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Show tiim sitxday moknino fkijhuary iwa id, Joo aa cabin buy on eeriml vessel. Tho time pasajd, quiet like, with some was V jui waa turned off. I had made up myatorma but nothin' very bud. to run wasn't uo:aiUng'lu the CerihUon Sea at the time, awi,y an' there nay for me to git to ata but to hide my- -, hVr day the sea waa like gluas, lookin ao 'if on yoaie out gum' vtscL Stowaways, level ya could walk on It. There waa aum- riil aeeii. jmat una iKdenom n the weather, fer all At the time the John Bluy was that. We waa becalmed scv'rei times. Ivin in port loadin brig Iron, railroad with rinc. wtm a flue vessul, bduud for Klo, tup ii Bragg. Whin dusk waa railin' I slipped aboard her uiJls known;, aii', droppm' into the bold, hid uiywlr belaud a roll o' rope. It was very dark an' smelled powerful o' tur. an' I reckon I w.is soma akeered. 1 had some bread an' cIimm In my pocket bein ao eat it fer my supper-the- n, Oark I feel ltd cep. iiefors king 1 waa waked by a scrap! n , ' scurryln' sound 1 kraiwed in a minute what It were rata. tv ye ever men them wharf rata, sonny, tug as a cut? T bey's groan man In the icry bold, altHckin a lla-wasn't vayln night time. But, law! i.o attcntlun to me. 1 Mealed up ou the deck. Tha moon wua Mimin' bright, black anad-deaorusS Uie gangplank 1 luuvin'. b'ii at one would a tusk across i lieu two or three. An' they hep it up. The i ala ware leaving the ship- - I don t mind tillin' ye. my hau- rla. Bailor hiiiMi'stitlous. ya know, an' It J vlic ruts' leavin' the ship, a bad ijn. Bum; mat alius happens to the ship aa golaler jby the rata 'itiem little fellers la ainart 'nl , m ; i UT to my hidin' sheered than ever, but 1 dsssent go bacg . , home, feann' my uncle. ? All lh'r' nest day I by Ur. Keller come to the Cap'n after g o' this, an' aays: Cap n Bragg, says he. There's signs of a storm, air.' The Cap'n looks to sea, calm as a frog pond, an' up to the blue sky an' laughs nearly. You think so, Mr. Keller V aaya he. There waa had blood between em. Mr. Keller's eye Hashes quick, but he aye, very reepectful: "Three tropical eras to treacherous. Cap'll. 1 hev sailed In tha Indian Ocean. There to every sign of auoh a typhoon aa occurs In those waters.' Then he tailed about the signs ha seed in tha moon the night afore. Tha Cap'n says quite scornful.' 'I hev navigated twenty years, Mr. an' I never see a tempest brewin' such days as these. V cargo goln' In. the lonashore,u,n cussln an they loadod her up. lae offleersdaik get tin the givm' ordersL An' me la . . powerful hungry. At sundown the John Bhay weVJ anchor there raa a suS bnmaa an' ae waa off. all Ball roomin' hunger brought me out name aa bears when they've the winter In a holler tree au glia empty In their In Idea. They waa a big time whenanI kicked me Cap'n cusaed ah' swore . good an' plenty. ye blarated little imp, to the what'll 1 do with y hut feed ye sharks?' meanin' to sheer me, which 1 . waa. Mr. Keller wera male. A fine manne wore. He'd been round too world wn tkihMhoroufflf In tlie Ouhmido, an he a aullcd many vyagn. 'Heave mi the lad. elr, eaya be. He useful shout tha aMp an hlmaelf ran make work hie piuaaga,' lays he- - 'But ya play no mom trtvka ye dura little euamp,' ho eaya. Tiiet waa the King an ehort of It. Ballon to kind men, an tt weren't many daye the whip an ufore 1 kttowad aurnmat o'htUo-filthey got to be rest fond o' the Sep' for a nuuoot. i apell una-Th- e air.' Implying Mr. Keller knew little o iiailla'. Nevertheless, Capn Bragg. aaya the mate, I beg of you take in sail. Aa you value your brig, air. But we didn't taka la no aalL EVry liteb o' eanvaa were art. 1 don't know how it coma on us, lad. ao quick w couldn't reef the sails. Of a sudden the sea an sky waa black aa ink aa' tha wind howled In the rlggm' like a banshee. The sea washed over us, the sails carried the brig over on her elds the cap's an' crew fell oa their kaeea an' began sayln' their prayers, expectin' is be carried down to Davy Jones nest minute. But Mr. Keller, he gave the cap n akn-k- . tte the boy. ' ' V. n,.j wsa svsa ".--- . a 11 fer me 1 stayed. M'i good y a merlcto the etor-out when the John hr- t It died out steady, an' r Mr. Keller loon p,- .... tVnT B -- v i ' he men.lv. .w Mr r. A T"?' to her side wiihVai"V!:1,!1l"1 'We bein' fav'rable, by the' Kr",,'. Gud narigated the Jolm Bhsv ilf. don thait. i,. ni.r"ud b' n - J v-.- ta good law Ul- -' 7 J eanvaa, righted herself, an' we waajMV-.:line e saved from a watery grava for tha time r.l1u( tor.tndL Ye aoe that cabin then Them tropical storms doesn't last long, an meetin with a vessel the aama day we waa towed to port for repairs. But the cap's bein mad at Mr. Keiler for kickin' him, an' not likin' him anyway, threatened to put him in Irons for destroyin' a thousand dnilari' wurtb o' canvas; which were not fair, errin' aa Mr. Keller had saved th brig an cargo an' tho Uvea of all of u. Beentod Cap's Bragg Included. like the Caribbean Baa wka Just hungerin to pick tha bones o the John The Bhay. day after we got atoned agin wa run bite a storm. You ain't never seen waves, sonny. Beamed hka no ship could Ura In aech a aea. it wera night time, an' afore w knowed It tha John Bhay waa grindln' on tha teeth of a reef, tt wera terrible, lud, the nlioulin' on prayin' an' the sea runnln over u. There waa no time, tha boot was gain down, an' they launched the boats an crowded Into like cattle, ev'ry man fer hlmaelf. 'Aboard, lad!' aaya Mr. Keller to me, an' with that one o' them Mack Mexicans, inquired Ut fearin' therell be no room fer Mmaeif, up an' hits Mr. Keller between the eyes, M kingdom come, thi y Id tho rid man. "An' knockin' him agin the aide o' the ehlp. t tl.U bX Poor devils! On load Of em foundered, tory I m tellm ye go to pron irtoo many bein' la It. ANNA LOW ole. '!( , d- -n -- $MOKE RING g PRYING PAUL Oond little children know inquleillve to be. 'tie wrong But Prying Taul could ne'er restrain Ills curkstdy. Over the banisters he'd hang who rang the hell- He llstenwl. a the keyhole, too. And peeped through It ae wall. In bureau drawers he'd olyly In bnaea poke hie To see NATURE LESSONS creature mntct exceeding queer A ite tthlnooUMehicIi, dour. goo out la ail aurta of wnBmi, In hla beet long. curling feealuaw, Ih-u- r child, from him tbla leaaan gain: Don't weir your bast hug in the ruin. m TIiIh blir Dove nothing all duy long but squirm. r llt.Lto use hi aMinii to in; 1 IN- T i t j i , - STORY KKU you avor cup'n of a big, hnga U Ip, t.'ap'n Hilly aakeri tho bfijr. Ob, a areal bla. Imiiui-iiiship, Willi niaybu a l.un-0- 1 people on burr Tba aid mna winked. NuJlhor capll nor mala nor seaman beforo ibu in net. lad, ualii ha 'TIhiukIi, nowll I conic lo think oat, ona timo I uomu war bein . all lhn-e- feller mi blggern wlint you be. I waa in oiphdii-yu- n know wlut Uumi are: nu IM Ten III Hi In' .in my undo waa a vl'lenl iimii. He often give me the toe of hie lMt. Ho was n cruel man, an' 1 waa often hungry mi' rind none ton warm. "Wi w livin' In New York uL the time, down chute in the Kant River. like I (nil aim It iww, the bowsprits n'i aW aJlln Kickin' across the street' in' the tisune drlvm' untier 'em; the shops, full o' aiwliur. cofla o' rots. an marine' liiHlrunicnta. an' the arufuri'i' men, home' fmtn v'y.ig-- s, drinkln' an' HpeudJu' money la tliiiiga in (tike a biya free. Th-- in fiiney, lud, an tho aea tlmwed mu iMiwt:r- - Andnr unopened parcel In could linger. Oh how ho feared that something might him nil Kts'.uie awares! Hla neck grew longo from prying ' her folka' Ills neighborhood a i lowd It liaiipen? questioned tho boy Ilia angles aren't right, you eagerly. l.ut yuu may Irnrn front him. my dear. Tlic marie a plea aunt tow tin. picture, That wriggling, tabling folk luuk qiwr. bernleri boy aiul the wrallicr beaten old nian. lib (hcu brown and wrinkled like a llera i the Elephant elope; baked apple. Je was clad in yellow You're not a bit Ilka him, 1 hope. ,,, fill. t'upn Hilly a IioIiuik il.n-And longer, thinner, 'e luinbu-wMiand vary aiiy hauled Up tin tha beaeli aotno rotla from One d ly when lily uncle iiwel inn hard longer allll And has a Mluky llttb ay a. I them, anil avvvrnl 1 polrf by on Hie 1 inido iii tuy mind lo follow Hie n. h neck did dully grow. 'wild. 'J'lio old man waa mending bla net. There weren't no And a turn lm nlwla a briny Iw u fur u Until It often IripiH'tl him op lad oiip'tiiiiiiy "Wal. wild he. "tie aiuiiin.it of a my yc.i,-- , golii' on twelve, In go before llu wipe hu rirc out with bl tsar. In walking to uinl fro. CAROLYN WtJUA the newa, ury, lad, an' begin when I woe a little the know, Hn. 4 Irlcil to Bit One ilay a ealler brokeloud. The mug The iksir cIoukihI, an.1 In tha street Aiqmired an eugor crowd. Alas," cried Paul, that ovetywltem j n. : t a. H-- s-- j i 111:1-- 1. I fa-- I I f ! II BUSTER, BROWNS PMSfO FOR, THE TOLL HOUSE At mr-- e I ennnot hr! Amt ni.ully tiien hr rushed about To see what lie could Sec. Hla neck wound In. Ins neck wound out, Through windows, door and hall, I'nlil lie got lu such i a smut It In d him to Hi w.ill. To gel Paul tangled mt-Utllicd Tticy leii I for IVx:-t- ir i Pdi. ''ll w :'A. it o tf ri o I S J U took him fully nev-- j eu (Liys To get out all tin knots. k And now Pnul's to Just as thin And long aa a.n fOepyrlgkt. I9KL hr llerlor Boeeafrldl. The smoke rings ancMiaing fnmi liana big plpa KjicII out wbat he laves brat next to his Weib, Ilc'a happy with that and bia Katrina near, la It sauerkraut, achmlerkaea, or beer? coil. iTIiey wind It, Up. mill lie Inkes his wnlkn uloX QUEER CRAFT MADE FROM AUTOMOBILES, BICYCLES AND SLEDS. can construct tho midela odor light weight canvas can be employed. led to fastened under each end of this shown In the cuts with eui h ' Clo to a ahlp chandler's and buy second Piece. The oled on this aide of the boat j UmuliT'ml a is usually found about the hand canvas. The edges of the canvas are a represented at CL A ooupla of straps I yard. Only th- - win! and tho eaito lapped and auwn and rope rings used to of rarher screwed down over tha piece laml a w other parts ni'l be purchased, hold tha same to the mast and boom, aa will hold tha Med In placa Itua tha two for a naler device that lode at tha ends of tha place hold the Figure 1 summer. K,rst. tho und winter stern of the boat up and even. A single Ixnli the aled will do fbr tha bow. Thera should ha ,you wan: to Bet tho wheel. Go to any second hand dealer in bicyrle. automobiles a lever of wood mad about one and ona lor kindred vehicle and aek for (our ds half Inches In diameter and long enough to In ere the tires carded wheel, provided extend from the aled top to tho right placa la the bow to afford steering. A half Inch jgid order. You e.in get aeooid lutnd oddp hols to bored through the wood upright iitalra of wheel for very little money. the dealer will let you have a pair lever about an Inch below the bottom of the hoatand about the seme dlstano InMda flee of rliiU'ga. Then see about two axlrs. con Wood pins are drives through these holes if you get discarded aittmnubilo a her! you i: in i1t- -i an axle shift or two and leather washers are arranged oa th hi off junk pile of fitting at lever between. Thus tha washers furnish in Hie a bee, holding the bow of the boat up on any of Hie Busy motor reimir and -, In:i'iin:ruition ahop. The progress of inthe under pin. The crass lever at F so d Inch serted by using a tr,Hlui'iiB new macliinee and p.irta autinno-aIihmodern bored that stick Ilka sised hols I th np.d now'.iil.iy through a i alnei-- t ola.u Th most IE) to erected in the upright. having certain parts of Me machine ku, planted with newer and the sail adjusted and tba boat la ready to use. 'imiis of morn recent pattern. These nan are sultabto fur use fur the Bled Haft. You the shown two in view. purposea get Vhit two boy chose to term a aled raft axle for the four wheal and then form to shown in flgurs I. The boy mode what '.he pbtl'orm of common pine hoxrle. You appeared lo to a common raft of boards moat f.iele'i iho uMe to th butt.im of the and then proceeded to pot this raft on the is m which si urely. uatng elotil-pl.ilfiv taro aled. The Lrln device for the t over and tiuouirh the shaft, 'nay pul forward sled constat of the simple round or c!::vhliq the point on the idee of wood J. dropped through tba holr s.iic uf I lie wood. This will do to j bored for tha purpose In the centre of the elil Hie ehifi The front a'noft .a j raft, aa at J. About tho lower end of this ) shaft winds the rope for The p'irp v iitid to therofore t voted. steering. I The 1'hi to get tlie fore wheel side raps to marked K. There to a like rope iv -- f ao -- id If I sstbli. using aled. Two sleds . for the other aide of th Hie or!g:.ul ihafl. with the atoerlng head. are need for tba rear of the raft and onej Ilf lli. cmuoi N- done the axle The base of the raft to h.' be shown. The brake Is a wood lever lud-ifth vv.u'-- l bv a steering shaft, which d with a boll to tha wood bracket at B kh 1 fhie Is fitted th mast 1. With a tan- - j e H.J ft i r ft H rough a hole bo rod In the An oval boom a very shaped piece of wood, with leather f0 Dlut nd ar..l is heeded up thrr. pul nr rubb-- r face, to fiitrd to the lower end'"1 of eU ran be offered to the a.iMi-- rs ' v( leather at Uie base of of the lever, and thus the rear wheM can wind and quit high speed obtained oa th 'waft if the toe to good. Even when thel elvift, between the ax in and be braked. H.e loti n of :iin platform, anti then the, f011 rerr hvely speed la attained.' l,M Sailboat oa Birds s: i This type of aled raft con be mode with the v.t. ic lme eeri'y, as the axle Figure S to a drawing of n!Mda l -t boerrte. of the boye. cr th aleda .:i The bcsirt on the la "aYJ I'roaeti,ni 1 j 1 i I Idea of soma boya who obtained IB j wrecked portion of an automobile lilted up the body part to us on Tha automobile bad been In an accidrej and the porta were ao badly damsgrd U1 re the owner turned the machine into a tn pair mans. The repair man thremoved wro-- c parts ha could save and put out lu the body of the automobile The WJT with other discarded veblrl-- a twe and bought this affair for a dollarIt or proceeded to repair K and fit wRh'jlri as shown In the cut The oearlnp f tags were all removed. T Per-jha- XlME. i. 1 three-quart- herd-woo- er -- in - ..ic fnt. d-- i f,laH l , : L.-- t RtWth o vto-- n uvi f- -r "' Uie To0 ,.nrf of Huerer n ml titwu t ut out Tusie top-tlit"'hl-- r .my part tnarketl X. utrt s inst ked A. Itontl k.wn Hie lruni snil ci.itucct lo al.1i nltli laps 15. l.flhl dou'u kCjNiin.L ati- - trot Eg to front with ii-- C hin ciuiiuvUiig Willi lap tt,. tlM thr- -; r T v l. 1 b.-1 llb-Ii- ! , -- r,9J lr vit-iu- ii: AS JT W ILL lOOK COMPLETE! E r.t in h J D fl rally together. Thi mcheTln dmnietrr r.arkrJ -.i.d. The mast msy be eight ' about three nial alo.it one and a half IneheajThrn after th Tru- toil to rommon linen, ! a!ed( "r- -r, h.c-- i - s Th hoop Iron can iron tor th runners. Hails badriUed cooper Ajnr homes. The body Is shop convenient constructed with ... of tbs at hr tba te?.to near four raft bcarda with any atmi. Mdf Damaged AwtcmoMIc fee Bey ." i prnJSIngn th fer Bkntlng Bird. pra rather a air and A. Next pttt up the Ttuspieo may C. There should alto The centre of th '..icjitAet, Ti. T Iiese can b secured at 'bottom of the a poeeweekm piece i fastened with a Figure i 4 I drawing of . u. wheel Yeather Th lh ,l!: atr-r- tr9nt.'i tPhead peroromein ' riB a ple , ' f IjltOTUUS ,nd ma from ue foot of thto lm .sled. Thus the Med can be a queer 'rig to for courting purpose. fey to fastened brought up ... -- - r yos 1m |