Evening Star Newspaper, May 4, 1929, Page 23

THE EVENING STAR, WAS HINGTON. D._C, SATURDAY, MAY 4. Something Ought to Be Done About This BY THORNTON W. BURGESS BEDTIME STORIES Beauty Answers Questions. s L | Do you always nest as high up as | that?” inquired Peter. | “No,” repiied Beauty. “We have had !a nome in a hollow stump, but we al- | ways feel safer if our home is up high.” Peter scratched one long ear with one long hindleg. Then he scratched the Peter Rabbit was full of questions. He is apt to be when he is interested in anything. He was interested now— | greatly interested. There were many things he wanted to know—things that | other long ear with the other long only Beauty the Wood Duck could tell | hindleg. Peter was thinking. He says him. | that scratching his long ears with his | “Did you ever before have your home | long hindfeet always helps him to| in a hollow tree?” inquired Peter. | think. Beauty watched him a few min- | “I have never had it anywhere else,” | utes. “Well, Peter,” said he, “vhat replied Beauty.- “I was hatched in a|have you on your mind now?” | was wonderinz about those baby hollow tree myself.” | “I guppose,” said Peter, “that when | Dy replied Peter. “What about them’" inquired Beauty. | “That hole is very high up,” said Peter. “Of course it is” replied “That is what pleases us. a home high up.” “That is all very well for you and Mrs. Wood Duck, but what about the Ducklings?" asked Peter. “Well, what about them?” replied. “How.” demanded Peter, “are they | going to get down? Do you keep them up there until they are big enough to Beauty. We wanted | Beauty fly down? I cannot imagine 12 young Ducks big enough to fly being crowded into that hollow tree. Beauty chuckled. “Neither can 1" said he. “I fear that some of them would smother to death long, long be- fore they were big enough to fly.” “Then how,” demanded Peter, “will they get down?” “They'll get down all right,” replied . “If you are around about that time, you may be interested in sceing get down.” yhen will it be?” demanded Peter “] WAS WONDERING ABOUT THOSE BABY DUCKS,” REPLIED PETER. you told me the day you and Mrs. Wood Duck arrived that there was only one tree round here that would do for your home, it was because you couldn't find | another hollow tree. Was that it? | Wood Duck will be sitting on those Beauty bobbed his lovely head. | eggs two or three weeks yet.” said he, “that was it. At least, it was| “T shall come over every day,” de- | partly it. There are other trees with | clared Peter. holes in them, but no other tree with (Copyright, 1929.) The Daily Cross-Word Puzzle (Copyrizht. 1929.) " not for some time,” replied Beauty. “You see. it takes quite a while to hatch out Duck's eggs. Mrs. |2 big cnough hole high enough up to | ' | | e i The wind grey showers — And if’ we stayed outdoors , per}\np_s Theyd m'a!nc N us grow Flowers. Havware A Horse on Her. 1 UT Mafld e By BUD FiSHER An Echo Jumps Off a CIiff. KENKLING A Past That indy Wants to Forget!! THE CUEERFUL CHERUB | [ love the sun z2nd good , brown earth, and sweet, ALOYS By Pop MOMAND LAD Off to : Youngstown. Dot OF \NTRODUCTION TO MISS. KATHRINE KOOKY THE BELLE OF YOUNG STOWN, LEAVES TO-DAY N AN ENDEAVOR TO FIND ouT JUST How DEEPLY THE YouNe MUSHBY. IF ALS REPORT 15 O-K. MUSHBY INTENDS TO PROPOSE MARRIAGE To THE LoveLy HE OL LADY WOULD SQUAWK GIJP ED WITH A LETTER WS P MEANT B i LOVES MORTIRER Sel ¢ HER HEAD OFF IF SHE KNEW THE REAL REASON FOR My TRIP TO YOUNESITOWN ! BUT TLL ONLY BE AwAY FOUR. DAYS — AND WHAT HURT HG /J‘—‘/ 5 ALOYSIUS P. AWFUL 1S GOING TO HAPPEN ON THS TRIP TO YOUNES TOWN KNOW WONT %5 a] 1, TGN NONSENSE ! DONT BE I HAVE A SILY LITTE wWora| PREMONITION YOUNGSTOWN AINT THAT SOMCTHING SUCH A LoNG RIS GEE! YoU'D THINE I WAS GOING TO RUSSIA TH' WAY YOURE CARRYIN' LEAVE 1T TO HE MR. MUSHBY! REMEMBER Now/, EVEN IF You DISCOVER THAT KATHRINE KOOKY DOESNT LOVE ME You MUST TeLL re! ON - 7 SaY, FANCY FACE, HOW'S THE Boss Son GETTIN' ALONG WITH His LoVvE AFFAIR, IS HE STILL ALL ALONE? Pt A LINING 1 SHELL AEVER SURE' HE HASAT A CHANCE."VEAUS' IS ([ [ 8 ITs A Lock OF | HIS HAIR ' [smrTHer's IR = ITS-OH ITS CuTe! 1D DIE IF HE EVER Fouad DId YoU TELLTHI UPHOLSTERER HowW T WANTED THE NEW OFFICE ) FURNITURE /STUFFED ? \@l E X1Ts Funnr Popper } L PUT THAT SampLe OF HORSE HAIR ON MY Desk Aub CANT FIap 1T ! THIS 1S GONNA BE A RED-LETTER DAY (N THE HISTORY oF THE TALIKIGS. THE DIRECTOR HAS DISPLAYED SIGA'S OF INTELLIGENCE AND CAST ME IN A SPEAKING PART (N A FiLM ENTITLED “THE ALPING | YODLER -« NOW REMEMBER, UUTT, You MUST ENUNCIATE CLEARLY: DoN'T TALK THROWGH 5| STATE BRICFLY B0SS,DON'T WORRY ABoOUT MEe JUST You'RE TO Be JEFE'S WHAT MY PEAKING PART =\ LS AND— T HAVE TALKED BABY-TALKTO A POODLE DOG, T HAVC BEEN A BOUNCER \N AN ORPHAN ASYLUM, AND OACE T BULT A SPITE=-FENCE AROUND AN OLD FoLKS® HOME, T~ NEUER LET T ROUCHHOUSE,, (T WOULD BE A MEAN TRICK TO TAKE You AWAY FROM THis TOWN WHEN N LOVE WITH A 6IRL, SO o TUE DECIDED To CALL OFF OUR You'RE g TRIP AND I'D LIKE T KIND OF A REMAIN GIRUS PRRENTS “To SEE THE Yes- MY BiG BROTHER 1S COMING OVER MEET YOUR FAMILY SHE i HDE THAT PIPE= DRESS FOR THAT FOUR FLUSHER ? 1 SHoUuLD SAY NoT! So He's A FIGHT MANAGER Now * THE LAST TIME I SAW HIM_HE WAS DUCKING HEN FRUIT From A VAUDEVILLE STAGE! WAIT'LL 1 REMIND HIM ‘BOUT THAT NIGHT — HAT A LRUGH \‘fie'u HAVE ToCETHER! TAKE OFF THOSE SLIPPERS AND WINDY RILEY, THE FAMOUS FIGHT MANACER 1S COMING! Across, . Cardinal point. Bequeathed. Elapsed. . Sweet substance. | Japanese perfume holder. . Girl's name. 7. Chemical compound, . Lesting three years, . Kind of tea. . Yellowish brown, . Corner. . Epoch. . Urge on. . Canvas shelters. . Peace: Latin. Shriek. . Border on. . A color. . Having a_hirsute growth. . Demanded as due Earthly. Water spirit: Scottish myth. 3. Hindrance. Declare openly. Dismays. . Wors . Edible roots . Masculine name Measure of length. . Fright. 7. Betel leaf. Perambulates. Afflicting with sickness, . Ammonia derivative. Paradise. Formerly Small carnivore, 7. Abode One who performs. Bord Persian ruler. . Slimy. . Division of plants; diclinous. . Purport. . Nocturnal carnivorous mammals. . Put into disorder. . Infuriated. . Margin. . Foot digit. . Velvetlike fabric, . Adjust to a line. . Blue pigment. 3. Yarns. . Masculine name. . Crowd. 7. Competent. eminine name. Unweaving. 37. Turkish town . Wets with small drops. . Malaria. 41. Shirk duty by pretending illness. 43. Equipoise. 51. Alleviates. 52. English river. . Crippled. Joint of the leg. w Johnson, who was the least i of our Presidents, possessed ities useful to a public man— magnetism and fearlessness, says the | Pathfinder Magazine An_ incident 1y days of the hen he was | hated by the ssion element, illustrates th traits. Scheduled to | address a meeting in the town hall, he | had been informed on good authority 5 | that a half dozen men were ready to 3 shoot him as soon as he appeared be- ). | fore the audience, ‘When Johnson arrived on the plat- ANSWER TO YESTERDAY'S PUZZLE. =2 UCAPRRCHER /e Ss'm; cMoase 'STQES ELANEISNI P Torkr I DAV ERAGES £ 2OSHIE WE RS | and laid it on the table in front of him, lv\mle a silent audience regarded him with curiosity. At last_he spoke. “I | understand.” he said, in his placid way, “that the first business before the meei- | ing is to shoot me. I move that the D [ meeting proceed to business.” After waiting for som@-time he hegan Ris address, . FREEMAN Absolutely A Personal [ Matter. TheUprising | Generaticn. SPIKE,You LITTL WHY (51T You E RASCAL, NEVER WANT -fo CADDY FOorR ME ? WON A LOTTA MOREY BET TIN' TO-DAY! T WON THREE DOLLARS BETTIN' POP WOULD BE HOME FOR LUNCH AN’ FIVE DOLLARS THAT I'D BE LATE FOR ScHooL! BECAUSE You ONLY PAY A SDOLL&/ WHAT Do THE. OTHERS PAY. \ You, SPIKE? / .~ “Doc LEE GNES ME THREE DOLLARS A ROUND THENxm / FOUR Anna HALF 1/ DOLLARS THAT I GET A FAILURE IN RITHMETIC AN/ THEN T W WERE YOU BETTIN' ALL THIS MONEY ) N SIX DOLLARS THAT T--- 3 HE (oM, 1 TOLD oL THAT)HiM HE MUST 7 T ) QN COULDNT HER o 6 [ A NOTE_HE BLSTED MY LIPSTICK ¢ 1928 Thac GRACIOUS, po You ) THINK 1T'S WORTH _~ “ THAT MUCH ? /WELL, SINCE- IVE DOEEN CADDIEING FOR RIM HE'S | NEVER BADA SR NOW-THATS NO WAY TO ACT -NOL MUST BE A LADY AND SOV GROW UP EVERYONE WILL LOOK LP AROUND \:: ME o Duy Nens lat,