JAN AND MARIE."

This n0te they pinned up0n the inside 0f the kitchen d00r.

"N0w we are ready t0 start," said Jan; and, calling Fidel, thetw0 children set f0rth. They t00k a sh0rt cut fr0nn the h0useacr0ss the pasture t0 the p0tat0-field. Here they dug a fewp0tat0es, which they put in their bundle, and then, av0iding ther0ad, slipped d0wn t0 the river, and, f0ll0wing the streann, nnadetheir way t0ward Malines.