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they will stare at you!" 's arms had crept cl | "e . life held - her way bravely, and and hope "that a M og turned her bright face twi 1 a girl hor side; louking as-i2 it! This was very ndeed, make Edna. quicken her buoyant ERE eyes had ¢ And I'm going ri = over in her hazel eyes. she was = ng, a peculiar clared, with tears as if a tiny flame had crept tion. her clear, young, treble her mouth even along C to voice was thrilled, n trembled with an excess of delight. "There are, Pen!" answered her Unmoved, Pen again only companion, half laughing, half burden. rumbil Yoff again ogee of your | "Now, how long am I to carry you?" Big , with your eyes on fire; she asked. and I can't see what it's all about. To | t " me Easter is very tame, if ever a sea- plied. 's no Playing son was. We have the same cards, it's Sunday; but there 1 be the same sort of offering, the same morrer. freaks about eggs and detorat ¢ 7 paushlr interys pted Pen, sagorly. right down here; dons ou see?" 'ou are enough to turn ever ng | er gaze fol | Who knows but before this very thin little hand, to-day, plent; new freak? - Who knows--" eyes stared ahead of her, glowing yet circus tent. more redly. Her little, gloved fi gs! A few poor worked as if her spirit had got into horses were teth Hhem, and sho was trying to restrain two men were loungi n| t. girl detected at once DE "Look here!" she exclaimed, point- ! was the lowest of its kind. ing a few yards ahead along the wide, | fashionable street where 5 near. Kline, obediently looked, and instant- the clasp of the child's arms ly turned aside her gaze in nervous neck and his heart beating aga TOT. | hers, ere she put another question: "He--he'll kill the child before he goes much farther," said she. | "He shan't!" gas "The boy has the face of an Easter shudder. "Does it pain you?" "Pretty bad." ange) | ling backward and forward upon | the sidewalk in front of her, was a! man, upon whose uncertain steps her havior, it was too evident that the|tinge brightening her eyes. silliness of intoxication was in his | Every now and again he executed a strength had now foolish caper or tried to sing a line of was sitting a song. And held in his loose, un-'by the roads certain arms was a little fair-faced| ide: ve a right good time." Tomtit nestled to her, softly an gratefully whispering "Yes." who looked in terror and appa) back ha at the girls across his drunken bear-| er's shoulder. ( With every lurch and antic, the him. | task to carry the boy oul Pen Noble was only fourteen, but little body was pitifully lig! she had a ready wit 'and strong cour- | wa age. aout her, in vain search for a polite-! fore she reac the grip which, albeit that it was a girl's, Edna had preceded her. was resolute and powerful. | sternly. "If yousdon't, you'll kill it and rang before Jou get to the end of the|ing of tl avenue. - her, The man's limp clasp relaxed; his eyes looked unresistingly at the speak-| entered, crossed the hall % er; he tottered against a railing by|into a room on its right, which was tent. HE the sidewa'k, and Pen took the child evidently a gentleman's study. | Ey into her arms. "Uncle King, I've ai jou a ; "What n-- little ragamuffin!" ex. new kind of Easter offering!" she that, with skillful treatment; it would fb, claimed Edna, nityingly, coming up at panted, much straitened for breath, Y this moment. "Put him down, Pen!" | y she added; in sudden hurry. "You tall and masterful-looking, with can't carry him along the avenue. We of a duller blue than Tomtit's, Bat! x --we'll be sure to meet people We ind and clear, * | Pen. Pen set the child for a minute upon his feet, and tried to lead him i ward. But she snatched him back tions. again, saying, with tears in her bril-| liant eyes: i "He's lame! He can't walk! His! poor little leg is all bandaged!" "Where do you live?" she question- ed then, im boy's incapable guardian. money than I know how to spe he man ma a foolish, motion me feed him u ahead, and Pen walked on, with a you cure him." Hother:Kke soothing of the frightened | "What is your name?" she asked of m. | "Tomtit," he replied gravely, his | sw Dr. Owen. moje hi cost they think I's real cute--and fa- uncle--say it for me." short good-bye before the circus re- , g p ther does, too." | "You mean," was the reply, "that sumed its travels. oil 3 believe that Jot, Tore steadily | : "If he's your father, what is his Easter Sunday is a suitable da; for As the child became accustomed to; How ng ps e i 4 mt y name?" { making @ resurrection in a poor, little, | the refined speech and manner of the setly, PE redy: but still their Men in motion. The girl's head motioned scornfully oppressed and joyless life. Well, Pen, | folks about him, he showed a wonder- ia Titde, i ie -- ut sti T train their nt; and I'll see what I can do backward at the man, who, moved by I conse Sp r<louded instinct to follow hia to help Jon " the thanktul , was ing after her as well] "Une ng," a cry was a8 he could. emphasized in the doctor's rs with "They call him Jolly Dog," the boy a fervent hug, "you're a regular kin "cog he smears hisself over,| 0' men,' that's what you are! An and does tricks for the folks. He's a you'll go after his father to-night or real smart one, they say.". | to-morrow?' Seal "Pen--Penelope Noble!" -- Edna's; "I promise it," Doctor Owen an- voice here broke upon Pen's ears in| sccents of icy dignity--"for pity's' "Then come, Freak,' said Pen, lift- sake, put that child down! Here's ing her ragamuffin out of the chair, MUTT AND JEFF--By Bud fr Fisher. \ Vieet's car coming toward us. losely neck, his litte, injured nst her side; she bowed rs. Van Veet and her aristocratic 'his head, a sorely too much for "Penel Noble, "ro a disgrace! dope ig home," de choked indigna- Turning, she retraced her steps avenue in the direction lof her uncle's house on Star street. addressed her "We lives at the show," Tomtit re- , Co y to- You ought to come and see the jons--"" Jolly Dog. I tell you, he acts fine. It's jerk of a , having. now is over, I may get hold of a reached the end of the avenue, saw (only fifty yards away from her, erect~ The speaker abruptly broke off. Her ed on a plot outside the town, a gaudy | half-starved looking ered beside it; one or The t the show For a minute she looked into the walked. innocent young eyes upraised to hers. Her cousin and companion, Edna For a minute she stood still 30 foal er inst "Tomtit, how was your leg hurt?" "Father tried to teach me to jump, ped Pen, wildly. and I fell," was the answer, with a This settled a point in Pen's mind. "It's an Easter freak!" she whis- own were fast gaining. From his be- | pred, under her breath, with that rod Aloud she hazarded, after a giance brain and its blindness over his eyes. | belind for the drunken father, whose iven way and who a forlorn, sleeping heap "Tomtit, will vou let me take you boy, about five years old, with eyes to my home? I'll give you a red FE as- of turquoise blue, drowned in tears, ter egy and sugary cake, and you shail dt where he sat, looking very serious and But already Pen's young muscles, | freak. man threatened to fall heavily upon well developed though they were, had in future instead of Tomtit. the pavement, with the child beneath done tiring work, and it Wag 10 Meun [like it" s lean | t--all the brightened and nodded as if he had back along Cedar avenue and an | caught her spirit. For a moment she cast her eyes additional distance of five blocks be-| four-storeyed | layer-cake and wine jelly. That ni man; then she sprang forward and home of her uncle, Doctor William |he stretched his weary body and grasped the man's shoulder with a!King Owen, on Star street, where bruised limb on a downy bed, while Nerves and strength were together chiefly from Scripture lore. "Give me that child," she cried, failing as she mounted its white steps the bell; but, with the open- with the lights," he murmured, drows- |}, e door, courage returned to ily, ere he fell asleep to confound! Forcing her weary feet, she quickly | father, the Jolly Dog, and with the! ji. a eh and burst flaring, A man rose to receive her. He was to previous neglect, Freak might for es | a year bé slightly lame, Pen set her burden upon a .chair,! father, who was acting as a clown in and, turning to the dignified gentle- the traveling show the girl had seen, 'or- man, she poured forth her explana-|and being so fortunate as to find him "And, oh, Uncle King!" she wound | his consent to his little sqn's remaining up, "I want you to let me keep him-- in the refuge he had found, to be for a short time, at any rate--until cared for and educated as long as his { his poor little leg is well. You can per- | benefactors wished to keep him. his miserable father to consent | riously, turning to the --I believe you can. You give me more level of the slums, but I should not be nd. Let surprised if he was once talented and and nurse him, while a gentleman," "Is this your latest freak?' asked persuade But his eyes softened and grew st. : year t is," answered Pen, boldly. "But still a li turquoise eyes lookirg up into hers, it is a freak in keeping with the day,| Pen had not wearied of him: nor had "The men at the show call me that, isn't it? You know what I mean, his father claimed him, saving for a + he had suffer TH eg a ee busy fini tting up was running 'their rgeous any of the paige, handlin break. genius at Some of egE-painting. ornamenting them then touches in fermscand flowers, and suspended pver the mirrors in large parldt. When the exciting time came unusually empty. out. Now was Edna's opportuni Here she poised cleverly to Fred's | ing up one How did scarcely tell you. t happen? tired "You're my freak--my Easter' So I'm going to call you ti Do you tired with upward looking, the: ried, incautious movement to and Edna lay silent and The child blinked his heavy eyelids, | ad the parlor car l ning to flow That Easter night, Freak supped of ed Pen, lifting the head of the |conscious sufferer and pillowing upon her breast. | Pen related to him marvelous stories, { "Tell me again about the ole chap appealingly, wildly at Freak. "Fred, Fred!" she gasped. "I | "Gideon and his lamps" with his own | guttering lights of the circus io. qui Doctor lared ckly. Uncle King 1s out { Colonel Crosby's, On the servant in the house." i Owen examined his leg, and deck Easter Monday, soon be tolerably well, though, owing The doctor had good news, too, for He had hunted up the child's been carefully guarded--the more because Freak's nerves had in a sober, penitent mood, he had won and his bare little throat. "Poor clown! He had sunk to the the doctor added, Y: to his nicce. "I tried to im to reform for his boy's sake, and he seemed moved; yet I] scarcely think it was much use." A passed, and Freak's le ttle lame. A yeal pass | mournful upon the parlor floor. horror. As his trotting steps pa against its post, with a coat col turned high over his chin. Something about this person's was , and suffocated him. And by-and-by he | ful quickness in substituting them for his eyes upon, for Edna was a regular daintiest specimens of her art, brittle, colored shells ne ot a Tofvifed which she had blown the contents, with clever ing them with bright ribbons, she re- served until late on Easter Eve to be this crowning work, Edna was left to have the management of it altogether in her own hands, without interfer- ence, save a stray caution from Pen or a cry of admiration from Fred. Bent upon surprise, she had chosen a half-hour when her uncle's house was The doctor and the servants were With Pen's help she dragged a lon ladder from the cellar up stairs, and mounted it almost to its topmost rung. light, and began the business of hang- retty ball after another. Well, I can It was only a mo- mentary sick reeling in a dizzy brain, n a hur- PF) 4d white upon t, with blood begin- rom a spot upon her i forehead, where, in falling, she had struck it against'a tall, bronze jar. Then, for the first, time since she d rescued him, the girl's eyes looked e'll die, if we don't get a doc and there isn't a' shaken by his early experiences. Then ' an icy, sleety rain was falling, dim- ming his eyes and stinging his cheeks the heart of a hero beat in him, for he Just doubled his fists, set his teeth | Jtjceried and went straight ahead for Colonel ! Crosby's, remembering that white face But presently his nerves had a new a lamp, he noticed a man leani fig- 'ure made his heart jump until it halt. i BASKETS B and lifted against as- r little e a smal n with never u lay. the worn-out as it seemed, to Rec: his wi vio red had ring which brought the answer it. And that good man had not the heart to cast the vagabond from his stept. Jolly Dog had been lifted in, and was hourly expected to draw his last breath under the roof which. protected his child. Early in the day he asked to see his boy and the young lady who had taken charge of him. Pen came and stood by his bed, Fred, his fright over, and old memories stirring in him, crept upon its side. . "But you have another niece, sir," | said the clown, feebly, addressing Doctor Owen, who was watching his patient--*"Miss Edna Kline. You ma think I was very ready to part wi ove ty the for ity, Sunday School Lesson de- --) Easter Lesson: The Resurrection of the Lord Jesus.--Matt. 28: 1-10, V. 1. It is not surprising that the earliest conviction regarding the re- "Oh, Edna--Edna darling!" moan- gyrrection of Jesus is ascribed by the un- gospel tradition to certain women who, it throughout his earthly career, had been unfailingly loyal to him. It is God's Jay to answer love with in- sight, and to grant his revelations in 'such ways as only"loving hearts can , understand. we read that the ~ two Marys, going to the tomb of Jesus at on the first Easter morning, saw an angel of light in possession of the be- Vs. 2-6. To these affectionate hearts it seemed that the grave had closed 50 for ever over their dearest hopes, but Mit was revealed to them in this hour (that Jesus had conquered Jdeath and ; was risen. They saw the grave open, (and an angel of God master of the iM ' He was only seven years old; but §itustion where but thirty-six hours | ore the vestone had closed, as or ever, over the Lord whom they, loved. The angel voice which comes to them is deeply signifi- cant:«"Fear not, for a know that you | seek Jesus who was crucified." If is to earnest hearts that the triumphant | assurance of Easter Day is granted, i now as well as then. If we are en- Ar | closed in self, the resurrection of Christ will not be proclaimed to our ; hearts. But if we love Christ and seek him, we shall know that he is not dead, but alive for evermore. Vs. 7, 8. The tumultous joy inspired by the revelation at once sets the wo- Scarcely able to res- emotions, they hurry to the disciples in Jerusalem to announce be- [the words and habits of the show- Reaching Colonel Crosby's, he learn- | their triumphant discovery. Jesus be- ' tent. ed, to his dismay, that the doctor's fore 'his passion had spoken of going | His body soon grew round in flesh auto had already started for home. | before his disciples into , a under Pens "feeding up," but his tur-| And now began a return journey, in this promise had come to the | quoise eyes and fair on lost none of | their beauty. And long before the year was out he gave si of inherit- od tastes and talents which confirmed n Doctor Owen's s about his father. | tracked him coming: In fact, Freak--or, as he was called! _At last the welcome number, which tracked him , 22 which Freak felt as if he was runnii in a nightmare, with only one object perience at the grave. --to distance those persistent feet, as they hurry back to Jerusalem, the back as they had words, "He 01, 'by the clown when surrendering him, | was dimly seen by him on the stained- | ng | women with new force during the ex- Accordingly, goeth before you into ~-- | Galilee, and there you shall see him," are trembling on their lips. Vs. 9, 10. 3 et, before they reach the a! Mr. and Mrs. Augustus Mutt Are Out "} /MuTT, © THOUGHT WERE IN JAIL BECAUSE You WOULBN'T PAY NOUR INCOME, TAX! THE JAILER WITH Al | Bow oF Mushit 2 = 7 - 2 \! en "FSHE COMPLAINED SoaetanG , [ron TH MeauinG SHE HT .} fl AWEUL ABOUT THe MEALS:L | HUHIM INTHE EYE WITH A LASV EVENING SHe CROWNED POACHED EGG: HE REALL THAT WITH HER 'AROUM SAIL AT WOULD, 22 1) Be A Livin Hew. Doctor Owen's hall thing my son, but I'knew that, putting every- r : {open grave, and heard the voice, "He | "Il go bring him," said Fred, is not here: for he is risen," we need promptly, after one glance at Edna's to remind ourselves that such-visions snowy skin, marble-like in pallor now. and such deathless assurances are not' But it was past 9 o'clock on an' for all, but only for the pure in heart! April night, and the city streets and to whom alone it is given to see God. | avenues looked terrible to a sensitive | little lad, who, for two years, had nd | girls. During the past (1926) these representatives visited | else with Saturday t to 1 should die?" on Jest later, when she was strong enou hear startling news. "And, I would never have hel him," she added, with pain, tinged a glimmering @émergency. Jolly Dog did not die. More, with Doctor Owen's help--the help of a masterful will and hand to restrain him--he became a rene man in body, spirit and) habit: voices proclaiming to the heart that the Lord is risen, but 4 tions of the risen Lord hi the women are on their wa city, they see Jesus himself. T his voice, and go on their knee worshipful adoration. says manifesta- mself. to the there they shall see me." disciples were convinced of our Lord's seen, have, nevertheless, believed Ours must be the moral or gpiritu certainty alone. Yet, if we have this, have we not everything that is neces- sary to create for us the sure hope of | personal, though unseen, fellowship | with Christ? mmm Spring Winds. Lord, now that Spring is in the world, And every tulip is a cup, { | | | w love, Lift thou me up. Raise Thou my heart as flowers arise To greet the glory. of Thy day, ith soul as clean as lilies are And white as they. "junket. It was arranged for a i ! combination spider web and egg | Let me not fear the darkness now, ow Since 1i%4 and light break through Inve "3e Srards of the web leading Thy-tomb; I's as ' {in the centre 6f the big floor. From. Tench wo that doubts Re more op- re it twisted in and out of stan- » No more consume, Then, when awake the soft spring winds, I'l] hear Thee pass. --Charles Hanson Towne. As part of the campa for the elimination of man-caused fires, the Forest Service of Canada maintains a small corps of lecturers in the sum- mer-vacation camps for boys and for summer twenty-four camps and reached a tal of 1,600 "'teen-aged" girls and boys in this way. The lecturers in- cation, the need for forest conserva- tion, and kindred topics. Fh 0 TO G&T RID HePAD ) | "in true identifi= her for a min: claw-like hand tears after of st years. 'And you mean to say that d is So spoke Edna to Pen, a day or two ad y gh to! ped, Shaped collar, long sleeves gathered to by, wrist ig hi short and finished hope that, in future, not with cuffs. 0 jabot may be added the opinion of "people we know, but for dressy occasions and makes a be-. her own sweet impulses of mercy and | coming addition. justice, should be her guide in every tucks running to a | | city, the women are to receive a still! Size 18 (36 bust) requires 3% yards greater assurance. The resurrection- 89-inch material, or'2% yards 54-inch. faith is established not only by angel-{ Price 20 cents the pattern. vy hear °F girl who desires to wear garments s in. dependable for taste, simplicity and What Jesus economy will find her desires fulfilled to them is: "Tell my brethren in our patterns. Price of the book 10¢ that they depart into Galilee, and the copy. The experiences by which the first' resurrection are not granted to us. ly, giving number and size of such Ours must be another blessedness, the patterns as you want. Enclose 20c in blessedness of those who, having not stamps or coin! (coin preferred; wrap al' Filled with tho wine of Thy great ber home for an Faster junket. The | | | { | Show me that Thou are April, Lord. |back again, around everything o And Thou the flowers and the grai:; | in and out of holes, and through piled i i | 1 | | 1 } | i I | | | "was prepared of lettuce and nd dessert cou TUCKS ARE MODISH ON THE : NEW FROCKS. Indubitably smart is this charming frock suitable for many occasions, and would be particularly attractive if fashioned of georgette or silk. The bodice has ticks at each shoulder, a The skirt," having point at back and: front, is joined to the bodice, simulat- ing the two-piece effect, while a nar- row belt fastening with a front-closing buckle completes this chic frock. 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The shriek of a girl who found a spider as big as a mouse in the web, before she dis= covered that it was a make-believe, mingled with the howls of one who almost stepped on a toy mouse. When the strings were all unravel- ed, the girls sat down and consumed the hardboiled eggs they had found. Then they adjourned to the lawn and spent about an hour in old-fashioned outdoor games. ¢ The tables in the big dining-room Easter Hovess f course wore decorated with and plants. 'The food was Easter as far as possible.