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The Omaha Sunday Bee CHILDREN'S PAGE FICTION VOL. 51 NO. 51. PART FOUR OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 4, 1922.. 1 D FIVE CENTS II y- - ht "i- -; i , I i l ii 'I 11 M " " ' ' ffeSW. StoriesofOur .Little Folks (Prize.) Poor Ruddy Poor Ruddy wa crated upon a large iteainer which lay at anchor waiting for the ttorm to subside. The ship was rocking violently to and fro. Back and forth went poor Ruddy. Then finally a great wave bore down upon poor Ruddy. It crushed the crate and washed Ruddy off into the sea. Ruddy was only a puppy and did not know much, but he knew enough to swim, and so away he swam towards shore. After a while he got there and started for higher ground. There happened to be a night watchman on his beat and he saw Ruddy. He gave him some of his sandwich his wife had rixtd for 'him. .He' then started on to finish his beat, and poor Ruddy had to lace the storm again. In the morning a boy by the name of Rick found Ruddy on his steps howling. Rick had always wanted a dog and kindly he had one, a nice "Irish Set ter." Rick and Good Ruddy, as he was now 'called on account of. his color, were seen churning together all the time for many a long year. Norvetl Tull, 1603 E Street, Aurora, Neb. . . - , Little Ned. ' Dear-Happy: This is my first let ter I have written to Happyland. Once there was a little boy. His name was Ned. His father , was a rich man. One day his father said he had bought a farm." So Ned went to live in the country. One day as Ned was coining from the house he saw a dirty and ragged boy. Ned said, "What are you standing there for?" The boy said he wanted to see the pretty flowers. Ned said, "Be gone. I will have nothing to do with you." ? . . Then ' Ned thought he would go ind get some blackberries. So he went into the woods. There' he saw io.ne blackberries. So he went to lump across a big hole, but he lumped right into the -middle of it Then Ned cried for help, Presently h( - heard someone comingr. He looked up and saw the little ragged boy whom he had chased away from 'the gate. --M ''.',.'' Ned said that he would give him all his money. The next day he saw the little boy, so he called and gave him a ride on his pony. And they were good friends ever after. Lawrence Fletcher, age 11 year, Schuyler, Neb. . I'm a Happy Go Hawk, , On returning home from school Tommy noticed a poor old woman waiting patiently for the automo biles to get by. , The fellows began to jeer and laugh at her. Tommy was angry and at his first opportunity ran and escorted the lady across the street. After the lady's kind thanks Tommy ran back to thex boys his chest swelling with pride. How the boys felt vou can guess. J , "How did you do it Tommy? asked Bob. "By my Go-Hawk pin." he answered patting it. "It doesn t only mean be kind to animals but to evrything and everyone." As Tommy walked.home whistling he thought the slogan, "politeness is to do and say the kindest tilings in the kindest way," was a very good slogan to follow every day in our life. Inex Hardy, Columbus, Neb. , Wants to Join. Dear Happy: I would like to join your Happy Tribe. I am send ing a 2-cent stamp, for which please send me a button. We take The Omaha Bee. I read the Happyland every Sunday. I like it very much. I am in the sixth grade. My teach er's name is Miss Hansen. Yours truly. Alice Von Seggern, Hooper, Neb. - .-.'.-" A New Member. . Dear Happy: I had one Go-Hawk uuiion, but misplaced ft; I wish you would please send me another. Our school was out today and we had a picnic All the folks of the district were invited. There are six pupils in out school. I am 9 and finished the fourth grade this year. I 'have a brother who is 13. Your friend Helen Harris, age 9, Carleton, Neb. Dear HaoDv: I read the Omaha Sunday and Daily Bee, and read what the Go-Hawks are doing every Sunday. I am sending you 2 cents for the Go-Hawk button. I . wish some Go-Hawks would write to me. Next time I will write a story. It is quite long now, so I will close. Wal ter Hoffart, Plum St, Box 64, Plain view, Neb - . . . i Jake Wanted to "Save" a Baby. In Happy's desk tdday is a letter that brings to memory another Go Hawk story to tell ,tle many new members of the Happy Tribe. "Please do not go so far away that you will forget your very first Go-Hawks, one of whom was Jake." This is the sentence in the letter that makes Happy want to tell you the story of Jake. - One morning last June there suddenly appeared at the side of Happy's desk a tall boy, saying, "I guess I am so big that you have forgotten who I am." Happy was certain that she knew those steady gray eyes and that frank smile, but just which one of her 60,000 Go-Hawks it could be was another matter. There was something about the voice as well as the eyes that was familiar, but instead of the little boy who used to own that smile and those eyes, here was a boy taller than Happy. "You are such a big boy, can't you give me a due, so that I may know who you are?" "Oh, Happy," he laughed, "don't you remember he kid who gave you 7 cents to save our first baby, and my name is" "Jake I" almost shouted Happy.' Then she law again the little ragged boy of five years ago who stood on another June morning close beside her desk in a corner of the old ball.. That was the very first of all the Happy Tribe corners, and many poor little boys used to find their way there. Some times some of them used to sit on the floor for hours looking at books and papers. "How much does it cost to save a baby?" Th little fellow had hurled this question over the side of Happy's desk. When Happy told him that baby nurses at that time used about 10 cents a day for the milk for each child he was quiet for a few minutes. Ten cents seemed quite a sum when he made his money not more than a halt cent at a time. ... 'Then with a sudden bright smile which one loves to think about, the hard little hand was plunged into his overalls pocket He pulled out a nickel n two pennies and with a magnificent sweep of the arm laid them on the 'Here's 7 cents. I'll bring the rest of the dime soon's I can. Pick out a girl to save. Girls need savin worse'n boys. Just put my name down 'Jake. That's what the folks who buy my papers calls me. I m just Jake. As a parting word he said: "Try to get a girl as dont holler too much it you can." Then he went away and it wasn't many days before he came back with the other three pennies for the Happy Tribe's baby. This was the very beginning of all the long, long list of sick and needy children, both on this side of the ocean and the other, to whom the Go Hawks have given a helping hand. This was Jake, and he had come to the city to see the fair, for he lives out in the country, where he has so many good things to. eat an fine country air. It really isn't any wonder that be has grown so big that Happy did not know him. "You've saved lots of babies since our ftfst one. haven t you? The gray eyes were just as friendly and interested as they were the eyes of the eager little boy five years ago. Then what do you think he did? This time it wasn't a little red hand frantically hunting around the blue overalls -pocket for a nickel and two pennies, but the pocket was in a neat blue serge suit and the hand of big boy Jake pulled out a silver dollar. "I want to give you a dollar this time to help some kid who needs it, and don't forget me next time. I don't think I'll grow any more. ( "Do you still call yourself Jake?" ; . . "Sure, just like you're Happy, you know, and I II always be Jake. , To have Jake come to town ana ro and to know he was still interested Tribe and that he was just as loyal a the very beginning, that was surely Three-year-old Betty was looking at the comic page when her aunt, pointing to the pictures of Mutt and Jeff, said: "Betty, do you know who these old fellows are?" Betty looked at . them a minute and then, clapping her hands, she exclaimed: . - - "Why, they're Uncle Ed ajid Un cle Frank." Firs Letter. Dear Happy: Every Sunday I read the Happy Land page. I would like to join your Happy Tribe. I am sending a coupon and a 2-cent stamp for a button. I think I will have to close. Catherine Neil!, Aged 8, Wahoo, Neb. Has Many Pets. Dear Happy: I would like to join the Happy Tribe. I am sending you the coupon and a ..2-cent stamp. We have about 25 little chicks and we also have six little kittens. I have two sisters and a brother. Eileen, the youngest, is 7, and Rose, the oldest, is 13. Cornelius, the second oldest, is 12. I must . stop for now. Dorothy Kirk, Aged 9, Carroll, la. Dot Puzzle 18 ,o - 8 7 7 ; . ,V .1 5 ,5' 53 s 35 ir . ' &o 3fc 45 Ab a Iff , 47 j' t . N . For miles our Piffle, ran did he, ,. . Until he saw this Chimpanzee.' x Complete th picture br drawing Una thraush UM doUk besUuiloc at JTIf mr l nod takiod them auatrtcaur. see nmi aKi in the Happy Go - Hawk as m good news to . ... ... . Spring. Dip down upon the northern shore, O, sweet new year, delaying long, Thou doest expectant Nature wrong, .;'.' Delaying long, delay.no more. What say thee from the clouded noons. Thy sweetness from its proper place, Can trouble live with April days, Or sadness in the summer noons? Brings orchis, bring the fox-glove spire, : The little speedwells' darling blue, Deep tulips dashed with fiery dew, Laburnums, dropping wells on fire. O thou new year, delaying long, Delayest the sorrow in my blood, That longs to burst a frozen bud,' And flood a fresher throat with song. Marvin Hicks, Age 10, P. O. Box No. 127, Meadow Grove, Neb. ' A Seventh Grader. Dear Happy: Enclosed you will find a 2-cent stamp and coupon for which please send me the Go-Hawk pin. I will try to live up to the rules. This is my first letter. I am in the seventh grade a school. I live three miles from town. I ride a horse to school. Well as my letter is getting lonj I will close. Bernice Stuart, Aged 11 years, Stuart, Neb. ' - ijij l i ii m : Bin T-i . Tiail of the Go-Hawks SVNOrSl.i. Tha Go-Hawk Jolly crowd of boy. Who ly Indian, ek too twlna, Prudence end Feticnre, te Join tbelr Tribe. Th Iwlm novo both mi time nnd nlad tlmre an "aqua." Too Ge-Hawk cirrus rod. la an accident la Donald, tba clown. A ertoiu Ulneea follow, and tho lie-Hawk hi half-mourning (nil from Aanl Hal lle'e violet Ira Jackal) lo allow their aym pel by. FortnnetWr, Donald recover nnd n party It siren In hi honor. Afterward Jack invite all th Tribe to hb homa for dinner. Th took Ja anrprtaed n well a Mr. CarroU and hb) caret, nnd the dinner I rliantd about to meet th taate af th children. Tba Go-Hawka are mm what ah, o Jack and tba older men do moaS of th talklaf. NOW OO ON WITH THB ITORT. - (Continued from last Sunday.) Upon Jack and the older men fell the burden of conversation. The twins thought of something to say, and Donald from force of habit re marked that he really liked brown bread better than he did white. Fat gazed yearningly at his empty lem onade glass, wondering if he dared ask for , more. He whispered the longing to Napoleon, who was nurs ing a similar yearning, and, thus en couraged, . the .latter immediately asked Bones to ask Ginger, to ask Squint to ask Wiggles to tell Jack that Fat wanted some lemonade "awful bad" if there was any. The result was that all the glasses were refilled; then Donald wondered if two .glasses of lemonade would hurt his milk and Prudence whis pered warningly, "Don't be objection ing to things 'cause you're out to dinner and it isn't polite!" At these words Donald braced up and hastily drank his ' lemonade as though he feared it might be taken from him. The dinner was over and opinions as to its success were varied. Mary glanced regretfully at the luscious steak that was returned to the ice chest and vowe.d that if that boy were hers he should receive a good thrashing for "bringing all those dirty younguns into the house." "There ain't no sense to it," she said to herself over and over, and de clared if she hadn't been there ever since Jack was born that she wouldn't stay another hour in the house. "And then to have Jack say tha he did it to please me me," she muttered with offended dignity. "Strange ideas gome folks have about pleasing. lie sha'n't have a single cookie tomor rowed." After she viewed the bath room and viewed the finger marks, and towels thrown everywhere, rojLUY; COOK, BOOK,' I had three of the girls in for luncheon yesterday and then we all went to the "movies to see Mary Pickford in "Little Lord Fauntle roy." 0,tie thing I had for lunch eon I will tell you about, as mother said it tasted fine. Scalloped Salmon. One good-sized Can of salmon or one pint of ary cooked fish,, one cupful of white sauce, one cupful of bread crumbs. Butter a baking dish; put in a layer of fish, then crumbs; sprinkle with salt and pep ner and dot the crumbs with butter; then put a layer of white sauce. Con tinue this way until the dish is full and be sure to have your crumbs on top. Dot with butter and put in the oven and brown for 20 minutes. White Sauce. One and one-half tablespoonfuls of flour, one tableshoonful of butter, one cupful of milk, one-half tea spoonful of salt, pinch of pepper. Melt butter, add flour" to it, then milk. Cook in double boiler until it begins to thicken. . J I- hope you have good luck when you try this recipe. With love, POLLY. The Princess. Dear Happy: Once upon a time there lived a king who had a daugh ter whom Jie worshipped. One day a war came on and the enemy won. The nurse told the little girt to go and run away or the enemy' would kill her. Now this little" girl always had a light that looked like a star on her forehead and wherever she went no animal or no one could hurt her. So she went out into the deep woods. It grew dark and she flay down to sleep. The birds brought her food. Thus she lived until one day a group of horsemen came through the woods and it was the little princess' father. He had been searching all over for her. He looked in the woods and found his daughter. He then took her home and they lived happy ever after. I wish some of the Go-Hawks would write to me for I am a new member. I am 13 years old and in the Seventh grade. Grace Flint, Box 226, North Platte, Neb, A New GolHawk. Dear Hapoy: I would like to join i the Go-Hawk Happy Tribe. Enclos j tng a 2-cent stamp for a badge. I j am 8 years old and I am in the fifth grade. My teacher's name is Mrs. Eckleen. Our school lets out May 19 with a picnic. Yours as a j new Go-Hawk member. Blanied Nelson, Colon, Neb. Weather Forecast. Rote Petal Shower All Week in Happyland c Tk Ai-mnft Jack's chances for cookies for sev eral days were indeed slight As for the guests, it was the first really fashionable dinner the majori ty had attended. Their shyness, never very pronounced at other times, led them to make their exit directly after leaving the table. Their comments were many and original as they scampered home in the twi light "I wish't folks would give more dinner parties," quoth Piggy, " 'cause at other folks' dinners a feller can have all he wants to eat an he can't always at. home." . ' "It's so perfectly stylish to be out to dinner, just as if you were grown up. I wanted to talk more at the table, but Aunt Sallie said we'd bet ter not say much of anything and then we'd be sure not to say any thing we ought not to," remarked Prudence. (Copyrltht by David McKay. All rlcht roerved. Printed by permlaelon and pe dal arransement with David McKay Pub lishing Company.) (Continued Next Sunday.) The Lover Twins Join the Teenic , Weenie Boy Scouts. The Teenie Weenies have a rule in their little community which the big folks would do well to adopt. Every Teenie Weenie boy and girl is made to join. the Teenie Weenie Bov a.nd Girl Scouts. When they are old -enough to understand '. they J are taken out into the woods,, where they live , for several weeks each summer, and they are taught how to take care of themselves in the forest. It was decided that the Lovsr twins were old enough-to take up their training in -woodcraft, so they were told to make ready for their entrance into the order of Tennie Weenie Boy Scouts. Mrs. Lover and the Lady of Fashion made the two little . fellows each a suit of Scout clothes and the Old Sc'dicr hammered their tiny axes out of the heads of two carpet tacks. He also made them two little hunting knives and each one a pack to carry his belongings in.. The Indian was to take the little fellows . into the woods and the twins could hardly wait for the time to start. Mrs. Lover wanted her children to have every comfort on ; the trip, so she prepared surh a c i of things it would have taken one : of the trucks to carrv it all. There 1 'r 1 " with their tiny axes, and they mrsro By piuy swiPRCl Long legs, crooked thigs. Little head and no eyes. What am I? Answer A pair of tongs. Why is the sun like a good loaf of bread? Answer Because It is light whea it risea. . Why is a water lily like a whale? Answer Because it comes to the surface to blow. . Another Way to Ba a Good Go-Hawk In care or in -public places a good Go-Hawk does jiot allow1 either elderly,, people or women to stand. He should offer his seat promptly ' and cheerfully with a pleasant speech, such as, "Have this seat, please," or "Please be seated," or "Let me stand." So, remember this way to be a good Go-Hawk. were four nightshirts . apiece, six towels apiece, four changes of un derwear for each, a bathrobe apiece, four pairs of stockings each, four shirts apiece, an extra pair of shoes each, bedroom slippers arid many more things. The poor Indian Was quite excited when he saw this pile of clothes, for he would , have . to carry :most of the baggage and they had a long ways to go. "One towel apiece heap enough," cried the Indian. "Wash towel out when get dirty and dry in sun. Two pair socks enough. One cake soap too much." . "Yes, the India is"yfght," ; said the' General, who saw Mrs. Lover did not agree with the Indian. "They will have all their food and blankets to carry, as well as their pots and kettles." ' After a great deal of argument the Indian finally had his way and only the most necessary things were chosen. When the little party was ready to start off it was plainly seefl that they could not have car ried another thing. The Indian car ried most of the load, while each of the twins carried his sweater, ax, coat and blanket. After much weeping and kissing on the part of Mrs. Lover the three set off early the next morning toward the bis woods. .The first night the 4 u IMPLZm By EMILIE BLACKMORE STAPP and ELEANOR CAMERON. Good morning, children I Since this is the first Sunday in June, the curtain will rise on a new play in the Fairy Grotto. You have learned to love the little plays, written spe cially for you, and the Happy Forest is just the place for a Fairy, Grotto. As you know, Jelf the Love Elf, takes part in every play. Our new play is called "JUNE BUG POLICEMEN" Aplay in one act and one scene. " 'V CHARACTERS. JIMMY and BOBBT....Boy of T and S MOTHER Olrl of 14 CATHARINE.. Little ltr of the boy, S JELV (Lov Kit f Happy For eat Boy of T or t QUKEN OF THB 1P1REFLIK8 : Girl of S or IS FIREFLY FARIES....Nln clrla of T or I KINO OF THB JUNE BUGS. ...Boy of It JUNE! BUG POLICEMEN Biz chubby llttl boya of 1 Indian made a camp beside the little creek which ran out of the wood. He made a bed of dry moss and soft dandelion down under a big mullen leaf, and after the twins had eaten the tired little fellows soon rolled up in their tiny blankets and in spite of the loud cries of the crickets they quickly fell asleep. It was just getting light the next morning when the Indian routed the twins out, and after they had washed themselves in the clean creek water they sat down , to breakfast The Indian baked 'delicious pancakes, which he served , with wonderful svruo. "Where did you get th good syruD? asked Terry, one of the twins. "Me get head of white clover," answered the Indian as he skillfully fliDDed a cake in the tiny frying pan, "Next me pull out little white flow ers and' squeeze out honey in pan. Then me put over fire and cook down a little and me have syrup. After breakfast the three travelers set out for the woods, where they arrived early in the afternoon. The Indian set to work at once patting up a shelter, which he built out -of Doles and bark. The camp was made next to the big stone, on a eleanj dry, sandy beach of the creek. 1 he twins helped to cut the poles, for the shelter gam- ered dry moss for the bed, while the Indian tied the frame of the shelter securely with tough grass blades. "Me want shtlter strong," said the Indian, and the little fellow certainly made it strong, for it held the weight of the ground robin, who perched on it occasionally when he visited camp. There were plenty of wild straw berries near by. deliciously sweet and the little campers ate nearly a whole berry at each meal. After the twins had rested for a couple of days the Indian set to work teaching the little fellows the m-ny wonderful things about the woods. , CnnrrUht JlH. TIME Late afternoon In June, ,' PLACE The Happy Forest STORY OF THE PLAY Two little brothers, Bobby and Jimmy, go into the woods to play. While climbing trees they yield to the temptation of stealing two birds' nests, much to the sorrow of the mother bird,! who do their best to save the precious eggs. Instead of ( going home as they should, the boys stayed in the woods till dark, and, lying down to rest, fell asleep. They were discovered by the Firefly Fariea and their Queen, , then by the J' a Policemen, who nunish tin hem. Jelf, the Love Elf of the Happy ' Forest comes just in time to restore the nests to the poor mother birds before the boys' own mother come to find them. She shows them by. her own worry over thern how much , grief they have caused the mother ' birds also. - ' CHARACTERS and COSTUMES. -JIMMY and BOBBY Overalli, , straw hats that arc tpan and some what worn. MOTHER OF BOYS Gingham dress, apron, sunbonnet. ' CATHARINE Rompers. ' ' . - JELF Elfin suit of gold satine, shoes of same material, with turned-- up toes and attached to the bottom j ot close fitting ankle lengtn trousers, : peaked cap with gold pompon, flute i attached to belt, and carries gold wand.' FIREFLY FARIES Dresses of dark brown satine or cheese cloth, with yellow aprons worn behind. Ma':e dresses sack shaped not too wide gathered at knees, slightly gathered at waist and neck. Head covering fastened to dress in manner of rain cap. Make cap as close fitting 'as possible. Yellow apron should be fastened at waist and tapering at bottom, dark brown stockings and slippers. If liked, may add reddish brown wings with bright orange lin ing. Sprinkle gold dust over wings. QUEEN OF THE FIREFLIES Should wear 'the same costume as her Faries. Wear either a gold crown or band of gold about head and carry ' a gold wand. M C JUNE BUGS Suits of brown iatine,, made like rompers, but not drawn' in at the waist. Back of cos tume well stuffed out,- bottom brought in at the knees, cap jaN tached and plain, close fitting around face, stuffed out slightly at back, over eyes two small horns or pincers, , made of pasteboard covered with black and stand up at head, KING OF THE JUNE' BUGS- Same costume, vwith addition of a, crown and wand. PROPERTIES. Magie wand for Jelf. ': Gold wands for King and Queen. Bird whistles to imitate songs o( birds. " , 1 Two birds' nests, birds' eggs. Flute for Jelf. Flashlights for Firefly Fariea, ' (Continued Next . Sunday.) A Seventh Grader. Dear Happy: This is my first let ter that I have sent you. I am send ing a 2-cent stamp for, a badge. I read the Happy Land page every Sunday and I am very interested m reading the stories and letters, v I am going to school now and I am in the seventh grade. Our school will not be out until May 17. There are seven of us in our fam ily. I have three brothers and one sister. My sister's name is Ida, and my brother's names are Royal, Claude and David, I must close now as my letter is getting long. Yvonne Elda Lawton, Aged .12, 1 Spurgin, Colo. , - Wants Letters. C Dear Happy: I am 11 years old and in the sixth grade at the Sacred ... Heart school. I like your stories and letters very much and I am sending a 2 cent stamp for a Go-Hawk but ton. I have a poodle dog. I wish some of. the members of the Go Hawks would like to me. I would be very glad to answer. Alleen Delaney, age 11, 2226 Spencer St.r Omaha, Neb. ' ' Coupon for ' HAPPY TRIBE V Every boy and girl reader Of this paper who wishes to join the Go-Hawka Happy Tribe,. of which " James Whitcomb Riley was the First Bier Chief, can secure his official t Dunon ry rwt stamo with ' your. ing a 2-cent name,, age and address with this coupon. Address your letter to "Happy," care thfs paper. 'Over 60,000 members I . MOTTO 1 "To Make the World a Hap pier Place." PLEDGE, "I promise to help someone every day. I will try to protect the birds and all dumb animals.