The Seattle Star Newspaper, June 18, 1920, Page 21

{as be had feared, no Wally was FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 1920 ar. * * te . THE JUMPIN VID'S face wore a serious expression and he eat a long time looking into the fire Peggy watched him from her seat in Grandmother's lap, “I wonder what ts David think Ing about in the fire," she whis pered. Grandmother smoothed Pegey's hair softly back and whispered, “Let's walt and see.” Presently he spoke. would like to know ls, how did the very first peopte get here, over the mountains? If the In- dians had little narrow trails, just ‘wide enough for one to walk in, how could these big olf wagons get thru? I saw one in a picture with some cows pulling it." “Oxon,” corrected Grandmother. “Yes, oxen.” David agreed “How could two big oxen and a Wagon that looks like an army truck get thru the forest the very first time?” “I could tell you a story about that, David, that would last from now till tomorrow. I scarcely know how to begin, or where. These eartiest settlers who came Across in wagons had the hardest time of all, far as the Willamette, then by water around to the Coast, but} only the Indians knew the way thru the Cascades. There were 36 wagons in the first party with men, women and children “The story I remember best ts about mother. “George's father had horses to draw their wagon, but horses couldn't climb trees any bet than"oxen, and they had come so ¢ George Hines and his ADVEN OF THE Page 80 “What I) A few had come as| keteee Olive Roberts Barton Goat Py GOFF PLACE many hundred miles that they could not tum back “You have seen them working on the roads and you know how they use great puffing engines }and heavy iron scrapers and strong horses and husky men? “Well, when that first road was cut, every man, woman and child | had to help.” “Like the first Seattle railroad,” sald Peggy. |} "Yes, yes, onty so much more terrible, The long, hard trip had used up most of their strength; their food was almost gone; their horses and oxen were half starved, “Hungry, maged, barefooted, the little children hacked away at the underbrush, while fathers chopped and sawed at the big trees, and mothers, tired almost to death, tended bables and dragged branches and brush. “Sometimes a huge tree, which had fallen years before, blocked the way and had to be sawed thru, The best time they could possibly make waS three miles a day! “They pushed their way up hill and down, till at last they were within 20 miles of Mt. Rainier. “George and his mother noticed } that all the wagons had stopped and as they were toward the end | of the line, they couldn't tell what caused the excttement up In front | “So they climbed out and made their waf to the front wagon where they found thempelves looking over the edge of a shoer | bluff—t0 feet straight down.” i (To Be Continued) away TURES TWINS “Aha! Now I understand,” said Tingaling. “The fat old| rascal was digging another hallway so he could escape.” ‘Tingaling started to go to Wally Woodchuck'’s kitehen to him, because Wally he back with the sassafras for tea which Mrs. Woodchuck was making for Nancy and Nick and the fairy landiord. But when he got there, it was just | be seen anywhere, not a bair of him, Tand thé sassafras roots dang! from the ceiling hadn't been touched! “Aha” said he softly, “I un. derstand now what all that pounding ‘was that we heard a minute ago. Mr.| ‘Wally wasn't tendering the sassafras any more than I’m digging dia _ monds, The old fat rascal was dig a After an application of “Danderine’ you can not find @ fallen hair or any dandruff, shows new life, more color and ging another hallway out of his home | * so that he could escape Yes, sir, there it is. Wait until I catch him, tho. instead of one; I'll tie one on each jeg, one on his neck, and a big loud one onto his tail, the sly old scamp!’ My, but Tingaling was mad! It Tl tie six bells on to him ‘wan bad enough to have the wood-| chuék put all his children out of house and home, without sneakmg out of his punihment by fibbing. So he hurried back to the parlor where Mrs. Woodchuck was boiling water in her little copper kettle “That husband of yours has got away,” he declared crossly. “Where he?” 'y. my? exclaimed Mrs. Wood huck, but she didn’t look a bit wor. ried, to tell the truth. almost nay she looked happy. “Did you look everywhere?” she asked. “Everywhere I knew about,” snapped Tingaling, “but you wood- change all ory houses so © I rent them to you, that n't find my way around at ali.” Just then there was the funniest sound upstairs—a little squeal, and a little snort, and some more squeals! “What's that?” demanded Tinga- lng sharply. “That, my dear sir,” answered Mrs. Woodchuck calmly, “is the chil- dren.” (Copyright, 1920, N. E. A) Reddy Fox heard that one of Unc’ Billy Possum’s babies wag lost in the Green Forest, he at once hurried over to Unc’ Billy's hol- low tree to find out if it was true. He found old Mrs, Possum wringing her hands and crying. soberly, and in his most sympathetic voice he asked: “Is it true, Mrs. Possum, that you have last one of your babies?” “Yes,” sobbed old Mrs. Possum. “DANDERINE” Stops Hair Coming Out; Doubles Its Beauty. A few cents buys “Danderine. Reddy Fox Offers | then. “Ah done lost mah littlest baby, and Ah won't never see him no mo’! Oh, dear! Oh, dear!” “There, there, Mra. Possum; don't cry. yell find your baby for you,” “Don’t you worry any more. Just leave it all to me.” voice, at the samo time taking out wipe away @ tear, but really hiding a smile, “Did you say that it is your littlest one?” “Yen,” replied Mrs. Possum, drying her eyes with her apron; “mah lit- tlest, preclousest baby.” “It i» the tenderest, meal! I certainly must find him,” he said to himself. But aloud he sald: “Don't you worry any more, one, and I almost know I can follow his tracks. Then it will be easy for me to follow him and find him for you. Won't you worry any more. besides every hair vigor, brightness, Just leave it all to me.” Old Mrs. Possum dried her eyes. “Yo’ are so good, Reddy Fox,” said One might | jsald Reddy Fox, in his smoothest Reddy put one! | hand over his mouth to hide a grin.) Then he drew his face down very) his handkerchief and pretending to| Reddy Fox hid another smile in his | | handkerchief. My, but he will make @ good | | Mrs. | Possum. You know, I have a sharp Your RANBQ! 408 Vou svas? REMENDER, MAKE 4 DO VAN ROCKS! MAKE A HIT VAN ROCK FAMILY AND POSITION 1S ASSURED! E Ou’ 3 a ITS & WONDER you DONT GET, BRAIN FEVER TH SS NER WITH THE R SOCIAL THE SEATTLE STAR IL DONT StE HIM, L HOPE HES TAKING 4 HIT WITH ONE OF z — VAN ROCKS: Y. Pa Obeyed Orders. HAVE ‘YOU SEEN (TY HUSBAND I JUST LEFT Hint IN THE NEXT leoort WITH OUR BABY! BABY HEY! Y'NUST MEET tty \AFE SHES o A GREAT cago! = she. “Ah really velleve that if any one can find him, yo’ can. It is so good of yo’ to offer to help, Oh, Ab do hope yo’ will find him.” If old Mre. Possum could have ween the gleam in Reddy's eyes as he repeated so heartily, “fo do I, Mra. Possum; so do I,” she would not have been so comforted, But she didn’t, and as Reddy politely bade her good- bye, she thought him a good-natured neighbor and a very fine gentleman, indeed, - FRECKLES Don't Hide Them With a Veil; Re move Them With Othine— Double Strength ‘This preparation for the removal of freckles ig usually so successful in removing freckles and giving @ clear, beautiful complexion that it ls sold under guarantee to refund the money if it fails. Don't hide your freckles under a veil; get an ounce of Othine and re ‘move them. Even the first few ap- Plications should show @ wonderful improvement, some of the lighter freckles vanishing entirely. Be sure to ask the druggist for the double strength Othine; it is this that ig sold on the money-back guarantee. | Baby. As for Reddy Fox, as soon as he waa out of sight and hearing of old Mrs, Possum, he threw his hat in the air and turned @ somersault. “Now for a good meal of tender young Possum,” said he, as he began to ‘run this way and that with his nose to the ground, searching for the trail of the little Jost Possum baby. Now, while Reddy Fox had been talking to old Mrs, Possum, Peter Rabbjt had come up to offer his sym pathy and help, When he saw Reddy Fox, Peter slipped behind a tree, and neither Reddy nor Mra, Poasum saw him at all, Peter heard all that Reddy said, and he longed to warn Mrs, Ponsum not to believe a word of it, but he didn’t dare to for he was too far from the Old Brier Patch to reach it if Reddy should try to catch him. As soon as Reddy Fox had left, Peter Rabbit hurried to tell old Mrs. Possum how sorry he felt for her and to tell her that he was going to hunt for the lost baby. “Reddy Fox certainly has got a sharp nose,” eaid Peter Rabbit to himself, as he hurried in the direo tion Reddy had taken, “and he's a whole lot more likely to find that lost baby than I am. I guces I'll just follow Reddy and eee what I can do it he doen find that poor little Next story: The Hunt for the Lost — ; Not That it Will Do Any Good, : But— SACRAMENTO, Cal, June 18.—A| physicians and eye speciallate, city complaint department where | scribe Ban-Opto as a safe home every citizen can air his grievances |edy in the treatment of eye th DI against the city administration is be-|/and to strengthen eyesight. ing planned here. An inspector will| under money refund guaragites by be on duty continually, druggists. Doesn’t hurt! 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