The Seattle Star Newspaper, July 14, 1920, Page 13

‘Y, JULY 14, 1928, ar By Seallle Si *, < abel Cleland _» Page 102 DADDY TELLS A CAPTAIN WILKES STORY ‘When Daddy came tack from where he had been on ®& business trip, he was much sur. Priced at the children’s questions *T don't quite get this,” he pus ied. “What do you youngsters Know about Dungeness? I didh't Femember you had ever been up there.” ~ “Harf laughed David. “Woe peel but we know an awful eariyday stories about it.” “How early? Daddy asked. “Oh, before you could remem- ber," said David, grandly. “Aw about f% We know some) man sent out by the government to find new places and people, keep a record of them and bring it back to the government in Washington, D. C “The captain's war vessels had no engines, They had to depend on sails to get anywhere, and the night before he reached Port ‘Townsend waa dark and stormy. | Waves washed over the decks and came thru the port holes. “When morning came, the air was thick with fog, and tho it was May, the sailors wore bitterly fully early. I guess 50 years | canes | ego." Daddy loved to tease. “Think That's an carly day? Peesy siggied rapturonaly. “Course we do. Let's tell htm story, Daddy. You tell him a/ Story.” “Well, olf man—" he turned to David—"“my friend in Dungeness is Capt. Wilkes, U. S.A. “We know him, too,” chorused the children, “He made the first Fourth of July out bere and shot @annons and everythin, * "You know too much,” Daddy teased again. “What's the use of ‘Calling stories to you? “Oh, all right; if you want me ‘te go on, give me half a chance. * “When Capt. Wilkes entered ‘the Strait of Juan de Fuca, he didnt know what he would find He didn’t know how the Indians looked, or how they lived, or Much of anything about them. ‘You see, he was an explorer, a Humph!! Peesy and 1 knew about that/ eountry $0 years ago, didn't we, | Peesy? leader of the cance nh, straight coat, shaped heads their heads that quee Perey 1 yo vat oe Grandmother dia tell “Fire away!" sald Deady. “T al- ways did want to know.” | roti of ft. thin stripe of wood fons of dark o: board so theht tt le; and by a POE they rocked thetr | babies, too! Want me to tell yout ‘ (To Be Cont Reker ADVENTURES OF THE Olive Robert: aa Mrs in my sock,” he answered, f “TU tell you what I'd do” sald ‘Thousand-Legger, he was collecting. “Since you you haven't got room for all of shoes and stockings in your TWINS 7 Barton. as he shuffled out of the room. make it, Indeed, but save ft. You've no idea how much maney my shoe cost mem . It seemed such a geod plan tint Tommy was going to try ft gight away, but Tingaling said it was get- jting ate and they still Rad about "HE SEATTLE STAR DRIES ME WhO- IGET Hin Ate CLEANED UP AND IN AGouT TD MURT MY HAND OM IT Ths MoaniG - AOe TH GOWNS Yo GWE You Bo ctars, why don’t you go in your bare|steen hundred rents to collect that yea™ spoke up Nick. “You've count up how many pairs ber he changed twice a day. ‘Tommy looked thoughtful. “Weil, declare,” he said finall | sieve I shall do it. There's another ‘ also, why I should like to own shoes wear out so fast I have time to cobble shoes for | else but myself. I believe I make my fortune if I were to we off wearing any. Not only host would have in the! day in the Landof.Dear-Knows up his rent right off. he shuffied out of the room. “I hope ft was « darned ene” one that has a hole in it.” “Never fear,” ful for that.” lexcited. “What do you suppose has | happened?’ he exclaimed. “I forget | which sock I put my money into. 1 can't find it anywhere.” (Copyright, 1920, N. BE. A.) Jerry Muskrat Has Another Secret ie ONE but Billy Mink and Little Joe Otter had found the secret “@oor to Jerry Muskrat's new house. ‘Billy Mink had watched Jerry dive from the top of the new house, and Jerry had not come up again for a Jong, long time. Billy Mink and Lit ‘tle Joe Otter had put their two little Brown heads together and decided Jerry Muskrat’s eecret door moust be way down under water. So y, when Jerry Muskrat was off q for fresh-water clams, Billy fin proposed that they hunt for Jerry's secret door. “I'll beat you down to the bottorn ef the Smiling Pool,” cried Little Joo ‘Otter. Splash! The two little ras- als Were utder water, and there ‘wag nothing but 4 great big ripple to tell where they had gone. It ——_—_ “DANDERINE” Stops Hair Coming Out; * Doubles Its Beauty. application of “Danderine” not find « fallen hair or any {didn't take them long to find Jerry Muskrat’s secret door, for really it | wasn't secret at all for the little | people of the Smiling Pool| Grand father Frog’s grandchildren, the pol- |lywogs, knew all about it. So did |Mr. and Mrs. Trout. Billy Mink peeped inside, Little Joe Otter |peeped inside. Then they swam |back to the Big Rock and climbed up on it to dry off. | “Let's not say anything about it |to Jerry Muskrat,” said Billy Mink, “We'll get him to play hide and seek, Of course, he'll hide in his new house. Then we'll give him a sur. | Grandfather Frog, Sitting on His Big Green Lily Pad, Chuckled to Himself. prise by finding the secret door.” So, as soon as Jerry Muskrat came in sight, Billy Mink shouted to him: “Hi, Jerry Muskrat! Bet you can’t hide where we can’t find you.” Jerry Muskrat'’s eyes twinkled. “Will you give me two minutes to hide?” he asked Billy Mink and Little Joe Otter agreed. Jerry Muskrat took a long breath and then dived out of sight. Little Joe Otter nudged Billy Mink, Where, so Tommy had better hunt “It's in my sock,” be answered, as called Tingaling after bim, “and not answered Temmy “I be-| from the hallway. “I’m far too care- But in about twe minutes he came | running in again, looking very much watched Jerry Muskrat disappear. They waited two minutes, ‘ “Now we will give Jerry Muskrat & surprise,” said Billy Mink, aa they prepared to diye into the Smiling Pool. Grandfather Frog, sitting on his big green lily pad, chuekled to him- self as he watched them, “Chuge rum!" said Grandfather Frog. “Somo- body is going to be surprised, sure enough, but I'm not so sure thet it will be Jerry Muskrat.” Billy Mink and Little Joe Otter swam straight to Jerry Muskrat's secret door and slipped inside, They were in the nice litte room Jerry had built under water, and right up above was the passage to Jerry's bedroom, It was so easy that they wanted to laugh, but they couldn't, because they were under water, you know, and had to hold their breath Up the passage they scrambled, and in a minute were in Jerry Musk: |rat's snug litte bedroom, which is warm and dry, because it is above water, “Didn't fool us this time, did you, Jerry Muskrat?” shouted Billy Mink, ‘Then Billy blinked both eyes. Jerry Muskrat wasn't to be seen, No, sir; 25 CeATS~ ON Thule do FLAT CLEM OFF A COUPLE DAS UNTIL THINGS PICK UP> Jerry Muskrat wasn’t to be seen! 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