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Show I0WS3. A New JUVENILE STORY by SEYMOE ATN, Arfhe "TEDDY BEARS"" illustrations by C. H. TWELVETREES '4 - -' -i Each Installment a COMPLETE STORY ':' Jp ' ;M Anda Was heard by Muffles and two meows or three f IIK'515 Jf ' INI ttt Tcr-i, ; Brought Domino from the tent to see. ' C4w ?TI$ T&Lkm VL Kidnapers .. !,V Said Domino: "And why come back; ' IS Ml a' WT rS-ll :-,v Miss Helen Brown and Miss Rachel Black? r ttillRs. ' ta' J-'ilr Wl 'r JfelSiSsA-JtiSJf PBOGEED with work jnsS as fcefore 'i f You both look troubled; now tell me, please ' iSpTT PmfWSfi And let tMs farmer sleep aiid snore How can I set your minds at ease?" ' J fTS u MlSfWM VM And dream of the happy days he hzd . 'V , The girls looked scared for they had spied ' Ml j WT St'l VM When he was at play, a farmer lad.- . . The standing form of the famer tied, .' I ' jf Mh '.'.-v." And as Helen Brown came close to see:, .J y-s; . ' X '27 JJKdir "Why there is Dad asleep," said she, , . , .'' '.If H W yClol i "Or is he dead, or what is wrong . ,v- j J ?. K"&0m nCV. "1 ' That he has been down here so long?" t i'y V The writing then went on to q H it. W?K,,tLP PMfiv r "Now Please don,t worry," said Domino, - ? .' '-MTi- ' That the kidnapers would taki H TvJI " "For in half a minute Til let him go." -:; ..V . SfjA " , ..' ' ' The Prince's oat and. hang him Hi , IPJtiM";:1,i? t i - j " , The string was loosened and all untwined Ji'r v- SwSl ' - 1 K the cash were inissing or if Ki fo H "VK W )fe-;2 C'r And Muffles looked clear through his mind :v , .'-' $ I ' - To aJarm or catch the thr Klr , . Cr:v.. v And startlin& noti the farmer woke -M i5:7 id " ' Whose names were signed 'A,"B f- H 4i A iifS'S:" S"' And lauhed out hearty at the ike- " -'-W' fciSfclnF'N v- m rL t l- W 0iX He spoke to the girls and said, "I guess '? "lOTVV;IlS - THE farmer lad then turned to)y 1 J vP "'SlA"i2j'j I'm entirely cured of crankiness, x 1 "''?8Il 'ffS? But he was stopped by Prince dJ1-' 1 fISVIC- - "V Pllll' " I " For wle I sP Just standing there . ''.v sl!! P w h Then Muffles came and his eyA): x M ife ' dreamed of sunsliine everywhere, 1 i., ;. 1mc - w- Just searched that' youngstemS H VtX ffi K ifRllwVf ' Of happy homes and children free , ' v; ilv through, Sfi H ' t:lll I All romping laughing merrily, y '"J"il t 'V v;r-'' As the farmer lad lay down a3Ji H PC A mm 'w'WP'S Lv' Of grown-up men just having play f ? '''mki V Said Domino,, "I guess he'll H A I Iww 1 Jit y'f-ffi 1 y''-'. And making merry all the day. .: ..'" rS'r ' Itf A - '-p H J WW W"- 'lliy' r y '' Your camp has won; I'U take off my hat . , .VV k . - (Continued next Siuf I 3fflfeLBLJ V ' ';f; ' To Prince Domino and his famous cat; '' fc; ' V V'"v I i ' '..'v '.'i ' For i; assure you, Sir, that we x - iV'.V'v, . Kf ' , W& I S" ,N ' Tyy sV Are glad we came your camp to see." . fr;.. ' ?: ' , " ' ff. " ' J?. ? M' I ' ' THE Prince replied, "You have learned today Vh w ! -.r -:-y Ui 'j ' " M' H VP 7Wm '' vl ? That boys and girls are made for play; ; ' V ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '. ; . j g? . 9 H JSfc " -"u"' 1 ' ' ,And that teUinff things that folks don't know ','-? ' . V '4 t ' H ' O- y T ; v ' Is simply part of this Gypsy show," .- f5 . rT-c "J 'SSl " -".j," V ' y ' 4 ' -,': s The farmer laughed and the girls and he K &f ?7Sfrt f ' C H - ; .t J ' ' Started for home so merrily . ' I j I V ' I I .s.Si-X 1 ' - ' , ' -f 1 It pleased the Prince and made Jappy shout ' - 4 V j r fc 5 ' ' I -flfc? I v-,,1' j -;.,' , . ; : iVr ' - To see how well their play worked out. , '7, V : ' U' 1 I I l.v';1'--' " jrT , '.' '!'. , ' DINKEY returned on double jump, ' f ' I V , ' H I I f ' ' ?.. ' ' ,.'rV"t . His eart in his mouth with every thump,.. ' r' ' ' 1 ' A-fS&- 1 ' wvl '1 1 Then when he wakes he sure will be . ' ' . . . His white eyes staring from his head 'X " N ' 1L LJU- -1 ii HI More kind at heart to my cat and mei',' -Vf '.V. ''. ' . ' As to Prince Domino he said: ." , , : sTOg9 r.f ' 1 Hi ThuH spoke the Prince to Dinkey Dadd -j'"-' V'. ' r' ' '' " .'Dis pickaninny see 'd a b-bear; mumSz 's&cL' ' ' -4 t " ' S H And his words made all the boys feel glad ' ', "y ! Dat's s-sure I did, away up there , .; " .- V ' HSpSw WyrS ? S' H For they were scared that through mistake ,v '. : t . r . . By dat m-mountain spring jus on a stone' ".'n " x x " y-v:iO'")c:v H At any minute the man would vake ' ' V''k'' And Dinkey Dadd d-dare all alone. ' ' , a 1 if'Pv-s'' s'v H And be so croBB he'd want to fight . '. v,v '. '. i'fiU . V v I jus' so c-close I'feel his bref vW , V H IBHBT ' ' f: H And move and Bmash things left and right. K' fW- -?v ' ' Then d-drop my pail, you bet, and lef." ' . S- (jv HpBH t"' S -v t H "Day be somo fear," the Oaptain said, . '.'. T ' '"' -t The Prince repKed but just in fun:' . ". . . VWllWT iKX V'V F H "Dat he may fall an' bust 'is head;" .'. v4 ;M-V' ' "If a bear gets you he'll have to run; , - . i; .N ' s:::::::::yp H But Domino said, "Don't you fear; ' . 1 ''ft '' '" 'K i' You saw a bear all right," said he, , .''. iVNEra J Z ST H Ho'll stand tha-fc way for half a year " V ' 1,Y-'X ' , "And likely scared him up a tree, ' . i . . X&msS VW 'jr-- v v ' , .tIe H . k' ,'.t, For if you looked at him that way . . W" H . ' - v V ' ':'r7v: ' , ' He's now a hundred miles away. . v;", : . . I 0 ST ' vTF sWl v f SraRi? H r ' . :-Sv '"?,.''.'. ' ' '.f x But calm yourself, that bear I'll find ' -L " ? M, F VRlf . H ! S?5 i "WmL H X A S'-.' When other things are off my mind." ' l M l '' Vj ' f if ' f I ' 3 "Sfeafe ' V- lffiH . WHEN trouble comes it comes in fours 'v , tjf f H I L. I tJi jP' H '"'r Z5 Y"r y l"l';4 As when it rains good luck, it pours. . v;''''; & 7 EU. -fl - ""i 'r'" W'fLjESL H iJp f pjR , .r i-S f-.- For just as Dinkey got his breath -7 ' $3:' ' j o-3U- -T xsyi' H Ml imWih' i rK A lad appeared as white as death, - , .' - v:.-v-' WWtW ' 1 ' " H -aSt5'5Bi ' ' r H fr- A country boy with the Prince's mail V-- ' ' fAl&S H SSSS( VScsf" i" .'T' And on his Hps this awful tale: -5' '.r " ' cXv J&Wfc H STO A ?V?iJ "Excuse me, Sir," to the Prince he said, ,V '': : .. X H y J$ s , '"O :' As he took his cap from a tousled head, , -viS r ' ILjiCSK? . VW'liJHSrapH I V lV .cfeV: "I found these letters in a tree ' 7?' -v H , mMfK Slgg; Tied by a string where all could see, r :nVV ', A " t 'Jfcf H xti?rlvAT - fnvv" Down by the road and posted there,. .. . ' jz : , v fclJr iflfc JS" TaQ r7l; H CvV'xi kk? Xvv"' ' ' ' Was here note which says 'bbwakbivi-w: - Mmst Wtm H W" -O' f l V mi And then goes on in writing bold y. '. .:.. h T ''vfTMmh ' J& H AVl" 'N "4 To say that Papers would hold , ' Mir - m. H 2i wvT ,liSixf " The little Dutch boy safe and tight 'vVH .V , . " . vgll H ' r Vm&yJ rWMf ' '-' T Securely tied both day and night v .V;..''.' ' ' . jfe" -s fc H W. ? ' ' ' ' Of one-hundred dollars placed by a stone' f ' r" 1 V- ' . " . H VSSrt vjtfvro i-. . -.ii , Which the note described as flat and wide . --"'"V 1 -' y ' S, H , Vxvt?k, " And by the spring on the mountain side. "lf Hg |