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November 17, 1909.
would not tell. But nowhei
en path, or any "blazed" tre
canvas of the tents.
He was nearing the top c
hidden among the dense br
and begun again, when sue
oned. Was the voice faint*
iner awav. What could it n
It was dangerous, burn
trail; but he went back fr<
bush, twice as fast as he ha
ing, at the base.
There hung the waving 1
moss-grown log. but no sig
shouted, listened, and then,
through the undergrowth.
"What's the matter?" sh
"She's gone."
Ethel was crying now, ai
"Ruth!" shouted Billy at
come back! Come back lu
It seemed a long, long ti
voice answered, in the woo
"I ca-a-nt come back! E
Ethel's tears burst ou
very bear-like. Could it be
child away? They dared i
<k>; they could only press o
"What's the matter?" hi
with you?'
"He've got me by ve d\
bad?let go, or I'll stwike y
And the rest was lost ii
sobs.
The rescuers were hurrj
but there was danger of
them. They looked this wa
once more.
"Ruth, Ruth!" he comm
you can! We'll be there it
And, in obedience, came
growth, in broken and int
the child's voice, but braver
"Vere's a FriendAbove?ve
brigl
A Friend?"
And then, as they burst
and hazel, they saw it all
teeth firmly set in Ruth's
lentlessly along, in spite (
holdings back.
That night, when Billy Is
he so loved to hear had be
canvas roof, he called:
"How did Watch happe
mamma?"
"Aunt Lida sent him. i
seen the children for a Ion
and he started right off. a:
meant."
"But I think," said Billy
children" helped a good de<
THE PRESBYTERIAf
rc was there a sign of bcate
or a glimpse of the white
tf a little hillock, and Ruth,
ush, had finished her song
Idenly he stoooed and list
er? Or?no. It was movlean?
ring?one might miss the
Dm broken bush to broken
d come, and stopped, pantlandkerchief,
there was the
n of Ruth or of Ethel. He
next moment, Ethel burst
? ? i
C C13MTU.
id very badly frightened,
the top of his voice. "Ruth,
:re!"
ime, and then a wee, small
ds far ahead.
[e von't let me!"
t afresh, for this sounded
some animal dragging the
lot think what they would
n.
e called. "Tell us who is
vess?let go, you naughty,
ou?I'll?"
1 a sound of scuffling and
dug as fast as they could,
having no sound to guide
y and that, and Billy called
landed, "sing, sing loud as
1 a minute!"
through the matted undererrupted
snatches, tears in
y as well:
of little chil'ren?
it?blue sky?
through a tangle of sumac
?faithful Watch, with his
skirt, and drap-p-incr li#?r re.
oo o ^
)f her cuffs and kicks and
ty snug in bed, and the rain
gun to fall softly upon the
n to come looking for us,
^hc said. 'Watch, I haven't
g time. You go find them,'
* if he knew just what she
, "that 'the Friend for little
il."??Youth's Companion.
*4 *
1 OF THE SOUTH.
IN C
Oh ! said Janie, one d
or a bee!"
I low mamma latiHiPfl
o
she said. "Do you want t
"No, but I was just thi
to live in clover all the t
It was June, and Jamie
enjoying it, and felt as if
of it.
.\11 around him were a
the air wa$ sweet with til
Hundreds of bees am
and there, sipping the s\
And Jamie, too, enjoyed
little tubes. But he wa
interfere with the flower
Every morning Jamie
a nice basketful of the cl
Bunnv W'pp cmJtifr
J . , agoII
it fresh, for his supper.
Bunnies are very fonc
Prince was?Jamie said
and asked him if he wai
"sniggered an(l laughed,"
And Jamie felt very h
off with him on his back
Did you ever find a ni<
clover field?
What good times!
Can you find any swi
seek ?
By the way, did you e
dark? The two side le
are folded together wli
and clasps them.
Some one said, "The cl
ed its hand to say its pra
Clovers usually have
find four leaves in a clu:
luck."
When you hear peop
clover." that means they
And Jamie certainly "
mer, for he had the m<
ever had.?The Child's <
. 4Miu.ua, aaacu lllllt
we going to heaven son
"Yes, dear, I hope so,'
"I wish papa could f
fellow.
"Well, and don't yoi
mother.
"Oh, no," replied Fre
business."?Tit-Bits.
Never until one realize
price at which it was pur
as intense and personal
in our soul, shall we be ti
lost.
11
LOVER.
ay, "I wish I was a little bird
! "Why do you wish that?"
o fly to the top of a tree?"
M Lr i M rr ? !?- ? ' *
nun guuu ii wouia icel
ime."
: was in the country. lie was
he just could iiui get enough
cres and acres of clover, and
ic perfume of many blossoms,
i butterflies were flying here
veet white and red blossoms,
drawing the t>%veet from the
s always very careful not to
the bees had selected,
went to the field and brought
lover, with the dew on it, for
1 late ill the ?*
... .... mivillUUII IU gCl
I of clover, and ponies, too.
when he went to tiie stable
ited some clover, Prince just
he was so happy,
appy, too, as Prince cantered
to the clover field.
:er place, children, than a big
Jeter place to play hide and
ver look at clover leaves after
aves, which are its "hands,"
ile the third leaf leans over
over was alseep and had foldyers."
three leaves. But when you
>ter, it is said to bring "good
le say "they are living in
are having a splendid time,
lived in clover" all that sitm>st
splendid vacation he had
Gem.
s three-year-old Freddy, "are
le day?"
' was the reply.
jo, too," continued the little
i think he will?" asked his
ddy, "he could not leave his
' l l4>iU
;s the value of a souY and the
chased, and never until a love
as that of a brother burns
nuch used in the saving of the
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