Show I I J Stones toi es for f r tb l i 1 I c f 3 t It ST CJ Q tg I Ie e c er e r 1 7 THE AMAZING ADV ADVENTURES NT l E OF THEODORE THEOD REGI LINKS I WHO FOUND F UND T THE BELT BEL THAT THA MADE HERCULES STRONG b SUPPOSE every boy and girl has heard of Hercules that Greek G k hero t I j who was YM the very strongest man In Inthe Inthe Inthe the world In ancient times but I imagine that few know what became of pt of thim him at last He lie aid ale so 80 many wonderful dg dS d ds 1 s that all the world rang raps with his praises but all aU of a sudden he disappeared and aid was never heard of t again He was known Wn to t have hae traveled alt ail over Europe EuropeA Asia A ia and Africa Arica but it wasn t known that finally l he hec came came me to America by wading all an allf across Strait and explored f ur country and thought it the finest o all allOne allOne n nOpe One Ope day he went to sleep In fn a cave In J Kentucky after r drinking a strange bever beverage beverage beverage age called a drink made by b bIthe the Kentucky Indians that wilt will put the strongest man asleep in fn a few hours and wn when he awoke he discovered that his wonderful Belt of Strength was gone Some Some Indian had bad stolen it and poor Her Hercules Hercil cules cifes cil found himself no stronger than an ordinary man Sp Be B wandered all over seeking for lor his belt b but he he was Was so 50 ashamed ot of himself t iDS he let fet anyone know who he was was ivae and finally the world concluded that died Nobody knew where he went hilt but b t as he was as Immortal and die he hei simply went roaming all over making his hid hI living as he could and hoping that spine spate s me day he would recover reco er his belt and again n be the strongest man in all the then world n One Olie day a boy named Theodore Gl kB found the belt 1 I Theodore heodore lived iu in the country c and went t to school In n the e village tillage of Hominy I He H had to walk about seven miles to and from his school every day and you might well w imagine that he was WIlS glad when Sat Saturday Saturday Saturday came ame On Saturday he went after blackberries bl with Pickering a aUttIe little UttIe girl Irl who lived next door and of whom he was very fond They had climbed a low hill covered with great greath boulders h where the berries were plentiful when Ih n Theodore discovered a hole under rocks It looked like a foxs den and he dug away the earth until he could crawl in Then he saw that there was k quite a large cave beyond and making a torch toi h of dry grass ho he explored It At Al the extreme end he be came upon a bow a toma tomahawk tomahawk tomahawk hawk some arrows and a broad belt all covered with metal plates rusted and mouldy with age ag He put the belt around his hid waist winding vinding it twice around him himas himas as no It was the belt of ot a very veo large man manThis manThIs manThis This was as Hercules famous Belt of Strength but Theodore did not feel any stronger at the time for tor he was young oung and a d healthy and felt fell good all the time On the way home however they had hadah hadan ah an adventure that developed the fact that whoever wJ ever wore ore the belt became another Hercules As they passed through Hor Ifor Horrible Hollow a dark and dreaded ravine were the road was shaded by great trees aril aria rocks rock they mot Murphy one of ofa the most disreputable tramps in Keno eno enoC County C and a tramp from whom all other hoboes s fled In great fear for tor he was aim ply p y fierce He lie lt nev never er worked for he was too strong H could bend an Iron bar like straw and straighten out a horseshoe between his linger finger n r and thumb t and I he was wa wan Very t ery ry proud pr ud udo of o ids i s great eat strength He glared at the children and demanded the berries they J l laai Theodore was us about to give Pi 3 1 them ID up to him but the tramp said he hemi 1 mi t have a n kiss from sweet little Theo and that made the boys blood boll boil bollAs 4 t As ts was about to take the kiss kiss kissI I Theodore Tb odore raised his fist and struck him Bh hh awful blow on the side of ot the head A Terrible Punch Panch t l Of course the boy only thought to stop for tor a moment for he knew that he ho was a bad man and he fully expected 1 t to be ha almost murdered for his temerity but l tto to his amazement the blow sent Tin TinCA Cak Cin Murphy soaring through the air for forn nearly n a mile mUe Ov Over er the treetops he sail sailed sailed ed turning somersaults like a tumbler pigeon yelling FoulY Foul all the time timea a and net ho Ita would certainly have broken his neck rit k had bad he not landed in a deep swamp where he spent an hour pulling himself oUt of ot the mud he w wondered whether er erSt It Jt was a s cyclone or a volcano that had hadI hit I Of t f course coarse Theodore Theodora was as much as Murphy was and the fact that he h had so effectually disposed of ot the tramp make him bim feel teel assured that i he ho would not return at once and take re revenge II for tor the to t o blow He had heard him crying Foul and nd thought he ha would de tie demand deI I mend maud satisfaction so he be hurried Theodosia Theo Theodosia I dosia dol away as fast as ns he could go and to his surprise he walked the five miles mUes to his home in five fie minutes Even that I make him suspect that It was the J belt beIt that was vas doing it but he thought he be must be dreaming No sooner had he reached home borne than his lits father gave him bim j ten t n cents cente and told him to take the trolley to ten miles mn s away to get the thed doctor d tor as his mother had been taken ill suddenly while chopping wood Ills His fa ta father father ther tb r thought it was wait because b cause the axe was vas vastl too tl heavy and ho he said he would buy a 1 1 fht r on one in the fall faIl to car new sprang upon a passing with without withoUt out waiting for tor it to stop As he be grasped L the brass brad hand bar he swung on the plat platform platform platform form but the bar came oft off in his hand handI I The rhe conductor stared and examined the bar bir b r It had broken like a pipestem In the grip of ot the nsw new Hercules H They thought of course that It was a defective piece of oft metal rn t al But when Theodore who stood on the platform grabbed the rail ran at the top dashboard to keep from falling oft off and that came tearing away like paper the conductor became angry w What kind of a car have they given shen trier i r T he cried and wrenched at the iron rall but it was as firm as ever He Ue stop stopped st stopped p ped pM he car and the motorman came back to look at things Its the poor iron they use said he heitt alter itt r he had Inspected the broken rail Pull that bell said the conductor to toI I Theodore Thedore The dore and the tho boy obeyed but not noto J only o iy the leather strap but even the bell ben came off ott In his hands heeds this cars rotten cried the tho conductor I 1 guess I am too strong to handle such gyps said Theodore eodore J The Idea retorted tho the big man A Alid lid kd like you doing that Its because they pat put poor material Into things nowadays noad s sI y I suppose you think you could do it again ILI cun i 1 Theodore dorc pulled gently at the tIle brass bras just to test It and it straightened out like warm wax The eyes of tha the conductor stuck out like door t knobe knoby kr but before he be got his breath the car went off orr the track and shot hot Into the I ditch on the side aide of ot the road It was fort forI for t D le that It was going slowly or else I al s the passengers might have hav been n In fn Injured jt d All AU sprang out and stood staring at a J the G car cat as aa it ft rested in the dry ditch Theodore odo asked sk d Well Web what are you going to do lo now Will wm we hav have e to walk to wn There here ere will be another along in n an hour said the conductor I 1 am going goin for tor the doctor said Theo TheodO don dO and cant wait walt Lets see If it we cant c put pat her back on the track Nothing but a derrick could do It said the e motorman took told hold of the th rear r i to t lift the w car car T The lie B befit t j gbh v l s i iI I 1 held and he drew the car out of at the ditch while all of ot the tb passengers p engers stared amazement and then he be pulled it Jt upon the t tr c but he be bent It very ery much for tor was trying very hard and of a course know that he had to be careful with things th like lIko that It took some time timeto to get the car running It Jt was waa so badly twisted but finally It moved along The conductor said You put pu the car on all al right but have bave to go g with me to the too office of o the company and explain it or make pay for tor the damage Til rn do dl it myself said a said Theodore and save the tha expense Why you hays have nave no o machinery to drive those pipes into the tho the ground cried his bIs father ather Dont need any replied the boy bOT and he be took one of the tae iron tron pipes and drove rove it far Into the ground with no more ef effort effort effort fort than you would woUl a hatpin Now his hb father had bad thought on hearing him say that he would do all this tb l that his hb son on was crazy but when he saw him push Dush Dushone on one pipe s down epee another he was too astonished to spark but bat stood there with l cr r M i r 6 i iTo To r s r t Hl LL 4 r I Ir r A Ar 1 l r t f y i i 4 I r a I i I i 4 h r ry t t t ti n ti j 4 I 1 will wiIl meet you there later said Theo Theodore Theodore Theodore dore I 1 must hurry to Doctor Ramseys now Not much exclaimed the miLS man Youve got to go now now I dont want to get set the blame for lor putting this thia car all oat out of ot shape You did it and have to tell em so 80 Theodore did not reply but made up Ms Ws mind to see the doctor before he did any anything anything anything thing else When they got to the street stroet where Doctor Ramsey Rams y lived he l e was WM boat About to get ort oft the car CLr but the conductor took hold of his collar to stop him Theodore told him he must get set oft off but bat when the conductor tightened his grip crip on en the collar and nd said Nixey my bold boys boy he saw that the man was determined to take him to the office Then he be just jumped oft off and of course the man had bad to come too The conductor yelled Police PoUce and two policemen sleeping on the corner cor corner ner woke wok up and ran to them They ney seiz seized seized ed Theodor Theodore for tor they thought he TV Was as try trying tryIng trying ing to beat be t the car company out of at a fare Theodore Theodor want to have any an trouble with ith policemen and while the tha conductor explained how he had bad bent and twisted the car carAre carAre carAre Are you yo going looney said sald one of or the policemen looking at a the car r How oyt could that kid put a car out ou of shape sha like that T Well Nell I dunno but be he did it all iu the same replied the conductor and the motorman coming up also asserted the tha same thing Then Theodore admitted it and said he only meant to put the tho car on tho the track I 1 think youre all crazy what I r think said sald one of the policemen and have to come com to the station house and tell this story to the Chief So they all went to the station house but as the Chief was out at the ban game they locked them all in cells to await his return As soon as he was left alone Theodore pulled all the iron kon bars b ra out of o othe the windows tied them all up in knots and jumping out ran to the doctors When tho the men told the Chief about bout thE tho thEar car ar he said they were doped and would have nothing to do with it at all for tor the story was Incredible He ac account account account count for all the twisted iron bars but he thought it t was better to say nothing about them Theodore went ent home hom accompanied by bythe bythe bythe the doctor and found his mother much better Then we went out to where the boys were Were playing pl ball baIl but merely to look on for his newfound strength wast was too t great to permit him to mingle minsIe with the other boys in play he be feared When he lIe was wa asked to go so to the bat he replied I 1 dont think that I had bad better for I 1 might knock tho the ball baJI so far that w we e would never find It again This made the boys laugh and jeer and so to 10 convince them he took the bat and struck the ball It vanished led high in ln the r air and as he be had expected it never was seen agate again All of the boys were w re astonished and Mr who was WU looking on said You Tou must have picked up some trick somewhere Jt strength I am sure Theodore Theodora assured him that it was Then lets let test it Jt said Mr Yr Green bow whose farm was near Come and show us how hW much yon you can lift Theodore followed the farmer and he be took him to a pile of iron pipes lying by the roadside saying I f THE BLOW SENT J Let me see if I you can carry one ot of those pipes to the house I 1 could carry a dozen said Theodore contemptuously I 1 will give you yau You as many mans man as as you can take away all 11 at once said Mr Green bow tow Now flow Theodores father tather who was a poor poorman man loan was very anxious to drive an ar artesian artesian artesian well weIl on his farm but never never had bad badeen haden been een en able to afford to buy the pipes need jd al for tor it and Theodora saw a chanca to j l MURPHY SOARING THROUGH THE AIR riot enough for forth the th well at one ono grab so soh ha he h carefully y rolleda roU rolled a lot of ot them together until he bad had some forty or fifty In z a pile Then TJien he 11 lif em as a woodcutter does a bundle t of at f faggots and to the surprise of Mr Gre walked off ot home hoxne with them without dropping one The Tb farmer fainter was so 80 amazed that he said not sot a word for tor the pipes weighed hed hundreds of pounds u ds We lye will send for a 3 man to drije d ve the well wen now said hi hit father when b l me meto to the house and L saw all ll the lIe pipes his mouth open in silence The pipes JI were forty feet Ion long so if J you are any good at arithmetic which I am not Dot I 1 with will confess you will see ee that hat the fifty pipes went down into the earth arth a couple of o thousand feet f et and yet no w water ter came cams stopped uP the piper pipe said sald Theodore but as he spoke poke a loud report was heard and n up p shot ot a dark cloud into the air after which there spouted up a afountain afountain afountain fountain of ot kerosene k rose e oil on a hundred feet into int the sky r lj A l 1 s tt lri 6 i I If f I y yr r r J 1 I Ir r f 7 r rE E I W f e THEODORE MEETS THE SC LAPPS ON THE CHASMS fI MS BRINK BR 0 t We have have struck strode an oil went Well cried Theodore Theodor Run Rua nn anti and get some some Well w need a a good many thousand thousand bar bu barrels barrels said his father for tor that Is b what they call gusher a and 3 I l guess were were rich richtor for tor the rest reat of ot our lives lires So it turned out The Theodore oil oU well weil is the very largest in all the country county and all allot of the family wore dia dis diamonds monds after that even on their night nightgowns nightgowns gowns Theodore prepared to Ia go to college col eol college lege that fall tall but bat he had very cry etY little time timeto timeto timeto to devote to study tor for the athletic clubs were after atter him nearly neady all the time He Be entered for many important events in athletic ath athletic athletic letic contests con sa and won every time Of ot course He became the champion high jumper runner wrest wrestler ler Ier oarsman In fact act he was the champion cham champion champion pion In is everything that required red strength He had bad co so many medals that he be count them and everywhere be he went pee peo people plo pIe hurrahed and ran after him while |