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THE BEE; OMAHA, TUESDAY, JULY 2, 1918.
Conducted by Ella Fleishman
SOCIETTYl
Right Off
the Reel
My Hat Diary
-BY
Carita Herzog
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Thriller Staged
Before Culmination
of Pretty Romance
When a war bridegroom drops
right out of a clear sky and a train
ing camp that he may play a co-star
part at his own wedding many times
. he has as many worries and tribula
tions as the bride herself. Capt. Rob
ert Burns, who heeded wedlock's wel
kin last week, was a nervous man for
many days before the nuptials took
place.
The young officer didn't know defi
nitely until Tuesday that he could ob
tain his leave of absence, and as the
. great day fell on Saturday you can
imagine that his mind was not en
tirely on "squads right and squads
left" all of the time.
But Uncle Sam is really a kind
hearted soul under his fierce military
exterior and as a wedding gift he
granted a seven days' leave of ab
s sence to the captain. You probably
s think that the rest was clear sailing
and all that was necessary was to
pin the bride's veil in place and pull
out the stops in the organ for th,e
ever famous wedding march, but not
so. I'ollow us closely and we will
tell you of a wild ride from Dcs
Moines to our own fair city.
Capt. Malcolm Baldrige, who was
to be best man, is the "possessor'' not
ot a beautiful soprano voice but of a
beautiful Packard car, and in high
- spirits the two friends left Des Moines
one lovely June day, anticipating a
gtorius ride with Captain Baldrige at
the wheel.
Only a few miles had been covered
when one tire collapsed entirely, but
the damage was soon repaired and
they rolled merrily on. But, we must
hurry on. too, and tell you that be
fore tlicy reached the metropolis of
Council Bluffs the two captains had
had the pleasure of repairing five
punctures. In desperation they 'phon
ed Mrsl Charles T. Kountze, who hur
ried to the rescue in her car.
The bridegroom's troubles were
not over, however, for he had not yet
purchased all the necessary little de
tails for the wedding. And according
to hot weather schedule the stores
close at 6. But the feat was accom
plished and had you seen the stalwart
captain on Saturday evening standing
with military uprightness at the
chancel rail, his pretty bride on his
arm, you would never have guessed
what difficulties he had met and over
come. Rodstrom-Mackay Wedding.
The wedding of Miss Mollie
Mackay to Mr. Warren Rodstrom
took place Sunday afternoon at the
residence of Rev. Arthur J. Morris,
Rev. Morris performing the cere
mony. The bride was attended by her sis
ter, Mrs. Edward J. Peets, .nd the
best man was Mr. Peets. The wed
ding was very informal, as the bride
groom expects to be called to the col
ors very soon.
Enters Business World.
Miss Virginia Pixley is devoting
her vacation to serving Uncle Sam
and is to be found at her desk in the
office of the Nebraska Telephone
company every morning on the stroke
of 8. Mrs. Earle Kipliner and Miss
Marion Coad are also employed there.
Card Party.
The Columbian club will entertain
Wednesday afternoon at its hall,
Twenty-second and Locust streets.
Mesdames E. J. O'Hern and Frank
Fogerty will be hostesses.
; our Nebraska Women
Enter Order of Poor
Sisters of St. Francis
Lafayette, Ind., June 28. (Special
Telegram) The reception of novices
and sisters into the Poor Sisters
of Saint Francis of Perpetual Adora
tion will take place at St. Elizabeth
hospital this morning with elaborate
ceremonies at which Right Rev. Her
man Joseph Alerding, bishop of Fort
Wayne diocese, will invest the new
sisters with the vows of the order.
Before mass 13 sisters will take per
petual vows. The young women who
will receive the habit are Anna Bis
hoff, Evanston, 111.; Cecila Many, In
dianapolis, Ind.; Dorothea Hoffman,
Cincinnati, O.; Gertrude Hau, St.
Benard, O.; Francasca Merz, Cincin
nati, 0.; Elizabeth Bach, Indianapolis,
Ind.; Frances Cetta Shimek, Tamo,
Neb.; Thresa Groeger and Antonion
ette Schmidt, Humphreys, Neb.; Lucia
Writbold, Lincoln, Neb.; Margaret
Reinhardt, Fort Wayne, Ind.; Carol
ina Strinkorb, Cincinnati, 0 and
Clara Kopp, St. Paul, Minn.
Recreation Drive for the
Children
.as part of its children's year work
the woman's committee, Council of
National Defense, is starting a recrea
tion drive for the purpose of provid
ing healthful, constructive amuse
ment for children.
"War changes family life and social
Hie," says a circular just issued. More
oarticularly it increases the chances
that children will play to their owns
undoing, io the other risks ot ju
venile delinquency and physical de
terioration war brings a new group
af malevolent, influences."
Because the circumstances of the
present summer make watchfulness
in vacation time especially important
the woman's committee and the
children's bureau, co-operating with
the playground association of Ameri
ca, will plan a special program for
July and August. Chairmen of
recreation will be appointed in com
munities, and, working through its
state divisions, the woman's commit
tee will aid in enlisting persons in
terested in vacation schools, athletics,
drama leagues, community singing,
ind folk dancing.
'Mrs. Bernard E. Pollak of New
York City, the new president of the
National League of Women Workers,
is a native of Cincinnati and a grad
uate of Vassar, and has long been
identified with sociological move-
mcnts oi national scope.
Mrs. Herbert T. Rockefeller and
granddaughter, Miss Elva Thompsett,
left Omaha Sunday to spend the sum
mer in Chicago and New York.
Miss Vernelle Head has as her
guest Miss Elizabeth Varnell of Knox
ville, Tenn., who is her roommate at
Rosemary Hall, New York. They
leave Tuesday, accompanied by Miss
Head's mother, Mrs. W. W. Head, for
St. Joseph, Mo., to spend some time
at the Head country home.
Later in the season Mrs. and Miss
Head will go to Lake Placid, New
York, where they will remain until the
opening of school in the fall.
Capt. Malcolm Baldrige has re
turned to Camp Dodge after spend
ing the week-end in Omaha.
Picnic Supper.
A picnic dance will be given the
members of the Friendship club,
Thursday evening at Hanscom park.
supper will De served at 7 o clock.
Casualty Searchers Are
Wanted By Red Cross
An unusual opportunity for war ser
vice has come to clergymen and to
Christian laymen, according to Rev.
Clyde F. Anr.itage of the federal coun
cil of the churches. The American
Red Cross has sent out a call for 35
men, who must be above draft age,
American citizens of undoubted loy
alty, and not born in any country with
which we are at war.
These volunteers will be known as
"casualty searchers." They are to se
cure information that will supplement
the meager details concerning wound
ed and missing men who are recorded
by the War department. These "cas
ualty searchers" will visit the sick and
wounded, gathering information con
cerning their condition, their service,
and their unfinished business at home,
and conveying this information
through the War department's bureau
of communication to the men's rela
tives in America.
When a man is missing the searcher
does all that he can to find out from
the soldier's comrades where he was
last seen, what condition he was in,
and what messages he left. "This is a
most merciful and helpful work and
will mean in thousands of instances
more than can ever be estimated to
the wounded man and to his friends,"
said a representative of the federal
council. "The value of this work has
already been proved in the British
army."
"Woman's Day"
Tune: "Red, White and Blue."
America, Queen of all Nations,
Thy daughters bring homage to thee!
We offer our Uvea as libations
To pour to thy shrine. Liberty!
As shoulder to shoulder advancing.
We march with a song and a cheer
Toward our goal, every eye forward glanc
ing, The triumph of woman Is near!
CHORUS:
Three cheers, woman's day dawns anew!
Three cheers for our cause Just and true!
As shoulder to shoulder advancing
We march 'ncath the Red, White and Blue!
Down the ages there comes softly stealing
The echo of voices In prayer;
We, too, for our victory appealing.
Pray justice may reign everywhere.
For woman her bondage has broken,
As with man In life's battles she fights;
Her work and her winnings betoken
That woman Is gaining her rights.
CHORUS:
Three cheers, woman's day dawns anew!
Three cheers for our cause just and truel
For woman her bondage has broken,
To march 'neath the Red, White and Blue!
MARY A. STERN.
Wise Woman's
Choice
By GERTRUDE BERESFORD
WHEN a wise woman wants to
look her loveliest she wears
pink georgette crepe. Elabor
ate beadwork gives a stunning effect
M this otherwise simple frock of that
material. The bib line of the bodice
is most becoming to the well-developed
figure, and nohing is more grace
ful than the bias runic, weighted with
bead embroidery. The scant under
skirt of georgette is only wide enough
to step comfortably. This gown will
develop beautifully in any shade of
georgette, dark purple, navy, orchid
or blue. For the dressy summer frock
few models have more style.
Hats, hats, hats! I never saw
so many hats in my life! If
y Yvonne Chapin has as many hats
X all her life as she has for her
Y "honeymoon trousseau" I pity
1 that very good-looking captain
5 that married her. I'm sure that
Y buying hats for Mrs. Yvonne
Chapin Brooks would soon be-
Y come very monotonous. She
3, smu dusuiuicjy uiut a uiiucs
wardrobe is incomplete without
at least one golf hat. This was
a khaki-colored satin tam, made
very simply, but at the same
time attractive. The tam was
1 high o the right side and the
Y fullness pulled to the left side
Y and tacked securely. A tassel
X hung from a button (at the top
Y of the tam) to below it. The
X tassel was of gold thread and
made the whole thing look very
f military. I'm sure Yvonne will
X look extremely charming on the
Y golf links and that she will not
T have a bit difficult time to find a X
X willing caddy. X
Frank Judson will return Wednes
day from Washington, where he has
been on Red Cross business.
L.' F. Trester is attending a Junior
Red Cross meeting in Washington.
He will return July 8.
The plan to install shower baths
for the use of passinsr trooo trains.
made by the canteen division of the
Red Cross, has been realized through
the aid of W. M. Jeffers, general n.an-
ager of the Union Pacific.
The latter has built 12 showers east
of the Union station. The Red Cross
will be in charge of them when the
men on the trains remain in the city
long enough to enjoy the refresh
ment of a cool shower.
Market Columns for
Women
The market column in the newspa
pers of eight cities in the United
States has become a woman's col
umn, owing to a new plan of the bu
reau of markets, Department of
Agriculture. Henceforth in these
cities and in other large centers of
population, where plans are being
made for the department to co-operate
with editors, market conditions
and prices will . be presented in a
way every housewife will understand.
It has been the custom to quote
wholesale prices, when the average
woman "bought in small quantities,
and, therefore, there was no way of
determining when retailers were
charging unfair prices.
In Providence, R. I.; Boston, Mass.;
Chicago, 111.; Springfield, Mass.;
Cleveland, O.; St. Paul, Minn.; Grand
Rapids, Mich., and Denver, Colo., the
housewife can become as "market
wise" as the huckster or the grocer,
because local market reporting serv
ice, conducted by the bureau of mar
kets, in co-operation with local agen
cies, is making public in nontechnical
form information about current food
supplies and prices for the benefit of
producers, consumers and dealers.
The reports include shipped-in
fruits and vegetables, as well as those
brought in by local grocers, dairy,
poultry, and meat products and cer
tain dry groceries, such as flour,
meals, dry beans, rice, etc. These re
ports carry headlines such as "Market
mg Guide for Boston Consumers."
followed by a few paragraphs of com
ment on daily market conditions that
affect the housewife. In most cases
the "abundant," "normal," and
"scarce" foods are listed under these
headings.
"This sort of publicity has the dou
ble effect of helping the housewife to
set her table more economically and
also of preventing gluts of products,
or at least greatly lessening their du
ration," said G. V. Branch of the Bu
reau of Markets, United States De
partment of Agriculture. "Our local
agents are constantly watching the
market, and when a glut is expected
in a certain fruit, for instance, lie be
gins to tell the housewife to get jars
and sugar ready for canning. Some
times he gives recipes. In this way the
demand is increased and considerable
spoilage is avoided.
"Briefly, the situation works out
along the following lines: The house
wife is informed through the local
press reports that tomatoes are plenti
ful and that the retailer is paying 75
cents a bushel, or about 9yi cents a
half peck. The consumer compares
this information with the price that
the retail dealer is charging, and if
the price is unreasonably high the re
tailer is soon forced by the demands
of his patrons to make a fair charge.
Consumers then buy so freely, when
the price is lowered, that the glut is
consumed, to the advantage of all,
even the retailer, for he finds that he
makes as good or better net profit by
selling a large quantity quickly at a
low price than he did by selling a few
at a higher price with much loss
through spoliation.
"In communities where the report
ing service has operated representa
tives of all classes concerned with
marketing problems feel that the
service has become a distinct benefit.
Growers report that prices have been
stabilized and losses greatly reduced.
Who wouldn't have the mumps if
he could catch 'em from Marguerite
Clark? Charles C. Ayres got a kiss
and the mumps from the little Para
mount star when she was in Chicago
selling Liberty bonds. Charles is 11
years old. He was so proud of those
mumps that after his recovery when
they were making four-minute
speeches in the Lincoln school he told
about them and was awarded the cer
tificate for the best speech.
Benjamin Chester Chapin, famous
for his impersonations of Abraham
Lincoln on the stage and in motion
pictures, died at the I.oomis sanitor-
lum at Uberty, A. ., on bunday
evening, June 1.
Mabel Normand is barely five feet
tall. One of. those "little but O my'sl"
Marguerite Clark is quite the whole
thing in "Uncle Tom's Cabin," for
she plays the two roles of Little Eva
and Topsy. In filming the picture she
was compelled to change from one
make-up to another at least 100 times.
Motion picture patrons throughout
the country will chalk up another
score against the kaiser when they
learn that he is responsible for sen
arating that popular screen duo, Jack
ricktord and Louise Hurt, jack has
given up his profession and joined the
navy because the Hun decided to
make the world unsafe for democracy,
The screen will show what a semi-
tropical hurricane looks like when
Metro releases "A King in Khaki.
a picturized version of Henry Kitchell
Webster s romantic tale starring Har
old Lockwood. The hurricane scenes
of the picture have just been made
and they show an entire village being
razed to the ground.
One of the most effective scenes in
Dorothy Dalton's new picture,
Green Eyes, is a negro camp meet
ing in which hundreds of colored
"brederen and sisteren" were employ
ed to make it realistic. I hey worked
themselves into such a line frenzy of
religious fervor that it was all Di
rector Isieill could do to bring them
out of it at the finish.
Advice to
Lovelorn
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX.
At Her Home? Yes.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
Do you think a girl It should have boy
friends her own age? She is older la a
way and more sensible than most girls
of her age, but her parents object to her
having any boy friends at her home. They
are all very gentlemanly and her parents
know them. ANNA.
The forbidden has a dangerous charm. A
young girl who has boy friends and Is
brought up to take a simple, unselfconsclous
attitude toward the companionship of boys
and men Is safeguarded from morbid curi
osity and longings better than a girl who
has a cloistered upbringing and Is forced to
stifle her desire for masculine society. The
wise mother lets her girl see boy friends at
home; they are Invited In groups. The
home becomes the center of "good times,"
and so the good times are of a simple, hon
est, homey sort.
Newspapers, Magailnes.
DEAR MIS3 FAIRFAX:
t am a young man and do not have
much tme for reading, aa I want to be
able to keep up with and be able to talk
on current events Intelligently. Will you
kindly suggest what I shall read?
BAM.
One look at the newstand nowadays, and
the question becomes, not what shall you
read, but what dare you omit reading? The
editorials In the newspapers are an educa
tion In themselves, and It you add a
monthly magaslne of the "review" type
and one or two of the good weeklies you
will get plenty of material for conversa
tion. Read as you travel to and from
work, give an hour before you go to bed
at night and two hours or so every Sun
day to your pursuit of Information, and
you will dlscovsr that your lack of time
Is a myth.
Too Mneh Effort.
Dear Hiss Fairfax: Are all men enigmas?
I have, on different occasions, met several
who, at first sight, have taken a fancy
to me. From them I have accepted sev
eral Invitations, and always when leaving
COLD PACK METHOD
IN 12 SHORT STEPS
No. 5
NATIONAL
WAR GARDEN
COMMISSION
To fill jars with vegetables or
fruits, after blanching and cold dip
ping, a fruit funnel is useful, says
the National War Garden Commis
sion. The process is shown above.
Watch for step No. 6. Send a two
cent stamp to Commission at Wash
ington for a free primer.
Thome's
at 1812 Farnam street, show all sorts
of beautiful sweaters, some sleeve
less, some collarless, some skirtless,
some beltless, buttonless, etc. All of
the high sports colors are shown as
well as the more conservative shades,
from $5.00 to $19.75.
tin previous adventures Peggy has been
madu Princess of MrUlaud and has helped
to convert the Glaut of the Woods Into a
patriotic farm worker.)
CHAPTER I.
The Food Destroyers.
A M ERICA, to win the war, must
raise great crops of food for
its army and its allies."
Thus Peggy read in the newspaper.
The item started her thinking.
"Wasn't it a good thing I tamed the
Giant and made him a grower of
food," she mused. "Instead of being
just an eater, he is now a feeder. I
wonder how his crops are getting
along."
Just then a farm truck drew up
next door to deliver butter and eggs.
It was the same farmer who had car
ried Peggy into the country the time
she had reformed the Giant.
"If I only had some Camouflage
Perfume " Peggy stopped short in
the midst of her wish. Something had
dropped out of the oak tree above her
head and struck her on the nose. She
looked down. It was an acorn the
same kind of an acorn Judge Owl
had sent to her with the message:
A sniff and a whiff of this acorn
Will maks you as If you had nsvsr been
born.
A splash and a dash as you'll agree
Will hide you In air so none ran see.
Peggy eagerly picked up the acorn
and took a sniff of it. Sure enough
it was Camouflage Perfume, and it
worked, for her body instantly. faded
from view.
She had to hurry if she was going
to catch 'a ride, for the farmer was
starting his engine. She hopped on
the motortruck and away they, went.
When the neared Birdland Woods,
the farmer grew nervous. He re
membered the strange happenings on
the trip when he carried Peggy before,
thinking her a spirit. He put on all
Complete the letters of Simon's
of a movie star. Answer, to
me, -they all express the pleasure my com
pany gave them, statins also that I
Just the sort of girl a man would be happy
fc ntB rtis wue.
I try always to be kind and miui-iii
happy and serious as need be, taotful and
unaexumlng. In fact. I have nraotlcrd th...
so often until now I find them all habits
irom wnirn I ao not care to be freed. I
have, however, a treat deal of nrlda ami
can never, without apology, forgive any
man's forgetfulness or rebukes.
Nov, in spite of the facta above tn.n.
Honed, after four or five visits, the men
cease calling. I cannot remember a time I
have in any way Injured them, nor can I
reproach myself for my treatment of them.
What Is the matter? DILEMMA.
Perhaps you are one of those girls who
take themselves and their good points so
seriously that after a time they weigh
on the consciousness of those who know
them begin to bore and tire their friends.
Perhaps you are too self-conscious and
elaborately charming. Perhaps you have
the fatal habit of thinking too much of
yourself and so of talking too much about
yourself. And perhaps your "pride" makes
you touchy and difficult to get on with.
Perhaps, too, you give the Impression of
"husband-hunting" of taking your men
friends and their attentions too seriously.
At all events It Is evident that men tiro of
you. Can't you stand off and analyse your
falling Instead of your good points? C'sn't
you have a frank and friendly talk with
someone who knows you? Tour letter does
not reveal enough of yourself for me to
undertake a serious diagnosis of your ease
It Is general, not specific. I have an Idea
that you try too hard to please, and that
so you undo the effects of your natural
charm.
Making New Friends.
Dear Miss Fairfax! Since all the eligible
young men have gone to war, we girls are
so lonely. Couldn't you suggest a way for
some charming, attractive and beautiful
young ladies to become acquainted with
some nice young men? Of course we are
too refined to use stringent methods, so
please suggest some delicate way of estab
lishing acquaintanceship. Sincerely yours,
BLUB EYES and BROWN EYES.
Tours seems to be t ie fate of "women
In wartime." I can understand your pre
dicament for In the small towns, especially,
a girl's life ! very empty these days with
all her men friends In the service. There
are many activities open to women, and we
must content ourselves with doing the work
nearest at hand until the men corns march
ing home. Tour friends In khaki 111 ap
preciate your letters and by writing to the
Toung Men's Christian association secretary
Careless Use of Soap
Spoils the Hair
Soap should be used very carefully
if you want to keep your hair looking
its best. Most soaps and prepared
shampoos contain too much alkali.
This dries the scalp, makes the hair
brittle, and ruins it.
The best thing for steady use is
just ordinary mulsified cocoanut oil
(which is pure and greaseless), and
is better than the most expensive soap
or anything else you can use.
One or two teaspoonfuls will
cleanse the hair and scalp thorough
ly. Simnly moisten the hair with
water and rub it in. It makes an
abundance of rich, creamy lather,
which rinses out easilv, removinr
every particle of dust, dirt, dandmff
and excessive oil. The hair dries
quickly and evenly, and it leaves the
scaln soft and the hair fine and silky,
bright, lustrous, fluffy and easy to
manage.
You can get mulsified cocoanut oil
at any pharmacy, it's very cheap, and
a few ounces will supply every mem
ber of the family for months. Adv.
power to hurry past the spooky place.
Peggy knew now just what button
to push to stop the motor. When
they were opposite the Dalton farm,
where the Giant was working, she
leaned over and pressed the button.
The engine stopped and the truck
slowed down.
"Spirits again 1" groaned the farmer,
so scared that Peggy snickered out
loud. It was funny for him to be
afraid of a little girl, even if she was
hidden by Camouflage Perfume. The
farmer heard her snicker and whirled
about. He was badly mystified.
"I'm going to take the other road,
after this," he muttered. He started
the engine again, and as the truck
was still moving too fast for Peggy
to jump off, she once more pushed
the stopping button. The engine splut
tered and quit. The farmer, much
flustered, put out his hand to the
starting button and it touched Peggy.
"Wow!" shouted the farmer. "A
spirit has got me! Help1 Helpl"
Peggy snickered again, and the
farmer covered his head with his arms
as if fearing instant attack. Fortu
nately the truck had stopped by this
time.
"What's the matter?" boomed a big
voice, and there was the Giant of the
Woods looking over the top of a
hedge.
"Spirits I" yelled the farmer.
"They've attacked me!"
The Giant of the Woods looked dis
gusted. "I guess it's the kind of spirits you
get in a rumshop," he retorted. Peggy
jumped off the truck and ran to the
Giant.
"It's only me!" she laughed. The
Giant started in surprise, then his
face lighted up.
"My invisible fairy," he shouted.
"I've been wishing you'd come."
The farmer looked at the Giant in
open-mouthed astonishment.
"Gosh!" he exclaimed. "You're one
sign they will spell the name
previous puzzleVANDYKE .
at the nearest cantonment you could obtain
the name of ,)ther soldiers who are not
fortunate enough to have friends and rela
tives to write to them.
Not Very Important,
Pear Miss Fairfax, Omaha Bee: Won't
you help me out of a predicament? A tew
weeks ago I went out with a friend whom
I admire. I was hurt by something he
said, and let him know I didn't like It.
Ha persisted, for he Is the type that seems
to demand obledence, or rather submission.
Now, since then I have not seen or
heard from him. I should not like to
break our friendship, but still I will not
run after him. He Is very busy but so
am I. ELSIE C
It Isn't a vary serious predicament. On
the one pan of the scale there la your
pride, on the other your friendship. Which
weighs heavier? It does not matter on
bit who Is in the right or who Is In the
wrong; what counts Is who Is generous
enough to say, "I am sorry." Of course,
you don't want to "run after" any man;
but if you have had a misunderstanding,
why not seek an explanation as simply and
naturally as you would If your trouble were
with a girl.
LEMP
CERVA SALES CO H.
1517 Nicholas St.
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I Try its good taste today.
Let the whole family try it y ;
See how you will all like that good taste IMfellllli
of hops. . I II I
CERVA is pure nutritious -and non-ln- I 11 ' '
toxicating. J '
A very remarkable soft drink. ' Xsliil I I y "
Z-T".'X At grocers', at druggists', etc. ' R -!1
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"y'M good drinks are sold. - 1
I L 111 Vi Forty United Profit Sharing Coupons (2 coupons eaca ' :
if If W denomination, 20) are packed ia every case. .. .
1 ill ' " sff Exchangeable for valuable premuuna, '
of them folks that talk to spirits,
I'm going to get out of here. He
started his engine in a hurry, and flew
down the road in a cloud of dust.
The Giant laughed, for he remembered
how upset he had been when he first
heard Peggy talking out of the thin
air. ' ; ; :
Peggy looked at the broad fields
with a glow of pleasure. Everything
seemed to be growing splendidly.
"Your crops are looking fine. You'U
be able to feed a lot of soldiers," she
remarked.
The Giant's laugh died away. Ths.
joy in his face gave way to gloom,
Then Peggy noticed he wasn't look
ing at all well. He seemed tired and
worried. -
"They look well now," he sighed,
"but they will never feed our brave
soldier boys, nor our Allies, nor our
people at home?"
"Why not?" asked. Peggy, much
puzzled.
iney nave been attacked by an
enemy as ruthless as the Huns an
enemy that is destroying them :u all
their fresh vigor and beauty an
enemy that is making all our labor
vain an enemy that is ruining us
that may ruin America." 1
"Why, what enemy is that?" ex-
claimed Peggy.
"A plague of insects, of bugs, of
all sorts of devouring things that ar
eating our crops as they grow."
"And can't you stop them?"
."Billy Belgium is fighting them irf
the potato patch; ' Farmer Dalton is
battling them in the truck garden;
I am trying to stop them here in the
bean field. It is all in vain. They are
too many for us." '
Peggy s heart sank. It teemed a
terrible thing to lose such splendid
crops at a time when America needed
food so badly.
"Hail, Princess Peggy," chanted a
chorus, afar off. She looked toward
Birdland, There in the trees ' wero
hundreds of birds. "Hail, Princess 1"
they called again, waving their wings.
"Come to us, we do not dare come to
youl"
An' idea flashed into Peggy's head.
She turned to the giant -
"Don't feel so badly," she said. "I
have an army of loyal subjects in
Birdland. I'll bring them to your aid."
(Tomorrow It will be told how Peggy finds
the birds In a rebellious mood and why.) ,
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