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PAGE 6 i t THE IR APTHOR ; Published by Arranges ane a tras National Pictures, Ine, and JOB QUINCE ‘That Was the Only Way This Bird Would Travel a . Rothac - . =s — - oe: r 7 a - =~ : CHAPTER IN.—Continued | shary tepaive THAT PIKER 1S HERE AGAIN For ES JOE, NOTHING LIKE BR{ IVE BEEN IN LONDON SPAIN ScCUSE ME, BOSS- BuT ’ Ye oe , ) have already explained to our} they stood they mad LUNCH ! L'VE BEEN SERVIN’ HIM FOR ep BPS} SOME PARIS — HOBOKEN - LTALY - CHINA ¥ Ki FRIEND | g friend here” sald Chattenger| spears. We wore passing A WEEK Now AN' ALL HE EVER ‘ TRAVELLING ! I Took RUSSIA- SUIITZERLAND - TURKEY- WHEN DID YouR — aye h8 ae, NUTGAD sear SARA trike letioone LSUIVPED ME WAS A NASTY LOOK!) 17 TRIPS IN MY DAY! INDIA — LIVE CERTAINLY S JOIN THE NAV . there ahould bean. easy way Uy head between the stems, I found my e ee) GERMAN MARK T'SEE ) \ — —— vag where, for t mple reason t | self gaxing at a fle kul, The » VENUS DE MiLo come 7 there were summit would not iso- | whol ton wa t és Pai ated, and those conditions would not] skull had detached % TO UFE. 5 a obtain w have effected so Us} Home foot nearer to the oper . ran interference with the gene | wit 4 few blows from the ma 9 aws of survival hat | chetes of our Indians we cleared th n expert hun tails of this old tragedy, Only a > he summit, and y few shreds of clothe could still be heavy animal be unable listing ed, but t e the re I It is certain (hat th mains of boots u foet “a where an ascent is possible and i€ was very dead a How do you know that sir? man was a European. A gold watch : ed Summorlee, sharply by Hudson, of N chain ig my Pp which held a Maple W) mong th A. EB. 8." upo 1 tubborn Summer » Who can a 1 Lord plateau, becau: 1 ha en Johr Po but I have atiafied myself | bo. ne whateve : “| BOOTS AND FI What you admit or w y : ; ad to} eet hdr " , ] MG a ally obt : | ntelligence.” and then, to our ng from his rock, Summertee by the neck r before face into the air da T insti houted, hoarse with ex: ° juiries a I help you to realize that th Au je Whit At Para they k thing I had a iter k fringe of contains some anim) ve said that e clew picture in b wed him takin, was a partie which a sketch-book green overhung the Out of this there black, glistening object slowly forth and overhung the ch we saw that it a very e with a peculiar flat, spa lunch with a cer jo, This and tho he to find, argument neurdly amis proved a very wh was > todie ‘I head, It wavered and quivered should p to him the « us for a minute, the morning sun | ¢ffect which modern scic gleaming upon its sleek, sinuous | D& n his beliefs, he coils. Then it slowly drew inwards | ! ¢ me some positive Informa and. dlsappearéd. |tion. Maple White passed Rosario Summeriee had been so interested | foUr years ago, or two years before came back to his dignit | seizing me by the chin. Even tt appearance of a very ordinary rock python does not appear to justify such a liberty.” “But there is life upon the plateau all the same," his colleague replied in| * said Lord Joho, AND Back much doubt as to how h. He has fallen or ed from the top, ar Impaled. How else could he come « there met his has been 1 no be triumph. “And now, having demon-| by his broken bones, and how could strated this important conclusion so| he have been stuck thru by these that it is clear to anyone, however | canes with their points so high above} ovr heads?” A hush came prejudiced or obtuse, I am of opinion that we cannot etter than bre up our camp and travel 74 westward until we find some means of ascent The ground at the foot of the cliff was rocky and broken so that the going was slow and difficult. Sud- denly we came, however, upon some thing which cheered our hearts. It | was the site of an old encampment. with several empty Chicago m tins, a bottle labeled “brandy,” a broken tin-opener, and a quantity of | other travelers’ debris. A crumpled distintegrated newspaper revealed it- self as the Chicago Democrat, tho the date had been obliterated. is as we tered remains he had fall ad he cident? an a t been ominous and terrible possibilities ly unknown | gan to form round that | land We moved off in s ed to coast ich were as ev MOM’N POP must be Maple W Lord John had b ously at a great 4 § OUD MAN TYTE - WONDER WHAT HE tree-fern overshadowed the encampment In five miles aw no WANTS TO say, look at this.” sald he, “I be-| br And then suddenly wo per-| Heve it is meant for a sign-post.” something wh filled us ea A slip of hard wood had been| with new hope. In a hollow of the Mailed to the tree in such a way as/| rock, protected ftom the rain, there to point to the westward. was d in chalk “Most certainly a sign-post.""| poin wards, | said Challenger. “What else? Find "Mar said Profes om * ing himself upon a dangerous errand our pioneer has left this sign so that any im ma know the y he has taken. Pe haps we shall come upon some othe indications a e proceed. We did, indeed, but were of a terrib! nd most unexpected na- ture. Immediately beneath the cliff Hi! there grew a considerable patch of| said Summeriee. “We can high bamboo, like that which we had| cept his guidance and follow on to traversed in our journey. Many of| the westward.” these stems were 20 feet high, with| (Continued in Our Next Issue) (ALvS NeiGRES OF THIS PUNTUS & Olive Roberts Barton NO. 22—WHAT HAPPENED IN THE DRUG STORE Snitcher Snatch left the barber] orange he sneezed again and turned shop where he had done so much|on the sarsapariila instead. And damage, and ran lickety split down| when he went to put in the rasp- the street to a drug store. | berry flavoring, he sneezed a third! Nancy and Nick and Mister) time and got root beer by mista party w w Whizz didn’t need their aeroplane to| Then he put in the chocc ice follow him this time cream and handed jt to the lady They saw his coattails disappear But scarcely had she tasted it ing in the doorw nd they flew she cried out, “Help! I'm po one And out paying for it could go. | inside, not to be seen. after him ag fast But they & sign of him When the soda-water clerk's back was turned, the goblin had jumped {ull of | 4° YOu suppose was the matter? I she rushed without even when got “The very soda-water clerk idea!’ exclaimed the “What on earth behind a big silver bowl be lemons, and how could anyone | “ld the best I could Disw he’ wabithere! | The next customer was a little “Did you see a little fellow with | PY. arookedi lagu and. ini. long. nose’! { want 10 cents worth of bird- seed," said the little boy. The clerk hurried to the drawer with bird-seed in ft and was just asked Nick. "No, sir, he didn't come in here,” said the man, noticing it he turned on the spigot| which, at your request, I nent you| Now you have used the or marked “ginger.” from Maltby’s. 1 would not known | 000 and you have still thre And when he went to get thelthat you received them had not tho|to go until your year is up. ¥ “7 COME RIGHT IN, MR, JIM — ty NOS j Ee that he had stood unresisting whi 1 w his ¢ body. He was not Challenger tilted his head in the air. | al at the time, but there was a] _ Now he shook his colleague off and an American named Ja PROC] we who remained in the boat and) FRECKLES At 4 Borrow ULL GO WITH You JUST A MiNGT 55 BOOTS AM EXPECTIN' ! STITT ina ME, ER - SEATTLE STAR All for Nothing E OPAL. HERES A QUARTER 1) cio | YAS SUM GT FOUND AND | THOUGHT IT MIGHT BELONG To You. AND BY THE WAY - DO YOu, AHEM =THINK BOOTS LIKES WET A TTLE- AW RECKON SHE 00~- +s, “I ‘should be glad, Professor Cha’ t siasti lenger,” said he, “if you ret can your way to make that w looking which may occur to you remains s James TL TAKE YOU ALL OU TOE CIty UMTS ( is Tar j AL oF THEM? BY MARTIN MiR_3HYO 1S GHOLY ONE GRAND || OT, BOOTS-HoW || SHO NUFF SHO NUFF) GEAMLEMAN AW LIKES Yo DE BEST || ABOUT Boots ? || AA PLUMB FORGOT OF ALL OB BOTS WHAT COMES HEAH. } Au "ROUT HER. YAS SUH =) vO 15 OF FONOEST | AWLL TELL KER YO MAN AK H\IS OF . OF ONLY WITH YO 1S YO WELL HERES A DOLLAR | Found TOO. PERHAPS THAT WILL REFRESH 102s By NEA SERVICE Ime __— BY BLOSSER (C rAwsTBEA \ PACKARD CAUsE ITS ) 7 L SOPACKED!! —-— Va f, x 10.1025 61 wea senvice. inc. BY TAYLOR gest arr abet ogee, 72 PacwaeD® MR GUNN ~'F YOU'RE | |) | DRIVING DOWNTOWN NAS GO > o CHAN You BECAUSE L SAVE A DIME - A FELLOW HAS TO WATCH HIS ES To SAUG BUERY PENNY NOWADAYS SAW YOU NEIGHBOR - my NG DOWN ON THE STREET CAR BUT I'D PREFER TO GO WITH HE HASN'T GVOEN THOUGHT om THIS PAING OUR 23RD WEDDING ANNIVERSARY ! ¢ DON’T KOU REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENGD ONG TIMSG OWN THIS ‘Yeg, he dia.” sald Nancy. “we | setting scoopful to put on the Just saw him this minute," scales. when he sneezed again A fat man with a bald head and| The bird-seed flew all over the | : eye-glasses, who was buying a ci-| Store. It got into the quinine and| 7y¢ blushing bride saves rouge 4 gar, turned around crossly, “I just | Mto the borax and into the plasters | pills, | came in, thank you,” said he, “Ana| #4 into the tooth brushes d} _——— | I have neither crooked legs nor a| ¥en Into the ice cream can. |maved you a lot of trouble, ‘There long nose.” “Dear, dear!’ exclaimed the clerk.) he 44 hiding behind that lemon: | “We don't mean you,” said Mis- I've a fine mess to clean up!) pow! blowing snuff all around. ter Whizz apologizing. onder why I'm sneezing #9) he drug-tore clerk mi a dive “Then you must be dreaming,” | Much |to catch him, but Sniteher Snatch said the soda-water clerk. ‘No one|,,,.@ know,’ sald Nancy wisely.) jad slipped out of the door, | came in here whom 1 didn't see.) If You had helped us to look for} (To Be Continued.) | So please don't aay any more about |te little goblin—it would have! (copyrinnt, 1925, N. H. A. Service, Ine.) it’ | F “All right. You'll see," warned | 7 | sewolers nent me tho postal receipt. | Nick. “Ll hope he won't play any | How did Leslie like them? I thought tricks on you—that's all—for he is! e ang they were beautiful. ‘The three brace: | a rascal, And wherever he goes e lots were $5,000 there is trouble,’’ | T hate to mention it, but 1 am| phat yo MYmes e “What flavor did you say you! °————————_——__——4 afraid that you do not Mr, | cal wanted, Indy?” ced the soda-| LE FROM SALLY ATHER-| Prescott, that you have overdrawn water clerk to a new customer TON TO JOHN ALDEN our «lary for tho next threo| ah mteol business Ie flours “Tl take vanilla with a little! PRESCOTT. Imonths, You have been #0 ver n. | he steel business is flourishing orange and about two drops of| My Dear Mr, Prescott: I have had|erous with your mother and ia think you had botter return very raspberry—with chocolate {ce|no word from you this week except | Wife, and hey expenses were so largo | ye ane COclare. BOCEHer CV isan eream,” said the lady the bills which you sent me from | during her confinement, that 1 think SAU nda a Brody) daa lot But just ax the soda your mother at the ‘Traymore in At-| I have been remisa in not explaining | mobat to hen crodit, and 16.18, vory reaching for the spl lantic City. 1 was rather surprised | to you how rapidly have been beak i ban UAV he aa aek soda-fountain that was marked “va.|that you had not acknowledged the) taking up your salary of $50,000 al aho known ti to-you tho same, when nilia,” he sneezed, And without|diamond and sapphire bracelets yea che Keows' that you neda it. T am extromoly Ntire $60, y, as my frie Hee Summers, © Months | expecta to become mother within the next month, Will you kindly lot anxious to BEFORG You LCEAvea — BY CONDO WELL, t'm rin FoR THS Ortice. VLE BE HOMG AT THO USUAL Time t WHY =--ER=- €@----- NO,-L GIV@® tt VP. edi “ey WA BEAVER. The me know just when I may expect you? I think you should return be fore your wife time for the farewell party which he intends giving, and for which, as you probably know, she has kindly invited me. Jimmy Condon is dolng very well. You can go back in} Hoe seoms entirely recovered trom his | disappointment. T saw him the other evening with a very pretty girl about his own age, I pretended not to rec WELLIMGONGTO SEE THAT You ARE. WELL PAID FoR THIS FAVOR - THE NEXT TIME YoOuR CAR NEEDS WASHING JUST CALL a -AND TCL LOAN Ag fLAY Hose! NOTHING! TWAS COMING THIS WAY THE OLD HOME a u Pawel AI 4 li nm Bt Qa JusT BEND ‘ BACK EASY a a SO YOU DONT BREAK EM- EASY NOW': an wi Th CERTAINLY int WiLL KEEP of BUCK STRONG, THE BLACKSMITH, OFFERED STATION AGENT DAD KEYES A REMEDY TO TAKE THE KINK OUT OF HIS WHISKERS THAT WERE So BADLY o ALGH \T_WREN A BOR RECENTLY _CCONTINDED] in womanhood, that he Would say somothing to me about it ognize him, however, hopin f any great moment at » of any grev oment at pre Can't you come to Pittsburg upon! cept to get away from the the next day. ‘This he did with much | receipt of this? Tam sure that Les-| business, Se ombarrassment, He told me that the | He will see th ; ¥ ¢ © importance of it. SALL THE) girl with him was the daughter of] You can arrange matters so that £| copyrigat ieee paaten the head bookkeeper here, a Mr.|can leave immediately, expect you) ne NW B As Service Rdstrom, you know, She is a very | will think that Lam ina great hurry, | TOMORROW—Letter from Le nico gitl and 1 am glad to seo that | but 1 confess that I am « letely he has been ablo to renew his faith adetaute teak) Prescott to the little Marquise, © tired out and nothing seems to mo the secret draw ery ‘