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Show His Star of Merey Had Set. Little Arthur was very proud of his membership In the "bund of mer cy." He wore the badge, a small star, as If It were a policeman's Insignia, In-signia, and could often he heard reproving re-proving the other boys for their cruel treatment of dogs and cats. But one day a lady of the neigh borhood was astonished to find him In the very act of tormenting the cat most cruelly. She protested. "Wby, Arthur, what are you doing? thought you belonged to the 'band of mercy? " "I did." he said, "but I lost my star." The Metropolitan. |