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f THE BEE: OSIAHA WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1920. SLEEPY -TIME TALES IT ftoo)e.j). THE TALC OF FATTY COON "BYARTHUR SCOTT BAILEY CHAPTER 1. Fatty Coon at Horjie. Fatty Coon was so fat and round that lie looked like a ball of fur, with a plumelike tail for a handle. But if you looked at him closely you would have seen a pair of very bright eyes watching you. Fatty loved to eat. Yfs he loved eating, better than anything else in the world. That was what made Fatty said nothing more. him so fat. And that, too, was what led him into majiy adventures. Close by a swamp, which lay down in tlfe valley, between the Blue Mountain and Swift River, Fatty Coon lived with his mother and his brother and his two sisters. Among them all therev was what grown people call ''a strong family resemblance," which is thc same thing as saying that they all looked very much alike. Tlrp taJl 5f each one of them mother 'and .children, too had six black' ftngs around' it. Each of them had a dark brown patch of fur across the face, Jike a mask. And what do you think? each of them, even Fatty and his brother and his sisters, had a stiff, white moustache 1 .' Of course, though they all looked so much alike, you would have known which was Mrs. Coon, for she xvas so mucljbiggcr than her children. And you . would have known which was Fatty he was so much rounder than his brother and his sisters. Mrs. Coon's home was in the hol low branch t( an old tree. It was a giant of a 'tree a poplar close by a brook which ran into the swamp and the branch which was Mrs. Coon's home was as big as most tree-trunk9 are. Blackie was Fatty's brother for the mask of his face was just a little darker than the others'. Fluffy was one of Fatty's sisters, because her fur was just a little fluffier than the other children's. And Cutey was the other sister's name, because she was so auaint. Now, Fatty Coon das forever looking around for something to eat. He was never satisfied with what his mother brought home for him. No matter how big a dinner. Mrs. Coon set before her family, as soon , as he had finished eating bis share Fatty would wipe his white mous tache carefully for all the world like some old gentltman and hurry off in search of something more. Sometimes he went to the edge of the brook and tried to catch fish by hooking them out of the water .with his sharp claws. Sometimes he Vent over to the swamp and hunted for duck among' the tall reeds. And though he did not yet know how to catch a duck, he could alwaysVap v ture a frog or two: and Fatty ate them as if he hadn't had a mouth lul of food for days. To tell the truth, Fatty would eat almost anything he could get nuts, cherries, wild grapes, blackberries, b"ugs, small snakes, . fish, chickens, honey there was no end to the dif v ferent kinds of food he liked. He ate everything. And he always wanted more. , "Is this all there is?" Fatty Coon asked his mother one day. He had gobbled up every bit of the nice fish that Mrs. Coon had brought home for him. It was gone in no time at all, VIrs. Coon sighed. She had heard that question so many times; and she, wished that for once Fatty might have all . the dinner he ' wanted. "Yes that's all." she said, "and I 'should think that it was enough for a young coon like you." , Fatty said nothing more. He wiped his moustache "On the back of his hand (I hope you'll never do that;!) and without another word he started off to see what he could find to eat. (Copyright, Orosset A Dunlap.) WHY? Are Some Plants Always Green? (Copyright, 19J0, by the Wheeler Syn dicate, Inc.) i The general rule of nature is that plants lose their green leaves during the winter when there is only a small amount cf sunshine for them to utilize by means of the chloropyl or green coloring matter in their foliage. The ma jority of trees "hibernate" during this period, living upon the strength which they have stored up during the warmer mouths. But nature modifies its rules with respect to varying climates. Trees designed to flourish in more rigorous temperature natur ally have to make use of everv particle of sunshine they can get. For this reason they do not lose their leaves when autumn ar rives, but keep them the yenr 'round giving rise to the term "evergreen," by which we have come to know Jhem. ThOv.leavcs of these plants are much stronger than of trees- which are bare dur ing the winter, and are also of a distinctly different shape us ing designed to withstand the as saults of the wind and snow. For this reason they 'are quite najr row, comparatively short, and ouite nuemrous, thus enabling the "evergreen" to. make the best pos sible use of even the weak winter sunshine. More Truth By JAMES J. SHREWD STATE CRAFT In Bulgaria puniament U visited on tneir wivea when husband blunder in states manship or war. " ' , When Bulgar legislators Did things that they should not, -They used to call 'em traitors And have 'em promptly shot. ' But yet, as oft the case is, ' v The opposition groups, Sent in to take their places Proved even bigger stupes. v When ..Bulgar arms retreated In stricken disarray, ' i The generals defeated Were hung at break of lay. But this served not to soften The brutal blows of war. The flag was struck as often ' As it had been before. , Bui now wBen Bulgars blunder They do not take their lives, , But with a sword they sunder The jug'lars of their wives. And every Bulgar beldame Now gladly undertakes . To see that husbands seldom Make any fool mistakes. ' It fills her soul wtih terror, Lest haply he'll be led To make some trifling error. And she will lose her head. X She's fearful of disaster " And tries in consequence ' To give her lord and master A little common sense. 1 ; THE WAY TO GET IT QUICK ' If Jesse. James were alive today he would probably be the business agent for a builders' union. -, . ' , , THE MAIL'S DELAY Send your Christmas presents early. Remember that Mr. Burleson will be on the job till March 4. . ' EUT A HOUSE IS NoY ALWAYS A HOME ' Evidently the voters of Oklahoma think that woman's place is in the House. v - " (Copyright, 1920, By The Bell Syndicate, Ine.) I'M THE GUY I'm the guy who takes the credit for your work. "That's me! tWhen see something well done I tell the boss I did it. Of course, it's my work, and I should have done it. But I'm wise, Pam, and I make you do itL. If you do it wrong and I discover it, I banvl you out. Sometimes I take a chance and don't look carefully over my work that you did for me, and when there's a kick, I have o take the calling down. It makes me ripping mad, but I haven't a come-back, be cause I cannot say you did it, and I can't, lay it onto you, because you'll see you weren't supposed to do it. So, on the whole, I don't see but that it's fifty-fifty. Youdo the work and I take the credit or the' blame. That's fair enough. I'll say. If you don't think so, h should worry. If you don't consider-it act ing on the level, tell it to the boss. Perhaps he'll believe you. It's im material to me what yqu think or do. Just -suit yourself, ra going .to get all the credit I can.' Copyright, 120, ThompaonFeature Service. .ommon oense J. J. MUNDY. . ' ' Look Bf hind the Clouds. When you are prone to look on life' as a drab and dreary existence, get into your, thought channels the pictures you can recall . of happy events in your past Jjfe. . ' Think of the things which have given you the greatest pleasure and see if you do not feel happier and more pleased with life. , Until you get control of your rm'nd and are able to shut out the un pleasant things, you may have many gray days. When the future looks -iull of gloom you do your work in a half hearted manner and you are in no condition to change the dark spots of your life. ' But when you can shut out, at will, all thought of disappointment and forboding and put in its place happy anticipation, yai have an in centive to make you work to some good purpose, arid get more out of living. There is a whole lot of good, a whole lot of happiness, but jt is to each one for him or herself to find the golden horizon beyond thebank of clouds. Get your shareVof sunshineby radiating a happy thought and it will return twofold., v Copyright 1920. International Feature . Service, Inc. Parents Problems How can children best be taught the right attitude toward, their school teacheTs? v This can best be done by example. If the parents respect thexattain ments and the opinions of the teach ers, and o-operate with them, the children will do -the same provided the telchers "like children." Council Votes to Continue Paving on Leavenworth Citv council has decided to con- litinue the delayed paving of Leaven worth street trom ,f orty-eigntn to Sixtieth street. This work was de layed when tae late Charles E. Fan ning threw up a contract with the Moberly Brick' company, Moberly, Mo. ft A. C. Arend, city engineer, has obtained, the approval of the council for a contract with this Missouri concern to furtiish the brick for this paving at $1.37 per square yard, to be delivered in Omaha early fin January and laid beginniiTg April 1. The stretch of paving involves 18. 000 square yards. - , . Than Poetry MONTAGUE Dog Hill Paragrafs By George Bingham A person has to be careful not to walk too fast in a small town, be- T cause it ne does he will soon out m thecountry. When Frisby Hancock got through making a speech at the 'Improvement association meeting last evening Fletch Henstep was the only one that applauded right loud with his feet. It is believed they belong to the same order. Slim Perkins walked into the store at Bounding Billows last Saturday and called for a nickel cocoanut, but the man told him the Lord Had quit making nickel cocoanuts. Legion Asks Preference for j Ex-Yanks in Job Layoffs The American Legion is sending circular letters . to employers throughout the city requesting them to give preference of work to ex service men in view of present labor conditions. AN OLD RECIPE TO DARKEN HAIR Sage Tea and Sulphur Turns Gray, Faded Hair Dark and Glossy Almost everyone knows that Sage Tea and Sulphur, properly com pounded, brings back the natural color and lustre to the hair when faded, streaked or gray. Years ago the qnly way to ge$ this mixture was to make it at home, which is mussy and troublesome. ' Nowadays we simply ask at any driig store for' "Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound." You will get a large bottle of this old-time re cipe", improved by the addition of other ingredients, at very little cost. Everybody uses this preparation now, because no one can possibly tell that you darkened your hair, as it does it so naturally and evenly. You dlampen a sponge or soft brush with it and draw thia through your hair, taking one smatl strand at a time; by morning the gray hair dis appears, and after another applica tion or two your hair becomes beau tifully 'dark, thick and glossy and you look years younger. 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The only way in which I could make things easier for him was to save him from at least part of the impending battle with his mother over the selling date of the house. With a. squaring of my shoulders for what I feared would be a most unpleasant interview, I went to her room and knocked. "Who is it?" she asked crisply, and I realized, with a little smile, that s,he was still resolute in her deter mination not to see Dicky until he should have obeyed her ultimatum concerning the date of giving posses sion. ' "It is I," I said demurely, and the next instant she turned the key in the lock and threw the, door open. "Come in," she said grimly. "Where is Richard?" ' x . "Gone to the village." "To change that date?" Instead of answering her at once I took a chair and 'sat down facing her. j . . v"Mother," I saraywith a determined note in my voice, and I saw her eves widen a trifle. "I think you will Ido me the justice to say that I rare ly interfere or even obtrude my opin ion in any" differences between you and Dicky." .. Madge Is Direct. "Why should you?" she retorted tartly,' but weakly, and I saw that she was listening to me closely. - "I have always found you to be unusually just in youre decisions up on any question," I went on, "aim it is to that I am trusting now, for I haVe come to tell you something of importance, and I wish to ask you to reserve your decision until I have finished." -- ' - - . "In other words, you don't want me to interrupt you," she said, shrewdly. "Go ahead, "Of course, Dicky did a mostTrri- KLaiIaf , tiling TTIIVU 1 1 V. OV1U tllOi UUU3, without consulting us," I began. Then he reached the limit in follyl and lack of consideration when he gave the date of possession as May first, only three weeks away. I agree with you perfactly on these points, and you will remember that I only consented tp sign the deed aft er you showed meithat it was your Wisfe" Vj . ; I paused for a second to let there mainder of her unreasonable cantan kerousness of that time sink in, then I went on: "But as long as our consent has been given, and the date of posses sion arranged, you and I are busi ness w.omen enough to realize that there are bull two courses open to us. We must either make Dicky repudiate his word ' or we .must 'Let's AH Sing! The lDuoArt Piano Will Play fpr Us Here's a. song-roll of "Juanita." You all know that. It has the ; words printed on the roll so everybody can join in. Come on, Alice, wilt you sing altot Jim, you and Jack take the tenor, and Will can come in with his weighty bass: NowEverybody. 'Soft o'er the fountain Lingering falls the southern moon' How well the fresh youngVoices blend nd how they are' enjoying it! And the piano is playing Just as naturally, with just as much feeling as if a fine pianist were there playingxhe old song! - For the instrument is being played by the unseen fingers of a fine pianist! It is the one instrument capable of repeating a pianist's playing so perfectly. It is THE DUO-ART PIANO The Piano Classical The Duo-Art is an ideal accompanist. Flayers famous fcr their skill in this dif ficult art have Kade the record roll3 of all Duo-Art accompaniments. But play Mng accompaniments for voice, for violins, for 'cello-is only one of the many fascina tions of the Duo-Art Piano. Its adeptness at playing dance music is the marvel of all who hear it. Steady, rhythmic tempo, coupled with the expres sion and fonal richness of fine hand-playing, make Duo-Art dance music a delight. The Duo-Art has the almost magical powetlo summon the playing of the great pianists to your home. Paderewski's ac tual touch and tone; the wonderful tech- Old Instruments Balance in Payments tlAKFORD MOxicCo. 1807 Farnam Straat, Omaha, Neb. r 1 acquiesce ' in his decision and make the. best of a bad bargain. I found out that the urchaser of the house must lujpve fronf where he is May first, and that one of the considera tions which, made him offer so much money was possession at that time." I saw my mother-in-law's lips tighten, and knew that she was turn ing over in her mind the facts I was presentfcg to her. ""Formv part, mother, I have al readv decided," I went on. "I can-' not humiliate ' my husband by re fusing to sign the deed, thus com pelling him to repudiate an obliga tion already entered into, no matter how foolish o how unjust "his ac tions may have been. But I wish' I could haye your approval." v "When .Mother Graham capitu lates she docs it suddenly and heart ily, v "Of course, child," she said, "mag nificently. "In fact, '! never intend ed anything else. I onl wished to bring Richard to a realization of the enormity he had committed. But, however are we coins' to manage it? We'll have to go North at once." My heart sank. She was in no con dition to-feave the balmy spring weather she was enjoying and re turn to the treacherous April winds of New""York. But I knew her ob stinacy, so I cast about for some effective method of combating it. ' "There's only one obstacleto our all going,"! said slowly, 'and that is Junior, provided, pf course, that your owrt health will' stand the, change. You ought to be very care fulSyou know." Never mind me." She brushed the I jquestion of her own fitness aside as Vic 1 l i x 1. a.. j ii u nau uecii a trouuiesome ny, ana all her grandmother anxiety was in her eyes. "Whafs the trouble with Richard Second?" "Why, nothing down here," I said slowly. "But you realize what a tyudly-burly we shall be living in the next three weeks, with the house up set and movers running in and out. We cannot hope that he will not take cold, even if he weathers the decided change, from, the 1 climate here to that up there." I "stopped short, waiting breath lessly for her reply. Would she take the bait .1 had so carefully prepared? (Continued Tomorrow.) , Monarch Garden License Revoked by City Council The city council voted yesterday to revoke the dancing1 and soft drink license of the Monarch garden, ''black and white cabaret," J07 and 109 South Fourteenth street, which was the scene of an attempted mur der and suicide last week. 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