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Show x THE LEAS IN THE HEAVENLY LAND. Letter from Aunt Margaret. Boys and Girts: D you ever think what a strong word "make' is? It is a good, verb that has had hard old Anglo-Saxo- n flprt gtout, is as it ever was, and never as and centuries good today for just sage is makers of things tliat is as the needed it It much today. vis it as mated. . "lfi 1 dr Every boy wants to make his own way in tlie world and every or they should, want to. These ways gjri wants to make her own way, lead in all directions. What you are to kinds and thousand a of ate what future the you are making of yourself depends upon make of of Make are today. what yoursHf useful, polite making you ov This is the. and cheerful and your future will, be made for you. i l i.. "make." word the of l use fcroad Also, we use the word in regard to the" things we form or conflict. Little girls make clothes tor their dolls; older' ones make all of pretty things for themselves and for the house. They make fcjnH new schemes, pattern! and devices that are sometp, as they say, imes very clever. : ! ' - . "And Out, doleful day." complained Folly Lea. Mid Brtif. fweo--I cant eeeut the oala-dwop- s ob the wludour," aoBonni.-t- vet, too, "We riu't (O out. Whet cub' wo do!" queried Betty. Well, there the heuvruly lioil,' muted Telly; "we might go there. Oh, yet, let go up id ihiulog flaira." k their At one 1 lie three atoned to mother If they could play In the braregiy irhlch was the name the Lea gave land, the garret, beerune, a they explained, It uear the ky. Toe ablalng naira were only 'dull wooden ttepa, but the Leas always playel that they were of gold, and they mounted them with reverence. Uoaemary, who In golug up tialra always Gd by. sod your Utile girl Gipey. II." That Well have te open tbt eindow t let them la," aunonared Tolly. The gable window awsug lu. ai d It ow'd after murk hard, especially en rainy togging aud pulliug. howev... it and so uurxiiectadly that Tolly Betty, who were holding ot, both fell io th finor, huuiplug Into Roaemary io Hist she came down with them. d. ba-'- Oh, aint yon glad that tli R.rkemeMs weren't here to are a do ibati" caclaimed Betty. "Here they come," erld T.iy, aad the three little girls raa to the a lniloa . The ram blew is aud wet them, but tin jr did rot mind. "How are yoo! It wa very pnilteof you to come. I hope you didn't take cold." Tally By The Fun of the Geometric Figures. Eleanor McCarthy. yc-uaa careful as careful," said Tolly to Kosemary. "There, let m help you. Tho The sleeve will have to b tuned p-- m" beautiful lie fell la rich foldu almost to collar whan aud tha gold Kooemary's fort, with lit sparkling flout was hang about her nach she looked like a charming priuevM. Tolly was the laat to got drested. bat both th other stopped admiring themselves te esrlaini with admiration when they saw the red relvet awn-pinroyally about her and tlie gold ruibruWm-- cool making her look almout like a grown lady. Tull) had black hair and ryes that were almost as black, aud she bad a spot la each check that was Just the ahado of the red velvet frnrk. Tkcy were a haadmuie trio as. baud In band, they Imwed loth glrkerarlia, asking How do you like thaa clothe)" Ten gronirtric figures, on the way tn sclinol, Thought what fun 'twoultl be ir the teacher they could fooL g The Quarter Moon agreed, when called upon, to fly ; So, if the teacher asked for hi m,. he'd find him in tha sky. - If any girl reader knows how to make anything that she thinks idier girls would like to know about, I should be glad to have her : describe it and, if she din, to make a drawing of it than more to girls are. They given making things Boys are even like to tinker at things and sometimes they make some very ingeni-eo- s articles. Wont some of you boys, who have made traps, or nmes or any of the things boys are interested in, describe them, so Adother boys can make them too ? Send drawings, if you can. dress all letters io Miss Margaret Martin, No. 3 West. Xo8th Street, New York city. Faithfully yours, AUNT MARGARET. - The teacher turned upon the Star: You can go there, loo, ' lie Raid, and into cpace tlie Star thereupon flew. i ! . Breaking Up a Debate. (By Manning Leman.) IS, gog we i pastime In' whleh the hoyi I Westminster had email opportunity to Mali. Oa that aceoont It was the mors klskly priaad and tlj ambition of ovary My ss boob as h got out of dresses wae' asw-m- l te awa a pair of skates. There were snail peals which wera so ehtllow that cvca the moat timid of mother rarely Mafia tkrfr aona to restore thercoa, no tha want (hat could happen la case of waaM he a ducting. One of thorn yea is waa Jaat back of the schoolhsoee, wm polled by os miay girl fotag bat than. Tha raarrvoir and eaaal were the mart of (he larger boys and more Intrepid spirits, hot Westminster wai too far heath hr tkrst bodies fo .be safely froaea over aftea fiurlag the winter and tbs worst at It ns that fresalng weather la that toeal- try aerrr Med long Moogh foe n follow ta " pet hi ho leg.Oa teams, however, It froso ap ea a Wednesday aarly in Jnnnair, and actually Mid aatllJIalunlay, although the boy had aat dared Asps for such luck. Oa tngnlay morning the reservoir wai .thickly dotted with hoy and a plentiful Buck spec-tiealsprinkling of meu and girls. cuttings, plgooa wing and flgurt fa u there were among the showy, aud lack tambllng down of soviet. It waa a jiddy raralral. FlrCa biased cheerily hero aad there oa the short of the rcaerrotr so tkat one could warm hi Sagers If he could lot skate fast enough to keep warn. Thors m a dinger spot near tbs upper cad Or . tha reservoir and a crowd of bey worn Mattring each other aa te 'Who eonld go fctL tie its rest to tho soft Hag In. v j is they tired of this aport, Bob Thomp-w- a propoped, "Let', abate down to Bogar f ftwe." I'm willlag; Jt'a fee crowded here, too atay kids and girls,'- - agreed Gilbert Bam-m- y. How about V laliaa. grab)" asked practical Jo . "W , might buy'semethlag when w get h Sugar Grove," suggested Hal Bemnett, "I've got tea rests. Tt got Ire,-- said Bob, doubtfully pull-h- g Ua pcaalaa. "uo, dx," bo added, wvatlag again. haven't .1 aay money; besides, you emlda't get taough to eat, mot ovta la ffiiar Grove, with a dab Ilka that. Lets M home aid get a laaeh to take with so nd we eaa eat It when wo get hungry." IMa wit Gilbert's plan. "Tkat'a tho stuff, aasputod Wilbur llliva. It's baking day and we eaa get daaghanta and stuff. W can all meat back t the taaaary and start from there." And everybody ho ran. harry aa fast weauie It la getting worm aad It may Bfte ap before we gat bock." la 1cm than half aa hoar every eae waa tannery with a box of provlotom 1 strapped oa, except Horace Wllrtt. He la alwaya slow," eomplaiaed Gilbert move we Mart without him.'' ItMy. Just than Borneo, panting, came la eight dog fallowed me tad had te take boats aad Shat him ap, he explained. ardly had ho mid It whea a large .Irish wer roam tearing dews the street with TPe of Joy, he Is new," groaned Horace. Ur "? eat. What shall I da) Ge home, Haight, go hame! Haight tamed and his tall drooped, but aa eye eu the boya. They threw , ept and bits of Ice at him aad he re-- 4 a little, bat siwayi with the watch-n- l eye. Well, we eau't wilt ill day," Mid Gll-JJr- i. if he won't go hack, he won't, aad aria lost It ain't our fault." . "I snppos 1 ought to go back, mattered . hot he begaa to put on his skates. Ho (hooted as a final threat at who woo skulking around the earner J. t jlf and It will be more fun than boa of moukeya. 1 We are all going." Tea. atay," prged the other. We'll help 'em debate In great ahape," added another. Wo ought to go back," arged Joe Balnea. Ho did not dare to aay that their folk! would bo worried about them for fear ho would be laughed at. . They all knew that they enght to go bat they were orer perauaded and went with too Sugar Ororo boya to their rrepeetlr home for aa aarly aupper and then off with them la a big lied to Snake Hollow. The quootloa to be debated wat; Xeoolrtd, They took forwu lockloa; la tha loos. that wealth tea blearing. The Snake Hollow hoy were not d to formal peaking and the preaentse bad to cpteh up with her first foot before she and Betty wera voicing Mpliabtcpeutlut of to many unexpected vlahora dleeoncerted Mold go fnrwsrd with the other, stomhled on at the.aame time, theaL " Reuse us while we aliiit the window." amid this' rainy Bay ha ah wai going up the shinThe Wait ml outer boya held their beads ing stairs. Before she could whimper Tolly Betty, and she and Tolly had a harder time very high tad tried to look superior. When-er- Mid, severely: "Boeetaary Lea, if yo hurt getting It rioted than they bad to open It. . one of the debaters lost hlnuelf and the ablalng stairs you can't, play la tha After talking court roaely with their gueali looked seared they laughed and their 8 agar heavenly . land." for aoaietlme. Telly exrlilmed, rlaeplag her Qror frienda Joined them. I ain't hurted them," protested Boeenry, hind together: I wish I eoulfi At laat one of the peakera toned oa on to her fit leg again. what ie la that red rheatl" them. He wag to speak for the affirmative, getting e "Bat dont." we Well, ain't lowed," Mid Boaemdry, yea hat rogardlea of the duty aaalgned him, he The heavuly land had bosea and truaha shaking her head. took a itep forward, pointed hi Anger at the W aro told alwaya to be polite to vie- ringed on all aides. There were bags, too, vloltori and hon ted: "I tell yea, riches end Itora, and It's polite to shin MU' Mckenell of things hanging down from book. lot ain't no bleaalng. Look at them fellero from Tht roof slanted, and there we a doable win- what would pli aa her." argued Tolly. Weotmluoter. would Iota to iw vast Tn inrt They've got better clothes dow In the gable at uch end and a dormer than we hare and I a'poaa they're get more window on one side. It was the beet piece In the chest, and so would Gtpoy and Tipsy I" inoaey. or their fathers hare. But look at for bldr that ever wae mad. The cried Betty. "Let's Jnrt peep. em, they aint get no aeaie la their beads, Throe little girls, not Io mention three Leu did not want to play bldeeud-ieek- . and they aint got no manners. Moreover filch eraella. lifted the heavy lid of th old chest and looked In with round eye theyre coward and they wouldn't dare Then then were three proloiiged-"Oh-h-h- 'e!" flght. We eonld lick the heart out of them. The teacher eonght to Interpose, but the Snake Hollow boya were not easily put down Lota pat the lid way hock no Ike one they were aroused. cun are gnod," Migrated Betty. It won't hurt te look. Tee, let them come eutside, we'U ahow them a thing or two." Tolly got down on her knee. She eonld look over lb edge of the cheat from tbit We're net afraid." replied the Westminsposition. Uneemary eonld not and Betty ter boya, accepting the challenge; "comooa, eonld not see very well, ee they, too, leaned you rlodhopper,and before any one could proover and gawd rapturously Into tho depths rent It Bunko Hollow, Sugar Grove and Westof Urn chest. There were the most lovely minster were In a melee, rolling over aud tblog In It that any am ever mw, even In orer Ig mow hnnko and punching each other heavenly land red velvet with gold rlgoronsly. Kalght also took part, and sadly white silk with gar Rowers all over mutilated the clothing of n Snake Hollow It. sparkling chain and bracelet and larva youth who wae ponding hie muter. rnbweba with deHrMa blouoma caught like Teacher and parents at last pursued, and la thank both the fight and the debate were called off Oh, oh," cried Betty, 'If we only cenld for the night The visitors, sore la mind pat 'em oa.- - Wouldn't It be lovely)" and body, piled hi the wagoa-altand droro The Rlckeraella would he p Guard to ere back to Bngar Grove, w hero tha Weotmlaitcr were to asked the boya spend night bat by this time they were considerably sobered and elwtlow of last week' Valemtloo began to think of other aceonate they might Tussle. hare to acttie with angry parents at homo. It was moonlight and they decided that though. They alt dowa oa a low box oad they could gel back by midnight or before tried to think of oomelhlog new. If they started at once, and abated aa fait Whit a pity the Rickerselli aren't here, aa- - they could. They found It hard work aid Betty. . were gome nf stiff from their them however, "They might come," admitted Polly. encounter with- - the sturdy Snake Hollow a boat," auggertrd Koaeinary, looking ' "in smooth and hard lade, and the ice was not i out at th nla. U had beta in the awning. To add to agreed Polly. It might he klad of To,'. their difficulties the moon woo presently boat aad klad of aaalnblp. aothey eooid bidden by clouds gad f hey had to go caution- - come right op ta tho window of th heavenly t . it was Sunday morning before they retched laid. A b'loea, a red b'looo," murmured Boe-Westminster, and In every home there wai moiy, who loved bolloou next beet to choc- a. father or a mother waiting la anger or olat rrram. aaatety. If Bnako Hollow had spared aay Betty, ring the bell aad telephone tn the oao that alght, the Job was pretty thoroughRlrkeiuell that we'd be pleased to hare ly Bnlobod ap la Westminster. them apead the nftenooa with na in th Bo It happen that one of tho things of heavenly land, directed Tolly. whir,h those Westminster boya newer boast Betty went te an old hurrao. polled the of Is how they broke ap the debate at Baake handle and held her hand iip toon ear. Hollow. Tkey ere, modest almost to a fault Hello!" ah called. "Hello! lathi Mia' oa that point. " Rlrkenell) Well, tbla if MU' (Tolly, who am 1) Mia' Hen?) TbU Io Mia Hro. MU' Rlekenrll, an' we'd be pleated to hare yon spend the afternoon with no la the heavenly Und. (Who aro you. Folly) MU' Itngti. Teo, MU' Dog's here, too. (A' who's MU1 Kitty)) Aa' MU' Kitty's her. Wo want you to bring your llltlt boy Tlpcy j "oetuokaightlylhohloo. ki. arena-tome- i)., I1 and-eee- trim-mlnf- f. d wlah I eoald ee myself la mavver e glaao," sighed Kosemary. "There's a glam at th oilier end ef the room; It'n got a crock In It and a sheet ever it," aald Hetty. We eonld see In that If Ihe throe wnaa't Mid Folly, Mgerly. 'let' try The oheot did not yield to tha poll they gave it. and they eould net roach thtwtop-Ba- t at lane, with specially vigorous mg of Pollys, a largo rtat appeared la tha mid- f on. dle. It'a tored," Mid Kosemary la a scared tone. wl gtieaa It wat rotten, anyhow," commented Betty. ' Let's ae If weean peep la naw." - 7" llttleot." Rosemary kitted hcrodf la th I want He t,,, . 'V Ik crocked R11. Betty eteod M leogoa tiptoe admlriag self that Tolly eomplaiaed. her- fr - f ft ? Now, when it came to grammar, Oblong, in hia fihame, had not learned his lesion, turned into a plane, llecaiiKC lie Pi Then lazy Cube, who said that he had long had need of rest, Put his feet behind the door and turned into himself a chest. & WONDER ANIMALS. We publish today the first of' a series of Wonder Animals and wc hope you will have great fun with them. taa will Rod Amm a very rrmarlcablr little girl, mod aho Io Below t Make tern remorhmblo visits. Hoc first taa to fa the ValulUr aaoa. If yww paUI tbla plctwro well yoa will have a very pretty valrmttac. os Io them, and we oiiybt to eatertala them the beat we can. Tbat'a polite, Blue-mare- miPKuVS ViAfter iC. J,tU Jrld fce everlow. fcUe- - Ibey were off fi Wl tr, Well Ml look sweat B that allk dree. I hope K will train oa mr. put la Betty. Very well. Hr. Wrkroaell," aald Tolly, kef beat maaner, 'if turning around with ronlly want to aro yon and Glpay andweTpy I! pat thmm oo. oor beat clothe, out the silk gowa. It took With that oh down bad mowing Rtarle waraining an up aad with a queer it and th aklrt bodlrocut wan low, and was square train. Th draped with a flounce of neaotlfni lice; then lonH Uriah ef weU rnT and It did aot taa tbere. One of the boy ,to. 1,7, th T,n,le " ot ,rflalntneee end aeoa they were "wSr5Z-?t.T,aV hockey. r oo )wn this eveti- h " tb Snake Hollow c!,A,2Jll.,hoaked one of th Bngar Grove ,1? T"fy going te have delate , ' Polly. Mid Rose1 aunt the pltty. ahiay fin. rnllar. mary. pointing to a Ita greedy to rhoio first," replied Tolly. I'd love that red velret, bat I didn't aay never-triTO- - Jo, v itthV.,wr,ta, eetex they went aroaud to H--d with me now to ing' the diamond had now became a ring. you all," the teacher Raid, Rtoppcd-fo- r Boe-mar- a hit. his matter he gave him the bene of m (eod meet ee It ef the other bnye cosk- I except Gilbert Bsmsay, Mb some ( With six llttl hands palling th root apart Then Koaemary It wldoned ronalderably. fell with a fat lager caught du the tear, dowa. ell tho whlrh ripped way Too oaght to been careful," Mid rally; bat they all promptly took idveatagr ef th arridrat te look In tke glee, and crowded I'orthe privilege. "Lt'a take tint." pleaded Betty. Tea raa hegla, Rosemary, 'cauae yeu'rv th f rit J'6!1 hut With glee, tlie other fellowi followed into school And watched the Square while he became a carpenter's tod. . '" wxnUantly In the air, leaped ,lon the hank In company with They gave ap trying to chase him madly to meet Jhe pace they tola k I 1 looking - opened. . The teacher, filled with fright, into the gchoolhouiie went. While Circle, slyly laugliing, turned himsrlf into a cent. Vbtam, -- UckporL alx Mlee dowa the canal the aPd boy aad dng were ! ,n to As Br their appo-- ! afhanr 11. Wilbur Mires deUrd that ho the berk off the trees. Then wa , bpwt wltfi a porch la front rh aero the boya sat dowa to cat thlr JTOcoa. Knight watched greedily at thy ee wu I undertake . boyw Ho while j To make him lose hi dignity by turning to a snake." the started to glide ' had froaea ca'nal than Knight. . I. Jown Jj, I Watch me," cried nharp Triangle, , rut la't THE UnlDERCAT. oat usd dt lHethcr to make a Ivaar amveutUMl rat. Paatetbe s dig kaekgraaad aid palot It. Tbo amaver r will bo pakliiked meat dnr. ''AAUffidiadjMiaemAhMaamaH a ww. a- - were fanny little P"Bfr with delight and promptly Betty gurgled bervelf In tho morning to glory array hma wonder If It faeteo beblod or la ,111. frmit oh, ain't It the oMeat,"ko Mur- -- "Vro. yn can have that lace , oo. Alt jam -- W-- Jacket if wo - But when Polly's ton came ok watted to stand there forever looking at the lovely creature la rod velret and gold embroidery. Children" a valce eeme from the foot of the shining otalro, com down sow." With gailty (tert three lllti girl began to take off lareg aad lUka aod velvet as fait aa they cou'd. railed We're romiag la a minute," bock. Ye. Rooomary, I'ii help yoa. Don't break tkat tol.ar. Now, I'll pat them back. Oh, I eaa't get tho lid epra. Help, Betty. Ko, Rosemary- - yea'll Jaat et la the way." Children, com at saw." earn the veto again from tho foot of Ihe ablilng otalro, "Yeo, were eomlog. mother," sailed Telly. Let's try egain," oh ahirpered to Betty, tint It wia no nae, and they had to go downstair. Iravlig the red velvet suit, tbt morning glory allk gowa. ihr lire Jacket tad th Jewei led collar ea top oft hr chert. Did yoa have a good time?" oaked Mrs. r;y L.i.yp.ppa dim A A AJlJAt dkj i. dU a M 1 Rhombus, who kept his head and place until the very last. Few the high place of teacher then was fitly cast A. II. KOEHLER. Wo dlfia't meaa to get 'em larked eat. said Bourn ary with- trembling lip. The at kero frowoed upeo bet. Polly, you ere th oldest Taa had belter tell me about It." ffd Betty, the Tea, tell. Folly." we'U get It off eer mlndfi." "Tm ksew th brew caeei,"- - (til Tolly, after a pause. , Mra. Lea sodded. "We looked la.'" f,TMr pat la Beam They wen aoch booful from th heavenly land for a whale la tho night, when th nla had stopped aad tha atars wera ahlalag, Betty rvarhed ever from her little whit bed and toarhod Telly la her little white bed. "Tolly, Polly," oh whispered, w left th BtekerMlI la th beareaiy leal. Hew 1Mn. Lea rail will they got lit" took her Uttleet girl la Go oa. Telly." A Uttle htr lap. - Cheat locked r d yq y MU l idfiM WktMfi went fait aaioep Fat Boy. vary He said there wae but ear Aad ooeeuala theeklrol Ha aald That bread Woe sweet To eat When ooe con'd net get pleef caked "So, I guecc It heda't eangbt cud bnt H'c locked now, and thal'u why v rouidnt put md aid Uttla fit boy. t mots And he was wise: We thought we'd tty them ea aad pat them right beck. Mrs. 'Wim't th oatf aald Tally agalu. the thing back.'' Three little girls were sobbing by tbla time aad were arateaerd by Mra. Lea ta But there were shift lug g'aoeet which Mrv. Lea eael'y read. 1 Pentagon and Rhombus at last were left alone. Then tlie former flew away and with the others shone. Wd'ai VjTm!1 Ca - ' tetri I |