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Show MAKf GRAHAM BONNER. ccnkoni n vonw Mnuiu wk ' 6 - MR. MOUFLON. "Look here," sold Mr. Mouflon. "Whero ehull I look?" asked Mrs. Moulloti. "At me, of course," said Mr. Mouflon. Mouf-lon. "Why do you say 'of course?' " usked Mrs. Mouflon. "Well," said Mr. Mouflon, "I enn't Imagine looking ut anything clso w lieu you look nt me. Some creature mny enro to look at a sunset or nt n pivity river, or nt u beautiful flower garden, but perhaps they haven't any niouf-Ions niouf-Ions nround to look at." "Perhaps not," said Mrs. Mouflon. "And when they hnven't," suld Mr Moutlon, "of course they can't udm.ii them." "They can't vcry well, It Is true," snld Mrs. Mouflon, "I can excuse such people," said Mr Mouflon, "because they can't very .veil ndralro mo when I'm not nround to nd mire. Hut there Is no excuse foi you, Mrs. Moutlon, If you do not ad mlro mo." "Dear me." snld Mrs. Mouflon, "you certainly are fond of yourself." "I am," said Mr. Moutlon, "nnd there Is every reason why I should bo. "In the first place, I belong to the grent Wild Sheep family. I hnve handsome coat of beautiful colors, lovely, love-ly, soft, handsome colors. "And then, too, I should be ndmlrei) because 1 am so pleasant." "Must creatures be admired when they are pleasant?" his mate asked. "They don't hnve to be admired when they are pleasant." Mr. Moutlon said, "but It Is a good thing to admire ad-mire creatures when they're pleasant, for It encourages them to be pleas-onL" pleas-onL" "Would you be cross If I didn't admire ad-mire you?" asked Mrs. Mouflon. "Oh, no," snld Mr. Moutlon. "1 haven't much uso for a creature whe Is only friendly and plcnsant because ho Is being ndmlrcd or petted ot something of tho sort. "I would bo friendly nnd pleasant oven If I wcra not admired. "I wouldn't think anything of n creature who wouldn't be. For n creature crea-ture who would only be pleasant when ho was being admired wouldn't amount to much. lie would only care for flattery'. "Now, I don't care only for flattery. It Is true thnt I llko to be ndtnlred. "Where Shall I Look?" "But I'm not satisfied to be told such things for tho wiko or being told them, I want to bo worthy of tho admiration admira-tion I receive. That makes It very different." "But why nre you so especially anx. Iqus to be admired now?" asked Mrs. Mouflon. "I'll tell you," snld Sir. Mouflon. "Pray do," urged Sirs Moutlon. You see, I heard Mr. Aoudud asking his mate to admire him nnd tell him how fine ho wns, and I thought It would be nice to get somo admiration, too. "It se?cd to be the tlmo for nd-miration. nd-miration. I don't know what the time Is, but It docs BCm to be the tlmo for that. Tho Arc.il Mountain S?.p of India Is often admired because he i; u flna crenture, though ho Is wooll. h ia stands well and looks very small and Una. . J "I don't want peoplo to sny that tho Arcnl Mountain Sheep and the Aom.'nd look finer than Mr. Moulldn. It would be n disgrace to tins Mouflon family." "They'll never say that," said Mrs. Mouflon, "for I don't seo how they cculd ever say nnythlng like that which would be so far from the truth. "You're so fine and bo handsome, nnd you're so gentle and sd friendly and so pleasant. Surely they couldn't say any other creaturo was any finer If they had looked ut your handsome form nnd your cheerful face." "Ah." said Mr. Mouflon. ''lhat tnlk rejoices my moutlon heart, nnd jon were good to n-Jnlre me nnd not let Mr. Aoudnd receive nil the adm'rn-tion adm'rn-tion from his mate," |