| Show I II QU 00 11 How 1 They Got Even With a Tramp BY WALLACE CE 1 lit Carl The paren or of Glen aired aged 8 8 and anti a ld I were Only the lie li hOU aWay for fOI the day kee keep on time tho o was wag there to o shavers aV rS str straight str lie boys boya papa n as aso wont to remark parents demiri departed hOln o But Bul b 5 his vale ale C cun GIm M d hiatt held a private stairs with lh his moth mother Now PI lien Glen r up UI In imi his Was ia u Cl little wa way wanted to do whenever er he dinar linary dall dally ro rOUtine on anything ou out Ut of time the or or- orno no not nOl com corne Tr right night or of his lire life ho lie dId lor br out with It In the or 01 at the parlor par par- ta table le after arter the of most manuel be straight someone to o object cIT oIT tr if I spoke eral of It before soy soy- everal people at self once lie he argued to hImself himself him him- on such occasions HI mamma papa s SUme re So o the wl vIse Js Is to sPeak Seal tt to first one anti time the other Privately In this wa va consent consent con con- sent of both oth will be e easier asler tu to win A As mumma t n hall hail fu full rull control of or ito tho house therefore the contents of oC the time his pan h plan Glen i before It t was as best hest to lay hay layah re her Out first then should ah she r v prove Prot sanguine his should papa be which Now time the sch scheme me 1 had been evolving In GI Glens Glen's n I mind for a week was waH time the plan for a days day's outing for his little brother rothel Carl anti and h hImself About half hal a mile from room rom I the village In which Glens Glen's home was vas situated there sut stretched a n lake bor bordered about with cal greal spreading trees hees But Bui u. u as snakes nai es were known to a abound in that lint region an antho and amid tho time water being dangerously deep heel should a child accidentally fall fan Into It It tho me parents of oC Glen Gren and amid Carl CamI hadr had hind r repeatedly refused to tu permit time the lIttle fell fellows iss is's lo to go theme by Y ono one of themselves But on tIme the morning in imi question Glen Gleno so o feelingly pleaded his cause with his mother that at last she said Well ell ellson son soil If you OU get gt Laura the lie housemaid lo to accompany ulY you I dont don't mind your our going to lo tIme the lake for a part of the time day nut But you OU and Carl shall not miot go alone You must have a grown g person person per per- son sort wilh you ou Ju Just t so o it is a grown rown person pOIRon mamma will Ill it be e all ri right ht oven en though It I Is ls not Laura For maybe malJe I Laura ura wont won't want to go out to a picnic with us is kids said aid Glen Y v I r If Ifon f on a a. un UJ coot com To have a picnic on the mice lake yonder yon yon- on tier der explained GlenAh Glen GIn Aim Ah Ah ha ima nodded the he man Be uDe you a gob h by yourselves Oh mm no sir Weve We've e got to get et some grown up person lerSOn to tu go with tat tia answered an au- swem-eti swem G Glen Giomi lell hats hals the time mailer maUel with mo imie asked ashel the tho man maim Im up An Atm I Ih h else to do tiO tola today but ut go to a picnic At first Glen hesitated Th Then n. n thinking think thInk- log ing that hint a a bird In the lie hand was worth two In the time bush and really fearing that he tie might fall all to find timid the tue grown grownup up person who would woul 1 bo ho willing to bear ear him hint company ho he reluctantly m consented con con- Yell Well If Jr you ou want to go anti and look after aCter us and us-and kill ml any au snakes come com along he said auth started toward to toward to- to ward ard the time lake lale the tho new found companion com coin panion accompanying Grub In to there asked the man mami pointing towards the llad barket et In the thu wagon Picnic dinner Informed Gl Glen Gien n Then rhen the they went on In Imi silence reaching reach I ing imig a secluded and antI shad shady spot on the time I edge of or tho time lake hake al e after aeter a a. few ew minutes' minutes walk Now brothers rothel's said the time man as ash ashe ashe h he threw throw himself on the tIme grass In the shade spose you two go over that lull hill yonder and see If there's theres another picnic crowd camped out As I came g that lint way ivay while ago 1 I noticed considerable loins loin's there them It may be lIa r Isome some o o. your Jour what you'd ou Jike like to I invite here for refreshments Save Savey An will you OU stay here anti and watch our Ohm wagon and basket asked Glen Gien in iii his lug Innocence never nevel doubting th the lie strangers stranger's word rord Sure Mike l exclaimed the thu man maim In Ina I Ia Ia a Jocular mood But time nw expression as new to Glen Clemi who said My name minnie aint Mike 1 sir Its It's Glen Glen It is then lien laughed time the man And Amid An as us glen means menus valley you be belong be- be elong e- e long bug on the time other side o o o. yon ron hill lilA Trot Ion long long both both oth of you and amid then thou come back an aim an report to your uncle You aint our om uncle said salti Glen laughing in spite simIle of oC himself at the strange mans man's genial joking a way Just as you OU say bull bub replied time the man maim But skip skip the tho pair pHil of or ez aum an anH behind that see H who's in Iii the time holler holier hill hili Glen leading cading little Carl by y th lu ml and his way cautiously I wagon a again much again much a against that young marts mans desire desire and and pulled for tor 1 homo home When hen thc they reached their own i home borne Laura came caine running out to me meet t i th them m at time tho gate saying ying Bless le your OUI little souls louis you OU got thu tho wron wrong basket I Your luncheon I is b In tho ho kitchen where I Ret Ael et It und anti you ou took Look the tue hask basket t of old potatoes Instead Through my roy myown myown own in I threw a towel over O that lint basket of potatoes then n seeing my mistake e I got another cloth and amid folded fold fold- ed eti 1 over o your lunch basket But where whar is h. the tho basket basket and ct and what whal tickles les you OU OUo o Then Olon told Laura Laura as nM cut best hest ho Ito could for tor laughing tho time stor story of or the tho tramp and amid time the basket whereupon Laura Lau ra i-a fell to lo laughing so 20 o heartily that lint I Carl also joined In In and amid tIm the three thought the they must die Ito of their amuse uncut ment But after a whIle whilo they thoy got gol shined calmed down and amid Laura feeling lIng sorly sor- sor J ly my that time the children's childrens tin hits day hull hind thus fa tar far I been heen spoiled told them to cone come into the time house timid and walt wait till she could change her drew and amid he title would put the time right basket t into the wagon and nd go with wilh them to the time lake where the they should yet et have their picnic dinner And to Ins ln u a splendid time lite they would stop slop anti and get the time neighbors neighbor's children chIt chil r dren so flO she simo promised them A few minutes s later laler Laura was vas upstairs changing her hel dress dres a n knock came on eu the back acl door and Glen with Cart Carl at hl his heels ran to I 0 I t 7 0 k II I i i i II I I jL J I if r- r k y I 2 j t l I I t tm tI m I I J V Q Sure IC MIke exclaimed 1 the Ir i I panion you you u may ug go c consented mamma mam mam- ma inn thinking that Glen had in Iii mind I who ho were some seine of the neighbor boys bos well sell up imp in their teens and amid who sho orten I went to lo the lake to But the truth was wa Glen did not ha have any aimy particular lie Ire did mind person or 01 persons in Iii his dou doubts ts concerning concern however howo r have imae grave philosopher that he lie was in log ing Laura Laun so he lie said to himself that thai lie ile must provide pro pro- Iroide Iro- Iro ide vide a loophole through h which to creep IP providing IHU Laura lallI would not lend her hel protection to himself and Carl Cam At the time door doom down stairs h he bravely ra cl approached his father rathel with Mamma has consented for Carl anti and mo mu to have havea picnic on out the time big lake hake today but ut we we- a Cl other oilier have to get Laura or sonic some grown up person pelson to go with us us you OU know leno through Thus the time mattel matte slipped without argument or question and anti reach each the time Glens Glen's papa papaS in ill a a. hurry hull to train on omi time said maid id All right sonn sonny kissed take good care of Carl Cam then lien each little hopeful called to his wife i ito It lo to hurry hUCY grabbed ed Ills his traveling raveling bug bag ug and made ort oft down tim th the street In another another an an- other othel second the lie children's childrens mother all in a Hurry maui loan ran down stallS stairs gave hug and antI kiss and andas andus each little son a u as us she sho hastened after aftel- thick their father she he called back ack to them ura ha Laura Now No dears you must or some other grown person to go to the lake with wilh you Oti his parents were out of oC soon StOil as 85 As Glen ran i-an to tho the kitchen and said Mid ild sight with to want go Do you ou l Laura Lauma to the time thea Curl and amid me tue to th the lal mice lake e to tu spend sa s 's we ma may go and amid tin day a Mamma tays alon you OU maydo may maydo that If you yell ou want to go along I 1 must find sonic some if not tb do so but ut up grown person Irson other Laura Oh Ohm d dear deam aI no exclaimed would I hinti with you OU Om What hat pleasure two youngsters You'll have imaO to gut got somebody else Is-e Is not me up basket asket of fix Ox a big hiS Well you up for fUI were we're going to sIn IU all tiny day grub rub said Glen GIn Have 0 it read ready as aa quick a as well we'll start right please for fOI you ou can calm t off If enough to b be relieved ed of or time thc Willing little ones for the time tiny day Laura LaUlt packed l enough nough luncheon tot for or a n half halt chil chil- l Glen put the basket MI et in his bus ex express ox- ox dren loaded little Carl In ul ulso milso o wagon pre press Pre lake luke time the It and amid t started himself playing horse l Ill have to lind tho thin up grown person per per- von son on the tIme way isay or 01 after wo ve get thc there he imo told Carl Cail Anti And Carl grunted hl his approval ap ap- pro al of ot this plan for tur ho lie was too mm cookie to engage In an any bus busy eating a form of or conversation other Th They hadn't got Jot far am from rom the time e edge ge of the village when they lie mot met a dirt dirty ragged rag rag- of or a u ged d man mun bearing the appearance C Ills face ace was kindly though trump tramp for or he lie smiled 1 at nt Glen amid Carl Glen smiling back and amid Cart Carl looking JC up abashed Howdy bubs time the man luau said stop stop- ping Glen halted also and said Buill HOWll tin do sir 1111 ir you Ou little brats n- n goin a oln the theman mUll man asked stepping to th the Hide IIII of oC time Iho wagon hl his ces eyes resting on out thu time basket el I I I f for it i-it fea fear l of i-of lisnak of snakes s was soon soon over ovel the hili hill looking for tor the considerable loins their thell new companion had noticed noticed no no- when coming by a a. short while before But not a sign of or life lIe wa was to tobe tolie be lie seen an and 1 after traversing half halt time the lakes lake's circle Glen decided the tho man had imad been playing a joke on him by y sending send ond- ing log him and Carl Carlon on a fools fool's errand So quickly the two little men re- re retraced their steps and amid were soon toon at atthe time the place where here they had hind left their companion But he hue had disappeared There was tIme the wa wagon on but time the the hasket basket has bas asket as- as ket of picnic dinner was gone g also Glen now no understood the time tramps tramp's r reason a on tom for sending him him and Carl over the hill hill But what good did the time understanding un un- do uio now Glen philosophized pulsed since It hud had como come too late at to tomave c save mave their theil dinner So as clearly as ash ashe ashe h he could ho he explained th time the situation t lo tn Carl CamI put the tho little fellow in the tIme if y r open It hon lie lio a. a did so what was hIs amazement to see the companion coma com om- om panion of an hour before on the ci on n stoop moment the lime tramps tramp's yes eyes fell tell upon time the children lie he turned and fI fled d but not so rapidly as aN to get ct out of earshot of Glens Glen's How lime do tin you OU like hIke old raw potatoes ml mImi mImi- tem to Want another picnic dinner And not to Is bl be outdone little CamIran Carl Cam ran out on omi the tho porch um and anI Issued tho time A L parting shot Say Mr IJ Tramp Man ran you'd oud better not steal no more bas bas- Glens Glen's name kels to so o you OU aint uncle our OUI aint Mike ner nor you OU 1 neither ot oven even n with with that Well VelI ell Carl we got e old tramp anyway didn't we ve wild said Glen GIn sitting on hue tho st st. steps atm and amid Jau laughing laughing laugh laugh- h- h ol I ing till ii time the tears streamed down his t i cheeks ks Oo 00 bet het us s did acquiesced Carl quite old enough to understand jho humorous incident 4 |
