TIIE OMAHA SUNDAY BEX: AUGUST 13. 1911.
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HE tuim tor king and queen Lav begun to cj&e in. Th ttry
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ftnt vote wa sect from former kits of the Busy Eea. Ar
thur Xuci of FretnoEt. who, a most of you know, waa on of
our ruler from Juiil-t tmtil May. Tie Children' pare editor
111 be glad to hav the Bees state, when they send their vote,
wiy tier like the letter of one particular bey and on par
Busy Bees Visiting in Sweden
This is fhe Day We Cglehraie
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ticular girl better than those cf the otter bore and girl. This
w enable the editor to tell ha: kind cf reading the Beet prefer.
A umber of Interesting' personal let-.rn were received by th editor
last L One wa a thz.k-rou" note from an Ccili prise winner who
been writing Interesting accourta cf trir which she ha takes with a
Nature stuiy class to which the belongs. This class stni:e.t the flowers and
bird and trees is and around Omaha under the direction of one of the pub
lic school teacher. Tb Idea cf a Nature stuJy cii-E would be a rood one
tor other Busy Bees who enjoy Nature, to follow.
The editor wa obliged to withhold one ef laat week' letter from pub
lication today because he felt that it waa cot original. The editor of th
axtltle wEJ notice the absence of the letter. The editor wUl be clad to hear
trca th Busy Be regarding It..
To the 1UU girl who write from Chair on.. Neb., asking to join Ue
Busy Bees, we g3v hearty welcome. The hlv never get so full but what
w can. max room for another Bee.
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SUNDAY,
Auffust 13, 1911
THE?E
ARE PinP.m JNGRID ANT' VERNT'N FAKI'WAl.l. CH1LPREN OF MR AND MRS FRITZ SAXPWAU. WHO
RCEKTLT WERE ABROAD AND W ROTE FITH IVTEP.EFTJNG LETTERS KR"M P1FFFREVT FXjREJGK PLACES
TO THEIR FRIEXI'S. THE BrfT BEES THET ARE I'RESSED IN COSTUMES 'VkTilCU IHI WORE TR"H1L
THET WERE IN TH-E NORTHERN PART OF SWEDEN.
SOU
Xy Trip to So&Ui Dakota.
Ruth KWLSd. A IS Twn,
&&ajr Clcraet, Omaha, Neti.
Ca True wr.)
sunmar a Uuie wfeU after ecbool
let out papa bad to go to ftouth TJakxt
cm buatawM. o be took jot with blm.
We left Omaha at l it BunOar aTternoos
and our train waa due In Norfolk Junction
at ? JC o'clock, but becauae of a botbox we
OA not sat there till I:1S a dock. Then
we took a oarryU to Norfolk, which waa
two or three zollee from the Junc-Qoa. It
beini too lata to ret anrthtng to eat at the
hotel, we went to a cafe and ate our eop
Imr tad thea to the hotel, where we aiayed
ever cirht.
Toe next morning we took a train far
Dailaa, 1. IX W paaead through over
twenty email towna. mop pin only a few
entnutse at eaoh etatlac We yeeawd
throuah a larr 0taa Quarrr (babr mous
talsa they locked like) and aaw many dif
ferent kinds and eolara
There waa a dark brown atone that waa
ao soft that you oould oar your name in
tt aa eaar aa you oaa tn wood. There waa
alao a hcht etona that waa ee hard that
they bad So uae areat TnartilTina te cut it
Into blooka . We alao rrrinfl the Qkbara
fiver and finally arrived at aUae at SIS
O'clock. W thee went to a restaurant
mxta pot our lunca, aa xne xrani tna not
nop et any sxatlon on the way for lunch.
Papa'a kuiisMi waa in Lamro, 6. end
aa thera wea ne railroad ooanectkin he
twaen the two towna pa wred an auto
tnohlla. On our way to Lajnre it waa almost all
rdllng- prairie tth a lltUa Indian enttle
tnent bera and there, for there la an Indian
reeerretlan In South Tjekota. We also
saw many oowboys and areat berda of cat
tle, eheep and haraea 1
We made the thirty xiulee in an hour, ao
you can imacina bow faat we were galti.
One day it bappenad that I waa the only
one in the hotel. I wea reading, a book and
was eo greatly Interested that I did not
bear an T"",r man and a equaw w:th a
papocee oome in. I did not know they were
Tbere until I beard aomrbody grunting. I
looked up and there steading by me waa a
big Indian man and a aquaw wtth a papooee.
The man waa dreaed in crtiaen clotnea,
but the eouaw end papoose were dreaaed up
in blankets with two breoeteta on one arm
and three on the other, with several strlnga
of heada around her neck. The men oould
peak broken Engliah. but the ecuaw oould
dot apeak a word. '
The maa told me that he wentad to eee
the hotel clerk, but as he wea not in they
went away.
maa that I knew who bved acroaa the
SRreet aaw the whole affair and he came
ever and told me If I expected to stay out
there very lemg I muan't be afraid of the
Indiana Be aald there were a whole lot
of there yuat coming Into town and he
would take me dowe te eee them, eo I
Wasn't afraid of the Indiana after that.
oond Prise )
A Home-Kade Care.
y Arthur Uaaon. Aad It XSX North Ire
tng Street. Fremont, Neb. Red ebda.
It was rotting quite laie at night when
X. Vslte lAeialr ea oae elaa ef the
paper only aad asmbar the pagea.
a Tree ea and ink, not peaoil.
a, Shan and painted enmiee win
ho rreem pxefezenee. Se not nse
eee IM wseea.
4. Original asoxlea or leasees emly
era be use.
a Wxlae pear aaae. age aad
st Usees e the Sop of the firs pare.
rtxa aad eeooag pruee of books
wCI be given tar the best ewe ooa
tzlbaoons te thai page each week.
aa ewwiwnioaaoee te
ft
Oaska,
four at tat darnded to Alg a cava. It
te be about fifty feet eeuta of the creak.
It was getting te be o'clock when we
started wtth our lunch, pick and shovels
for the oseek.
We had te waik two aulas to gat te the
plaoe, Jy brother ajod one of Che boys
took the pick, while the other boy aad
myself took abovmla.
It waa shout noon when we finished, eo
we ate dinner. After taking a swim ws
went back and finished aetone flreplaoa
After that we znede a cupboard. We
made four eupa out ef wood, aleo four
spoona
Pour yeare later I went back and found
a family of mloe In it.
CBoDorabla Kentloev)
lattre Study.
By Camilla Edholm. Aged Teara. US
South Thirty -Birth Street.
Blue Blde.
Nert In up we went to Florence, eeversj
mare girls having entered the claaa
The first thing we studied wae eand
pile, which we learned waa made from
rotted gmnite. We found elx klnda of
pobbiea. granite pebblee, green horn pee
blea. agate pohhtea, quarts pebhlaa. lave
petiblee and Jasper.
We went nearer the wahar thia time to
find fossils and found Quanxlee. sandetone
ouaitx&e, Dakota sanflatone. Penneylrania
Hit cl i me. winged brachiopod and epciige
For the ninth and laat leeeon, on July
9 we went te Xamwood park again.
After baaing our pictures taken and see
ing a aoUectlon of birds' eggs which my
farher mads when a boy we went to the
park.
Klaa Wood divided the claaa to two porta
The yoongwst glria were told te find a
wend that wwuld make a graoeful picture
and when tbry did Mlae Wood ahuaed
them bow to make blue print.
In the meantime the other girls were
hunting aO the waeda they knew and were
writing about them In thetr natoooka, tak
ing a eampie of earn weed along.
Eku-h drrialoa had a turn to do both
things.
I think we had more fun there thaa at
any other leaaon.
In all we have found aixty-ene kinds of
planta twenty-two vaneuee of tetrda. eight
een twrta of trer and nineteen diflemii
foaails aad etonea
I hope that we may have a nature study
elass another year with atiss Emily Wood
for teacher.
1 Wren.
By Lepha Elodrett. Aged 11 Teara. Dallas,
Ore. Red Side.
Once eom birds built a nest over our
kitchen door. Other bird had built their
nest there laat year, so they had a kx of
work te do.
At first they earned aucks out of the
laat year's nest. Then they carried in
Ucka They were very bucy. By and by
the nest was done.
I went up in the attic nearly every day.
One day I went up there and tbere were
four little egg.
When the little birds hatched they were
very ugtj-, but they got quite pretty when
they grew older.
The old birds worked very hard trying to
feed their four licue onea.. They grew eery
fast. And by and by they flew aeuy.
A TSrv Bury Bee.
Dear Editor; I am not a Junior, but
would like to be ana We do not take The
Omaha Bee. but one of my friends doaa If
you will let Join you and be a Junior, I
will be very grateful to you tor your klnd
neea. I would try to read The Bee for my
friend takes It aad If I may be a junior I
vQ try to write eome aatistactary storlea
for your story page. Very truly yours,
ELIZABETH SPARKS..
Box 1, Chart ron, Neh.
Calif ornia.
By Edward G White. Ard 10 Tears, 3146
Cedar Street. San Inego. Cal.
I came to California four yeara ago from
Grand Island. Neb. Flret we came to
Riverside. Cal. We moved to San Mego
one month ago. From our bouse we can
eee the ehips come into the bay from the
Pacific ocean, and see them go out. too.
Up under the roof of our house la a bkrd'a
neat. I take pleasure in telling you about
the bird. Every morning the mother goes
away and comes back with something In
ber mouth and glvea It to the young
birds, and they chirp for more. This
morning the young birds were learning to
fly. they Boon learned to fly and flew
away. The neat Is brown and looks as if
tt was made of clay, there is a little hole
in it near the top of the nest.
Better Thaa a Bit of Bread.
By Myrtle Rlekkotter. Aged U Teara.
Gretna. Neh Blue Bide.
Once upon e time there waa a little girl
named Sally Qrovea, erhoae father had juat
bought her a pair of red ehoea
Sally thought It very kind of him to do
eo, but abe thought It would be much
nloer if there were yellow strings Is the
shoes.
She went te the store and bought aome
yellow strings and put' them In the shoes,
then she went to show her mamma She
aatd that with red string they looked
much neater and prettier.
Sally had always been taught to obey
ber parents without remonstrance, ao she
drew the yellow atrlnga out with Just a
little algh and put tn the red ones.
Juat thea the door bell rang and Sally
went to open the floor. There stood an
old man with a wooden leg leaning on a
cane. He said he had not had acy break
fact that morning and was very hungry,
so he would like a bit of bread.
Sally pushed the yellow etringa into his
hand and said they were better than a bit
of bread and cloaed the door in hia faoa.
The old man went away, wishing she had
given him something te eat.
In those days the people wore clogs In
stead of ahaea It had rained the night be
fore and the atpeets were very muddy.
Aonaas the street was a woman whose clog
wea broken aad she did net like to erase
the BneL The old man aaw her and he
went over and told her he oould fix her
cleg. So he knelt down and with the yel
low etnngs fastened it together. '
While, be knelt she watched him. Hia
clothe were old. but dean, ao ahe gave
him a place aa gardener at ber home, and
it was net long until he had a great deal
ef money.
Tou may be sure he often called on little
Sally, for the yellow atrlnga were much
better than a bit of bread.
"Thank Tob" Sote.
Dear Editor I want to thank you for the
nloe books you eent me tor priaea
I have nearly fintehad raerttng ""Perter of
Happiness
New Amsterdam" arid 1 enjoy it greatly. I
am going to take "sly Advice Book" to
New Tor and eak my people to write in tt.
1 am ao glad I received a prise for one of
my stories last Sunday, I have never re
ceived any prises before I began to write
about nature study.
Will you please send it to me in care of
nry great-grandfather. General Alexander
Shaler, at Ridgefield, N. J., as I am going
there very Boon.
Hoping you will have cool weather the
rest of the aummer in Omaha, I am. youra
aincernly, "-AMILLA EDBOUK.
Horseback Biding.
Py Cora May Kerilne Aged 2 Tears.
Gillette, Wyo.
Oik upon a time there was a little girl
named Clara She was yeara old. She
a! weye wanted to rid horseback, but her
mother and father were afraid to let her.
But one day ber father let ber ride an old
bore that he thought was gentle.
Clara and ho- friend Haxel (who had
never ridden in her life) started. Hasel
said get-up and ao did Clara. Clara's horse
was larger than HaseTe. so it oould go
faster.
The horses started to run and Basel fell
ofl. but Clara hung on till the horse went
around a oorner and then she fell oft, too.
Clara did not get hurt, but Easel did.
They both found that they could not rifle.
It broke them of ever wanting to ride
again.
A
UTILE Child In summer rwtxig
Sang, oh. bo merrily"!
A little bird above her sat.
A-eixLgi&f In a tree.
A little Cricket in the grass
Sent forth hi cheery note:
And to the heaven blue above
Their music tweet did float.
And. each was happy in hi way.
The Child, Insect and Bird;
And true It is that God above
Their happy voice heard.
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My Pet Baccoczl
By George Lauhscber. Aged 22 Tears.
Rufua Ore.
I live dova on the river bartons in an
orchard and a have a pet raccoon.
The way I got it was by trapping. I
caught an old raccoon and kept her all
winter and In the spring she had some
young reacoona. I kept one tor a pet and
old all the rest.
I had him on a long chain and a swivel
tied to a tree and one night he tore loose
and went up in the cliffs and stayed one
night. I set a trap for him and sure waa I
to catch him. I tied him up good and fed
hire fiah and meat, bread and fruit.
When turned loose he kills the fowls and
eats the eggs.
It Is very fond of ahellfish. Oysters are
a specie dainty, as are mussels and clame
It opens oysters with wonderful BteirL
Beetles, inquisitive and prying it as a
most mischievous beat wheie farm yards
and poultry are within reach.
A Boy Scott Camp.
Bv Ralth Cohn. Arffl S 1
lax Park Ave.. Red Bide
I think all the readers of this story
would Eke to go camping, aad 2 know
eome have not had the opportunity aad
maybe eome do not know what a camp la.
ao I will tan them, far I bad an ex-
Name and AdcVesa.
Peter Andersen, 3204 Maple St
HaroH Allen. Ii.14 Indiana Ave
Myrtle Anderson, 1105 South Twenty-e'.gttb Pt . . .
Margaret Brennan, 1738 South Seventeenth Bt....
Harvey Collins, 2SS& South Eleventh St
Lucy Domberfer, TO South Nineteenth St.......
Roth F. Droi.de, 1616 South Eighth St
Percy FleiBcbel, 1 102 Wirt 8t
Beanie Farbell, 60s North Sixteenth St
George Ferris, 1201 Pacific St.
Lncile Fellman, 1006 Arbor St
Harry Grobeck, 1T0B Vn Camp Ave..............
Louise GuiBotte. Forty-sixth St. and Ames Ave....
Norman C. Ganlt, SS02 North Twenty-fourth St...
Carrie Gardiner. IP 08 Charles St
Velma Gardner, 20RJ North Twenty-fifth Bt. .......
George Hansen, 4410 Pierce St
Harry A. Harris. 2011 Charles St. . ........ .
Tbornald Henderson, S108 Maple St. . . . . ....... . . .
Mildred Holsten, 1611 Dorcas St
Helen Hamernick, SE28 North Twenty-seventh Ave..
Gerard Hodges, 2620 South Fortieth St.... . .
Helen Hoagland, 1460 Fowler Ave. ... .
Frances M. Hamahan, 1129 Bancroft St. ......-.-.
ClareDce Hanson, 49 Pine St
Walma Hoffman. 1S10 South Tenth St .
Helen Johnson, 102S North Thirty-eighth 9t..M.
Amy C Jensen, Thirty-eighth and'Jordon St...
Walter Johnson, 2527 Keea St . . . .
Stella J. Keartey, 211 S Franklin St. . .to .
Anna Kahn, 925 North Twenty-seventh St...
Henry S. King, 111 North Twenty-tfth St
Herbert Larson, 2701 LemviwoTth St.
Walter Llctert, 4S15 Charles gf m, ,-,-n - ,
Loralne Start. 2 SIS North Fifteenth St , ..
Edith Matthew. 261 B North Nineteenth St.,
Margaret Mc.Elligott, S017 Oak St. ........ ......
Clarence L. Maxtaon, 2 616 Leavenworth St.
James Miller, 2S19 Leavenworth St.. ........ .. . .
Margaret E. Miller, 212S Mason St. ...... .... M
Era M. McCracken, 8Cr9 North Twenty-third St......
Alice M. Nelsen, 2221 Spalding St
Carla M. NorwalL 644 Bancroft St .
Charles Pnla. 24)22 North Eighteenth Et. ...
Earl Ryan, 616 South Fifteenth St
Sigrid .Sandwnn. SI 6 North Thirty-fourth St.-..-i..
Jack Summers, 2624 Dewey Ave......
Harold Sawyer. 967 North Twenty-slrth St
Mary Tlmberland, 2026 Larimore Ave
Lucy Tarf screw tl. 220 South Twenty-fifth St..,
George E. Vawtee, 4L2S Grant St. ...... .
Ethel Valentine, 1S0S California St.
Harold Whitney. 2-414 North Twenty-eighth St..-.
Esther G. Windle, 2215 Dodge St.............
EvereU Welsh, 2220 North Twenty-fourth St
Robert Wood, 221 North Twenty-second St .
Emerson Westgate, 452 4 Charles St
Harold Walker, 1414 North Twenty -fourth St....
School. Tear.
Howard Kennedy. .19( 2
Kellom X..1904
Park -,.lft
St. Joseph
Bancroft 196
Leavenworth ....199
Lincoln .....1905
Lothrop ........ .1902
Case ..........1904
Pacific .......1900
Bancroft ......199
High .. 192
Central Park....l904
Hi-h ......... .192
K ell 3m -.1901
Saratoga .......1904
Beals ....1697
Kellom 1S9 8
Howard Kennedy.. 1904
Castellar ...... 1900
Miller Park. .....1901
Windsor ...... 1 904
Monmouth Park..l&9g
St. Patrick. ...... 1R97
Beals ....1902
Comenius .. ....1902
Franklin ......1691
Windsor . 1 S St S
Mason . . . 1SS5
Franklin .r --- ia
Kellom V.....1S98
Central ..O.190J
.Mason 3E96
. Walnut H2H....1695
.Lake v.... .1904
.Lake ...lfrS
fc Windsor
. Mason ....... 1697
.Park . 1195
Park .. .......TSOS
.Kellom .......1904
.Druid Hill.....l0
.High .........1694
.Lake ........... lJT) 2
.Leavenworth .....1696
.Webster .......1697
.High ..........1696
.Kellom 1904
High ....194
. Im. Conception.... 19 8
.Clifton Hill.... 1906
. Cass .197
. Howard Kennedy. .1697
.Central .........195
.Lothrop ......1904
.High ........192
.Walnut Hill.... .196
.Kellom 1904
One Friday Troop I of the Boy Snoots
of America ffor that la the troop to Which
I beksigl, met and started out for camp at
JO a. m. Each boy had a blanket, quilt
and other camp neoessartea. Three had
been brought te be taken out Wednesday
and were taken to ctmf grounds Thuraday
morntng.
There were four each in two of the tenia
and five In the other two. making eighteen
boya. then there was Mr Milton Living
ston, assistant acfaoolmaatrr. and Rabbi
Cohn, scoutmaster.
When we got there, there were only two
tents up. one the headquarters, the other
the kitchen.
When we arrived we put up out tents
and put them in order.
We arrived at t.10 a. m. and found It a
beautiful place covered with wild rosea aad
ahady trees This farm la four miles west
of Dodge street aad is owned by Mr.
Famswcirth.
When meal time came a boy blew the
bugle and the boys got in line with their
cups aad plates, spoons, forks, etc.. and
marched down to the kltchenn where their
cups were f.Iled with coffee, mlik or wafer
and aome food put on their piste: then
they went into the dinmg room tent and
ate.
In the morning we were up early and
aaw the sun rise, which is very pretty.
Fun day morning it was enperial!y beauti-
ful. A storm caused ua to wake aa early
as 1 eo a m.
During the dsy there were games, mostly
baaebali. In tha evening the boys made a
circle and told stories, then they played
"rushing the guarda" which lasted till
after U o'clock.
A camp does not seem so much fun when
you hear about it as when you are In
camp aad I hope all that can will have
the pleasure of camp.
Funic.
By Mary Donnelly, Aged f Teara, IU
Locust Street, Omaha
I once had a little drg and her name
was Fannie. She was a nir-e little dog.
She used to do ao many moe tricaa. Wa
would hold up a handkerchief and aba
woUd grab it and run away with it arid
we would play with her. e had lota of
fun with her. On day she lullowed a
wagon and an eutomohile ran over her.
When Pugie Ran Away
r
rDGIES real, dignlfie
PI was Paul. Paul Granger. But
I owing te the tact of his being
very pjump u usjij , um -
called Pudgle. Aad ever after
ha had reached tha groat eg of
T years his "t" aad papa etlO called
him Pudgia, although at aoaoul his boy
frSBBd- oalled him Pudge aad hia girl
friend tad the teacher called nun Paul.
Fat ur Pudgia. rather, for that la the
lami e aha!) give bun In thia story had
tio I thars or aattara therefore was an
only hild. Aad aometlmaa be waa a
hau jr only child, too. His mother was
o id to bun thai often be did not
roe . what tt meant te have a good borne.
Ua aa ao used to baring everything be
ws 4 that be had never Imagined what
tt sant sot te be ae wall off. But one
As there came a change Pudgie edded
h aatsd err Vr g which he ahould not
h wanted, and whap hia mamma aaid
aad shook ber bead emphatically, be
t n te cry and te kick has beals on the
1 r and te behave tn a naught- manner.
jsoqiumtly Mrs. Granger gave him tha
stchoeoded apar.kmg, loft bun in his room
elans te t"1 ever the naugbrtnaae of hia
w ays. and went out ot the house aad etoene
lows.
Hardly had bis mother gone bra Pudgie
at up aad dried bis eyes and begaa snak
14 ugly plana Ha would rua away, that a
what he would do. Hie father aad another
Wb.j4 foal very badly mtmm they cams
boo aad found ne little boy there.
Pudgie got his boat bat aad ahnee aad
i4 ya iea aUi-ped. l pst lavU
-WHAT- TOrst NAMET EI AKlTRTi
door so that the housemaid, who was busy
cleaning windows is the truot at the bouse,
would not oos kira. He raa off towards
tnag aUaaw arte at root where evwr ae many
dirty children played la alleys and unoo
caipted ooliara all day. PWpe bad oftaa
felt a yea i ill isg te ge there aad to get ae
ajualntad with those children, for they had
ao snook bberty. ao Pudgia thought. Tbey
aiw had te he careful of their clothes.
tar tbor wore ragged. Urty
hardly srboJe enough te
very warm and tired when at last he
reached the street of aoualar. He ait' a
group of dirty children, piaylng marbles in
a narrow area between two tumble-down
bousea He Joined the group, and the
children stopped their play to look at him.
One boy evidently the leader of the band
got up aad approached Puugie. "Wat's
your namrT' he eased
"Paul Granger." informed Puugie.
A roar of laughter followed thia and
Pudgia turned rod.
"Say, kids, look 'im over," said the leaner.
"Ala l ha a dear little doll-baby? Goe:
Lookio at his necktie ails an a beaut."
Pudgle began to feel uneasy. But he had
rua aaay from home, ao it behooved him
to find another plaoe to live. Aad he had
no other place, than thia dirty street, in
mind He knew he would not be safe
titan disaovery were be to go to the home
of any of hia trianda So be had sought
out this miserable plaoe. But be biid to
leara something about it before he realired
bow miserable It waa. and, by comiiarla.n.
how happy and perfectly aplendid his own
beautiful bonSe waa
"Wkur'd you oume fmmT' a red-haired
girl aakad- Then, of a e"rtfl-n Pudgie
fOLd hi ma ii f surrounded by the dirty
children, and the leader made bold te grab
at hie necktie "Say. kid. Ill take 'e
if yea float mind.-. And before Pudgie
could Bay aa. hia tie had bean tors front
has neck- Thaa another hoy fA he
would like ta transfer Pudgie cuff but
tons tsocD hie eufts te hie oera filthy
pocket, aad ehd 'ao without ceremony.
Pudgrie atrugglod te keep hia pretty gold
himneie. but hat atrugglo was weak and ot
ae avail. Thaa the children set ta work
te rob -him of iiuj Lhmg mevaiue that be
wave. Pudgie begaa te fight ta a feeble,
atvr-rl rT. aA "- i"iB. '1 tha o
of his lungs Hi cries brought no one
save other dirty children to the etene.
And the little robbers only jelled loudly
in order to drown Pu&gie's cries. They pre
tended to be playing a noisy game, pudgie
at iat gat e up. and staoc slill. allowing
them te pull off his hat. his collar, his twit
and bioWe. Then he wa throsn to the
ground and his shoes and buk kings w ere
removed.
"These shoes are mine." declared a
beavy-led little urhin, about k years old.
"And the socks, too."
"No they re not. kidao," said the leader
of the band. Everything on Vina kid be
lunas to me. Git t me them shoes."
Then a running tight ensued, and the
giria and other boys toua aid,, f.f hung for
tneir chosen cosUiatants yuai.it was tor
gotten. He jumped to his feet, wiped the
oirt aad aai.es from his fax aad looked
around The enure crovd of dirt chUuien
were naif a tuoca aaay, runciag and
acres miTig aad figttmg. pulung Puigie a
clothing, each trying to get posseaalon of
garments and ehoea. Pudgie watched thaxa
Juat a moment. Thea he turned and fled,
going home taster than be bad ever trav
eled by foot before. Hia home waa about
fifteen blocks diarant, but Puflgi covered
the distance ta abort time, panung and
red in the faoa Aa be dashed lata the
Irving room be beard his mother -'""g
down the ataira:
Bridget, have yos seen Pudgie? Hew
not at hie lenra oca- ss be aaywhare up
talra I've looasd everywhere tor him."
"Xo'm, I halo t oaaa Maatar Paul
Lewsyl Mjw. Granger, hara s hlastar Paul
lookia' cvesy. U e ail to.a te puacwa. Muat
have beea as oiaoeaoMis erroca."
Pudgia raa past Bridget and up the ataira
- Zet. ino LA mother ' arms, BnOi-t Lot
his hurt t.-ia break All naughtiness had
been thruM out of hi:r. by his ti.inenoe.
He w as i ;o haipy tor win ds to be home
again, and with his hid dear, beautiful,
good mother. Then, replying to his
mo'. her s anuous m guinea. Pucgte told the
story of his naughtmess, pleading guilty to
every filing of meanness which had poa
sesbed t.im. And his mamma. Juat like
your mamnia. sat down and talked te him
a ter. very long umc just as your dear,
wm mamma would ta:k to you in aurh
a case. And aXua u was oter, Puugie put
his arms about her neck and t i.1 her
aad said.
"Dear, good mamma, oh. 1 do love yoa
and papa very dearly. Ai,d I do jote my
home, and the cat and kittens, and Bridget,
aad the pup. and .aid th gardener and
and everything. I lot e to be cieaa. Oh.
it a aaful to be with dirty, mean children.
They juat f.gnt aad tear one clotnea off.
But, my beat hut. manna Ana rr.y giui
ciSi buttona Ihey're tuut"
"The prtoe my little boy had to pay tar
running away." aaid Mra Granger in low
tones. "We always hate to pay and
oeariy, too, for any act of naughtiness, my
boy. Ah. there comes papa. We'll hat a te
tell him all about thia very, very serious
Bitiuf. He will put the police on the
track ot the bad boya"
"Aad will they have te pay for their
naughtiness, tue. mamma ?
"Tea. Indeed, dear, every evil act baa ta
be paid for, and eoarly."
"Well, I'll never, never rua away again.
Oh, it waa terrible, mamma," Aad Pudgie.
acarred about face and hands, aad one
eye slightly biacaened, went aioa-l out te
meet hia father. And never till that minute
did be roaiisa bow happy hie home waa.
Busy Bee Joy Rider
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