| Show by MAKE BELIEVE KITTENS if you have no real kittens in your house at least you can make these are made from pussy willow take a large piece of thick white paper and draw with a ruler our or alve straight lines across the top apace these so that they look like railing in a fence then lift the boft part of the from it jacket and place it on the top of the fence it la position do this with as many ae wish in any position that you wish and as the picture chows after you have drawn on alie ears and tails you will have quite a family of soft happy kitten their fur a boft aa any real cat just pat one and I 1 marion bromfield lighthouse adventures VI 1 I told him the whole story about the damaged fog bell about the that wrecked the fishing boal and smashed the dory that was needed to feich our food from the main land liow my father had sent me to bos ton to buy materials to repair tho damage how I 1 had lost my money and myself and how the family would go hungry unless I 1 could get back to them at once with tha things they needed the tall man looked very much concerned ahe best thing he said would be to go back to the wharf and get my fathers letter from the storekeeper then he could take me to the lighthouse commissioner and put the whole mat ter in his hands he led me back through the streets that had seemed terr lfting be fore I 1 had time y to look about me at the people the men dapper in their flaring coats the women wearing skirts that puffed about them in great folds and pretta bonnets everywhere there were I 1 longed to get acquainted quain ted I 1 had known s few nut there was no time to laate in this way so I 1 put such thoughts aside and gratefully followed my benefactor how glad I 1 was to get back to the 1 I 1 had only seen it once before in my life but it seemed like home to mo as I 1 led the way to the store the hind storekeeper bad been ery much worried by my disappearance and said he would have boan glad to hive helped me if I 1 had only told him what the trouble was 1 aint entirely pleased with idea of the commissioner J had no idea what a commissioner ft as and it bounded as if I 1 were to be punished or at least scolded for my careless ness in losing my money but I 1 followed my friend obediently to my delight he hailed a hansom cab we climbed in the coachman flicked his whip as a signal for the horses to trot and we clattered through the narrow streets passing lumbering draya and frightening the children out of the streets soon we pulled up in front of a big brick building my companion mr carver he bad eald hia name was jumped out and I 1 quickly followed him after he had put some silver into the carmans cab mans hand we climbed the broad steps together and were ushered into alie office of the commissioner I 1 went in a little hesi my knece trembling A round cheerful man faced us smiling ly across the desk when mr caner had introduced me and told my story he sat for a minute examining my WORD MAGIC by certain trick all the animal you eee here can be turned into fruits or vegetables or plant the maele la all in nord or syllable lyl lable which you write bealda the picture it fathers letier his brows knit I 1 watched him fixedly nil of the time balanced nervously on the edge of the chair be had offered me twirling my cap in my hands but I 1 have worried he smiled at me reassuringly 1 I think we can manage it be said the tender Is in boston now lying in dry dock for repairs so it I 1 get word to them in time they may be able to atop off on their way further south mr carver left me going to attend to some mysterious business lie said he would see me again before I 1 left but the tender was all ready the supplies for the lighthouse packed on board and eilla there was no word from mr carver I 1 was leaning on the railing of the rear deck for a last look at the city of boston anen I 1 saw a man run down the wharf waving something in his hand as he came 1 I have your money he called it was mr carver he had found my money at the police station alie little boy had picked it up he and alls family were hungry that he haddi been able to resist the temptation but later on his conscience had pricked him and ho had given it to a policeman sir carver told me he would to it that the little boy and his family would have plenty of food in the future sly family w ere glad to have me back again that I 1 don t believe they would have minded my losing the money even if it been found again and the stories of my adaven tures lasted for many a wintry evening on the lighthouse rock E gerould you write the right on and then pronounce I 1 the animal s name together with the added or word you will have a vegetable a fruit or a plant A clever mael clan work quickly how clever are you alice martin meyer |
