THE CENTRE DEMOORAT, BELLEFONTE, PA. APRIL 16, 1908 Sally's CI Knight Erant By MAY CLENDENNING. Copyrighted, 1908, by the Associated Literary Press. SHIOOPPPPOPIDDPIPOPOOIDOS “He did smile!” Sally's eyes glowed with excitement and her glance follow- ed the gayly caparisoned horse with its mail clad rider down the crowded thoroughfare, Mary McCann, at the next table, g a snort of contempt, “Sure he did,” she conceded good humoredly. “He'll smile at any little gofty he thinks is fool enough to smile back. in’ when she sees how far behind you are with your wrappin'.” Sally flushed as she cast an gave and bent to her task with was in the room, forewoman nimble fingers fastes gince the her work fh She one tw appe; 4 but ever l hight and Miss Cady, who tr sted to § Sally to set the pace for the other girls in friendly rivalry, frowned ovel ly’ lecework tickets at the end « Until th record holder looked side of rels fron Bally ently. even see worked portant { fhe wa tion. and t and the vs he and Rall eager ness. Ix the and that her with And come he presents 1. His helmet ho gleaming in the sun his chaln armor ived to the best advantage the finely muscled shoulders and set off well against the rich capari- soning of his » I'hat there was a theatrical advertisen embroidered upon the trappings of the horse she did not eare sflent lifting of the lance and wonder ing the were blue or brown beneath the heavy brows, ently ing past ind salute ted ent whether eyes She could shut her eyes and remem- | ber every detall of face and costume long after he had passed, every detail save that golden legend, “A Knight of Old, the Adelphl” that gleamed against the crimson velvet of the saddlecloth She reealled the heavy flowing mus. tache, with its graceful droop, the tlear color of the skin and the ruddiness of | the cheeks, und then remembered with distaste Tim Holran's stubby, deter mined chin, with its bine black tinge | of clean shaven skin. Tim was al ready in disgrace because he was out of a job, and when he called that even- | fng the chill reception he received abgsehed even that self confident young man, For two years they had been “keep mg company,” and he had entered with the alr of one assured of welcome and with a light apology for the lateness of his arrival, only to be Informed that It was a matter of Indifference to Bally whether he came or temalned away. Presently he slipped out of the ; I'll bet Miss Cady won't be smil- | ing. | shuddered at | She appre- | hensive look in search of the dreaded | | fore of the | ind taken to riding by | Bhe was looking for the | little parlor with the optimistic sug gestion that Sally would be feeling better on the morrow and that he would try to get around early, He was unprepared for the snap pish declaration that she did not ex pect to be home at all, and he flung down the stairs in the heat of an ange: that rose as quickly as it fell. Once down the cool street he tola mself that Sally had a headache, s¢ built castles in the air—four room castles in which Sally presided as mis tress and to which he came home when his day's toll was done to sil down to a savory mess of corned beef! and cabbage with Sally across the ta | ble from him. But Bally's castles stately edifices, thronged by knights and ladies, wherein ber knight led all the others in beauty, grace and dar | She wondered how she had ever thought Tim Holran good looking and her own want of taste was glad that she knew better glad that she had found out be it was too late, She did not even miss Tim when he failed to call for two eveni for her all Rnlere id about re on the black | tire day rid indow at as he rode in, Spain were now; were Could er w iple of hours I'rida t a rush order, a ried thr town ’ out in joterfered His sho ey to ball up. 1 threw They as thes horse insid of cords « was soon stripped off and found to be Hey rat | stall Tim 4d his gorges own well As they passed down the s the direction of Sally's home ped her arm thro “I'm glad It TH believe knight wh whispered “It was both of us.” reminded Tim “But | » be a fake knight arter tomorrow I'm goin’ on the tratlic po lee. The captain likes the way 1 ride and can ght through. Now we can get married In spite of my losin’ me Joh" “I'm glad contentedly shrunk to a four ro 1 A box wer of med his in she slip fidingly u and not a make y rescusd she treet gh his con me." 't got Inet of that her castle m fiat to.” =» 1 Bally as in Spain A Feast of the Pharaohs. Just in proportioy the banquets surpassed In modern affairs of the Roman functions be el tions of those of the Roman fis assed as Imita. A slave stationed be. hind each guest was ready to obey the least command, and time passed qrick- ly in feasting and merrymaking. And when the senses seemed almost satis. fled a slave appeared bearing a small figure of a mummy, which he exhibited portentously to the revelers, saying: “Gaze here! Drink and be merry, for when you dle such will you be!” One writer says that the proof still exists pletorially that the fair sex of that time and country drank more than was good for them, due to this grewsome stimulation probably, while thelr lords and masters had frequently to be car ried home from a festive gathering Imp as the faded lotus blossoms on their fervered brows. New York Trib | uary and February the enormous num- | useful! birds means along the line of a | were | number extravagance | kind, so may the | potentates of the | east. We are told that during the relgn | | of the pharaohs the guests would ar. | five at midday FEDERAL BIRD PROTECTION. If the reports in the public press dur- fog the past few months relative to the destruction of migratory song birds in gouthern states can be accepted with any degree of accuracy, it would seem high time that our chlef executive and our representatives In congress were coming forward and espousing the cause of the protection of our use- ful birds by federal statute. It is re- ported that in the state of Loulslana alone there were killed by pot hunters during five or sly weeks during Jd- ber of 1,000,000 robins. What the slaughter of this enormous number of destruction of power to hold Insect pests In check can hardly be estimated. Yet it Is quite likely that these birds but a small portion of the total of this and other varieties Not only is the robin a friend of the southern gardener and cotton grower in destroying the common in- sects and the cotton boll weevll, but he is the malin standby of the agriculturist. Every argument, sentiment and utility, demand that he ar d others be ¢Illed ORN QUESTION wil od GOOD WORD FOR THE DEVIL shine into’ Ife. RNaflter should be culty. vated the habit of the good old sister who had such a way of saying a good word for all that when some one to test her began to upbrald the devil as a pretty tough character she replied that if Christian people were as energetic and industrious In working at their profession ns he was at his the world would be a good deal better off. 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