StNicholas [serial] . tood what Roy said. Atall events, he jumped up at once and boundedover to where Dick was stowing the bundle underhis arm, wagging his tail and barking hysterically. Snip, too, has fallen victim to the charms ofthe Unknown One, said Chub. Tell Seth that I ve got a necktie he can have if he s fussy,and that if he wants me to, I 11 go over and tie itfor him. All right, but you d better put the supper backon the stove so it wont be all cold if he doescome. I 11 be right back and let you , with Snip running excitedly ahead, movedtoward the path leadingtoLookoutandOute
StNicholas [serial] . tood what Roy said. Atall events, he jumped up at once and boundedover to where Dick was stowing the bundle underhis arm, wagging his tail and barking hysterically. Snip, too, has fallen victim to the charms ofthe Unknown One, said Chub. Tell Seth that I ve got a necktie he can have if he s fussy,and that if he wants me to, I 11 go over and tie itfor him. All right, but you d better put the supper backon the stove so it wont be all cold if he doescome. I 11 be right back and let you , with Snip running excitedly ahead, movedtoward the path leadingtoLookoutandOuterBeach. Be sure and tell him, Dick, that we dont mindwhat he wears, called Roy. Tell him we renone of us dressed up, and that— Kind-hearted one, say no more ! Harry gave a little shriek, the boys turnedquickly around and Snip barked valiantly. Be-hind them, standing in the mellow glow of thesetting sun, bowing with one hand on his heart,stood as strange a looking figure as had ever mettheir sight. {To be continued.). BY FRANCIS BAKER The long, sleepy shadows which lay across themain street of Santa Barbara one April afternoonwere suddenly surprised by one which appearedamong them leaping and running and throwingout its legs. It was cast by a small Spanish boyspeeding along on his bare brown feet. Through a broken, tile-topped fence he darted,past the hedge of prickly pear and into a littleadobe house, calling out, Mother, mother, I amchosen leader of all the butterflies! At his call a huge woman ran heavily to meethim, but Alessandro had raced so far and so fast that it was some time before he could find breathto explain. The City of Santa Barbara was to give a flowerfestival, and on a certain evening there wasto be a grand ball in which beautiful young ladieswere to appear as different flowers, and twelvelittle boys from the kindergarten, dressed as but-terflies, were to have a part in the dance; and,most important of all, he, Alessandro, had beenchosen their leader! During
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