe tei; hrleka spell oat the reaaoa why his work Is ent short. Can ) what it laf |