venue lined with great trees which led to the Forest

r his pet's eyes, he threw it far away. Pixy bounded away the moment the hands were removed, sniffed about through the grass, and in a very short time returned with the handkerchief. As it was white, it was easily seen in the grass, so Mr. Heil showed Pixy the black leath

aid Mrs. Steiner, "and no dou

things of value in it," replied her b

Fritz, "it may be that t

t until we have a witness other than

ot be witnesses

it, taken money from it and throw

ou do about

c pavilion. Perhaps some on

left their place under the trees and joined the listeners within. As soon as the music was finished, he called a wa

me just yet, for he is intending to speak to the assem

is pocketbook and would be very grateful if the finder would return it to him as it contained some valuable papers an

told the proprietor of Mr. Heil's request and h

r; and I am sure the owner will be rejoiced to hear it for he is much concerne

pocketbook was found by

en found by young Mr. Pixy from the Odenwald. The boys could scarcely restrain their laughter to hear that Pixy had been honored with the title of

r. Heil, "I have heard of the Odenwald, and will from this time hold it in grateful remembrance, k

ring this, and were about to enlighten him as to who found the pock

aid, "which of the

dog that found your pocket

I reward him? Will you

st question, I will say that my dog does not need anythin

dred marks to use to the advantage of

is no way that I can think of that it could

You cannot know what the finding of these papers has been to me. You will do me the g

hort distance from my home, and every day at noon our Pixy goes to the schoolyard to play with the children. The matron calls him her black servant, for he is so helpful in caring for the chil

it to such a worthy cause, and you can do

building, and there was no money to buy the materials and pay for the work. Only ass

uthfully. I do not need it and am

king to try to establish a home on such slender means as we could command,

not have brought Pixy to Frankfort, and I knew that you all thought it very foolish in me. You see now that it was after all a good thing, for through

trouble follows when a boy does what he knows that his parents would disapprove. Gi

he good turn Pixy had done him, and Fritz returned to hi

country. He married an English lady, and would have lived in England had she not been willing to come to Odenwald which was, in those early days, a wilderness. She knew that he longed to return to his native land, and said, 'Whither thou goest I will go.' When my gr

e you some information,

e

he Englishman in surprise. "I did n

Urich was the first of the name in the Odenwald, and his son-your great-g

Your grandfather, also named Otto, was the second son of the forest-master. So you see that your family history is also mine, and the same blood runs in ou

er who lived in the same forest-h

ur father ever told you of these fo

s punishment was to last all day. No matter how badly the children acted the rest of the day, they had received their punishment and there would be no more that day. The sons of Forest-master Urich were so amused at hearing this that every morning while the stranger staid in the neighb

ayings in our neighborhood," laughed Mr. Heil, and

over a few paltry marks for your children's home, while I rejoice that through the unlooked-for incident we have met. I had passed by that tall shrubbery hours before the pocketbook was found, and I ha

He is a prince in disguise, and has done two beautiful deeds at one and the same time by earning fi

" was asked in the wel

visitor stepped into

y found a new uncle from England, and five hundred marks for the poor

? Perhaps he is mine also," and he held out his

ch, their relation to the Englishman was equal and they sat and conversed with hearty appreciation of

said Mr. Urich, finally, and went to the part of

Mrs. Steiner, upon returning, "which will take us a

gladly," replied Mrs.

company us. He is on

you, and will then have time to

d Mr. Urich, "for I will take you direct

cle Braun at his own

ss he will return with

eimer street. They bade Mr. Urich good-bye and thanked him for the pleasure he had given, and Mr. Heil accompanied his sister up the steps to her doo

t for?" as

rs. St

elegraphed to her this afternoon that Fritz had gone home

. Heil, and she complied quickly and read: "L

g the tears in her eyes. "I will stop off at the telegraph office a

ood-night and entered her little home, going almost immediately to

under her roof to remain at home if able to go. They came home to a good luncheon which Mrs. Steiner had prepared before the boys were up, and then attended a se

stadt. There we are to take dinner at the Swan hotel, and walk in the afternoon as far as that little village where we took dinner the day we came and stay th

you rode part of the way both in coming to

lk all the way, and we expected to do so, and

e sent by express, is

ei

l bring the bird cage and bird for sister. So we will have only our knapsacks as we had when we came. He said for me to put the tin horn and the grater in the satchel and

en they reached the platform an old lady called from the car window, "You can bring your dog in here if no one else objects; I am a friend

for her kindness to them, and she in turn invited them t

I think," remarked

z, "he is young, bu

tleman. "In what way has he giv

e hundred mark

noticing it, continued, "and he found a

to England, perhaps he will go a step farther and tell u

g you the truth!

on to him, but, taking up his pap

ow Pixy earned the money and fo

; the old gentleman believed that the boy was treating

Swan inn, they saw the landlord on the stone steps, his thumbs i

" he exclaimed heartily.

on Wednesday, and we

did your dog act in th

He earned five

cute dog. Of course you have plenty of nickels now, and if you had sent on your order fo

elonging to an English gentleman. It had valuable papers in it

hat yo

don't think so

understood by

who owned the pocketbook gave it to my father f

that we have such people in the world. If you are rea

-shouldered man to the dining-room. The landlady was already at the table

re had to be a scattering of dishes to make place for the platter. The three Grecian heroes gave glances of approval and satisfaction. They had a special fondness for apple-dumplings, and approved of the size of each, calculating that there would be enou

t of possibility, and had laid down their forks preparatory to le

u ever hear this rule fo

akfast wor

nner res

pper wal

fter eating, but rest at least half an hour, and for that purpose w

ady had taken her knitting, she asked if t

to make coffee, and to cook potatoes and

everything that comes in their way.

ts than to live over again those hours of sight-

d the landlord, who had p

ouse, in the suburbs of Frankfort. It contained valuable papers and money, and was fo

; and then the three boys repeated the story again, and told of the English cousin, and of Uncle

acks to depart, each took ou

take pay for your very plain dinner. You we

ed the opinion of all, when he said that had they ordered it, t

s from their purses, and put the

ve this to Letta an

boys, you will have to walk several miles to reach the little village

her?" asked the

ink of going to Frankfort w

ited them to come to see them the next time they went to