Show iDen Den the Little Martyr J Maud 14 ft I i rt was a 1 healthy vigorous i ch lo i. i t to lt i u mh l he tw l. l owed the list Last o of ills Jl t ti st. till t tIe J last st lI In ut he i d ill possibly p is s d b I delay b before r r tak laic laic- kinS k inS hug bite il of or Ild Ills supper Pp i o Of 01 CO gave iid i f all I Y t Ca cal I hi hf i Id din ner b bu bui C co g off if s thre c res rest rest- t- t io SrOl for taking ig sustenance s 's n l D Den Ien r 11 U- U 11 I 1 cl 10 to If in tIC dJ day l t and uni at mit No l' l was vat he at tall U particular ulal the form of f lie bC engaged d lra lj f for f r Den In c J dVer game guIne hud if bad er over l ciliated In was was- evel alet e t tto to l new S. m f Alai H liide- liide go go und eck lug tug tag iri f fact t 1 all 1 r eru 1 no I 4 te I But l la led lab ted only such a lit lit- 1111 then lh th fril t n j caine h DE Den t thu to tolo tJ t lo to did fia hM OP le lehe or he v very I much lo 0 o b ba t a gt rt man mam fj some me l hut but time s' s se l' l d suck a 1 long longuy cy uy off that thai Derr hal half fan fancied lc l at limes s r ty 14 would r come coine So why l eo I mUch valuable lc time lime In over o when he h 1 b be at ati lay v was woo s Oil of or b beautifully colored 1 I leaves luves U cs II ill 11 the thel faU ground C t tl nut nuU which vh h be bd had bythe n et inure picking the cold l wee l ri fro snow oh oh ohI I Ute tile sI l lW W Arid Ano rid th ie v A- A nl- nl way at s lev l tobe b lr ke or o ItS Tilte I tk o n 5 surface l c and ir- ir I lJ It t i thief their m cozy Jon cs O great iL r vl s of Qt ticO A 11 U af si o ull skating sl on nr a nice nide c QU J oi oi S So So- J thought little D Dim Den n us as he lie sat at at al l' l ol Ili to k big bl geography ih before ib rotc him but hut eyes y us lUrn turned d dt t the ow Which he ho Is d thc snow no cov bill to tIle n n y side Kido N th ht coasting one could wish C for u The Fhe teachers teacher's voice was wa emphatic and Jell Dell almost jumped from his lea teal leahi cat fie fit hi was vas wasso Ho so cul called from his reveries to lo the tho com com- things of 01 the schoolroom eS he replied his round freckled frock freck led Jed face taking on an extra pinkness Ive l been watching you for fur several moments and anti you have not hot once glanced at your our book Do you think that thai b by looking out of time the window ow all morning you will have hac your lessons when recitation lime time comes Now take your YU book and ancl come here by bv m my i Den Den could do o nothing but O obey oboy Hull and fOl fOla a himself Scaled hu i the desk k where her JU Oit-eri Oit n eyes ees could o I tH J him t the he heard beard the edIt Ic Ie c eyes dutifully on the lIle page of his book trading a a line line- linel l that nt marked a 3 arLer river rl on oil Ute the m map p that Spread lC him 1101 The in in c P paused cd t Id tO li 1 just juH vl the tiie Nile f round und It its place plu and while I thus IUIS engaged tie full f tf to v on t that W wo l i il l ft fi re over J If lr o. o find it wo u afford and a Jew few minutes i t l' l his b wandered wan wai d dered rM lo to Ui tile lUe J. t 10 tel his own desk k anU In l lt tho snowy hlll- hlll fa fur far thY U JOde t Us t ls awful 1 this being housed Up ht l HUt BUch J hillsides i cg rt d with tIl i I CI snow I b beckoned 10 tU hl r r. r rho ho so o I t I I. I I v 1 d t hi ii C Up 1 Anti And nd this time lime he got gut a ashod I shod 1 o l klus ls time the 1 Q o ce ice e 18 t hold J Q of His IHs Hiscar C ear car t aid lyt cd rik IJ head lie d which ts fic e Mi It II OU lY she ghe IC let i It go W ki I. I tt o OU lill t MI u asked d' d P i. very CrY Mo t One ml tut motU mU anU Y U will tie called c led U Upon JI 1 0 o C rk tl I yuUl o l rj Ih I lesson Jess n y yda u It I I 1 pun en lt fi and hl bl 1111 fac face tl ti ad ii ki ch chelTy TY enl Over vcr his boUts book Why dort t t tyran f l' l ct l. l t. t PHIn y ju jus I s burM ur y 1 lesson fo for r 1 1 1 v I c m r I n Den Denv J 10 in III ID f i I r I remain in this Ibis evening you you do dir cb he o I iJ e Jt ind iid of coUl t D n It 11 except that hi ho- ho thought thoU h t Ilo I over r o 1 I looked ke le Go to lo I yoth t. l h hw kle aid t ld rU Ic-rU sly Ai Alid j un lo yOU oU ha 1 t S liS f today ishall e ort QU u And J dont don't f r la Wt r lf h do do you v 1 III 11 Den Don And 4 the tho leurs TS J lo tu liiS t bIg tig Y blUe I iVis i es C at the at-the the thought re ina nUnu nUn- nUn u ute elon tl tt lUi imi s l y j of c 1 of the tC 1 school Ol precious gone one one-kJ go io e when he w ie ml might ht be le enjoyIng enjoy enjoy- ing them playing snowball bali or 01 down a steep Steel street near neal his own home Oh oh it was Indeed cruel And for what Did It matter to him where the River Rl Nile found H its source Or did it matter to him bin what the tho capital of oC Eg Egypt pt was Ho never no expected to go to lo Africa not Africa nol he Then what was it to hIm him whether it il ha had a river and cities or oi not not Thus reasoned pout poor Den hI his heart heavy his eyes full huh 0 of of- unshed tears wasting his time lime instead of or studying the lesson which must 1 be e recited before be be- fore Core evening In Indeed eed there was the I I spelling t to W come b before forc noon and he had bad not looked at a single lo word of oC It IL ILAs As Den loft leU the thc s at noon his little friend Doll Dolly Bryant Drant ran to lo Join him Denny DentO she said In a con- con ll tone lone Ive got gol something to lo sa say to lo you ou ver very r p What Is it asked Den his Interest roused at al once D Den n. n like lIle everyone I grown rown up or small loved love to lo share c ri- ri vale ate news I Ihy Why hy Vh dont don't you be a martyr Dolly Dolly Dolly Dol Dol- ly almost whispered the tho last w word vOrd rd J 1 log Ing It great sj significance Im one une cue A what liat asked De DenA Den A 4 MARTYR again half haIr whispered I Dolly about aboul to see tec that thai no mb ono her Oon cn conversation wilh ith lieu her Playmate But what Is It IL Il Is there thero any un- fun In lii being one one asked a Don anxious anxiously Oh o no-o-o said paid Doll Dolly shaking her head hu slowly an and looking most ser ious bus Being a mar martyr ll means doin doing what whal you OU dont don't enjoy You do ilo It be because lie lie- c- c cause it js is rj right ht I h heard mama manna tolling toiling a lady a the other day that l her sister sister sister- lermy ler- ler my Aunt Minnie would Minnie would hav have have been been a martyr for tom Aunt Minnie Is alwa always doIng doIng doIng do- do Ing things for other people things what whal she sho doesn't enjoy at al all but she Ices does them IRan because e sues she's a good Christian Chris Chris- tian and they mu l be done even If II it killed hot her lo to do du But what whal good II is it to be lie hut thul wa way vay asked the obtuse little Oem Don I Good l i Is GOOD isn't It al asked leed Dolly philosophically And An Its It's all the GOODER GOODBR when it costs you U u a lot Jut to do do- it too You cant can't bo be a a. aMAH MAR MAn TYR you suffer you OU know How asked Den not hot quite catchIng catchIng catch- catch Ing lug the meaning of or his little friends friend's I logic Mu Must Iu t you havo o the too or get gel a boll boil ui or have sonic kid punch i iOU tn in the th you OU c eye Cc Oh no no exclaimed DoJ Dolly You Youl can Call can begin begin beluga n martyr right a away this How IIo u l oll Dun B By studying Dolly oi ull sil- sil I mol ret Got III r fow MO onn H I 1 I on n n antI and then you'll be a martyr You ju just t hate study tu y lII like e poison I poIson I know for you feel toward books just lUte like I do But Ive I've made up m my mm mind that its it's RIGHT to stud study and aDd b bo be wise Is a s s. s I Ido Ido do df It It although its it's sometimes worse than toothache But Bui being a u martyr martYl gets quite easy after awhile and amid you OU soon Loon learn to like it Then you arent aren't a n martyr any longer long long- er declared Den To To be he a martyr you must not like doing a thing must you yuu Oh yes 08 you must like doing It so 50 sowell I well that no matter how host It hurts I you'll go right on and amid lie die before you'll oulI give t in That's being a a. genuine martyr mar mar- mar mar-I tyr But I can never nover like study stud you O know conf confessed DenYes Den Yes tim Iho good boy O pai art t of you oU does docs declared Dull Dolly Its the tIte bad bad- boy part of or you ou that doesn't like school So you yuu OU must mut Iho tho goodboy goodboy good good- boy I purl part url of or you a martyr and arid defeat the ha boy bad oo part parl of you See ce It Il will bo be awful hard hurll to do cIo it said Den his I slowly I 0 wh But you ou can said salcI Dolly hope hope- fulI- fulI fully Then you'll JuJI never ne get scolded by ly Teacher and amid v u u r have o lo tu stay slay In 11 after school either cither Den began to rather like the l Idea ea bo So ho In promised DolI Dolly as aN they parted at itt her luci gate gale ale that hed he'd begin that thai afternoon after une I noon his crusade against ng the boy bad art parl of him by IJ making the good boy parl of him hun u a mai martrOn tyr On reaching his hit own hume home ho ran ranlo lo to hi hl Juts mother crying Mama Im I'm go go- ing to lo bo be a a morler-a a meal leal The Tho good buy part of oC me mc is going to down lowll the tIle boy bad ho part of inc me Im I'm Im I'm going to Just buckle huckle down to lo my books bloks never Ct n e miss m my lessons again Then rhen Ill I'll not nol be bc kept In after school any more mol After sonic Komo questioning Dens Den's mother moth moths er CL to lp un understand cr tand what her littie lit lit- tie lie son meant by aln saying ho he was to U. U a. a rIte Tho good I lady lh pr raised i tJ his splendid li ir but asked d JUmi thu whether ther it IL were better to lo term terni himself lC a It lIttle soldier n ht- ht hiir hu fur for lilt tho than right ft martyr MK- MK huo ln d t to III lila rho roni roal Il of or a I triO Hie word vord to tu him but bulDon bUlDen Den his raco clouded said said I 1 Want tant to lo tobo lol be l' l a mart 1 r. r Just like Dolly is an and If IC Ive I've got gol to lo lob tob I b tt b t h 1 5 I shall not stink stick n s' 11 rightly I I feel quite sure sure- of It mama Au mania maulU i Iu ui net Ilet arms ier little freckled Don Den who was as b beautiful In her eyes os and said Yes darling bo boy you ou shall be a 11 martyr and may heaven on help and ami sustain you In the thc guo good resolution Now Im I'm sure euro we shall have ha a good g and great man out of this thin little martyr when he lie has grown up And Den began that thai very day clay being a martyr finding It Il luite eU easy cany after a little while to 10 keep hl his mind from wandering from Crom Ids his book books to the play play- t if I b t 1 1 J I V j 1 I I Mam ma inn Im I'm going to a II a l'-a l' a real murIel H ground If a a. bad impulse seized him he lie would Immediately glance towards s Dolly anti and seeing her pretty face race puckered over o some pro problem ho lie would again seek his book bouk saying I r mu l let a ti never gui girl beat mo me at being a martyr martl I I And ho lie did not |