THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: MARCH 10, 1918.
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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
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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
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' 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
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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
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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. .......
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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
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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. '
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
