e for the purpose.

The air was fresher there, and the shade of the trees seemed cooler than
anywhere else on that hot August day. Estelle sat lazily comfortable on
some rugs, her back against the coping, while Georgie stretched himself
at full length on the iron seat close to her. Here Alan and Marjorie
left them, feeling sure that Georgie would be asleep in the twinkling
of an eye. They begged him, nevertheless, to keep that eye, as long as
it _was_ open, on Bootles, the fox-terrier. Georgie gave a lazy assent,
without troubling himself to keep either eye on the dog. Estelle was
quite as capable of attending to such matters as he. Accordingly, she it
was who drew the dog to lie down near her, keeping a hand on his collar
till Alan and Marjorie were out of sight. Alas! they little knew what
would be the result of her care.

(_Continued on page 123._)

PUZZLERS FOR WISE HEADS.

5.--ARITHMOREM.

Substitute Roman figures for the Arabic numerals, and transpose the
letters. The initials will give a woman's name.

1.-- 300. A T S R A U A.
2.-- 560. R E A N E A.
3.-- 100. B E G R R N O A O.
4.-- 50. Y 0 E N.
5.--1050. R T A I E.
6.-- 500. A N I I.
7.--1500. N N Y R O A.
8.--2000. E T E.

1. An early British prince.
2. A very great king.
3. An inventor in the middle ages.
4. A small town in Buckinghamshire.
5. An English bishop who suffered martyrdom.
6. An extensive region of Southern Asia.
7. An ancient province of France.
8. A small insect

C. J. B.

[_Answer on page 147._]

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ANSWER TO PUZZLE ON PAGE 75.

4.--Quick-lime.

THE DEAD WATCH.

In the eighteenth century, when watches were less common in country
districts than they are now, a Highland soldier gained one as part of
his share in some plunder after a great battle. The watch was going well
and ticking merrily when he received it; but naturally, at the end of a
day or so it ran down and stopped, because he knew nothing of how to
wind it.

The man had never seen a watch before, much less possessed one, and he
was greatly alarmed at this sudden silence. But he determined to do as
well as he could with the treasure that had fallen to his share, and so
offered it to a comrade in exchange for some really far less valuable
article of jewellery. His friend, not being so ignorant, was curious to
know why he parted with it so cheaply.

'Why,' said