Evening Star Newspaper, July 23, 1929, Page 23

BEDTIME STORIES BY THORNTON W. BURGESS Strange Drummer. How vers dull this world would be With Nothing new to hear ot see Peter “Raobit Peter Rabbit was just starting for | home at daybreak. He knew he ought | o be in the dear Old Briar-patch. He | knew that if he didn't get home sool little Mrs. Peter would begin to wo He reached the edge of the Green Foi est where it joins the Green Meadow and sat up to look this way and tha v to make sure that the way was | clear to the dear Old Briar-patch Then, just as he was going to take the first hop in that direction, there sound- | wou or Havy | replied Sammy, who dearly loves to ,| thief!” over in the Old Orchard. “Well, why didn't you start?” de- manded Sammy. “Do you hear that drumming, Sammy ay?” demanded Peter. “Do you think there is anything vrong with my ears?” asked Sammy. ‘There would have to be something ery wrong with them if I didn't hear that drumming. “Who is doing it?” Peter asked. “A first-class drummer, I should say.” ) ease. “He is a first-class right,” replied Peter, “but who is he?” “How should I know?” asked Sammy. “I believe you do know,” replied Peter. | “I believe you do know, Sammy Jay, | and you're just trying to tease me. “Do you know what I would do if I were in your place?” asked Sammy. “What?" "demanded. Peter. “I would go find out for myself who that drummer is,” replied Sammy. “So long, Peter! I have an engagement | over in the Old Orchard.” Sammy took to his wings and soon Thief, thief, drummer, all Peter heard him erving, * Peter sat a while where Sammy had | left him. He looked over toward the Old Briar-patch. He listened to that drumming. “I believe Sammy is right,” caid Peter to himself at last.” “There is nothing_like getting things at first hand. I believe I will go lcok for that drummer. It ought not to be difficult to find him. All that I need is to fol- low the sound of that drumming.” “ISN'T IT TIME YOU WERE HOME, PETER?" INQUIRED SAMMY. ed far back of him & sharp rat-a-tat- tat. Peter didn't take that first hop toward home. up and listened, “I should like to know who that strange drummer is,” muttered Peter. “I certainly should like to know who it is that can drum like that. I won- der if I couold find him if I went bacik to look for him.” Just. then Sammy Jay spied Peter and stopped in a tree over Peter's head Instead, he abruptly sat So Peter turned around and started off. lipperty-lipperty-lip. Every few minutes he stopped to listen. ~ Fach | time he listened he heard that sharp rat-a-tat-tat-tat. Of course, each time it sounded louder. The farther Peter | went, the louder the drumming sounded. | Never in his life before had he heard such drumming “My goodne: thought Peter. “I thought Goldenwing the Flicker was a real drummer, but his drumming is| nothing compared to this. I wonder who under the sun this fellow can be! | ! Hello, there's Cousin Jumper over there. Probably he'll know.” So Pefer turned asi By BUO FISHER We'd Refuse It Ourselves. THE EV‘ENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. TUESDAY, JULY 23, 1929. A Dangerous Mission. HAS HE AAtr RIGHT T GQeT SOUR WITH ME JUST BECAUSE HIS ANOTHER-IN-LAW HAS' Come ON? —THE WAY HE GROWLS * AN—— SHE @EN AUNT ADDIES NOTE ARRWED OF HER ENGAGEMENT TO { AT THAT 17 HARD ON HIM MAYBE 1 CAN SCARE HER OFF TODAY WHEA CONFIRMING THE RUMOR ONE DENTLEY BEESWAY, THE HEAVY ARTILLERY BROKE LOOSE N THE M®GINS CASTLE. PooR AL! wis LITTIE J0KE HAS Now ASSUMED THE PROPORMONS OF A OATASTROPHE ! SKooPs WELL | 1 HOPE YaU'RE SATISFIED ALoySiuS R MSGINIS "' A FINE HASH OF THINGS YOU'VE MADE WITH YOUR L‘T'TLE 3oxkE! DID You EVER Do Any - THING RIGHT W YouR LIFE? NO, NEVER! A SMART OH!! YouRE Suer ALECK ! GEE! EASY WITH THE WHIP LITTLE WOMAN HEAR ME ? AS 1T WAS SAYIAG, SAMUEL SMITHERS, WHEA A'r DAUGHTER MARRLIED ‘You SHe EXPECTED— P it comeé o, JEFF, HINHALE THIS SPINACH AND YoU'LL ReDUCE THE MIVUTE IN EVERYTHING, HENCE, THEY HAVE HOPPED ON THE EIGHTEEN- DAY DIET THAT WAS LAUNCHED BY ETHEL BARRYMORE < | DON'T GET SYLPHLIKE FIGURES IT woNT Be ™e FAULT ofF SPINACH AND DANDELIONSS You MUSTA'T BE A QUITTER! T HATE Devicious ARTICHOKES ! Now LISTENTO ME STupip! You'RE Going HOP RIGHT OVER TO THAT LADY WiLLiNG FRIEND| OF YOoURS, MR. BENTIEY BEESWAX, AN TELL HIM THE WHOLE TRUTH — HOW YoU'vE PLAYED THIT JokE ON HIM ABOUT YOUR AUNT ADDIE AND EVERY THING ! DO YOU WHY, THIS DIET_DoPE IS A GREAT IDEAL NOW €AT THESE TH' MINUTE T TELL Hin ADDIE 1S S8 AND HAS A ReENOVATED FACE, HES GOIN' To HOP LP TW' FLooR WELL WELL! A LITTLE WoRM: T USED To | STEPPING ON WORMS g _ MIND BEING A VEGETARIANS BUuT T AIN'T ALTITUDE DuE To GOSH, WE ARE LOSING EXCESS WEIGHT! WE'LL NEVER MAKE OUR NON SToP FLIGHT SEVRRICONS NAW — THAT WOULON'T WilL 1T DO . So T\'\E TWO 3 LGHTEN THE LOARD MUCH! 5 }Hz%? ny WE HAVE ONE PERSON OF You WilL SHoes o Too MANY IN THE HAVE To ONER BOARD I TOSS fl ‘inoss WHO HAVE BEEN to pay his re- | ousin, Jumper the | To TASMANIR “Isn’t it time you were home, Peter?” | COIN !t spects to his big c tnquired Sammy. st then the | % suppose it is” replied Peter. “I |ceased. B e eie) e FoLtowitie! SHEFORTINES O witH THS LOAD ! was just getting ready to start.” Fe S Consrigns: 16350 WNDY AMp UTTLE ROUGHHOUSE the Family Will Be Separated! Just a Little Excess KENKLING | w1 ReMeMBer THAT THEY Were RESCUED N MID ocEAN B/ AN RIRPLANE AFTER i Looks Like | Tey were PuT OFF THe STERAMER — * [M] HA, KA, WHERE DID ‘g’ffi" You GET -TRE FUNNY CAGDY, DOC 2 1 BRouchT H P HIM WITH ME. LAST SUMMER THERE WASN'T RALF ENOUGH CADDIES UP You CARRIED A CINDER T0 NEWCASTLE, “THERE'S] A GIRLS’ CAMP UP THE ROAD AND -THE GIRLS CADDIE FOR SUNDAE MONEY — THERE ARE ~, _THREE CRARMING CADDIES FOR. 1. K‘uKlina- . = . 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A recent lecturer had the following % say in the course of his remarks: | “We are entering upon a new chemical era in industry and chemical processes | are invading new fields almost daily. | Rayon is chemical fiber; lacquer is ! chemical varnish; vanillin is chemical | oM | favor. We have chemical dyestuffs, Stnnge, i [E] | chemical fertilizers, chemical drugs; But Tru | AN | artificial leather and synthetic wall- e. NT] board. Paper, leather, steel glass are o~ all made by strictly chemical processes. Y || Our stupendous and always growing G| demands upon the limited raw mate- ;=] i rials of the globe is going to make it == increasingly necessary for us to find ~<n_ | chemical . products which we can pro- N[ | duce cheaply and in unlimited quan- NSE tities. Inqustry is bound to chemicalize = trained itself and it needs chemically deaders g By S.LHUNTLEY