Show S JAMES AND THE PRINCE I t want you to come in now sa said d James' James mother you must so go shopping hoppin with me this and I want you OU to rest rest Wh Why do I have to o so go gO shopping hoP ask asked 2 James I want ant to play pIn with the bo boys You Yo Youn n need ned ed a new suit his mother re replied rea ic- plied and you oU must roust try it on besides that that Jt it is too warm arm to play ban ball in the hot sun tako a book and sit In the tho library where It is cool James pouted o ted and said laId ho did not want a now new suit Dult He went Into the library and sat eat in a n. big chair Ho took a boo book from Crom tho the table near him and began lookIng looking lookIng look- look Ing at the pictures s. s There thero were portraits of or kings and queens Queen 7 and man many other grand people I r should liuI ru pt t like to dress like that bo boy this hot weather said James looking at the th pic picture lc- lc lcJ ture of a 00 boy with po powdered dered hair tied tied at nt tho the back of or his neck with a bow of ot rib bon ben He wore ore a silk coat trimmed with witt lace laco and pinned on the coat were many decorations It must have live been very ory uncomfortable uncomfortable un un- un- un comfortable to be dressed ed like Uke that said eald James It was said the bo boy bof In the tho picture who suddenly stepped out of ot the book and stood by James James' chair wm ou sit sll down said James Jump Jump- in InK up an and 1 offering tho the bo boy a chair The boy seated himself in another big lJ chair chals opposite James How nice and comfortable comfort comfort- able It is 18 In here h Hb mi said sad curling up In Continued on p page e 1501 M THE SANDMAN STORY Continued from page 13 the he seat of ot tho the chair and nd it la Sa eo so quiet too oo Why do you OU wear your TOur coat buttoned this hot bot day asked James Oh It would would never do for fora a prince to tobe tobo bo be seen with his bra coat unbuttoned l refilled re- re filled the boy and I should not be De allowed al- al owed lowed to sit lilt in this position or talk with you ou if a anyone ODe saw uw me Close the book please lease so EO none of ot m my family can get out outto outto to o disturb us James closed the tho book and wondered I who vho his guest west est was as that he had to tobe be tie so o careful What are aro all those thoo badges bade you ou have on on said James Those are the different orders to which I belong replied the bo boy Cant Can't you OU take tako off that sash you OU have e across your our shoulder asked James i that would make you cooler No Indeed replied the boy I cannot cannot can can- I not even undress myself Some one who has las the rank and position at court has to todo todo todo do that That must be very annoying said ald James looking looking- at hi his hIe a blouse and wonder- wonder In lair if It he ought to pull down his sleeves sleeves- You should be very thankful said aId the he bo boy that you are not a a. prince and that hat you ou will mil never have hav to be a King l You can wear anything you like and Pla play 1 ball with the other boys of ot your age agEl Dont you ou pla play ball asked James Jamel In Ina Ina ina a surprised tone No replied the boy I 1 never Play played d ball or an any such games as you ou pa play he added ad sadly What do you ou do to amuse yourself asked James I I used to ride and read with m my tutor and be dressed and that took a n. great deal of ot m my time replied the boy bo Why do you ou say a you y-ou used to asked James You are arc not much older than I 1 am I wasn't at th the tho time I r wore those thoc tho f clothes said the tho boy but I had to grow up you know knots tames James James was ms a 11 little confused contused b by th the strange rep reply his guest made so he asked Who ho were you when you grew up I 1 was a French king replied the boy with a sigh If It If I had only been borna born a a. bo boy like you with a mother to care forme forme for tor me instead d of ot all tho the attendants and tutors I might have ha been a a. boy But Bul I had to do everything e according to the etiquette of ot tho the court and there was no boyhood you ou b have bo o a good time being a aking aking 1 king king ln asked James Do Io not speak of ot that awful time said the bo boy clasping his throat with his hands Did you rou never neer read read of ot my fate and that of or my poor wife I do not think eo so eo said ald James what h happened to you You will find It in history history- when you ou study France the boy replied It Jt Is too too dreadful for tor me to tell teU you ou Let Lot us u talk about something else said Id James who wished to make his 1118 guest comfortable Did you ou evor PIa play Islay leapfrog leap leap- frog he ho asked I I never heard of ot It It replied the boy bor James Tames looked toward the book of ot pic pic- I tures They will not see you ou he said ald I will mil put t the 6 dictionary on top of or it It H. so they cannot get et out Come on Ill I'll teach you ou You stoop over like this said James Fames James bending his back Tu Tho e boy hoy did an as James told him and James Jamea leaped over him No Now you ou leap over oyer me said ald James stooping over O That is great fun tun said the bo boy jumping again Then tho the strangest thine thing happened Just Justas as James was as about to Jump again He Ho seemed to fly fly- across the room and bang tunes he opened his eyes Ces and th the book of ot pictures plc- plc tures S had fallen to the tho floor James sat at at up In the chair and looked around the tho room HP HI was waa alone Then ho picked up the tho book and turned th the leaves until ho he came to the portrait of 01 the boy dressed In the silk coat und under r rIt It he read Ioula Dauphin of or France Atte Afterward ard Louis XVI X The door op opened ned and his mother came in with a glass Ilus of lemonade T i 1 came In a few minutes a ago o. o clio sho said eaid but you ou were erA asleep drink this then you ou must change jour our cloth clothes s sand and we will go downtown As James drank the lemonade h he thought how luck lucky ho he was WM not to be like I the bo boy In the picture and hav have to wear w-ar r I uncomfortable clothes and not to be able to d dress s or undress wh when n he ho wished H He never nover had any fun either thought James Tame It will not take lon long to go so downtown and then I 1 can play when I T como come back bacle Copyright Copyright I 1914 H. 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