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ILL they come?" repeated Lion for the seventy times seventh time. The Cheetah thought they

would But as a ohsater'.s word never counts for much. the Animal Council turned to the Elephant for an opinion.

"Yes," said tilt- Elephant, solemnly, “I

believe they will. l (sei in my bones the approach of the great Elephant Hunter. .»\s nil' bones are very large. You can rcuiizc what an inllllellse fet-l~ ing ii niusl bc-."

Hyena plaintivcly whlmpered that he

always knew the Elephant had grt-at feeling.

Paying no htcd to this beastiy intcr-

ruption. the Elephant continued:

“Friends and Hysns, l am sure the

Iitilgtgi; comes not alone."

_"Unalone! Unalorle! Not not alone!

'Un' means ‘r.ct'i" corrected the schol- arly Owl.

_ , "'I should never call you an un-fool,"

"retorted the Elephant, fast losing pa-

tience.

Then raising his voice. he shouted tllat

what he wished to say, what he posi- tively lnhsl-lded to say, was that a mighty band of hillltsnlen had come

who had killed more than a lltlliilfed kindred elephants. Something told him Q. and the something was neltllel Hy- _ a_ti`a_'.|gor Owl, both of whom, when add-

i fr); »1;i_ _ -_ I 'with his dangerous gnelny. tire Hunter, . ._ _J _iqill ' t .

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6_3' together. he said, gave a sunl total of 0.

. » _"Cease squuhbiing! Only squabs srtuab-

bie!" r,-ommalnlc-il ire Lion with dignity.

=,‘ ' ,ind ho spoke as `follo»vs: ,F i‘ lt

Let us look cart-fillly into those rc-

pnr'.s which vonlv to olir ears. lt is

sud that Bwanzt lillmpto_ the Qui of it nik; 'cross seas, has arrived with his

l¢_u, Photo Hunlpto, Doctor Pillo. Bosso Timppo and‘Taxi<ierlno. Bosso is to di- rect the party. and Elephant liullter will show the visitors linw lit-st to find _ us in our Afriultn llolllt-. lt is to be s. hunt in which we are to be the hunted. l.:vvana 1-illmpln will .shoot lls. Photo Humpto will silupslloof us. Trappo will trap us. ’i`axidernm will preserve, not our lives, hut our dead bodies: for he is no life prescrvi-r. Let us only hope.

_"',,i)` it this news be true. that we may pro-

v1de Doctor Pillo with plenty of work lmonl’ his t~olll|'l;illiolls," ' "'I know it is tlaliniill tu be trapped or shot, but l wnllilel- how it feels to he

snngshot," llippo mused.

" h. I should much rather lie cam-

phored or bottled hy Tttxidermo." wist- fuliy sighed tho l’ronghlick, "in order (hat the world might gum upon me for miitnihmany yiarsiil t o l i ti ll

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Quill of the Secretary Bird and indus- lriously penned this epitaph:

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tg; Prong posse-sued a longing Y ii i was wrontzfol, very wrongful. pf 11, pleased l.. he settled. “il was thus his sort skin, mottled; §’1`-

~s| l<e`s pickled noiv in oanlohor. - l ol- the bottle wsa too damn for J., rstty Prc-ngful~puur, proud Prongfuli

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9 ___ ___ ___ _ ARRIVAL OF THE HUNTING PARTY AT THE STATION OF KAJPETI PLAINS. _I , 1

brayed indign:lntl.\'I "NW lit- isn'i. T`m the A55; and ]'m pl-null of it, Alltt~lopt>. I wouldn't tillk if l wort- :is near to be-» ing a. cantaioupe tis you ure."

'l‘he Cotlnvil was rutiiilly ln'-,nillllillg

disorderly. Chacintt Bnllilon tried to ~'t»~:tl tail fcntllers from tilt- (_lstrii~ll, while a playful Vulture pcclct-il ui tho ores of Rhinoceros, .

Just as King Lion rose to coll for

adjournment, till-rc gzillopi-d i.cl\lllt>s:ll~ ously illto tho jungle clearing tl. llerll of zebras. \\`itll grunts long drawn out and shrill whistles, they itnnoullcod:

"'i`lley‘\'e come! 'l`lley’vt- rome on the

Smoking Horse!"

Tilt-l-ilupoll the Lion, the Leopard and

the i`rouodlit-, who are not prot<~l;li-d from hunters by the Game Law of Illlln, gathered together for a tllri.-o-pirt wee-plllg. So dt-cp a pool did thi: Croco- dile weep that Lion ltnti imiltlard had to swim to reacil lnlnl.

“ilollll" cricd the ldiepllnnf, so flat

his trumpet blast \v:l.~' in-ard tlllovl-, tho din; “let us siltilll loynlly ily one :ill-

otiier in this lloili' of sll't».<.~l,"

"Poo-no-fi Poo-oo-fl l’l»<l-ooff" Immediately every creature assullzed

nn attitude of strained iiitelltioil; iil»-.ll eulvll forgot about lilo lo -al siallfl, and' dashed, plunged, crawled, wadlilod or new as speedily as |los.~liilio into tin' jilil- gle. All vanished-except the fonlisll

YGHB. Who stood slot-ltstill :ind lzrlnnvd

at the approai-lllllg iron Horse.

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The tale of s. rific- lt iumr-ra. too; The havoc they wrought ill all untenced zoo; The story of lltlnlpln null others-and y-lu. Now have in a nutshell it varii lriliv true.

-Ltv.‘ullzt Hulnpto's Diary.

Photo Humpto took a snapshot. “It is nice," ssiil he, “to ride ul-on

the cowcatolisr ot' ti iilcomoiivo alni to ses all these Noall':i .\rk and Zoo alli- mals turned loose zlllii running wild.

“It is nice," siilil hr-_ "to watch the

thousands of creatures which my good

HILOEJENA awoke slowly from her Carlo!" cried Pllllomt-ml. dcterminediy. '

P midday nap, stretched forth ller

tiny fists and _\".iwm-d n great, blii.

sleepy yawn. The sun filtered through

vii an which almost curtained the film" nl:-dow, and spots of sunlight and sitniltiw rested upon the face of thc lit- tle liumiilns.

Two blank <-_vcs.blillked; tivo chilhhy

hands rahlnrl Liluln vigorously. Thi-n Philcmena irwltcfl about her for the

when first she slunlbvrretl.

Omliill mother appeared and said, very

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` ' ` HEN Muvver. dear. takes me to Church, I 'joy so much to go _

¢|,' um" im h:gob°lf\'r'ed°li?l I: :li;°:¢.o\'l`id° rigtwlxiits ¢:>illid':i‘i; W An' watch the pretty candle! Pefvh. “ii lwifikiitf. in I WW- ' ,,.A‘m;r cm ' _ like anybod who had taken her denr The mlnlstcr'e dwcslled up in w'itc, wif' lots o' lace an' bands. _ '

ne Uwe 'girl listened unbslioyingily. Cain v.wi\_y'i, But when the lady hflfd Hn looks so qui-.er nn' clenn nn' p‘lit.e. wif' ruiliel roun' his hands.

Ulfiml PUFPY "mi 14°' °°' A R' :""m"' 'wry' “nd “M M' y ‘mn Sometimes a lot o' ladies sings some awful drony airs- I fifff.

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h ‘ !t’h¢°?l‘i:t‘.b"lloi»l'} *nfs* kttie iiitlfr gl.:-imvrv‘l‘th :sv:r'|(i 'D0n't know edsackly what it ls. hut link ey re eiiisln 'Prlrllfl i

,M ,|¢“,4_r .ul-esly knowing gallon; coins and good tllilags to aaté An' I yawn sn' teal so lreepy, an' ask, "Can I go i-toms?"

lzo did- “"“"‘”‘ |‘"°" W" th’ 1* 7 Ma "° En’ Muvvel- frowns an' looks so good an' I feel ALL ALONE ' '-

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\g::"::";I'_°h;¢g'g:|'°°°&‘l,,:"§ '°.if",e::g¢';°g° Cul, gm- me-» gh, Home mens come roun' wit’ baskets' FULL wif' MONEY why do we `if"

us e o and Ill and afoot lad laid, as s e directed the coachmsn I-favs to glvs 'syn our live centsel. \vlien'sv vis plenty? D0 101| I0? 7'

.? U? R012 W4 =="_f|¥%‘f;|;|:;=":°gf£;‘ isnnfg. #237 But when at last ws're goin home, 1 'mos' could dance s jig

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Hastlly wiping atvlly tilt! tears, she trudged for\\'iil'd resolutely. Silt- was going to find i`urlo and hrlnl; him home.

It was it lont: way, :infl thc rotld rlln

stcr-ply t`l'onl tlii- ltuiiiln town ui‘ Avoi- lillo, upon thc oillsitlrts ill' which l'.|- llttie girl tlwt-lt, Post lilo ruins of the nnvlt-nt town of Allisiliiliti she wont. Hilo

Saw bl.irei'ilott*<i pilgrlllls itstfentllng the mountain to rr-avll thi- vollrcnt of Vi~r-

'-ilii Dilyfilkie that had mst]-sd in her arllle glue. But shi- l;az»-<l without interest. i .

for hor only thought was to find her

along thi- main llltglllvny, into tt liillc shi- tilrln-il, anti i'ililo\vi-il its windings through llr-lliiiii'ui tellr-stllut groves and

'Pt __ 1 \'Cs.rlu! Carlo! I want thee!" she Ca,.|0_

lN‘\"°d- Finally, lin- lllilr- girl rt-.lt .sure th;-it i, I But €:“|"|° did "oi C‘lm5- Instead- Phii` hi-r pri-1-Iolis ilutggif- \\':l.-i not to lm found . il f i

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clivsiiliit i-otlsvs, lllliii silo vamc to ia tail, rl`!nil_v trlnllnt-ti hi-til,i-,

ovi-r lilo lit-dge, allil it vias too thick to afftlril llcr a peep tlirougll it. on she stilmllii-tl, toward illl_- gateway. l nloinellt she tviliilil have ti view of the grounds, in tht: midst of which stood a handsome villa.

l"hllnn'lena shaded her eyes and looks-d,`

.»"»¢i:'i > '”"" I by .J1_/,_ ' y I-'hilomena was not tnii enough to peer Ji " 'yi ' Z -

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Maiiiy rushing across the lawn to the

,£3 -' u anti tilen~ ' \

les. it was Carlo. it HAD to be, else the mishap that fell upon this Italian bamblnst when sho lost her pet might not have ended in happiness

gates cams a cunning little puppy. ex-

v,t-._ 75 l . citedly barking with all his little might.

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. '_' ' ’ ow P omena clircslle an fon e ,' _' _iff \ lt nil fl .1 sl a

the doggie through the iron rods of the

gate! And how appeaiingly Carlo he- aought his mistress o rescue him. as ho lic‘lf_od her hands and walgsd his stumpy M »

` Then the rich American lady walked

f:\illr\r_ l".t\~.'ina Ilunlpto, tr-ils me :ire litllls. rllillotiori. illppopninllli. illirio- llvt-sls. 1/.1-lli'i\.s, t:il':lit'os~' :intl whntnnl, I illl lllltm that soon l lllziy llllottlgtluillll 2|, \\lluillili."

"\\'hlltnni.=t lilo solllfiiitllcs photo-

grzlilltutl, my son," tlllsv=r\'t‘d li\\'lill:\ liillupto, with :1 ianitll wllicli sllotvr--l ull his ti-oth. “liut, Speaking Of cu\\'t'utt'll- t-in-1, you lllii-.t rl-lnlllll-cr, hly lloy. illiit this is ii zt-lllzl--fiii‘hi>l'. lllqillsitivlx Zi-i»i‘il:=, ll-lt in-tts-_ llllzllrllirt lilo ruin; ill tho _-\i`rit-:ill Willis,"

Photo l~-:lllcll against tho pilot of the

Piigille illld pondered, us ills trilzll sped i»\'i>r jllili-wills 1-overt-tl with cl'lnit|_\' l_fl~:l.~'e= will ulllilill; roi-its iiilil spnr.=i=l_v \-.wlililtul hills, 'l`ili-ll l’ll<-to liilnlpto took tl Snap- Sllot.

"is tilcrc-. not at troop of '.11-hrrls :lllcuti

of us?" asiteil iiot-lor l’ilio, ullsiillgilll; ills riiiv,

l3\v;1llll. liiiillpto l»‘\'t-lofi ills flelil glass,

and sold lin-l'-‘ \\'.-<

The |::il i-l-ieil, e.\<-lil-lily; "till, l.>ilt:tor,

ploiiro kill inn-."'

“Bloudihil'siy hey!" rvpi‘onf.-lied Doctor

Pillo, "wo must slay animals only for foml or to prc.=ervfl tilt-ir skins. llerc is

it good \'ei'st=. for you til memorize:

"Shoot not ni the little /t-bm.

.\.~' hi- ltliyly \\i1r;l_< his toil: I

Sin--ll not lil lin- |~lli_\l-ll /ol-wt _

Hr soull- lisa' yo\l'll lllllll in lull."

"Just sllotlt their strip:-sl off!" bogged

l`llrlto.

liilt illn lint-tnr said illc .stripes wt-ro

lint on with illilclilllo init ullil they lvilulll lllli oolllr- oi`i`_ So l'iltlio lltllnpto tolli( il slliipsllilt,

"l, nlso, ltnotv it litili- pllonl."'\'olliil-

tor-l~ott l‘lloto. "lt was written by Moiilcr Goosfi with :1 golisi- quill, :intl it ht-gins: ,

"ii-»-no-ti, gnosey Sander, t\'hit.ller shall l

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“i <lilll't rt-tllt-llllll~r the n|ls\vl‘r, but

tht- \’\-r.<i- rt-nllllils mt- vci'_v lllin-it of this l`;;:ill<li-r il:lil\vn_\', tvhlvil iviliiiiz ill anti out lilti~ tilt- t-lwnlkuil lanes ill tin- t-riltlkr-l ti»_\_vll__ill:tt _volt l'i».'li-llrhl ily thc crnoltt-li Nil ‘. “'i`lit~ n.ltne is l'l:unlin," said fiwtlnn

llilnlpto. st‘\'t~rel_v, "und li Llous llri~\\~,.

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never asllsii for rio all legs I gum 'st talks ua t get ae tired IN CHURCH when they are his

somewhere, which is more than can be said of you in your rambling speech. Ynndnl- lies the station of Kspeti `l"l:lltls."

Photo confided tn the Doctor that

when at Messina Italians .llntl kissed tht- hands of his futher illld himself, und tllllt ho still suspected his fingers hull in-en .~lolllf-wilill grimy. "Ever since." wilispt-red the boy, "I’vi= desired to wash my hands before entering A town."

linwsver, the Doctor advised him not

to ilfllilc-r. Flvt-n should tho natives kiss

lils hand. they would like iz flavor, Doo- tor Piilo silid.

As the trllin drew up to tilt- station

it nulni-or of porters, lined along the odgo of the platform, saluted Bwann.

Humpto and cheered him lustily_ Photo, thought he knew the chap on the sud 0! the line. This porter resembled Burn Johnson. with whom Photo wla uc- qusinted at home. But Doctor Pills said that more likely it was a woman, hc- cause the natives deem it all Zialnr to permit their wives to' do the work.

“Sam thinks the same," reflkrllll

Photo, "so I guess it'l Mrs. Johnson." Then Photo Humpto took a snapshot. The Titled Englishman mst the party when Bwalls. Humpto, Doctor Piilo and Photo slid from the zsbracatcher and Elephant Hunter, Bossa Trappo and the other members disembarked. He shook hands cordially with each newcomer. Afterward. he invited them tc § lunch- eon ui' wiidt-ileest saildtnehep and goats' lllilk.

"Is a wiltiebvost really u wild beast?"

il'iIl00el'ltly iililuireil l’ililto. The Titled Englisllniall stared. but said very pu- lltely that ht- lllollgill ll was.

Photo was illsl-ollluged; tlierefore, he

Went and llobnobbt-tl with the lleadman of the porters. This lliitlve was tl gen- uine chieftnin. who wore a top hut und several other tiilillzs not worth lnen. tionintt- ilt- hinlsi-if said that he was it canliibui chief. Altogeillcr, he was a much bigger persollnge tllull Sum John- son, whom Plluio had always admired. The greatest feat Sum had ever done was to 'swallow s pie in two bites. - Goobao. as ills cllieftaili called himself. could do much better than that even ill

pie-eating, Photo was sure.

"Boon 'aadari'-camp out,-an' go with

porters and boaters," Gooboo informed

the youth.

Photo nodded, Hs thought the natives

looked very much like carpet heaters.

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say- ' ""‘°ff..*'.?£.f:..‘“' --- -- '-'rllst my 'ln thssornetitmlilg.

tion," murmured the pd. "png |»¢ ,v gsr my kodak that rl in df tip., ht. lows would wvtk list to vipfie 'jpg hours away." ' . ' _ Goohoo smiled so vry phaggtlfq

hearing this that Photo unthin y reached into hi] pocket lndll '_ sqxg

chieftain a coin. ,Ip s. moment £31?

the eanninsi ellis: wqplq no .n , but the headman of the potters ae . ed the moneysxactly as wqglq have done. Indeed, Gpohoo rilemhied Sam in many ways. ` ‘ ’ _

" 'Pon muh word." shouted the Tidal

lf.-lgiishnian. rushing toward Photo' Q clapping tile boy violently upon(,_

back; "you all a clsvah young chpf- wol-<J.\.hfully clevah, don't yuh know"

"l 'ogg your ard9_n!"_3_ _ Photo. “My ileah'fellX:>`w, l"w`sn't‘i§Ys.y again

that you all wondahfully ¢ . l've ll..-l unnlgln or tile bniiltmliiixie loin _von told me-the one about the__tln- tanled beast. you know!" \Y\__l $119.03' tlluslastlo explanation. as _‘tht T\i,lsd Englishman proceede%hono'\ more to pummel the youth's sp s.

"Do you mind standing while I pho-

. tograph you now?" eagerly asked _Pitt

to. "lt's Quite an unusual iQ\_l[boQ U "Blige 'rlllca Englishmen nllirrt. "ao Photo Humpto toos a snapshot.

Than Photo Hunlpto discovered thu

he _had been usirls the same roll

kodak films twice.

(The Second Bwann. Humpto Star! Will Appear Next Week.)

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SY!_\'Ol’.\‘lS CF PREVIOKIS l_NS'l‘AI.MEN'l`S.

O VUNRAI) }.ilYRGlJSf~`-. I mvrllber iii' s boys' seurt-i. society which at

envli weekly nieetinlf l1£tJuiiltn to one

of its lnenlifrs souls task. lls the duly of mskinz il iournev to and from San l<`r:||lcis\‘u within six lllunihs. Refusal to lui ur fnilurt- to perform int-ans expulsion from the t-li-tie as a uolvartl. 'raking lilo st-llienvs st-riousiy. the lad steals away at

tnidnigilt. spends thunllizllt in a wootl and se-is out ui tinvllght i company with Bulls. ti. lrunlll. ililolll he niet-ts and \\'lio shows his fooil, 'i‘ht-y cross a river on a raft.

and after ti duY's truin|.vinK obtain a. gooll meal and ni¢ht'l loillinlr from a ind ini-mer. After breakfast the two board li. freight. llulzs is ahls to give valuable sil-

. vice on the best methods of freixht riding.

When their destination is reach'-tl. they elude the lrninlnon and make for u llcsrlll' lnllse. This, Bugs explains, is a haven p|...i|lc-l especially for hohos. inslile ara

fatllerell a number of men. who. aftvr A le-arty suhlivr spend the evening i_n tut- chnngllll: stories of lrtllliri llfc. ionrud ussoii is sleeninsn llizht. hut ill illf- nltlrn- Fmt is ri-:ldv tn stnrt again for the railroad. A gig",-,_ lil ills i~nlt|lii-sl' of it iroil»:i.t loco- motive or-tlllgr-ly l-mrirt-s liutu. who nililiefl og venltraiiue for some prev ous wronlf. mid t on springs into the call. shouting to (Toni-ml in fol!ow_ Another moment anti they un- spi-stlillg lway from the_ wonderlnk sn- ginesr. '

(CUNTINIVEI) FROM LAST \`\'PlEK.)

CHAPTER IV

DODGING TIIE POLICE

N 'NIE locomotive runlllled,

ns Bugs opt-.ned iile throttle

' witier and wider. '_i`lic tramp

was enjoying hil-- if ~rr-.'tt-

ly. and Conrs<i's eyes r, I --iii feverish excitcmt-nt. it wa: _.llc sport. they thought. "We’ll hop off nforo we reach the

next station! ’l`iiey'll wire ahead to ketch us, moilbo!" shouted Rugs.

Tilt-il, catching the huy‘s look of

itmiizelnent nt t-ho ense with which he ran ills engine, the trump ex- plained that at one tinlt- he had ilosn u. fireman, "lit-ell moat everytllinli" said he; and Conrad found nfiel-ward that the hobo had Slmkeii the "Um-

Vflth eyes glued to the rails in front.

the two adventurers dill' not think of looking behind until there clinic an omlnoup rumble from tho rear. Bugs gave one look in that direction and yelled:

“What rotten lucki They‘vs gots

fast passenger loco on our trail!"

He quickly rcversori the throttle.

Before the englno came to rl riilntl- still the companions had lamlwtl from the cab and were rullllilllz lwitnr- skelter for cover in o, wood llllll lsy beyond. '

They were none too soon, fr

wltllln s mlnute's time the pass'-nfzr locomotive also slowed down, and several men jumped from itsiintl fol- lowed in pursuit of the fugltivel. Suddenly Bugs and Conrad' stumbled from the woods. A bronil lske stretched before them. Bugs gave a shout of JW ls he perceived a. num- ber of rowbosts drawn up close to the built. Without hesitation he spas toward a boat.

"Cast them other boats adrift!" ho

cried to Conrad, while he hlmulf searched for nsrs among the craft. l-Ie was agrssabiy surprised hy the disney.

sry ni' a pair. Then the mall and hay

nun; themselves into a host. and 73| ‘

timo their pursuers cams into view.

"Stop, or we'll shoot!" was the com-

mend.

"Thsy're railroad detectives," mut-

tered Bugs. He added, "Don‘t pay any 'tentlon. but dodge when yuh les them ready to fire."

It was a great - risk. But the pair

were too much excited for reason. Fortunately the shots were wild, and the distance was too great for ac- curate ahooting. At last they arrived at the oDl>0eite bank, when they lost no time in plunging far into the woods. _

Almost a. mile was-iraversed in this

headlong fashion. Bugs then paused, nnnounclng,between Dante for breath:

“I know this here country. There's

a picnic park not far in front. i guess we're safe now. An' as l'm all-tired tired, let's hunt s soft"spot among the bushes and 'snatch forty winks."

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Conrad was surprised that Bugs

slloulcl take the matter so coolly. He knew that he could not sleep. but he sat down beside the tramp, who al- most immsdiateiy was snoring deeply. _ To the lad it seemed many hours

before his comrade awoke. ln rs- ality, only sixty minutse had passed when the tramp lasily stretched hilt- self. and suggested that the _‘nuff-sy

be continued.

Further into the woods they sins- ~ tratod. After a whllsua latte. m.rt'|;»

cleared space lsyrbvoyo tmp, any they stepped out up__n tJp_`iGolsr 10-!- pisnlc ground. ` - A few rods distant there 'stood ai

long,shsli-like structure. which Bugs correctly guessed contained a bowling allay. inquisitive as ever, he pried open ~ the door.

"Ahl Honra several balls and pins!"

he announced after a search in a ro- mots corner. Thereupon he gravely placed the pina In position and com- menced to bowl. inviting this lad te

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Quick as a flash. Bugs sailed A bail

and hurled it toward tha i_i_¢\ire which appeared in the doorway. The nis.ll_hll. stunned. Bugs pounced upof§_`(h_\v|n._-_A114 producing a stout cord. in the QQ! $175'

terious way Conrad had qhlseijyad hh employ before, tied the ma hand all foot. Conrad saw for the nrst time tlal the man was their enemy, Lhfdshqivt another foemil was h¢uii"o\ltsiss Bugs motioned for sillad. and _wild l another detective " ' 'flhd t<>,in\/ettlklilt the eizi{p‘5¢gmn'3o‘~¢i@,lll» comrade; Bugs threw himself upoq,ths man, and after a struggle overcame Qim. The fellow waslbound in the same msn-

nsr as was the other sleuth. “

Bugs now paused for a moment ln

consider. The spirit of mischief was

reflected in his eyes.

"Help me carry 'sm!" said hs, brist-

ly. Noticing how frightened the _D01

looked, he remarked: __

"These ehnps 'll come too. 'i‘heY'i/0 been hit it little liars; but ll wont

hurt 'em." _

The detectives were carried to a car-

roueel. where Bugs, with grim hurlvr. bound them fast to the grinning |9110 of wood. As soon as this wal (IWW the tramp and his -comrade sirqlio towaltl the railroad. = ' ,

A handcar approaohhig at this m0'

ment, they accosted the §acl.t_qLh\_pi l-lain; una- lt. and requested t nr1v~ liege of a ride. '_ "'f-‘ ' “Ctme on!" said the alll rillf-

Nstnrnily; the up/l" u==ot~ ea/ The futgitiusyli i s ts”

was sighted, when Bugs romlrkbll CU' »

usliy that ‘\2hey'd better I1! Ol hare-" Bo, after thanking the railroad folli- Busv and _Bonrad climbed a fsnoo li."- squiltted under a"tre0.

"Detectives 'll ba on the lookout lt that town. '1‘hat's why I d\dn't Weill" ` get too close," he explaiilsd.

"Now," observed he, taking I Ni" beard and mustache from hll Pf" im' “rm going to fix myssit uppohlo lt?-fl 'il ever recksrniss ms. I learned |0539' in' up while travalia' l_i$»_,l °U*‘“

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