CHILDREN’S
STORY
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THORNTON W. BURGESS
HOW NIMBLEHEELS GOT
AWAY
DETER RABBIT was nil a shake. It
* was partly excitement, partly fear,
and partly hope. You remember how
he had gone hack to tlie dear Old
Brier Patch without a doubt In his
mind that little Nlmhleheels had been
caught and carried away to the Green
Forest by llooty the Owl. You re
member how sad Peter was and how
he had sighed and sighed again, and
bow a thin, high, squeaky voice had
asked if he was in pain.
That voice made Peter Jump. It
sounded exactly like the voice of lit
tle Nlmhleheels. If Peter hadn't been
absolutely sure that by tills time Nlm
bleheels must be In the stomach of
llooty the Owl lie would have said
that this was the voice of Nlmhle
heels. But how could It he? It
couldn't. Ilis ears must have fooled
him or else—"Who are you?" whis
pered Peter. "Are you a ghost?”
“I should say not!” exclaimed the
same thin, high, squeaky voice indig
nantly. "There is no ghost about
me! For goodness sake, what Is the
matter with you, Peter Babbit?” Out
In front of Peter hopped Nlmhleheels.
Peter hacked away hurriedly, "(in
away,” said he. “This isn't you. It
can't he. You were caught by llooty
the Owl and carried away for Ids din
ner. You can't he in his stomach and
here, too, so this can't be you. Go
away, please.”
“Pinch yourself and wake up.
Peter." squeaked Nlmhleheels. Then
he began to laugh with all Ids might.
Peter frowned.
“I don't see anything to laugh at."
said he rather crossly, for lie still
couldn’t believe what his eyes saw.
* Nlmhleheels kept right on laughing
until he was quite out of breath. “I
may not he myself,” said he, “hut I'm
quite sure I'm not anybody else. As
for llooty the Owl, if his stoma 'h
feels any fuller on my account I'm
willing to make him the same kind of
a meal every day. Go over nnd ask
him. I'd like to know what lie says.
Just touch me, Peter. You'll find I'm
real enough.”
Very cautiously Peter reached out
and touched Nlmhleheels. Then Ids
face cleared and he began to laugh
himself. “I never was more sure of
anything In nil m.v life than I was
GI&U6AGPI
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“Early to bed and early to rise,"
says stepping Stella, “and the neigh
bors would have nothing to talk
about.”
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First Vessel to Founder in Panama Canal
THE Dutch freighter Brion has the distinction of being Hie first vessel to founder In the Panama canal. She went
clown in Uatun lake about half a mile south of the lock after having developed a dangerous list that led her com
mander to try to beach her. The crew was rescued by Panama canal launches.
that you hud been caught nnd enrried
away by Monty,” said he when lie
could stop laughing long enough.
“You asked what was the matter with
me. I was sighing on your account,
Nimbleheels. I was sighing because
my heart was so sad at the thought
that you had been killed and that I
should never, never see you ngain.
When you spoke I thought my enrs
must be playing tricks on me. I cer
tainly did. How did you get away?”
"With the help of a friendly Black
Shadow,” replied Nimbleheels. "But
for that I might lie just where you
thought I was. I was getting very
tired, and two or three times Hooty
almost caught me. Then just ns I
jumped that Black Shadow swept
over us nnd Booty couldn't see where
I landed. I jumped twice more lie
fore the Black Shadow passed over,
nnd by that time I was safe. Then I
hurried over here to tlie dear Old
Brier Patch to wait for you. You
were very wise not to move wtien you
sat out there in tlie moonlight, Peter
Rabbit. 1 never could have sat like
that right in plain sight. I never
could have, possibly."
"That was nothing,” replied Peter
modestly. “I learned when 1 was very
young that there are times to run nnd
times to freeze and sit tight. This
was one of those times. Tell me,
Nimbleheels, doesn’t such n long tall
bother you?"
©, T. W. Burgess.—WNU Service.
STUFFED DATES
o WE ever tire of the delectable
dates? They arc so good to serve
with the afternoon tea, in salads, as
desserts, as a confection, or stuffed
with various fillings, one lias an in
finite variety nnd they are always
welcome. The following are a few
fillings for stuffed dates:
Orange Peanut.
To one-third of a cupful of peanut
| blitter add slowly five tablespoonfuls
Scottish Jumpers for Roosevelt
TI1FSK two Fair Isle Jumpers were made In Inverness, Scotland, on order
from President Roosevelt and have been shipped to him. The wool was
carded and spun in Inverness mills.
SOLDIER BOY!
By ANNE CAMP JELL
SOLDIKR Boy, nre the days too
long?
Is the sun too bright on your nar
row walls?
Are you weary now of the robin's
song.
And the wind's soft voice ns the
evening falls?
The lightest breatli is too hard to
hear
When n little life is so filled with
ca re.
Soldier Bo.v, you nre ton years old.
And your boyish soul lias n cross to
hold.
Soldier Boy, it’s a hitter fight,
But your smile is valiant for those
who come
Hoping to make your day more bright
With a gift to add to your meager
sum.
You have a cfcLL<*»4)out with pain.
And tlie years will drag till you run
again,
With Health’s quicksilver In your feet,
And a cry of joy for the friends you
meet!
Soldier Boy, I would gladly give
My heart's firm beat and the
strength of my hands,
if It would mean your right to live.
And scamper with joy on the sum
mer sands.
Soldier Boy, It's an eagle’s (light
To the lovely land where there Is no
night.
And the wings of your spirit nre firm
and true,
As onward and upward they carry
you 1
(Copyright.)—WNU Service.
of orange Jtiiee and one-lialf teaspoon
fill of grated orange rind. Fill the
dates and roll them in chopped salt
ed peanuts.
Apricot Coconut.
Wash one cupful of dried apricots.
Steam over boiling water to soften,
then run through a food chopper with
one-half cupful of nut meats and two
thirds of a cupful of coconut. Add
two tablespoonfuls of orange Juice
and one teaspoonful of orange rind.
Mix until well blended. Stuff dates
and roll in sugar.
Marshmallow Coconut.
Cut one-fourth pound of marsh
mallows Into qunrters with wet scis
sors. Stuff each date with a piece of
marshmallow, placing the cut side up.
Dip the sticky surface of tlie marsh
mallow Into the shredded coconut.
Jumbo dates are prepared by press
Ing the edges of two dates together
and stuffing as one.
Parisian Sweets.
Take one package of dntes, one
package of coconut, one-fourth pound
eacli of figs and dried apricots, put
through a food chopper. Add a table
spoonful of orange Juice and a ten
spoonful of the grated rind. Mix well
and divide into parts. For fruit cara
mels pack file portion Into small pans
lightly oiled or buttered, crease into
squares, and place a nut meat on each
square. Chill, cut Into cubes with a
sharp knife that has been dipped into
water.
Dried fruits may he used for fruit
favors, turtles, animals; and various
attractive things like ginger bread
men may be made from figs, raisins,
dates and nuts.
© by Western Newspaper Union.
■SnSWSBf-TaHKKZrTTT?
I!y the Treaty of Utrecht It was pro
vided that the thrones of France and
Spain should never rest on the same
head.
BONERS are actu-'l humorous
tid-bits found in examination pa
pers, essays, etc., by teachers.
The hut overhead was a place where
the ascents and descents of gods and
goddesses were kept.
* • •
The square of the hippopotamus of
a right triangle is equal to the sum
of the squares of the other two sides.
» • •
flomony is some food made of corn.
©, Bell Syndicate. — WNU Service.
Shorts for Sports
Here, modeled by Miss Charlotte
Young, is a sports costume of shorts
and blouse that Is characteristic of
the styles for the spring and coming
summer. It was shown at the spring
fashion promenade In New York spon
sored by the women's apparel division
of the National Retail I>ry Goods as
sociation.
BREAKING THE NEWS GENTLY
Young Bobby came borne late from
school looking very sheepish. "Dad,"
lie snid to his father, and there was a
tone of despondency In his voice, “do
yon remember telling me how you
were expelled from School?”
Lather laughed. “Why, yes, my
son." he said, “that was a good story.
But it's ancient history now."
Bobby brightened, “It's funny how
history repeats Itself, isn't it, dad?"
lie replied.
CLEVER, HUH?
‘‘Your wife Is very ingenious."
“1 should say so. It seems to me she
! linds a new place to hide my dress
i sldrt studs every time.”
Restored to Good Health
She was visiting a 7.00 and event!!
j ally came to the hears.
‘‘Are these animals carnivorous?" she
| asked the keeper.
lie scratched his head, and then
smiled brightly.
“They was, ma’am,” he answered;
1 “but they're all right since we washed
j 'em in carbolic.”
V ocabularitis
“Your daughters have had every ad
I vantage."
"I'll say so,” answered Mr Dustin
| Stax. “They can understand every
j word on a menu.”
“Why don’t you learn ?”
“No use. The ->ffort would only add
j headache to indigestion.”
IF AND WHEN
Mrs. Rrngg—I could have married
! four ol the wealthiest men In town.
tier Hubby— Why didn't you? The
whole four might have been able to
pay your dress bills.
Shoot!
“Are all the news-cameramen here?’’
“Yes, your honor.’’
“Lights O. I\.?”
“Yes your honor.”
"Sound O. K.?”
“Yes. your honor.”
“Cond! Then let justice take its
course.”
Deception
“I)o you permit yourself to deceive
the public?"
"No,’ said Senator Sorghum. “The
public has learned all kinds of tricks.
I'm doing pretty well to keep It from
deceiving roe.”
The Silver Lining
Mr. Smith—I ligure llie drouth cost
is over three thousand bushels of corn.
Mrs Smith—Dreadful, dear. Rut, re
member there wasn’t a day all that
summer that we couldn't get salt out
it the shakers.
After That It’s Different
Rettina Would you object to a hits
•and who s;il up in bed and smoked?
Ittithinn — I certainly would hut I In
tend to keep quiet about It until I get
one.