THE SUNDAY BEE: OMAHA, JULY 9, 1922.
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(Oatlnord Frosa Last Sunday.)
"What do you s'pose 'II happen
now?" asked Prudence of her sis
ter as they went downstairs a few
minutes later. -
"Father hardly ever sends for us
Mess he doesn't like something
we've done 'cause he's always so
busy with his bugs an' beetles,"
replied Patience.
Then they reached "the study.
"Do you want to rpeak to us,
father?" ventured one.
"I am sorrv about this, chii
dren," he answered gravely as he,
placed an arm around each as she
stood timidly at his side. "I hope
with all my heart that auntie has
made a mistake this time, little
ones, for I am sure that you would
not want to grieve father." he be
gan as though ashamed of the
words he must speak. "It is just
this way. You remember you took
auntie's tea jacket and then her
petticoat without asking her per
mission and now that she can't find
a little of the money she left in the
kitchen purse, she is afraid that
well that perhaps you have bor
rowed it and neglected to return
it I do not believe that you did
take it, did you?" questioned the
father gently.
The children looked at each
other in dismay. They had been
so positive that both father and
auntie would be glad to have them
remember Donald that they had
neglected to mention to them their
happy inspiration to give him some
money.
As he looked into their faces
Professor Trevellyn's heart sank.
"Please tell father just how it hap
pened," he said.
Then they -told the story of the
missing articles, one child supple
menting another until it was all
out.
Lone and gravely the father
talked to his children trying to
ibetr, ..nrWstand the differ-
make them understand the differ
ence between right, and wrong.
"Well, I'll tell you what we can
do," finally said Patience, "we can
bring auntie's skirt back. Donald
is well now an' we won't have to
mourn, an' we can ask him to give
the money back."
"You may bring auntie's petti
. coat home, but you will have to
earn somehow the money to repay
that which you took and to buy
auntie a new tea jacket."
The twins looked at each other
aghast. ' "But how, father, how
can we earnmoney? What can
we do? Can't you give us some
work? Can't we catch bugs for
you?" asked one.
"I can catch lots of bugs, I know,"
asserted the other.
The father studied a moment.
He then said, "I will pay you for
all the weeds you dig out of the
yard and there are plenty to dig,
I assure you."
"Auntie said we couldn't go out
of the yard all week, so we might
as well begin now," suggested Pa
tience, who was somewhat nervous
under the serious eyes of her
father. She felt the need of fresh
air after the excitement of the last
half hour.
This state of affajrs explains why
Jack found the girls digging weeds
that afternoon out in the side yard.
They rested as they told him the
story of the past few days.
"I hate to have you girls dig
ging old weeds in the sun, anyway
it was to my party you brought
that money and for one of our In
dians we cut up that jacket. I'm
going to think of some other -way
to earn money an' we'll help you."
"Oh, Jack, will you?" asked Pru
dence hopefully. "My back's most
Another Way to Be
a Good Go-Hawk
A good Go-Hawk is not
thoughtless, rude or lawless
when on picnics. Many peo
ple, who have very nice
manners at home or in the
homes of their friends, some
times behave strangely at out
door picnics. If you are in
the wood?, do not destroy
plants or flowers nor leave
papers and trash about. Don't
think you must be rough just
because you are picnicking.
So, remember this way to be a
good Go-Hawk.
broke diggin' weeds an' it ' isn't
very nice work. There isn't any
thing "bout weeds but dirt."
"I guess I'll go down to the river
and think it out," announced the
chief of the Go-Hawks, an' don't
you worry, girls, I'll stick by you."
The girls gazed at his retreating
figure. "I just love Jack," said
Patience with the easy candor of
extreme youth. "He always helps
you out
"Yes, he does," answered the
sister. "Aunt Same says shed
rather we'd play with girls, but I
like boys better, 'cause what girl'd
ever think of tyin' string to our
toes an' hang a long end out of
the window for 'em to pull Fourth
of July so we could get up early,
and the Go-Hawks did that and
we got up at 4 o'clock."
"I s'pose we might as well go
to work with the weeds while we
wait for Jack." said Prudence.
"I'm going to play I'm a pris'ner
an' auntie's a jailer and the house
is a jail. Tisn't half so hard to do
things if you play you're something
else while you are doing them,"
said the child eagerly.
"I'll play it, too," answered Pa
tience.
"Then go to work, pnsner, and
the harder we work the sooner
we'll get out o' jail." . .
The children fell to work vigor
ously. Aunt Sallie smiled as she
glanced from the window and won
dered if they were learning the
meaning of the word "discipline."
(Conttniml Nort Sunday.)
TINY
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bTALES
I want to tell you a story that
my Uncle Billy told me. He said
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once there was a little donkey who
wanted to cross a stream, but the
bridge had been carried away and
the current was too strong for him
to swim, so how did he get across?
And I said after a while that I
would give it up, and what do you
s'pose he said? "Just what the
other little donkey did I"
The thing that goes the farthest
Toward makine life worth while.
Tliot oncte tVio least and does the""
most -
Is just a' pleasant smile.
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, Marian Had a Monkey for a Nure
How would you like to have your baby brother or sitter have a
monkey for a nurse? Well, that is just what happened to Marian, a
little American girL Marian's father is an officer on one of the steam
ers that travel to South America, and, oh, what wonderful cargoes those
steamers carry I
, Sometimes dark-skinned natives will bring on board odd-looking
boxes closed tight with pink sealing wax. Then you will wonder what
can be inside those queer-looking boxes; perhaps you will guess and
guess, and then be told that they are emeralds from some of thos tar
away countries.
Many times chattering gayly-colored parrots will come on board.
Another day you may stick your head out through your porthole and
you will look right down on a whote boat load of immense big turtles,
and haw forlorn and unhappy they look as they are hoisted up in the air
and then dropped down into the hold of the ship, where they travel in a
big tank of water to the United States, or England or wherever they are
going.
So you can all readily see that
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carefuiy back, watching all the time
rw the 'mnnVev took the babv's
to Traveling wim strange onus ana animais iruiu aouin mncrica. ic is
not surprising, is it, that one time he should bring a monkey home with ,
him? And a very jolly little monkey he was, too.
When they reached the pretty home wher Marian lives Jock was in
troduced to the family and he immediately tpok a great fancy to Baby
Marian. It was not very long until he took upon himself the duties ef a
nurse, and often when Marian cries he will push the baby carriage back
and forth very gently until she falls asleep.
Sometimes, however, Jock becomes mischievous and he will jolt the
carriage forward to see what will happen, and Baby Marian doesn't like
that. Again, he will climb up into the baby's carriage and throw out all
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and then when he was scolded he crept off into a corner and cried like a
baby. Happy is very sure that no little girl she knows has so odd nor
so homely a nurse as this baby girl on Long Island.
Besides Jock, I want to tell you about Nancy today. Nancy is a
pretty little fawn and all during the war she was the mascot of one of the
r-...t: a ...;m.i . KUr i;vri aviah th soldier bovs throueh many
ramna:n, and thev all loved her
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nn. "t her horns, knocking it sideways. Her horn then grew in that
position, which gave Nancy a very funny look, but
the soldiers loved her just the samer and some ot
them said that it made her an even belter mascot.
Wouldn't you like to meet Jock ana
lfr FAI RYG ROTTO J 1 I W-tlN
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By EMILIE BLACKMORE STAPP and ELEANOR CAMERON,
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So many of you had a good time
on the Fourth ot July tnat you
will be specially interested in read
ing our Fairy Grotto play. Last
Sunday you read about those who
were to take part in the play. To
day you wilf read how .Philip
started to town to buy his fire
crackers for the Fourth and what
happened in his absence. Our July
play is called "1 tie " rirecracKer
Gnomes," a play in one act, one
srpnp.
(Continued from last Sunday.)
Scene The stage is set to rep-
Puzzle
this picture t
line through the doU, beginning with
Marian's father was quite accustomed
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win jump ao.wn ami pui um uuc
to see if it pleases the baby.
bottle and drank the milk himself,
for her gentle ways and her pretty
shrapnel shell came along and hit
wancyr
rpcpnt a nearly as oossible mid
summer, with appropriate foliage
and flowers. To right stage is a
little lattice work effect over
which nasturtium vines are climb
ing. At back of stage is a hedge
of sweet peas in bloom. On top
of stumps have baskets with vines
and flowers. It is better to use
artificial vines and flowers.
Discovered. Philip is seen sit
ting on the settee in the garden.
As curtain rises he is busily exam
ining an old tin can, in which he
has been saving his pennies for
the Fourth of July. He merrily
shakes his can and the coins Jingle
loudly.
PHILIP.
This very day I go to buy
My things for this Fourth of July.
(Shakes his can noisily.)
IooH at all the money here
To spend on fireworks this year!
Christmas! but it's biasing hot.
(Takes off his hat and fans him
self,) It makes me drowsy, but I'll not
Waste time in sleep when I can go
To see the things the windows show.
(Philip rises, stretches himself
lazily, then, whistling happily,
leaves garden left stage. Almost
immediately a boy's voice is heard
singing off stage, enough in the
distance to give the effect of some
one coming singing down the road.
Little girl's voice joins in the re
frain. Use any favorite song for
children in your community. As
the last notes die away, a boy and
a girl are to be seen peering over
the sweet pea hedge. The boy u
on crutches.)
JOHN.
(Eagerly.)
What pretty gardens! Do we ar
Go through the hedge to play in there 7
(John parts hedge and limps
through the opening, followed tim
idly by Betty. John looks admir
ingly about him. John, followed
by Betty, limps around the garden,
both looking wonderingly at foli
age and flowers.)
If this were ours, we surely know
Wed stay right here and never got
BETTY.
(Musingly.)
I wonder why there Is no ene
In this dear garden having funT
(She buries her little face for a
moment in the nasturtiums. From
behind the tangle of vines and
blossoms runs Jelf, the Happy
Tribe Love Elf.)
JOHN.
(Starts back in amazement at the
sight of little Jelf in his gold suit.)
Say. boy, tell us who you are!
firm
PETEflS
RKSHQP.
This is the time of year when
every one of the Go-Hawk braves
should make a bird bath. One of
the very best ways to keep birds
about a home is. to be sure they
have plenty of water in which to
bathe and water to drink.. Our
grocery man gave me an empty
butter tub and I used it to make
my bird bath, for I had read they
make vrrv Brood ones. After wash-
incr it out. I sawed off seven inches
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from the bottom. Use the lower.
half, of course. lrad all the hoops,
so they will not fall off when the
tub dries out. Get a post, round
one if possible, about four and a
half feet long and three inches in
diameter. Put it securely into the
ground and then nail your tub on
top. Put three orfour braces un
derneath from tub to post and then
paint it. Set in it a round shallow
dish two inches deep and eight or
10 inches in diameter. Kfp full
of fresh water. PETER.
BETTY.
(Crowding nearer and looking
curiously at Jelf.)
Did you come her
here In a fairy car?
JELF.
(Bowing low and chanting joy
ously.) Ob. I am little Jelf.
The happy little elf.
I came down to the world from far
, above;
No soul too sad or old.
No heart too hard or cold
For me to warm it with my power of
love.
I wave my wand and aU the world
grows bright.
And hate Is love and wrong is turne
to right.
BETTY.
(In a tired little voice.)
Dear Jelf, we've walked so far today
We wish that .we might rest and play.
JELF.
(Gently waves his wand, puts lus
left hand to his ear, bending his
head slightly as though listening.)
Pear children, you may stay In here.
The sweet South Wind is whispering
neaf.
I'll have her rarr her Fairies, too.
The Sweet Peas, to coma and play with
you.
(Jelf blows on his flute, that is
always hanging at his side. Enter
right stage Miss South Wind her
pink sea-shell in one hand and
basket in the other. She dances
airily about the garden, then stops
before Jelf.)
MISS SOUTH WIND.
(With a pretty little curtsy.)
Dear Jelf. I was not far from you.
What is the work for me to doT
(Continued noit Sunday.)
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