THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: MARCH 10, 1918. lip ag-fip The (kmk mj Little Hmay "-Ssr a SHE - The Scarecrow Takes Time to Think By FRANK BAUM. UTT SEEMS O ME" began the I Scarecrow when all were again assembled in the throne room, "thatr -ther girl Vfinjur is quite right in claiming to be Queen. And if she is right, theft I am wrong, and we .ba.ve.jjp business. Jobeoccupiing her palace;-a't:,i. ;. ",; "But you were the King until she came," said" the Woggle-Bug, strut ting up and down, with his hands in, ijis pockets; "so'tt appears to me that she is the ihte'rloperinstead of you." "Especially as-'we have just -conquered her and put her to flight," -added the Pumpkinhead, as he raised "his hands to turn his face toward the Scarecrow., : ' . "Have we really, conquered her?" asked the Scarecrow quietly. "Look out of the window, and tell me what you see." Tip ran to the window and looked out. . - i "The palace is surrounded by a double row of girl soldiers," he an nounced. ... "I thought so," returned the Scare- crow. "We are as truly their pris oners as we were .before the mice frightened them from the palace." "My friend is right," said ,Nick Chopper, Who had been polishing his breast with a bit of chamois leather. "Jinjur is still the Queen, and we are her prisoners." ' .4 ' "But I hope she cannot get at us," exclaimed the Pumpkinhead, with a shiver of fear.. "She threatened to make tarts of me, you know." "Don't worry," said the Tin Wood man. "It cannot matter greatly. If you stay shut up here you will spoil in time, anyway. A good tart ,is -far more admirable than a decayed in tellect." . "Very true," agreed the Scarecrow, "Oh, dear!" moaned Jack; "what an unhappy lot is mine! Why, dear father, did you not make me out of tinor even out of 6traw so that I would keep indefinitely." "Shucks!" returned - Tip, indig nantly. "You ought to be glad that I made you at all." Then he added, reflectively, "everything has to come to an end, some time." "But I beg to remind you," broke Sn the Woggle-Bug, who had a dis tressed look in his' bulging, round eyes "that this terrible Queen Jinjur suggested making a goulash of me Mel the only Highly Magnified and thoroughly Educated Woggle-Bug in 'the wide, wide world I". ; ". ."I think it was a brilliant idea," remarked the Scarecrow approvingly. "Don't you imagine he would make a better soup?" asked the Tin Wood man, turning toward his friend. "Well, perhaps," acknowledged the Scarecrow. The Woggle-Bug groaned. "I tan see, in mv mind's eve." said he mournfully, "the goats eating . small pieces of my dear comrade, the Tin Woodman, while my . soup is being cooked on a bonfire built of the Saw-Horse and Jack Pumpkin head's body, and Queen Jinjur watches me boil while she feeds the flames - 'with my friend the Scare crow!" " ' This morbid picture cast a gloom over the entire party, making them restless and anxious. . ' "It can't "happeh for some time, said the Tin Woodman, trying to speak cheerfully, "for we" shall be able to keep Jinjur out. of .She palace until she manages to break down the doors." - - ' -. V" .... "And in the meantime I am liable to starve to death, and so is 'the Woggle-Bug," announced Tip. "As for me," said the Woggle-Bug, "I think that I could live tor some time on Jack Pumpkinhead. Not that I prefer pumpkins for food, but I (be lieve they are - somewhat . nutritious, and Jack's head is Urge and plump." "How heartless 1" exclaimed the Tin Woodman, greatly shocked, "Are we cannibals, let, me ask? Of are, we faithful friends?" ; " "I see very clearly- that, we can not stay shut up to wis-palace," said the Scarecrow-with decision. "So let os end thisIiMOurnful talk and Iry lo discover a means of escape." At this, suggestion their all gath Tered eagerly around the 'a throne, wherein was aeated the Scarecrow, and as Tip eat" down upon- stool there fell from pocket a pepper box, which rolled upon the floor. "What is: this?? asked jNick. Chop per, picking up. the box. ' "Be careful r cried the boy. "That is my Powder of Life. Don t spill it, lor it is nearly gone." ,' '. , "And what ts the Powder of Life?" inquired th -Scarecrow,--as Tip re placed the box carefully in his pocket. "It's somejnagical stuff old Mombi got from a crooked sorcerer," ex plained the bdy.'J-.She.bxougbt'Jack to life with it and .afterward I used it to bring the 'Saw-Horse td life. I guess it will make" anything live that is sprinkled with it, but there's only ibout one dose Ieft.1 v.. t :.-' "Then it is. very .precious "? said the Tin Woodman,,- 7 ' .-. "Indeed it is agreed . the , Scare :row. "It may prove our best means of escape , from . our; difficulties. .-; I believe I will think for. a. few min utes, so I will thaAkyouy my friend, to get out. your: knife -and rip this heavy crown f'oriv my forehead " : Tip soon cut the -stitches that had fastened the crown to the Scarecrow's bead and the former monarch .of. the Emerald City removed it with a sigh of relief and bung it on a peg beside the throne : . 'V " ." r "That is my last memento of roy alty," said he, "and I'm glad to get rid of it Che former King of this city, who was named Pastoria, lost lthe crown to the Wonderful Wizard, "who passed it on to me. Now the girl jinjur claims it, and I sincerely hope it will not give her a headache." "A kindly thought, which I greatly admire," said the Tin Woodman, nod ding approvingly, . . ' "And "now T Will indulge in a quiet think," continued the Scarecrow, ly ing back in the throne." The others remained as silent and still as possible, so as not to disturb him; for all had. great confidence .in the extraordinary brains of the Scare crow. And, after what seemed a very long time indeed to the anxious watchers, the thinker sat up, looked upon his friends with his most .whimsical ex pression, and said: . "My brains work beautifully today. I'm quite proud of them. Now, lis ten! If we attempt to escape through the doors of the palace we shall sure ly be captured. And, as we can't escape through the ground, there is only one other thing to be done. We must escape 'through the air I" "He paused to note the effect of these words, but all his hearers seemed puzzled nd unconvinced. "The Wonlerful Wizard escaped in a balloon," he continued. "We don't know how to make a balloon, of course, but any sort of thing that can fly through the air can carry us easily, So I suggest that my friend the Tin Woodman, who is a skillful mechanic, shall build some sort of a machine, with good strong wings, tp carry us; and our friend Tip can then bring the Thing to life with his mag ical powder." "Bravo 1" cried Nick Chopper. "What splendid brains!" murmured Jack. "ir.1".. . - "Really quite clever." said the Ed ucated Woggle-Bug. , "I believe it can be done," declared Tip. "That is, if the Tin Woodman is equal to making the Thing." 'Til do my best;' said Nick cheer ily, "and, as a matter of fact, I do not often fail in what I attempt. But ym 1 MpfTfiAZ ... the Thing will have to be built on the roof of the palace, so it can rise comfortably into the air." "To be sure," said the Scarecrow. "Then let us search through' the palace," Continued the Tin Wood man, "and carry all the material we can find to the roof, where I will be gin my work." "First, however," said the Pump kinhead, "I beg you will release me from this horse, and make me an other leg to walk with. For in my present condition I am of no use tq myself or to anyone else." So the Tin Woodman knocked a mahogany center-table to pieces with his axe and fitted one of the legs, which was beautifully carved, on to the body, of Jack Pumpkinhead, who was very proud of the acquisition. "It)seems strange," said he, as he watched the Tin Woodman work, "that my left leg Should be the most elegant and substantial part of me." "That proves you are unusual," re turned the Scarecrow; "and; I am convinced that the only pedple worthy of consideration in this world are the unusual ones. For the com mon folks are like the leayes .of a tree, "and live and die unnoticed." "Spoken like a philosopher 1" cried the Woggle-Bug, as. he assisted the Tin Woodman to set Jack upon his feet." ' . " ' "How do "you feel now?" asked Tip, watching " the f Pumpkinhead stump 'around to try his new leg. v "As good as new', answered Jack, joyfully, "and quite ready to assist you all to escape."- f "Then let us get to.work, said the Scarecrow, in a business-like tone. So. glad to be "doing anything that might lead to the end of their cap tivity, the friends separated to wan der over the palace n search of fit ting material to use in the construc tion of their aerial machine. (Continued next Snnday.) Many a man's standing would be better if he didn't spend so much time sitting t l'l lull I IIIAX - . J',V1 W . W '"T .IV? V..- J. A 'frV. rfm h. HHtMMtMjHMiMjHiMiHHMt tvtnAAT-rttwu man ' To Society ices " Dear Busy Bees: PVER since we learned "Twinkle, AJ Twinkle, Little Star" at school we have been fond of stars and now its the RED STAR that is the most in teresting of all, for it stands for the American Red Star Animal' Relief, and many boys and girls are wearing membership butTons. Gertrude Kountze took out a'mem-bership-for her pony and. Emma Hoagland took one for her dog, Don, and lots of other Omaha pets are do ing their bit to help their brother animals in the war. The horses and mules and dogs help the soldiers in many ways and are al most human, but they can't .help themselves when they arewouhded. So leXaH try to help Jthese-animals that ire'io faithful to us. Lovingly, :. MARGARET. Dancing Class. , , . ' '. Ffidajr is a gay day at the Black stonerior Miss Colls' dancing class Tias . ite parties there at 4 o'clock. rwt . I I . .11 A.' 1 J Anese cnimrcn ao ait ine new uances, among them, the waltz fox trot, and are the envy of their papas - and mammas. The class includes: Charles' Martin, Elizabeth O'Keefe, Mildred Riley, Margaret O'Keefe, Robert Riley, August Jonas, Mary Elizabeth Jonas, Marjorie Burns, Barbara Mil lard, Florence Wolf, Maxine Riechen berg, Truman Morseman, Alice Foye, Caroline .Levi. Rita Mantel, Beth Baker. Edward Rosewater. Raymond Bower Gertrude Welch, David Cro foot, Kitty Foye, William Clark, Marvin Treller, Mershion Welsh, Bernhart Wolf, lima Bigelow, Helen Krug, Hampden Judson, .Prank iua son, Margaret Shofwell, Byron Hast ings, Emil Wilson, Elizabeth Fraden burg, Ernest Pegau and Natalie Hast ings. ' ' ' Birthday Parties. Betty Meyers celebrated her birth day last Thursday with a Hoover din ner. ; - ' . Louise Robertson, the small daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Robertson, celebrated - her seventh : birthday Thursday. Her one request was that her school teacher," Miss lone. Beats, should be her luncheon guest', which proves Miss Beats .is a very popular teacher and Louise a good girl in school. " : . . Billy Brookstein entertained a par ty of his boy friends Saturday on his thirteenth birthday. "Knitting Measles." ... The "Liberty Measles" are stiilpop ular and Pauline Parmelee, ' Flora Root and Adelaide Seabury have had them this week. Flora thinks they 6hould be called Knitting Measles be cause they, don't last long when you knit the time away. I VeltaMs M: " Gr BOYS and gins wno wisn to nave successful gardens- must pay -par-tiMilar attention to the small de ' - i "" 1 i", i t tails of the work. Plants are UKe vr ry mall rtiiMrn in manv respects ft is highly important that the proper iuu iuu .w4v. .w re jected for various vegetables. Then, im ,inwct muit be keot away or killed when they attack the plants, proper cultivation is necessary ana many other things of the same kind must be attended tp; . - . . "fiarrfeninff is. certainly an ideal oc cupation for most boys, writes Ben omin P Alhnnah in "Hnme Garden ing," published by Grosset & Dunlap. a valuable book for those who intend to have gardens. "It attorfls an out let for his fcurplus energy, while the sense of proprietorship and the self respect which always accompanies successful productive endeavor all aid in the formation of good industrious habits and manly character." ; ; ; Planting should be done early m serine, lust as soon as the ground is dry enough : to work. In Brooklyn and Long island 'the proper time ior planting is usually between March 30 ,nA Anril in anH IS. You see that you have not much time left in which to make your plans. ,. - Some of the best vegetables for amateurs to try to raise are peas, radishes, onions, carrots, parsnips, potatoes, sweet corn and beans, .to matoes are more difficult to grow and so are some of the other vegetables, such as cauliflower and cabbage. The latter requ.res a specially fertilized soil and usually cabbage is quite cheap enough when yon purchase it to make it worth your while to grow a larger quantity of some other vege table. . Those who are having gardens for the first time will probably get far better results by confining themselves to just a few vegetables, say not more than six or seven varieties. There is a feeling, in the heart of every boy or girl that the choices vegetable that can be grown is sugar corn or sweet corn, and certainly it is a pleasure to 4 r BUSY BEE. SOCIETY NOTE Busy Bees will please send their society items to Mar garet ShotwelL Busy Bee so- ciety editor, care Bee Office f Je&n with Etf Kitten A ONB-ACT PLAT. Chirac ten: Little ; JIU Holland . . ....... Jn Borirlum Gt i... ....... Kitty Katherln Scene; ' Any. placa in the Arnold J3orglum home. ....... . : . ; . ; J EAN BORGLUM is very sure that Kitty just grew for her, and the day she came home from school with this little gray cat play ing at her heels proved a very happy one for both Jean and the cat.' ' Jean named 'the cat "Katherine," but calls her "Kitty" for short. And when Kitty has been naughty Jean says ''Katherine Caroline" in a very strict voice and thenr Kitty wig-wags with her tail and purrs that she will be good, i Jean says that Kitty Kath erine has taken instructions in wig wagging, for she has a mot expres sive tail, and often hides in the waste basket and tells all about it by whirl ing her tail around in the air. Often Jean and Kitty go jaunting and then Kitty Is dressed in doll clothes and looks quite like a baby, Jean had a very loose tooth this last week and finally her daddy took it out and then Jean heard a soft mew and Kitty -Katherin came- crawling up her dress with her tail bent in mournful fashion ' and mewing just like a real baby cries. And what do you think, Kitty's tooth was loose, too! Every morning Kitty conies to the basethent door and says: "Meow, meow, let me in." Jean says, "Wait a minute " itty tries to climb the door and falls with thud. - Jean opens the dopr and then Miss Kitty stretches all four paws and gets all the kinks out of her tail and sits down to wash her face and all the time Jean is holding the door open. ''If yon- don't come right in this minute I'll close this door," says Jean. Kitty sticks in one paw and wriggles half her little gray body around the door, "I'll cut you in two if you don t either come in or but", cries Jean. Kitty gives a final yawn and then Juick as a wink she has climbed up ean's small person and is wig-wagging her tail- all over Jean's 1 face. You'reT naughty Kitty Katherine," scolds Jean. And then Kitty climbs up on the top of Jean's head and her tail sticks straight up in the air and says: "Victory." And this happens every day. wim B&w Yaira uiatrfi thn Hrvclnnmcnt at the ears. Com, however, requires quite a little room and unless you have a garden that receives sunlight all tbeday the tall stalks usually, deprive some of their more 'owly companions in the garden of the sunshine, which is the breath of plant life.-''- . -Carrots irk '., alwavs -k "rood, safe vegetable and sO are radishes. Chil dren wno nave gardens must D cau tioned against pulling up these plants n if ttiev ar crnwinc. , The leaves become quite heavy before the roots Degm oeveiopmg ana a- pianr that is rudely pulled up is' a plant that will not grow again Carrot? are sown from seeds in the beds where they are to giow, early in spring The dates mentioned above are -right un less there should be severe or excep tionally wet of-xold" weather; at that time, and then you may wait a week Ar 10 Hav.a' - Meaaura .th amount- of space you. wish to give to carrots be fore buying - your seeo. A single ounce will be enough faf 100 feet of ainirlv.rnur nlantinir Th rnwr mnat be 18 inches apart and the seed must be covered with soil to the depth ot half an inch. Plants should be four inches apart , ' ' Radishes ktc sown similarly except that the seci is covered with an inch of soil. The individual plants should be! three inches apart and the rows should be 12 inches apart. There are several very good 'varieties of rad ishes which will make an enjoyable delicacy on your table very early in the summer. Scarlet .turnip and scar let white tip are- excellent varieties, fairlv larce with trnnA anlirt roots and just the right degree of "bite" and sharpness. Taking No Chances. "Where's the sled your father gave you for Christmas?" ' ' . "I'm hiding it," answered the small boy. "I don7t want to take a chance on anybody's getting desperate and using it for firewood." Washington Star, 1 MS 1111 AAA A 4"W44H'flH"H'H',' Twin Sisters' Club Jean, and Cora JOaOerly Twin sisters, Jean and Cora Lav erty, have organized the "littlest" woman's club in Omaha. They are the 9-year-old daughters of Mr. Ind Mrs. R. M. Laverty. It is as well a secret society. They call themselves the S. P. C, but they won't tell what that stands for. The five members now enrolled average 10 years. They are Misses Mary Alice Laverty, Alice Jacobson and Alice Cameron. Meetings are held at the homes on Saturday afternoons. Papers are read, generally on patriotic subjects. Reci tation ' and piano selections are in cluded on the program. Jean and Cora. usually furnish the music. They play piano duets. Mrs. Laverty is the fairy godmother of the junior woman's dub. She is .well able to give advice on parlia mentary law because she is an active member of the ' South Omaha Woman's club and chapter M of the Pi E.'O. sisterhood. - ".' One of the patriotic ventures of the S. P. C is the gift of $1 to the Junior Red Cross. In the note accompany ing the donation, the president, Miss Cora Laverty, promised to send a larger offering next time. Jean and. Cora gave a victrola con cert at their home Tuesday evening, which netted the. Red Cross $5. The little girls sold tickets for 5 cents each. ' hi ii i mi ii irm-rr n Oral Orders. Sergeant ' Major Now, Private Smith, you know very well none but officers and non-commissioned officers are allowed to walk across the grass. Private Smith-t-But, major, I've Captain praham's oral order to Sergeant Major None o' that, sir. Show me the captain's oral orders. Show 'em to me, sir. Liverpool Post. Bon Efiking Ez-Czarevitch ': Euleir of Russia ff y E-X- CZAREVITCH Germany plans to restore the mon archy in Russia, according to a re port from London. The report says the grand duke of Hesse has been ap pointed commander in the Riga sec tion of the Germin front. The dis patch adds: The grand duke's sister, the former Empress Alexandra, as the guardian of her son, the former Czarevitch, is the favorite candidate for the throne. lvv i4 1 K ti " I i! IK B I f r 1 y fa: 77 "A . Hit ri"- i fob ff ;,' j ' . Little teies (Prize.) Johnny Gets Lost By Max Zagel, Aged 11 Years, Glad stone, Neb. Red Side. This is my first lettervand I hope to see it in print. There was once a boy who always went away without permission. So one day he. went away and nobody knew of it. He wandered and wan dered till he found himself in a large woods. " By and by it grew dark and he could not find his way home. He then lay do1i and fell asleep. Johnny awoke in the morning at his' usual time and looked around. There stood a man with a long white beard. He asked Johnny:, "from where, do you come? Johnny told him the whole story and the man said: '"Come with me and I will you home." He took Johnny to his house and gave him some breakfast' Then he said: "Now I williake you horns." In the meantime at home Johnny's parents were, aroused and bunted for him. Soon the man and Johnny come near the city, and there they met John ny's parents. -They took Johnny and thanked the man for his kindness and gavev hims money for his trouble. Then the man went back to his home in the woo.dj. Johnny and his par ents went home. Johnny promised that he would never go Way again without permission. V (Honorable Mention.) i Helping to Win. r By Loretta Haromang, Aged 9 Years, Arlington, Neb. Save nickles, dimes, dollars and pen nies . ' " Then Uncle Sam will win the war. I know he will, I know he will, For I will help him sure, I'm going to knit for the soldiers, Watch my needles flyT , I hope all the children in the country will help -, By eating cornbread and rye. There are imany ways to help your ' country, ' . Many ways that will help to win, Then Uncle Sammie will be glad, When the kaiser's head starts to epin. I am going to plant a garden, Get it planted, oh, so quick. That poor old Kaiser Bill Will sure begin to kick. ! A Little Patriot By Rose Vranek, 1711 South Eleventh Street, Omaha, Blue Side. ' Dear Busy Bees: During the time the British soldiers (under Gates), were fighting the Americans (under command of Washington), there were many spies and toriei. As a rule a woman, keeping house had to take one or more soldiers for board and room without receiving any money for it. In a small village nearby a young woman keeping house took a British soldier, pr rather a spy, into her home. This woman had but one child. Many happy pastimes were spent with this soldier and the family felt sure he was trustworthy. But behind ail this the soldier had every night been listening to the war. accounts the family bad spoken of. He also had many valuable plans worked out, which at any time he. could hand it over to the enemy, One day the soldier had all his plans and everything ready on his table to show to another spy with whom he was, well rcquainted. Just before he.left the house he told Mrs. Brown to see that no one entered that room. Little Roy, as they called him, was lying on the couch nearby and feigned to be asleep, but listened in tently to everything they said. When the spy left the mother went out to feed her chickens. While she was outdoors little Roy slipped into the room. He soon heard footsteps and quickly hastened under a table near the other one. About 2 o'clock in the afternoon the one spy took his suitcase and put a few sticks of dynamite in it ' Little Roy then followed him and watched him very closely. The spy then took the dynamite and put it near an am munition store and when he lit it he ran away. Roy seeing this quickly took it in his hands, thinking it was a firecrack er. A few men being near the build ing took it away from Roy and threw it In a pond nearby. The soldier was found out to be a spy within the American lines and was charged with treason. He later was hanged, as a spy should be. and Little Roy was rewarded by being given a soldier suit, because if the men did not see him and if he had not come there much ammunition wouio have probably been lost. Imasre of the Treasure. By Elsie Nelson, Aged 9 Years, Shelby, la., Blue Side. Once there was a great statue which had one arm pointed out and on ii was written the words, 'Strike Here." The people knew that it must hold some great treasure. The arm was just marred with blows. One sunny day the shade of the arm showed on the ground anda learned man came by with a spade in his hands. He marked the place where the shade of the hand was and that night he dug in the place he had marked that day. As he was digging he came to a door in the ground. He opened the door and found some steps leading Rules jar Young Writers 1. Writ plainly aa aa aida ef tbr paper only and number tba pas S. Caa pan aa iak, Mt BwlL S. Short and ftnta article will be Styes preference. tH not nap SM worde. ; ' 4. Original eterlee ar Uttar poly wUJ be geed. 5. Write year name, ace and eddreee at the Up of tbe llrat page. A prixe baok win be (Wen awek week 9m Ik. Kh MMtJhfltlnH Addreaa all eemmanlnatJene to Chil dren's Department, Omaha Bee, Ontabn, He. - . ... By Little Foil down to another door and-saw a king, and a queen sitting at a table, th ' dishes on the table were of gold. The man said "Hello" to them, but they said nothing, so he touched them .. both and he found out that they were ' made of stone. There were stone arch ers all around and had bows and ar ' rows in their hands. The man went on a little farther till he came to a stable which was full of cows and horses and hounds, but they ; weri also of stone. The man could, not go any further so he turned and . went back to where the king and " queen sat at the table. He saw that ' the light which led him around was a ... . . , i. . , i great maroie sione wnicn suone in one corner and an archer's arrow pointed right to the marble stone. . The man knew that no one could see him 60 he started to ta"ke some waI At rr nnl 1 - 14 tltem itt1r4fl ll I CI . coat. Just then the arrow flew from' the archer's bow and hit the marble stone and it 'flew to little pieces; there was no more light in the room.. The man tried to find his way to the..: door, but he could not, so he, too. be- , came a stone statue in the hidden : treasure. " ... Queer Sleigh Ride. By Ruby Craft, David City, Neb, . , Blue Side. . "Mercy's., wlfat , that?" exclaimed . Tnn o a trrihl( atamnin? of feet 1 greeted her ears. . : . "That's only Winnie coming in,"' replied Bob. "Well, I like this," growled Winnie, , entering the sitting room. " ' . "Like what?" they all asked. 'This : weather, I hate it and I'm tired of It," and Winnie went up stairs grumbling ; the while. ' ', Winnl ttlcH herself down to read when a voice came from down stairs. ! "Winnie, vou re war.ted on . the 'phone." r :. "Oh, bother, tell them I'm not ; home, and Winnie continued to read ' ufhn "VVinmV h aava rnn are to home, 'cause ne say you go in me house,"' stoutly announced Jane. j ine wnai wno aysr hskcu inn surprised. Winnie. " "Whv. Rerr Handel, ot course. ;. lm Via til 1 af ttiai 'nrmni? "Yes. and he said for you to hurrr " . J CI llVe) tm SI V b BV e-ewa-w ( and answer it." V - ' Winnie tore down stairs,- tipping over two iardinieres and stumblinsr on the carpet and finally reaching tfia ; 'phone. '. "Hello yes wnat yes at yes,., I'll be ready," and Winnie raced up stairs. . , . . "Where's Winnie going," asked Jane. . . ' . "I .knowl I knowl snoutea con, ; -" !. !J! I 0HCI going lCliU uuiii miip vrv rr!n Ia(1 fT i . ' 1 . ' . , i ' i 'No, you re not," this from Winnie. "j "All right, we'll stay home," replied ; Tan wlion lie Ifonifi. Invite . him in and you Ret ready and well follow them, said Bob. "Here he come 'now," and Jane in yited him in saying Winnie would , aim he rearfv. The two iumoed in th aleiorh inrf sned throuch the night wind with the snow hitting against ', their faces. Bom ot tnem supposca they were alone and so they enjoyed , their ride immensely. v "What's that?" asked Bert. , "It sound like someone giggling ; replied Winnie. "I wonder "What?"' supplied Bert. , atnn th horses and look Un der the back seat," said Winnie. He did so and out crawled jane ana . Bob. both laughing. I. ' V "Well of all" began Bert "Weil, you see," we wanted to rid ' so we went this way, then Jane had , to giggle,'' explained Bob. They all laughed, ' wen, tbii um climb in the seat, not under it", and . they continued their ride. .. , Joins Red Cross. . , . . Bv Mariorie Neal, Aged 9 Years, Omega, Neb. : Dear Busv Bees: This is my first letter to the Busy Bees.. I hatched eleven turkeys ana raisea -thre of themi I sold one of them and got $1.50, I joined the Red k Cross with it - ' ' I'm croinar to sell my piff and buy a thrift stamp. As soon as I learn how I'm going to knit some for the soldiers. I go to school ana i am in me. Fourth grade. Help Win the War. " By Louise George, Aged 8 4 Years, Atkinson, Neb. The lads are waiting for us to help win the war, and the government , is ' waiting for us to nuy some j-ioeriy., bonds. , , . ' I love the soldiers, oh, so dear; ; they're fighting for us over the aea, to work for me. ' Our Soldiers. ' By Irene orton, urana isiana, xmco. Blue ?ide. "' ' When the United States called for soldiers many came from north, south, 1 east and west to iJncle Sam's aid.' Some to training tamps went arid -some to distance France, where they would knock the kaiser off the. throne., and wipe Germany off the map. Queen Springtime. , " South Thirty-fifth Street, Blue Side,. . . , . . This is my first letter to the Busy, Bees. I am sending in a poem which I made up. . , . I know a pretty girl, . r- . X HJ&W lit U hi Kb :9 1 1 . v a., a a ftt-M kill-. . As blue as they can be. . Her face is bright and fair , With locks of golden hair. . . .. -. She is dressed in green and yellow ' tTr nnna are rniiriH and mfllnw For whene'er she sings , We are sure it is spring. Behold! Queen Springtime sits thfrr. Her majesty fair. - v She has a golden trumpet: That she'll blow some morn, , Then winter'll fly away And springtime, rosy and gay, Will come to stay, Will come to stay.