StNicholas [serial] . ugh, was the carriagecoming as fast as its threemules would carry it. Itwas not a victoria, youmay be sure, or a daintytrap, or a runabout, orany of the newfangledthings; it was a big cur-tained bus with a doorin the back, and it wasfull of little dark men, asthose Moguer buses al-ways are. But who doyou think one of the littledark men was ? The Span-ish artist Sorolla, whosepaintings many of you saw two years ago, when they were exhibited in theUnited States. And next day, our Sevillian news-paper announced that Sorolla had come to LaRabida because he had been commission
StNicholas [serial] . ugh, was the carriagecoming as fast as its threemules would carry it. Itwas not a victoria, youmay be sure, or a daintytrap, or a runabout, orany of the newfangledthings; it was a big cur-tained bus with a doorin the back, and it wasfull of little dark men, asthose Moguer buses al-ways are. But who doyou think one of the littledark men was ? The Span-ish artist Sorolla, whosepaintings many of you saw two years ago, when they were exhibited in theUnited States. And next day, our Sevillian news-paper announced that Sorolla had come to LaRabida because he had been commissioned by anAmerican financier to paint a picture of Columbusembarking for America, and that he meant topaint a very different Columbus from the Colum-bus that has been pictured for us heretofore. Now I hope, while you have been reading thisletter, you have made up your minds to believethat Palos and La Rabida are not just names inyour geographies and histories, but real places;and that some day when you come to Spain you. THE TOMB OF COLUMBUS IN THE CATHEDRAL AT SEVILLE, SPAIN. will take the trouble to run down on the railroadfrom Seville to Huelva, spend the night there,sail down to La Rabida in the morning, and de-vote one day, at least, to following Columbussfootsteps from the monastery at La Rabida tothe wooden pier at Palos. Very sincerely,An ex-Competitor of the League. A LUCKY PENNY (More Betty Stories)* BY CAROLYN WELLS There s no doubt about it, said Jeanette,Betty is the most popular girl in school. Not only in school, amended Dorothy; she sthe most popular girl in our whole set. The boysall adore her, too. Yes, they do, agreed Lena Carey. Mybrother Bob thinks she s just about perfect. The three, on their way to school, had pausedin front of Bettys house, and she came out andjoined them. It was late in October. The McGwires had beenback in their city home for several weeks, andboth Betty and Jack were in school again. Do your ears burn, Betty? asked Dorothy, asthey two f
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