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HE CONSENTED TO
ONLY a boy was he, yet not even
his father, the powerful Norse
chieftain, possessed a stouter
courage. He longed for the time
when he should be grown to a war-
rior's strength, and could go forth
to do mighty deeds in battle. But
the years passed so slowly:
Upon this last occasion of his fath-
er's band leaving, to war with a
neighboring tribe, tho boy's disap-
pointment was keener than ever be-
fore. The opportunity he was wait-
ing for came sooner than he expected.
A little While had the warriors de-
parted, when the foe burst into the
village. "Where had the tribesmen
gone?" they asked. But the women
merely shook their heads, and the
gray -bearded old men blinked with-
out understanding In the faces of
their questioners.
"Lead us to your tribe's encamp-
ment!" fiercely commanded the chief,
as he seized the son of the chieftain.
Now the dad's first impulse was in-
dignantly to refuse. But he had
much of his father's wisdom. Atter
a moment's thought, he seemed to
give reluctant consent. Impatiently,
then, he was bidden to advance.
Nightfall had arrived; therefore, the
chief kept near his guide in order
that the lad might not escape. This,
however, the boy showed no inten-
tion of doing. On sand on he walked,
rapidly and without weariness, until
the warriors murmured: "How far
have we to go?"
"Not far," always replied the boy.
And the night grew blacker and
blacker. Soon the eye could not pen-
etrate Into the darkness,
Suddenly. without an instant's
warning, the warriors found them-
selves hurtling through the air. A
GUIDE TILE FOE
giant precipice it was, so that the
little hero met his death as well as
the enemy he had purposely guided
over the cuff to their doom.
How Pussy Was
Saved
THE lost time Marjory visited
grandpa and grandma, she found
a pretty little kitten. Marjory
came verynear to never owning such a
cunning pussycat.
You see, just about the same time
that the little girl ran to the barn to
call upon her old chum, MaJor, the
hostler was searching in the loft above
for the kittens that Tabbycat had hid-
den there in a nest of hay. Mike took
away the brothers and slaters of the
kitten that Marjory was to own, and
when Marjory asked him later what
he did with them he grew red, and
couldn't and a VERY satisfactory an -
ewer. So the lass was sure he must
have treated them AWFULLY, some-
how.
But Marjory's kitten escaped. He
HAD to, you know, else he wouldn't
have had Marjory for a mistress,
And where do you imagine Marjory
found her kitten? You probably wouldn't
guess right in ten chances—nor twenty.
Because the tiny kltten was sprawling
right on Major's back.
Major, of course, 1s the horse that
Mallory likes best of all. The kitten
had fallen through the planks of the
loft, and had dropped on the big, broad
back of Major, who didn't seem to no-
tice the tiny furry thing at all.
'J'hat is where Marjory found her pet.
Kitty narrowly escaped cruel Mike's
hand. But he was most too small to
know what a fortunate accident it was
that gave him such a nice mistress.
cer
EUBA
$ ITTLE of Interest was to be seen
in Freetown, the capital of
1-J Sierra Leone, west Africa, except
to one who, like Ralph Satterlee, vis-
ited it for the first time. But Ralph;
In hls stroll toward the outskirts of
the capital, had not been wearied by
lack of novel sights.
He was standing on a line with the
outermost fringe of houses, when he
noticed a black boy, 18 or 19 years 01
age, hovering about at a distance of
several rods and apparently undo-
clded whether to approach or not.
The lad's curiosity was aroused, and
he beckoned the native to him..
"Will the young toaster give me
something to eat? I am faint with
hunger," pleaded the black boy, In re-
ply to Ralph's questioning. Indeed,
Ralph saw that the intelligent face of
the negro was pinched and had many
hollows.
"Why do you not work for your liv-
ing?" asked Ralph.
lc -Oh -es Cleverness I
L se
AT FIRST Vietoire's mother was
doubtful as to whether she
would permit the little girl to
Journey on the train all by her-
self. But Victoire had traveled so often
to her aunt's home with mamma that
elle was sure she could easily find the
Way. So at last the desired permission.
was granted, and the little girl made
hurrtsd preparations for the trip.
"Mamma," said .Victoire, with a merry
laugh, as she parted from her mother,
"I have a scheme by which I think I can
have a compartment all to myself dur-
ing the whole trip."
Her mother asked: "What is it, dear?"
But Victoire wouldn't tell just then,
"I'll let you know how it works when
ICome back," said she.
This little girl lived in France, you
know, where the railway carriages are
divided into small compartments, Very
few people traveled on the train which
Vlotolre had tb take; therefore, each
person tried 1.0 have. a compartment to
himself or herself. Victoire had no trou-
ble -1n finding an empty compartment at
the outset of her Journey.
She waved her handkerchief in a last
good-bye to mamma. Then she settled
back to enjoy the scenery. Hours
passed so quickly in this delightful oe-
cupatlon that she could hardly believe
It was lunch time when the train paused
at a station and the guard sbopted that
time was allowed for lunch.
Victoire speedily drew from Iter basket
a little rubber manikin She blew
through a tube with all her might, Big-
ger and bigger the manikin swelled,
until ft was as large as a real man.
The retie girl tied the and of the tube
securely and then set the "man" by
the window.
"Now," she said, triumphantly, "if
any passenger wishes to board the
traln here, he won't very likely take
my carriage, because lee already oc-
cupied."
Afterward, site took her purse and
made her way to the lunchroom,
where she ate with hearty appetite,
Tho whistle blew; the guards shout-
ed warningly. Out rushed Victoire
to find her compartment. That would
be a simple matter, inasmuch as the
"rubber" man was sitting alongside
the window. The length of the train
she ran, Strange to say, her eyes
had not met the man of rubber. "I
must have missed him,` murmured
Victoire anxiously to herself. But an-
other inspection again failed to reveal
the image. By this time the train was
under way. With a preliminary
snort, the engine puffed out of the
station, leaving a bewildered lithe
girl behind.
It appeared that an elderly, short-
sighted gentleman, having found
some one in every compartment, had
entered that in which Victoire had
placed her rubber "man." And a
little terrier, which accompanied hint,
had gnawed off the end of the rubber
tube, through which the alr escaped,
leaving the rubber "man" a tiny bit
of a fellow—a transformation that
astonished the elderly gentleman
very much. Of course, the image was
now too .email to be seen from out-
side.
Po Victoire, by her own claVorness,
1011 her train and the basket of pres-
ents she was taking to her aunt, as
well as causing Worriment to the
aunt, who had expected the little girl
by an earlier train. Victoire had
little to say about her experiment
when ehe returned home.
PROVES HIMSELF.A WONDERFUL PERFORMER
Thereupon the bung native eagerly
explained that he was from the in-
terior of Sierra Leone, and that the
king of his tribe had dispatched him
in search of his own father, who was
needed In a special celebration to bo
held and who had vanished from the
king's court. Although Ralph was not
familiar with the dialect spoken by
the black, he managed to understand
this much of the story.
"But I have not been able to find
my father," concluded the boy, "and
now I must hurry back to the king
to make report," -
EUBA TAKEN INTO SERVICE
Ralph thought rapidly. Then he took
the boy to the house where Mr. Sat-
terlee and Professor Drew wore stay-
ing and told the cook to feed him
well.
The next day, when the professor,
Mr. Satterlee and Ralph stepped from
the railroad train that ran for a short
distance out of Freetown, the black,
whose name was Euba, was with
them. /Cuba proved of much valuable
assistance in helping the professor
secure men to carry the supplies for
the expedition into Sierra Leone,
where the scientist wished to study
the flora and .fauna, Mr. Satterlee
Was an old friendof the professor,
and had offered to accompany him;
while Ralph had finally bagged per-
mission to go, also.
It was in January, the beginning
Of the dry season, when the party be-
gan their journey along the Rokelle
river. Away from the marshy coast
they traveled, but still through that
country which has been called the
"white man's grave," so often are the
fevers fatal to white people ventur-
ing there.
One day Euba came to Ralph, whom
he regarded with the greatest respect,
and said:
We are rapidly approaching -the
king's prfnpipal village, where I fear.
I may have to leave you."
A KING'S CELEBRATION
The professor and Mr. Satterlee were
as sorry to hear. of Euba's departure
as was Ralph. Moreover, they decided
1.0 pay a visit to the king, t0 see it
they might not gain the services of
the lad.
So please'd was the native chief with
the little trinkets presented to him
by tho white men that he gladly of-
fered them the use of the black boy,
although be insisted that they must
wait until the morrow's celebration was
over.
Upon the king's invitation thescientist
and his friends came to view this cele-
bration, about Which they had heard
something from Buba in a vague sort of
way.
To their surprise, when all the natives
had gathered, Baba himself ran from a
hut nearby and proceeded to climb up a
slender pole, which rose to the height of
forty feet. From the top of the pole ran
a grass hammock extending across to a
twin pole a short distance away.
Then the lad peoceeded to do "stunts"
that caused the hair of the whites to
rise in horror. IIo whirled round In a
Chole, hung on t0 his little perch by ono
leg, twisted himself into every conceiv-
able position—doing such tricks as would
make a trapeze performer of the circus
gasp in amazement. And forty feet be -
love the hammock was nothing but hard.
green d.
While the three were astonished at
Eulia'e exhibition Of skill, they were re-
lieved when the performance Was over,
for 1t seemed that Ilse boy meet fan
every arrow), After iPile dessnded.he
informed hlo friends Out hie father Was
the kings hamntork danrer, whose pres-
ence was always necessary to 0 celebra-
tion. Entre admitted that be himself
peeseeeed setae little ability, but as,
sailed that his father was the better
performer.
"He must be a wonder, then!" ex-
claimed' Ralph, as he stood looking at
the boy in rapt admiration -
Going to Stop It.
A' good man, seeing a lazy boy stand-
ing Idly at the street corner, approached
him, and .said:
"Don't you know, my boy, that 1t. 10
positively sinful to stand about wasting
your time In this manner?"
The lad replied: "Yes, I know it 1s, sir,
and I'm going to stop It just 8s soon as
I find a comfortable place to sit down."
Forgot the Gift.
Teacher -What are you crying for?
Bobby—You told meto stand here for
the present, but you have forgotten to
give me the present,
a anice. Africa
tr gN had vlslted hie friend, the sh,W-
man, long enough, thought Sam-
my. But he had grown so fond of..
the animals, which, you remembe"' he
had trained so cleverly, that he decided
to go where he would still be brought
into contaot with beasts and birds.
It..so happened that 0 party of the
lad's friends wore starting on a voyage
to Africa,. -
ceeliat's the place for'e.Fnol" cried
Sommer. -
During the 'trip the boy amused his
friends bytellingof his many Ingenious
inventions and how, while all were --
ceasful, none of them .had been adopted.
Now,: some of thefolic wont so far as to
-say that Sammy . couldn't invent any-
thing.
The boy resolved to prove to themthat
he really couid, Therefore, when .the
party landed, he attached himself to a.
Man . Who was going to hunt. lions.
After many vainattemptsto kill hie
prey,the hunter became disaouraged.
"If you wish to shoot lions, you should
perinit me to help you -w9Ii my latest
hunting device," declared Sammy..
"Go ahead,then," replied the man.
grudgingly. -
Whereupon Sammy rigged up a num.
bete of little balloone, to each of Which
he attached a large piece of raw meat.
-These he setflying after he had instruct-
ed the hunter to secrete himself behind
a great boulder lying upon the edge oY
the desert.
' Soon the sportsmanwas offered a
dozen targets, as the lions rushed about
the desert, trying to seize the pieces et
meat, which dangled tet beyond their
reach while the balloons Rooted about in.
the air, -
And he was convinced thatSammywas
truly an inventor and a genius; too.
Playtime With Royal Children
-
T IS the rule with most royal parents
.Ei1= of today that their children shall be
brought 'up in a simple, 4:repelled
mariner. and few indulgences are allow-
ed to interfere with their studies. Tite
consequence '1s that holidays are as
keenly anticipated by prince and prin-
cess us they, are by the average child.
Probably no youngsters. for instance,
enjoy the summer vacation more than
the children of the prince and princess
of 'Wales, who often stay at Frogmore..
Ilere, In the shirty acres of grounds
which surround the royal residence,
Princess Mary and her brothers go pic-
nicking—a favorite form of amusement
with them—and for cycle 'rides and
walks,
They also have their ponies, as well
as a perfectly equipped boat on the lake,
in which the two elder boys—Prince
Edward and Prince Albert—often take
their another for a sail. The great am-
bition of these two boys is to possess a
motor car,a wish which. needless to
sal'. has not yet been gratified. To lessen
their disappointment,however, the
prince of Wales has provided for them
a gypsy caravan, in: which they go for
-day tours and enjoy the delights of
camping out. But their favorite pastime
is that of playing soldiers, Princess
Mary being equally fond of drilling and
scouting.
On a wet day the royal youngsters
amuse themselves- indoors with such
pastimes as carpentering' and. carving,
Prince Henry's particular Indoor hobby
being that of sticking comic pictures in
an album. Princess Mary Is very fond
oe needlework, and In this alsoher.
brothers -sometimes join. -
The Time to Visit Niagara.
Last summer Minnie took a trip with
her papa and mamma, and they visited
many beautiful places. But Minnie liked
Niagara :Falls beet; she seemed greatly..
impressed with the roar and volume of
the water. On returning home she told
Uncle Frank all about her Journey. "We
got to Niagara Falls in splendid time,'
she said, for there was so 1011011 water
there. Of course, It isn't always so; but
there was it hard shower just before we
got there!"
.Dela am/ c%se 4 4/ j our eye,
Yu only 'rave sere eye fo close, dQar,
r��rlrac+.s you cwi7 alk1F7,1, ire 2'2ffs ef4spy armed,
%ze ive /own/ r�ozrr' P.ir/ eye - - .for �So lrro�� de'tr
Slc�er>, 1 �zrl �01 seed .sa'/ry'Jef ewe/
To wort;
Yit ar4-a7e Are 727z/r roc r�artrrd yz�oyur w dr/7, w't mtv
Now a Pack became
6URELY we shell die, unless we
have more to eat:," moaned the
000511 and pi'lnooas,
You see, the king was so miserly that,
While 11e had a groat storehouse .filled
with gold, he would give none of 1t to
his Wife or daughter, 'Very meager, in-
deed, was the fare upon his table,
It' happened that a bright little page
heard of this complaint of the queen
and princess.
"Your majesty, i think I can save
you, 1f you will letme," sold the page,
daringly.
The queen promptly, bade him carry
ould
oat anyplan whatsoever that W
relieve them from their plight.
Early... that afternoon the - page 'hay -
toned -to the great stonebuilding where
the king stared his riches. An immense
door, with Heavy Bron Uars, closed the
entrance. But near the door was a
little window eta in the stone—too small,
So the king had imagined, for any ono
to clamber through. But the tiny page
had become so thin by reason of the
little. he hod to eat that he managed
to crawl through without mush trouble
That evening the king came to visit
his gold, as was his usual custom, Now,
as hesat before a. large chest, count-
ing' the bags Wherein bay beans of
gleaming coins, the page stole lip from
behind and threw a cloak over the
Icing's bend. The king, of course, Was
.
helpless, and the page soon bound Win
with
t -n card he had macro the - c• -Then,
the e bags fCom the chest, he
placed the king 'Inside and closed the 11,1.
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A cry front outsidethe door brought
several robbers who werealways lurk-
ing in the forest nearby. Imagining that
the chest was part of the treasure which
the lad wished to share with them,
they carried It away in great glee.
When the robbers discovered that the
chest really held. the king, they :were
afraid to let him go, lest their lives be
forfeited. So they sold the king into
slavery, and the miserly rulerfinally
became a merchant among the Moors.
in the meantime, the page had sped
to the queen withthe news that all the
king's treasure Wee now at her disposal.
Iter- ma4esty's first act was to reward
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the with6
ward, .she diah'IbvLod meek of tl,:
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PROVES HIMSELF.A WONDERFUL PERFORMER
Thereupon the bung native eagerly
explained that he was from the in-
terior of Sierra Leone, and that the
king of his tribe had dispatched him
in search of his own father, who was
needed In a special celebration to bo
held and who had vanished from the
king's court. Although Ralph was not
familiar with the dialect spoken by
the black, he managed to understand
this much of the story.
"But I have not been able to find
my father," concluded the boy, "and
now I must hurry back to the king
to make report," -
EUBA TAKEN INTO SERVICE
Ralph thought rapidly. Then he took
the boy to the house where Mr. Sat-
terlee and Professor Drew wore stay-
ing and told the cook to feed him
well.
The next day, when the professor,
Mr. Satterlee and Ralph stepped from
the railroad train that ran for a short
distance out of Freetown, the black,
whose name was Euba, was with
them. /Cuba proved of much valuable
assistance in helping the professor
secure men to carry the supplies for
the expedition into Sierra Leone,
where the scientist wished to study
the flora and .fauna, Mr. Satterlee
Was an old friendof the professor,
and had offered to accompany him;
while Ralph had finally bagged per-
mission to go, also.
It was in January, the beginning
Of the dry season, when the party be-
gan their journey along the Rokelle
river. Away from the marshy coast
they traveled, but still through that
country which has been called the
"white man's grave," so often are the
fevers fatal to white people ventur-
ing there.
One day Euba came to Ralph, whom
he regarded with the greatest respect,
and said:
We are rapidly approaching -the
king's prfnpipal village, where I fear.
I may have to leave you."
A KING'S CELEBRATION
The professor and Mr. Satterlee were
as sorry to hear. of Euba's departure
as was Ralph. Moreover, they decided
1.0 pay a visit to the king, t0 see it
they might not gain the services of
the lad.
So please'd was the native chief with
the little trinkets presented to him
by tho white men that he gladly of-
fered them the use of the black boy,
although be insisted that they must
wait until the morrow's celebration was
over.
Upon the king's invitation thescientist
and his friends came to view this cele-
bration, about Which they had heard
something from Buba in a vague sort of
way.
To their surprise, when all the natives
had gathered, Baba himself ran from a
hut nearby and proceeded to climb up a
slender pole, which rose to the height of
forty feet. From the top of the pole ran
a grass hammock extending across to a
twin pole a short distance away.
Then the lad peoceeded to do "stunts"
that caused the hair of the whites to
rise in horror. IIo whirled round In a
Chole, hung on t0 his little perch by ono
leg, twisted himself into every conceiv-
able position—doing such tricks as would
make a trapeze performer of the circus
gasp in amazement. And forty feet be -
love the hammock was nothing but hard.
green d.
While the three were astonished at
Eulia'e exhibition Of skill, they were re-
lieved when the performance Was over,
for 1t seemed that Ilse boy meet fan
every arrow), After iPile dessnded.he
informed hlo friends Out hie father Was
the kings hamntork danrer, whose pres-
ence was always necessary to 0 celebra-
tion. Entre admitted that be himself
peeseeeed setae little ability, but as,
sailed that his father was the better
performer.
"He must be a wonder, then!" ex-
claimed' Ralph, as he stood looking at
the boy in rapt admiration -
Going to Stop It.
A' good man, seeing a lazy boy stand-
ing Idly at the street corner, approached
him, and .said:
"Don't you know, my boy, that 1t. 10
positively sinful to stand about wasting
your time In this manner?"
The lad replied: "Yes, I know it 1s, sir,
and I'm going to stop It just 8s soon as
I find a comfortable place to sit down."
Forgot the Gift.
Teacher -What are you crying for?
Bobby—You told meto stand here for
the present, but you have forgotten to
give me the present,
a anice. Africa
tr gN had vlslted hie friend, the sh,W-
man, long enough, thought Sam-
my. But he had grown so fond of..
the animals, which, you remembe"' he
had trained so cleverly, that he decided
to go where he would still be brought
into contaot with beasts and birds.
It..so happened that 0 party of the
lad's friends wore starting on a voyage
to Africa,. -
ceeliat's the place for'e.Fnol" cried
Sommer. -
During the 'trip the boy amused his
friends bytellingof his many Ingenious
inventions and how, while all were --
ceasful, none of them .had been adopted.
Now,: some of thefolic wont so far as to
-say that Sammy . couldn't invent any-
thing.
The boy resolved to prove to themthat
he really couid, Therefore, when .the
party landed, he attached himself to a.
Man . Who was going to hunt. lions.
After many vainattemptsto kill hie
prey,the hunter became disaouraged.
"If you wish to shoot lions, you should
perinit me to help you -w9Ii my latest
hunting device," declared Sammy..
"Go ahead,then," replied the man.
grudgingly. -
Whereupon Sammy rigged up a num.
bete of little balloone, to each of Which
he attached a large piece of raw meat.
-These he setflying after he had instruct-
ed the hunter to secrete himself behind
a great boulder lying upon the edge oY
the desert.
' Soon the sportsmanwas offered a
dozen targets, as the lions rushed about
the desert, trying to seize the pieces et
meat, which dangled tet beyond their
reach while the balloons Rooted about in.
the air, -
And he was convinced thatSammywas
truly an inventor and a genius; too.
Playtime With Royal Children
-
T IS the rule with most royal parents
.Ei1= of today that their children shall be
brought 'up in a simple, 4:repelled
mariner. and few indulgences are allow-
ed to interfere with their studies. Tite
consequence '1s that holidays are as
keenly anticipated by prince and prin-
cess us they, are by the average child.
Probably no youngsters. for instance,
enjoy the summer vacation more than
the children of the prince and princess
of 'Wales, who often stay at Frogmore..
Ilere, In the shirty acres of grounds
which surround the royal residence,
Princess Mary and her brothers go pic-
nicking—a favorite form of amusement
with them—and for cycle 'rides and
walks,
They also have their ponies, as well
as a perfectly equipped boat on the lake,
in which the two elder boys—Prince
Edward and Prince Albert—often take
their another for a sail. The great am-
bition of these two boys is to possess a
motor car,a wish which. needless to
sal'. has not yet been gratified. To lessen
their disappointment,however, the
prince of Wales has provided for them
a gypsy caravan, in: which they go for
-day tours and enjoy the delights of
camping out. But their favorite pastime
is that of playing soldiers, Princess
Mary being equally fond of drilling and
scouting.
On a wet day the royal youngsters
amuse themselves- indoors with such
pastimes as carpentering' and. carving,
Prince Henry's particular Indoor hobby
being that of sticking comic pictures in
an album. Princess Mary Is very fond
oe needlework, and In this alsoher.
brothers -sometimes join. -
The Time to Visit Niagara.
Last summer Minnie took a trip with
her papa and mamma, and they visited
many beautiful places. But Minnie liked
Niagara :Falls beet; she seemed greatly..
impressed with the roar and volume of
the water. On returning home she told
Uncle Frank all about her Journey. "We
got to Niagara Falls in splendid time,'
she said, for there was so 1011011 water
there. Of course, It isn't always so; but
there was it hard shower just before we
got there!"
.Dela am/ c%se 4 4/ j our eye,
Yu only 'rave sere eye fo close, dQar,
r��rlrac+.s you cwi7 alk1F7,1, ire 2'2ffs ef4spy armed,
%ze ive /own/ r�ozrr' P.ir/ eye - - .for �So lrro�� de'tr
Slc�er>, 1 �zrl �01 seed .sa'/ry'Jef ewe/
To wort;
Yit ar4-a7e Are 727z/r roc r�artrrd yz�oyur w dr/7, w't mtv
Now a Pack became
6URELY we shell die, unless we
have more to eat:," moaned the
000511 and pi'lnooas,
You see, the king was so miserly that,
While 11e had a groat storehouse .filled
with gold, he would give none of 1t to
his Wife or daughter, 'Very meager, in-
deed, was the fare upon his table,
It' happened that a bright little page
heard of this complaint of the queen
and princess.
"Your majesty, i think I can save
you, 1f you will letme," sold the page,
daringly.
The queen promptly, bade him carry
ould
oat anyplan whatsoever that W
relieve them from their plight.
Early... that afternoon the - page 'hay -
toned -to the great stonebuilding where
the king stared his riches. An immense
door, with Heavy Bron Uars, closed the
entrance. But near the door was a
little window eta in the stone—too small,
So the king had imagined, for any ono
to clamber through. But the tiny page
had become so thin by reason of the
little. he hod to eat that he managed
to crawl through without mush trouble
That evening the king came to visit
his gold, as was his usual custom, Now,
as hesat before a. large chest, count-
ing' the bags Wherein bay beans of
gleaming coins, the page stole lip from
behind and threw a cloak over the
Icing's bend. The king, of course, Was
.
helpless, and the page soon bound Win
with
t -n card he had macro the - c• -Then,
the e bags fCom the chest, he
placed the king 'Inside and closed the 11,1.
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A cry front outsidethe door brought
several robbers who werealways lurk-
ing in the forest nearby. Imagining that
the chest was part of the treasure which
the lad wished to share with them,
they carried It away in great glee.
When the robbers discovered that the
chest really held. the king, they :were
afraid to let him go, lest their lives be
forfeited. So they sold the king into
slavery, and the miserly rulerfinally
became a merchant among the Moors.
in the meantime, the page had sped
to the queen withthe news that all the
king's treasure Wee now at her disposal.
Iter- ma4esty's first act was to reward
1 After-
ward,
ire^ d. A[t
pagefortuneo g
the with6
ward, .she diah'IbvLod meek of tl,:
Wealth ` among her Subjects, brin
prosperity mt o;.the lend. -
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