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HE Busy Bees must not be dtsarpc-fnted If they do not see their stories
in print the week they send them In, Jor often we receive more
stories than we can print and so we save them for some time
later. If they have followed the rules they are never thrown away.
One of the new Busy Bees who won a prise a few weeks ago sent In
a etory this week which was written on both sides of the paper and two other
children did the same thing. Now, the printers never turn a page over, so you
see they would get only half of the story. Some of the Busy Beos have written
to ask the age limit, which Is 14 years. Several former Busy Bees have for
gotten the age limit and have sent in their stories after they were 16 years of
age, and we are sorry, but but we cannot use the stories.
The prizes were won this week by Ruth Manning of Wesslngton Springs,
S. t., on the Blue side, and Claire Roth, Grand Island, Neb., on the Red side.
Honorable mention was given to Letha Larkln of Norfolk, Neb., on the Blue
side.
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Miss Helden said that Dorothy Langdon was well she told her mother how she be-
had told her about Eugenia's bravery and cam 11L After Uiat Adcle'a favorite friends,
aha waa proud to have auch a girl In her Janet War and Mabel Eaton, had nothing
classes. , agali'St her, for never, again did alie talk
To the surprise of the class every one of "Mother's foolish fears."
In the Eighth grade graduated and It was
a very proud class that entered high.
school.
Discontented.
The Children's Story Teller.
By Dulcle Squlcr, Aged 12 Years, Silver
Creek, neo.
aha went In. Mary did not like church a
all. After that Mary never pouted about
going to Sunday school.
How Harry Learned a Lesson
By A u (runt Raahe, Aged 10 Teara, 20
North Nineteenth Avenue, Omaha. Red.
Once there waa a little boy named
Harry, who waa In the habit of catch-
of VArv v,itthv nnrnfa TIam. la a iwppF.
By Eleanor Mtllor Aged 12 Tears. Mai- tempered child, with long golden hair and
Harry. Donald and Bess are the children "'" "iwpuuin on ...- g
His parents tried to break him of It,
but ha said: "It does not hurt them, foi
they ara so small."
One day he was laying In the hammock
.nri fall aaU.n II. I X .
could not find anything to please them, r ' " it. x.,1 i . x
x, a -ii ,x.. bl ry. He had, dreamt ha was a beetle
blue eyes. She llkea to make other people
happy, ao she . had thought of giving a
party In honor of Harry and Donald, who
The illustrated rebus last week was "Bob's father was a shoemaker with
a wooden leg, and all the children laughed at him and his shoeless peg." Cor
rect answers were sent in by Louise Bailey, 2407 North Twenty-second street;
Mabel Prosser, 4731 North Forty-first street, and Marie Sander of Papillion,
Neb.
RULES FOR YOUNG WRITERS
Several Busy Bees have written that they have received a number of
, postal cards from the other Busy Bees and that they are going to answer them.
There are Borne new names this week for the Hat which now includes Claire
Roth, 605 West Koenig, Grand Island, Neb.; Mae Grunke, West Point, Nefc.;
Eloie Stastny, Wilber, Neb.; Kathryne Mellor, Malvern, Ia.r Ethel Mulholland,
Malvern, la., P. O. box 71; Milton Selzer, Nebraska City; Harry Crawford,
Nebraska City; Edythe Kreltz, Lexington, Neb.; Eleanor Mellor, Malvern, la.;
Ruth Robertson, Manilla. Ia.; Earl Perkins. Reddington, Neb.; Emma Mar
quardt. Fifth street and Madison avenue, Norfolk, Neb.; Emma Carrathers,
2211 North Twenty-fifth street. Omaha; Ada Morris. 3424 Franklin street,
Omaha; Clara Miller. Utica, Neb.; Emma Kostal, 1516 O street. South Omaha;
Florence Pettijohn. Long Pine, Neb.; Ethel Reed. Fremont. Neb.; Madge L.
Daniels. Ord. Neb.; Irene Reynolds, kittle 'Sioux, la.; Alta Wilken. Waco,
Neb.; Alice Temple, Lexington, Neb.; Eunice Bode, Falls City, Neb.; Jean De
Long, Alnsworth, Neb.; Mildred Robertson, Manilla, la., Louise Reeds, 2609
North Nineteenth avenue, Omaha; Gail Howard, 4722 Capitol avenue, Omaha
Edna Behling, York. Neb.; Estelle McDonald. Lyons. Neh t,h0 tt,
David City, Neb.; Vera Cheney, Creighton. Neb.: Fay.Wrieht. Fifth and n.ii t
streets, Fremont, Neb.; Ruth Ashby, Fairmont, Neb.; Maurice Johnson, 1027 lowers and
locust street, Omaha; Lotta Woods, Pawnee City. Neb.; Pauline Parks,' York, Would 8teaI
., u.0O nines, i.yons, xn6d.; wuida Lundburg, Fremont, Neb.; Edna Enis
1. Write plainly on one aid of the
paper only and number the pages,
a. Use pea and Ink, not panoll
8. Short and pointed articles will
be given preference. Xo net use aver
860 words.
4. Original stories or letters only
will be used.
5. Write your name, age and ad
dress at the top of the first page.
First and second prises of books
will be glren for the best iwi con
tribution to this page each week.
Address all communications to
CKILEBEIt'B DIFAJBTlilXITT,
Omaha Bee.
the date. The time came at last, each
fairy Was dressed In the most beautiful
robe It had. Fireflies lit up the grounds
and everything waa splendid.
The next night the 1aiy fairy came onj
Uncle Jack," rang the children's voices,
as they cajne tripping in the room where
their uncle was rending, "Please tell us a
stDry that will make us feol scared, before
we have to go to bsd."
"Well, children, get up close to me and
I mill tell you an adventure 1 had In
llaaVi
"All Hght." said Will. th.,ngert he thought of hi. dr.am and so broks
.t.:s iHTiiru an vi lueir melius, mnu mejr . . , .... - . , .
... n . a x I nd ""meone had picked him up and tried
to pull off one of hla legs. Oh( but how
It did hnrtl Kn aver .ft., k. wa .
VHT WrVtMnf,.r"dy t0 C,m' "?.d"vUr abut t Pull off tha legs of an Insect
on the boys and surprise them. While
could go to one of their friends' home to
spend the evening, but their mother said
rubbing Its eyes. When It got to the place ice houses, I heard a loud howling near . "ZJl ..
who was nearly asleep.
"Now, as I waa In one of those little .
himself of this bad habit.
It found no one there. All of a sudden
a fairy sprang up In front of It and said:
Lesy fairy, you're too late,
The banquet Is all over,
Now your penance you can take
For sleeping all day In the clover.
At 7:.K) In rushed the little party and the
boys were very much surprised. But
Harry and Donald were not In a good
mood, and were discontented with every
thing and everyone. Everyone aoon went
How Johnny Joined the Busy
Bees
By Walter Thrane, Aged 19 Years, E-lj
South Twenty-fourth Are. ,Red.
Onca there was a Ilttle boy named
Johnny. One day Johnny's father bought
(Honorable Mention.)
Obedience
(First Prize.)
The Busy Bees
By Ruth Manning, Wesslngton Springs, S.
1). Blue.
Once upon a, time there was
hive of Busy Bees. There was scarcely presently found herself in a lighted room.
a drone in all. But at that time there was with a large platform. There was a tlnk
also a very wicked fairy who had more lln of bells, when two flocks cf white
power even than the Queen of the Busy doves flew out and each one carried a let
Bees. The name of this wicked fairy was ter ln Its mouth. One flock's letters
Prickrythlstle. He was auch a nuisance Pe,t Happy" In large letters. The other
the busy bees. He would tear the tocV letters spelt "Unhappy" in largo,
He mack letters. The happy flock flew to
me. I listened a whlla and It became
closer and louder. I thought that I had
better go and see what It was, so got down
on my hands and knees and crawled out
of the loW door. In the back yard I saw
a large and hungry looking white bear."
"Oh," rang the children's voices. "I
know you were scared."
"I crawled back in the hut and got my
By Letha I.arkln, Aged 14 Years, South BDear and tr,ed to kl" him, but I didn't
Sixth Street, Norfolk, Neb. Blue. succeed the first time, but the next time
"Bessie, come here, I want you," said I killed him. I skinned him and when I
her mother. Bessie was - fascinated In a came back to America I brought It with By Elisabeth Rough. Aged 13 Years, Ne-
miry eiory, ana saia: "An rignt, me, ana mis is the rug now that we are . nawka. Neb. Blue.
mamma," but it waa Bessie's way; she sitting on." I am now 4 years old and still feel all
never came when she waa called, but al- "Good," said the children. right. r
ways came too late. "Now, little ones, run to bed: Will I. I had three brothers and sisters, and . . 5 : . . " .
R.l ,nn Worn. .-.I . A t ., . ,. . . ,X. T .... . x.x.. u.-.. - Wllicn fit OBQ DOITOWea.
.- h,-,ij .. ..... . . , . , . . ' When Johnny became a man he was Ver
nun, my luuiiior anu nanaea 10 a. woman, ,, , .
, . . rich and was a great writer. He supported
who gave my mother a m stress some . .... . " ...
home saying they wished they could cure ths Omaha 8unday Bee. Johnny was look
them of being so discontented all the time lng at the paper and saw ths Busy Bees'
and so making themselves miserable to Owa Pag. Ha waa reading It when lit
everyone. ' saw ln one corner the rules for writers.
Johnny went to his neighbor and asked for
soma paper, for he did not have any, and
wrote. "How Busy Bees Should Work,"
and got first prise. He wrote many tunes,
lie got first prise several times.
One day his father gave him cents.
Johnny paid his neighbor for ths paper
The Life of a Canary Bird
happy near dreamland to read any more. Bhe story for tomorrow.'
The children all scampered off to bed,
each one saying, "Good night, Unole Jack."
111 Try
Alice's Easter Lilies
By Ethel Reed, Aged 13 Years.
Neb.
This Is what a girl always said
Fremont,
She
money.
I was put Into a cage and a paper put
around It and taken tc the home of a
woman, which was an old maid, and she By Charlotte R. Boggs, Aged IS Years. 231
hung my cage upon the wall. South Fifteenth Btreet, Linoola. Red.
She took pretty good care of me for five Allc tma boms from Sunday school
months and then I was given to a dear 'e1'"" very happy, for with her ahe had
little girl and she cared for me splend41y two ' Bhe put them tn a vase,
for three yeara and six months snd then Wnen no finished her dinner she went to
fla,t0-,n' Neb-' A1,ce 0ra88meyer, 1546 C street. Lincoln. Neb.; Juanita Innes.
2769 Fort street. Omaha: Manrnrifa nfi,inm.- .
sw, Gothenburg, Neb.
The Magic Stump
By Hand Walker.
take fell their honev
me honev from th hive mt dosbib bhi una iney orusnea kent n m nrt "Wli lh'. . ui ihr.'.
night. At last the beea became tlrei nf tnelr 80ft wings against her face and a. wav."
this thieving. As they could not catch Bhowed f friendship, while the un- Bo it happened one day Kllsabeth, for rmlC woman came and got me and took tho vaw of ,llles' hesitated, then wrapped
Prickrythlstle they became discontented nappy Il0CK rlew 10 otner children In the that was her name, was washing dlahes, to her hom- lnem m BUa paper ana went out- AIout
and Would not work, no matter what the "dlence wn "e unhappy. fop B,ie waa poor and had tQ he) when She cared for me poorly for two months, f'v minutes later she knocked at a little
queen said. Bessie saw her name on a blackboard a sudden, prolonged ring of the door bell and M 1 did no' k her. I would not hed- Her knock was answered by a weak
So the queen bethought herself and went ' " f?.aa: Beaai hPPr. but die- mado hpr ,tart. In a her mothor She then took me back ln disgust -m "" Bhe entered and put ths flow-
called her. TOtiBhoth fmmH .chnni lu t.iiie une near nuie giru. "" ' u,
to a nowerriii witch "wii.i .h.n t obedient.'
she asked. "I would rather be a human m("e f!0. Ut . no teacher at the door. The teacher wanted
than be in mv r.lc nw f ,ock ,etters "Pelt "Obedient" and the hAr ,y, h, h . ,Q ,
When they got there the teacher took a
than be in my place now,'
'You can do nothing," answered the
witch. "But I will do something for you.
1 will change you and all your bees into
A
LONG time ago there dwelt and her husband were breakfasting on hTqueen V.ghtedW eek, burned with shme. She g
In a land beyond the seas broiled wild duck, tender oat cakes and m ' lon breath' for there was her own t
an old coude that were chlM. h
less. They were much disliked with home-made wine. Wenk o.n '"T.hen back to your h,v nd flnd face
In their community for their were eating their breakfast of . . tne chlldrcn. the witch, waving "Ohl'
wicKeaness and cruelty to chll- ridge snd skimmed rrlllk.).
other "Disobedient."
The disobedient flock flew toward Bes
sie, flapping their wings against her face.
which stung terribly. while Bessie
one
dove brushlnar Its nnft wlnira .V.in.t t. "ave
note from her desk and told Elizabeth
to read It What do you suppose she
read? Of course 'you don't know so I'll
tell you. A few weeks before the school
musical entertainment No ona m tnre et 1 m h"PPT.
As soon as I reached the room I went Thank you ever so much, Alice," said
right to singing, for I was happy to be E"y "but won't you come In?"
back again. The young woman was not "N' 1 can't," said Alice, "but I ara
so disgusted then, for she saw it was Pleased that you Ilka the lilies."
mostly her fault that I did not sing very
mTuch- t fc Out Camping
Vh-,: Tt J 6 By Lydi Thompson, Aged 13 Years, WIs-
coarse por- , nesuie, Dreainiessiy.
xnr queen uianKeo. ner ana she patted her dove and said:
were employed to vnrv trr . . .'
ih..- ln yu Prerer the company mrrv rhu.ir.n
Then
who had a beautiful voice agreed to try. Heidi and the Bed HOOd
You are 8he thousht ,ne cu'dn't ut tried and By Ruth Manning, Aged 12 Years. Wea-
urn wno worked for them. Among the "n . . wnen "na cam to where her hive had my obedient dove and I want tn hi,, succeeded. A rich man who nappenea to sington Springs. S. D. Blue.
'oung man that vn,, w.,7k Bne rouna m lu placB a crowd of you." among me auaience looaea picasea
young who
them were their little gra.idnephew and of the
agea, respectively, 9
ner. Neb. Red.
We went out camping last year in June.
We went about three miles from town, by
the Elkhom river. We had three tents, a
kitchen, dining room and bedroom.
There were about fourteen girls, besides
servants to that of your venerable
Heidi was a little Swiss girl who. with
Bessie never dlsobeved after tw T when he heard Elisabeth. He thought the her father, had just oorae to America. two srown-up people. We went fishing snd
r.A ii i. ...j .... ' -mis ia now me Busv Beea that ril, don't think ah. vnnM i.v. v.- song cnarmmg. er momer naa died ln Bwltaerland. Hep "" "'""ia y- o uw rampure
.These little kinsfolk were orphans, their the old woman ITh- . I 1.7 "tories for The Omaha Sunday Bee came either, do you? ' Elisabeth had wanted to take vocal les- father, full of grief and longing for his eV8,Y nlht, where we would sit and tell
parents having died several years before Ingly in poor little Henkn's f. "beaten- lnto cx,.tence . Borj, Blnce Bhe wa8 a mera chlI(1. No vlf0i had ,eft h, naUv, country ghost stories.
this story opens. As the parents were verv -v . . . o race. , tii.i m j. . wonder she thought herself asleep when crossed tha ocean. One day we went to the river and there
poor, and there were no other relatives 'th.w f . V ,mPudence to (ba t i -tUgeme S lemptatlOn she read this note. Heidi was fond of red and almost al- "w chained to a tree nearby. We
save the old uncle and aunt, of whom I biJ .i t , U8' though he and voecono. frise.) By RUth Ashby, Aged 1 Shears, Fairmont To Elisabeth Denham: Having heard you ways dressed ln red. The only fabric she "ot ,n nd be'lln having some fun. when
, have Just spoken, the w-. ki. . 7 s.. nave ?een mad' servants of," - lne LaZV FaiTV t Neh. Blue. .! at the entertainment and also your 'did not have that waa nnt rd ... . all at once the boat began to tip and I
iinnthk.i. . . ..." Pul ,n ne irate TId uncle.- "Bah. isn't It n riair. t,v, a . ' . . . The Ela-hth arada f th. rwnnin. ... t . nKor n-v,,- v,.. , . . - , inmn.ii n, .nn.nir. ;
their deathbeds to leave their little
nn i ......
and daiighter to the care f Vh . Za ?V? "e tnankless children Island. Neb. Red.
couple, who proVnlsed the dying parents you without ivi k i, :hrust upon A ,on t,me a- wh fairies were still Miss Helden always gave such hard ex- hopes for vocal lessons. Hoping to make of her wish, for he had shut himself ln his "rday. We all came back In a wagon. We
tnat they would take the little fatherless nasty Insults? Rh ' ' . existence, a band of fairies camped mB lna ffreat many feared they could you happy I send thi note, respectfully library since her mother died and hardly "ad a very nice time coming Into town.
ana motherless ones to their own hnm. m -i. . " ' " . . " "wlr ""lui stream. The bank noi graauaie.
and be kind to them. eduitln h.m - x... "" ... ".. " """ "a .ne"w ' this stream was the home of the fairies.
school was preparing for its examinations, lng I'll try. So I send J500 for the long hood. She did not like to tell iher father We only stayed from Wednesday to Sat-
they would tw. ' . V " . auc
..x.., " ""'"""" nuiiBT Ban, It s too much for hu- down nnnr X..ifi .i..
flf thin Dfrnam tli. 1 ,
ruuy and loving them as thoueh th. nm .i.x .x. ...:." ' . ' ino Jueen or the fairies decided to have
them, educating them care- bear.
grand banquet the following week.
All the fairies worked very bard but
One day, about a week before the ex
ams, Eugenie Norton forgot her arithmetic.
Miss Helden lent her a desk copy. .
Eugonie had had a very hard time to
yours.
MR. 3, D. MINOT.
one. This ona thought It waa not vnrth keep ud with her class and
were their very own flesh and blood. servant,, you w.h7x. .!.,
But scarcely had they' reached their the menials but ahull r .. x.xin .h.
own home-a fine estate of mnv x,.. pen where the .r. i," , . "..ll one- TnJ" one thought It
dreds of acres of tilled land. n im and there your m.l. m.v ... . a ' wnlle to work 80 hard a wek and have certain not to get through
forests-when they put the little strand, an old stump. Now. have you anvthlnt uat one "'eht's celebration. So It slept She waa turning back ln her book
... ..w, u, imnie nenKO, and the little B'-
rnnunieco, Dy name Sena, nut
Mother's Foolish Fears
By Lulu Mae Coe. Aged IS Years, Florence,
xx eD. niue.
ever come out when Heidi waa there. Thla year we girls are going camping again
One day Heidi was in the attic of the big about .the last part of June.
to
nouse she aved in. She saw. In a dark
duaty corner, a little trunk and Immediately
went to it and opened It. What do you
if went outdo, nut of a warm uppose met her eyes? A beautiful, soft
house, In winter, mother would say. "Put red 5! Her eaer hand clasped the
your coat on." Adcle ' would laugh. Her
soft folds snd then she had It on her head.
My Baby Brother
By Roy Faverty, Aged 10 Years, 21 SO South
Forty-sixth Street, Omaha. Red.
I have a very mischievous brother that la
a year and a half old. Mamma gives him
In the
all day In fields of clover while the others .look up a rule when she saw a problem , ' .,k,. a she ran down stairs she met her father, a scolding and a spanking. He pulls the
nrl,.J ..,...,.. . - , ... . . 'I """ "-v"B -nr. . . ... ......... , vii.i .v.. ,xi. J -I 1 .X.
"Only that my slater and I shall obey- ' .
.v, wet-us mat threat, your orders, unci. " ..lit Ui,i.n xi.
.. t v. 1 ..... - - r . i n nn m' r, . 1. 1 . ir. . m t . . n ...
.i.c eruin. JU aav lonir. hene.th ,. race rill.XInar nl.x ,i .. .i ";, nu lino uiiD waa io see iinru 11 waa lor CAjeenie to keen l. n. . x...
burning sun. did Henko and Sena work. "We shall go behind the goat pen tomor-- , ?ah bIade of rraM ln certaln P,ot her y" ott the Problems which were nrjidg went for s short trip. One day dur- b "P'a'ned, "please put It back."
pulling tho lusty weeds from th. .i..x- row for our m..i. .i contained a pearly dewdron every morn- marked all along the oaa-e. . .x .j.,. j A disappointed look came to Heidi's face,
horn soil. And at night their little back. "Yes. and you'll' ba aorrv .nx ,n' On the way home Eugenie took a round. a, x ....i ..w - .a,A "IMd yu want darlingr' he asked. Then
marked with a long No. 1 and marked "For Rvnnld excent she was alwavs talklnr When ho Baw her h "ered a sharp cry, , dishes off the table and plays ln ths water
hth xlnai t",t" -d " "Hhhdd!"..TV cau8ht hw ,n h'8 rras and t:Ler lh6 paper" " that, papa cannot
How hard It was for Eugenie to keen n. m wln vr, mi xf.. 'obbed. "It waa your mother's hood, dear," read them. i
and srms ached so that they wept silently you have insulted your foator parents" The W talry torsot a" about this, about way to walk with many of ths girls. "I will take' off this heavy dresa and Dut or"Bh,n" her to hlm- he addod, "If you
In fh.lr Ml.ii.aU. I i . . . i . .... ' Tin , Xa " tl.i i . ii.. . . . l.T j . , ... . ... " v. - a u will n. cnr.fiil nt If M. X.... 1,
will be careful of it, you may have it."
"Oh, thank you." cried Heidi, Joyfully.
He has a Teddy bear and a doll which
he plays with and pulls teddy's eara. He
has a little red chair, and he will rive
Teddy a whipping like "mamma gives him
and then aets Teddy down and tells him to
be good. He Is always pulling down coats
and everything.
" wB, ior mey had UKi oia aunt, drinking off a pint ,7 .... .1, imieu logemer ju.i .now i won i pass m arithmetic," 0n a thin one." That afternoon about 3
never beenn made to suffer that wav he. of wine to quiet her feellmra. " her fairies to Inquire about It Of said Kathryne. .. . ..J,.. .
Wt. hi ."hTV the" fThVnIM1t'n0rn,n,rHenk0anaBenaent "Vh"' ,a4ry r" n0t ther' " . Nr X' eh0"1 O "d Mar- cam. time for dismissal It was so cold that Ct '" 7 seen than ""Va.' rosy red chk. and is big and
rZlr own . f xd, V 'UCh iZ7 ' ? TW of lh' IU' a" i V.Z T? Vlr'M ,h pnbably woulan,t " th. homeward walk she had a chill, but "idenuria afU When you carry him. It make, you
' but It tx! P ha bee" y poor' fP r' Pe"i ' Dia th"e ln th8 . the queen found out whom It be- either. ,n. dl1 not know lt. whe 8he got to her Men CUrI ' think you are carrying a sack of flour.
.7. Jil tMme,-toii. J d6,eP wood a d tump of enormous loned to and thought of a good way to Eugenie and Margarita Pearson were home ahe was so cold that she went im- . I like him very well; he kisses mo a
. Tx 1 ,f thiT "ttla one"' f'rcumfer9nc9' " had doubtieas been left Punish It walking along and Eugenie told her about mediately to bed. ' Ernest's Nuffffet thousand times a day. He Is going to bed
S hilly ' ' PWer l mak9 greaterpari oTn. fS Ta' "LhT' t?fc,Cm' "P1- "' Esenie, how go6d you In a few day. Mr. and Mrs. Reynold, cams By Ruth Nelson, Aged 10 Year.. Burwell. a"d so am t
tnem nappy. reater part of its giant trunk had been 'venlng, but as everything was ready they a," laid Margarita. "I know I could snd found their daughter very Idw with a Neb Blue ' ' I
car fTh. WiT ,!enk nd 8en -at down o t.' araah.'sM i' aT .l " "Jfx' MW w,thtana tht temptation." fever. It wa. a struggle, but she got well. Erne.t was a little boy' of 6 year, and Uving in the Forest
came from their closet like rnnm. tn. w. OOWI " the graa. beside the stuuiD And this Is why: They all knew that the That aft.rr.nnn mi.. um.. x. . .. x . n. ... .... . s
... and awAlt.fl fx.i. x.A.x... . , t , , , j.uv vlm iUa viu. inio uoi- inuiiiar never aaia a wora ""i in uouniry, -ahutmub. no baiu. n Mabel Prnwr Acimi S Tm .131 Krtrth
mTnln. tn..y.rT01'! "w that "ought to thS i ad fai ' W" "'ng K' they ChWgcA W PvJ to be very easy, nor asked how she became 111. When she "can I go and wade in the utile brook?" Forty"flt SUeet aRe'l North
backyard with" the" other' mea,, .'" worked kitchen menfal She Sed Zo da". Is too deep." said Mrs. Before w. cam. to Omaha w. lived in
...i- oacayara wiui the other servants. J...J" dm leicneo two ; , .. n u RI. v. ... ... v, ila ,v,. ,.i, ti-i .. w. ..,
"".n U.nv.:e'.! i ust Th. usual akTmmed" milTlZt !!",a,0.kln trard.1the !UmP ' w'th onM e orphan, and that you are not their wicked scheme of starving and rcb
the nrex.no . . - " - '""'" uiuk ana por. rtrfin.n tnr x. x. .....i.. .. .... .T . . . . . "V ""
Of their very severe unci, .nn rn.. T" . "agt nad dohtless been denied them by " , .J' ! ' ilaa K,nuiy ny your uncie ana aunt, blng Innocent children? No, they must
mis bit of news was i
me eniidren. for while In
vi incir wry severe uncle and crosa, Irrl- .x T
table aunt they could not eat with any r Uncle 'nd aunt
ii.w . i. . mny ThanklnH1 th. nnn 1,11.1..
rBiiBii inn spare, coarse meals set
them. And when told that they
in ruiure eat with the servai
backyard they felt very glad o
pect or getting sway from the
able company of their old anil
klpsfolk. and Henko, forgetful of hlmneif tn ,leld ' sheer exhaustion.
smiled as he said: As they sat consoling eacn other a low
"Thank you
kindness tn allow!
share the met
... i crj si.ci o ao so. w" ones, ao not take fright" said
"Glad to do so? no I hear my own the vole. "But If you are ahunger and
ears rightly V And the old aunt sprang sthirst Just press your thumbs against a
from her chair, almost choking on the bit of loose bark .that grow, on the side
..m ii.(7 sruuea rowi, as or mia stump and you'll be fed.
come from there.
aid: As they sat consoling eacn other a low x . inucoinsT tne. piece 01 woman
unci, and aunt, for your voice .poke to them from .ome nearby ".h!h hlTTZ T T, "
llowlng ..ter and m. to though thy could not designate the heM " .th' h ,0"e t bark " '
tl. of th. other servants. P'"'. tor there was no p.raon In sight. T x U'H abUt t0 oft "x
ery glad to do so." "Uttl. ones, do not take fright" said Plea8B' brother. prens your thumb on It." that n,
mark. "But you can get your Ilttle spade the northern part of Wisconsin. We lived
end go and dig ln the sand If you. want to." in the forest One day we were playing
"Thank you. mamma, I will,'.' said Ernest, by a brook, trying to catch trout. Then
They are very wicked people, and w. be put out of the way. else they will ruin nd away ne ran- H du"" untn be ,truck Helen fell Into th brook. We had a hard
getting her out and when we came
we had to change eur clothes. At
just before I went to bed I heard a
not at all Ilk. a mouse's nibble.
louder. W. ran down stairs and we
the door snd saw a bis norcuolne.
paring for th. supper of the old man and InvUibla fairy .aid was true, and th.v tnat Jrrn,'l..a "ol qult" und"tand " W. called nana: he came and we found
'But let us try touching the piece of woman. The fowl thus touched by her bade her good morning after thanking her K., JlThvLi, the porouplne in a tub. In the morning I
u., um wo r, ,,... ni.na for the most enjoyable breakfast. "We must v,rnt,mt fnr n mnr. nllt rilnnln.
tomachs will refuse food for a fort- be off to the fields." said Henko. "OihBr- .. . ... "
. . . . fc A, . , io sua papa. u emu, do my preny atone.
After that they will be so weak wte we should love to remain with you a pana'"
long as you would care to entertain ur ciax took It and examined It cloeelv.
"Tk VAlna M Al f-
- aiu iu utrnm our mumm zairies n&va aerinod t hat t hlr iiv ariBll th nnt ri t.t. swihciihiih uru. ( tim
UT I ll4v!4Cll Kin lOr inS , . . - " " s.ww v wa. ' w v juuug AMID- ... ... . . ...... '
"""r" bread and water, Henko and Sena ate P ' whispered Sena, not last much longer. They are a menace folk, but of their poor, helpless hirelings. un' wnat prel,y "lon' na cnea' 1 11 home
. ... . Dunn we ao so. oromerT' in mnii n.nni. Th nitr.at ix.i. r-i .m . , as. so ana snow n 10 my mamma. nix
... , . , " .ii ix, iiiirir neari.. very neaw In- .. ..' nui uwj win ici iuiiikih. Aiier iiini. mey ..... , ....
: " '' W,B deed. How could1 they work after .uch wonuorrul that a voice should servant, and those who fall Into their may go a. hungry a. do their poor .er- rnving inere ne saw .omeinuig ne nevernlbD,,t
w ' cuma irom mai a&cn irumn?" anir.i vipnirn nnwaw nn i4A. . xyritui. i ucrsj vim ma uwtr utiLta wiiiio v..
frt(, urctuwiiuxi mm a crust and a cut at ... . v w at' vui vtms ana mrcu wuriium. - T . iLJ dui
water T Thev frl t,., ,a 71 BU" 100 mucn niyBtined to think ot food to touch a duck which the cook, are pre- Henko and Sena realised that what the "no lrerau""":. " wtt" ay,n ra"n .
ana anna.
aw a deer.
no amount of nourishment can help
fx M W I vv l
Iffnkrt slirrA.x1 tn Hrt b:i-i Ck n,4 t sv l xi v cvo iViom u 11 r Thaw n:Ml wauban ami 1tA
amasement the stump opened like a great although they will have the daintiest of .'.TouI1 f,nd the labor tha fleld very Md'ereaVbfore" Wrth
door a. soon as they pressed their thumbs food about them In abundance." Kht touav, promised the voice. "And you There was more and Mr Clark Is now
against the bit of loose ' bark. "Ah, my The voice ceased sneaking and Henko shall h. ua vmir tnoulpi with ma till t h a tnrt sIK. aanln
she gave vent to her anger.' (Whlla shs Then the voice was silent H.nkn .nn "U1 one'' Just 8tep down talr" Pr- and Sena wondered still more at It know- night has expired. After that you will .
vmi, A.cu.v tUU t.V. r,f hr.Blifa.t tt I. .11 ,.ll. Hln. I . . . i. . . . . , . .. ... . .
. ... nil. mi.. ,B ,,uw iiin.1 t.iun iruni to invisiuie corns inio your own-ins nroaa acres 01 TTfT, Tt. T-n,- tj.. nh .
,- ' and hot and fresh-for you." fairy. your ancestors. This grand estate is your. " aJ US UOo3 naVe 6n0rt
f j&yf y" fi yf 10 Val d'd Henk0 and Bena look 'or "Oh, that you might do something for hy blood right Bee to It that you axe more . NOSeS
. ..i.D. .-.u vim was UBf" Bftid Bena her voice full of sadness. " wno are at your mercy man By Ulllan Wirt. Age 9 years. 4138 Caaa
be seen. Tliey stepped down a flight of !( we could get away from our cruel ljava th two who now occupy and Street, Omaha. Blue.
stairs, beautifully carpeted. When about ten kinsfolk, we'd work without complaint for '"Joy It" A long time ago pug dogs did not have
feet below the earth's surface they saw a our dally bread." "Ah,' good fairy, If we ever come Into short noses, but they were nice and long.
brilliant light gleaming from an open door. .. ,tnA .i-, ,... ,, ... . po.sei.sion of thin dear old estate we shall Well, ona day (when there was a famine
Illustrated Rebus
TX-ni.irX II. I- rf.,... .1..... 11. J . .11
; : ""' no away from our wicked old uncle and
fear. They found themselves In a spacious ur(rftd H,nk ,enal pu, t
room, filled with sweetest perfume and n, .iter's .'
flowers. A table was spread for two. As ..Tott . h4V. M these grand acres,
Henko and Sena stood looking about them vou wlI, u. tn. work peop,. rUfhtly."
ln admiring wonder the vole, that had in ,x. vln. ..Vn.., m vm.fniir -hii
never abuse our privileges," promised through the land and every one was starv-
Henko. lng) Prince Pug went out in search of food.
"Indeed, we .hall take the greatest pleas- While he waa searching it began to rain
ure in helping the poor," said Sena In a very hard. Pug didn't want te spoil his
ton. full of emotion. "And now farewell nice new coat, so h. found shelter In a
till tonight, dear fairy." cava near by, but he did not know that it
spoken to them from the stump again not b, her. to rob .nd x... thelr , That day-and for two whole weeks fol- was a bear a cave.
AA l .x.i 1,01 " 10nS tO rOD ana leal tnelr lQWlnB-fh w.n. In th. wli.r. ITinkn Whll. h. mmm trvlnr tn Inn nlc. nl..
and Sena worked simply came out of the to lie down, in came Mr. Bruin! He, too.
Bounded ln their ears.
"Sit down and eat to your satisfaction,
my little ones."
HcnUo and Sena did a. told, and had
working folk and servant. Tou two little
one. are their only, heir., and you will
aoon come Into possession of a rich In
heritance. After th. duck that 1. now
soon finished a most appetising br.akfaat; being prepared In the kitchen for the table
in.iaci, me nnesi on. they ctd ever en- of your uncle snd aunt has been eaten
Joyed. A. they were about to ri. from by them you will see how truly I have
tne table the voice again addressed them: spoken."
"I am an invisible fairy, sod I dwell "But." snd Henke paused a. he .poke
here boneatn the .tump of a old tre. hesltatlngly-"won't that be wicked to
In whose branches dwelt my ancestors, make them ao ill that they can't eat and
After the tree had been cut down I could thus cause their death?" He asked the
not give up the old spot, so made for .n..,in nt x. inuuixi. f.ira
myself this llttla abode beneath my old
friend. I can become vlulble at time., but
never by daylight Only on moonlight
"Ah, no, Indeed, my dear little man,'
assured the voice.
couple
ground of themselves, and the little work- had been out In search of food. Prince
era found the labor turned Into play. And Bug was frightened nearly eut of hi. wits
the old uncle and sunt really turned very and began to run, but bruin succeeded In
ill after feasting tooo heartily on a fine big snapping Pug's noae off.
duck, and their stomachs refused food ever And ever sine, that pug dog. have had
afterward. And in horrible fits of rage short noses.
against their little grandnlece and grand-
nephew the old couple who had lived auch . M&rv'S LeSSOn
wicked lives passed away of starvation, . , . .r ,.
th. ..m txin.. ,huu ' ., ,. By Genevieve IJeh, Aged I Tears, 802 North
the very thing they were inflicting upon Tenth Bt. Red.
those helpleas ones In their power. one Sunday morning Mary did not wan
And Henko and Sena came into posses- to go to Sunday school. Her father said.
tun oi me line oia estate, setting apart a
"Mnrtf whv nn vml nnt U'!nh tn haI" Murv
You see. the old great part of It for the failles, and urn- nn -t..,., x... i..,.m ........
have been robblna and abUMlnv tectlnr th. maviii .tum. ,xn...i. . . . . ' . .. .
nUhta can I tuk. nn th. fnr. nf . x, ... - " - . 7' 7 " " -wouia you rainer go nuiugr saia ner
beln, .nn .n .7. . ".x. x . J, JT" 'reuJ'' r ' alamond. and pearl.. And father. "Of cour.e I would," exclaimed
-ii .w uuia you. iney are woraina vou.io aeain an waa naDDineaa nn .n..n nk.. .x.. j . ....
man eye. Dwelling here with me beneath
this magic stump are ten of tha greatest
SHSJ FETCHED- TWO MUGS OP WATER AND TWO BITSOP BTALB BREAD.
blng you. They are working you. to death all was happines. and good cheer on tha Mary. H.r father ordered th. carriage to
without rewarding you for your labor, land, for Henko and Bena grew Into mo.t be brought at once.
They treat you cruelly. They hata vou areneroua man .nd mnm.n a . ... ..
f .trl.. In ..I.. .nn. .... i,-- . - ' ' ' ., vuiuij llieir IV WM lltt OUHU jr KllliUI HI11B, Q .l.T
IvJr ml. , i .7 7 f ' becaue 'ou youn d taDoeent They worker, as their equal, and loving them as did not think a thing of church. Mary wa.
over man. be&Bt and the elements. I
have just discovered that you two little
wish to starve and work you to death, fully as they were loved by ail who knew thinking of something pleasant then, and
"gni "w """ C"T did aot think of that being a church U
.us a
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