The Seattle Star Newspaper, August 28, 1920, Page 11

ee aa ate 2 4 , : ’ ‘ i f “QATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 1990, ar tle now takes about two or days. I think we measured time in Weeks In those days, be qause #0 much depended on’ the weather. “We had some weather, I tell you, on that wedding trip. “We left the sunshine of Call. fornia and woke up to find low: banging clouds and an angry sea “The wind blew stronger and harder, the waves rose higher, the little ship rocked and tossed and plunged, her timbers creaked and «A TRIP from "Frisco to Seat three Page 141 A BAD STORM THE SEATTLE STAR OINGS OF THE DUFFS rattle a he i free ‘tora lias Gowe Our To alot Deesser'’s FARM TO BRING Ca : ’ * * Gee momer ,You GOT AMPULLY STRONG Simc€ You WET Gwe wer A Goon we! the ship. The heavy seas tore at her and twisted her and tossed her and lashed her like some sav Age beast till she parted. “The danger before was as nothing. “The engines were busy—pump- ing, pumping, hour after hour “Great chains were fastened about her to hold her together, and at last, without any loss of life, we made our way into the Straits, | “And the bride | troubles were over, thought her groaned, her passengers prayed silently in their cabins, and even the bravest felt the danger, “For hours we forged ahead, making but little headway, thank. ful to be holding our own in the tempest. “The captain's face was white and grim, and he and his men worked incessantly and did their dest. “After a time word came below that our cargo must be lightened or we would perish. “Poor little bride with her treas- ure chest! “Food was too scarce to be thrown away, so it couldn't be food. “Gunes and ammenition must be “Most of the passengers had but Bttle luggage, but my wife had chests, heavy chests—eo over they went, with all the dreams she had gewed Into them: over they went with her bridal things which she ‘There they stood tn a great silent still ag the meeting-house Monday, looking for all the ike overturned butter-bow!ls, @ war hats, or toast-warmers, de- ing upon which you happen to the best. “I wonder how ol4 they are! re- Marked Nick, thinking of his picture beok, which showed a row of mum- Mies from Egypt. Suddenly a butterbowl near him its upper lid and peeked out BY THORNTON W. BURGESS It Is Decided to Give Reddy Fox Up LL THE the little meadow and forest people who had come to Sttend Billy Mink’s big meeting at the big hickory tree on the bank of the Smiling Pool were very, very Sober. Every one was there except- ing Reddy Fox and Granny Fox. They had not been invited because it was all on their account that the Meeting had been called. Now every one was thinking and thinking how to stop Farmer Brown's Boy from hunting with his gun on the Green Meadows and thru the Green Forest. It really wasn't safe to step outside your own door in daylight any more. Right down in his heart each of the little meadow and forest people was thinking the eame thing, but the thought was so dreadful that no one Wanted to put it into words, Finally Une’ Billy Possum coughed once or twice, wiped his face with his ban (ana handkerchief, and then said: “Moh friends, we-alls is thinking the sare thing, Ah reckon, an’ no One wants to say what it is, like to me that we-alls has got to do Something right smart soon or else Move away. Ah doan want to £0 back away down souf, but Ah sho Will have to unless weally can stop Parmer § ng Boy from hunting With his dreadful gun. Yo-alls know Who he is hunting for. If he could hoot Reddy Fox (everybody shiv: fred when Une’ Billy said this) or find his home or be sure that Reddy had lett the Green Meadows and the Green Forest he would stop hunt tng, It secms to me that wealls Must eive Reddy Fox up to save our wn skins, What do youalls say?” iful thing to do, but I be killed to save when he Fox, especially Brought on all the trouble himeclf,” | Mid Digger t “How mer Brown's ding?” askea we onnny Chuck. “Ol Mistah Buzzard knows where Wox is hiding, Let him teu ADVENTURES © Oe ok Sou -| Nancy curiously, moving along the . | fully? "Pears | nave to do it,” said Jim-| “ym not | “IR not trouble you with the | detalls of the trip up the Sound, “I'll begin with how the little | lady looked when she was ready | to go over to Whidby Island to jher new home, “She wore a green silk dreas— not one of your little picked chicken affairs that women wear now, nothing to 'em—those mod- ern dresses, Her silk skirt was wide and full, and it had puffings of silk and trimmings of fringe, and she wore skirts under It, too, wide full cambric skirts that were rumied and starched, and stood out around her little feet like the pet als of a hollyhock. “Her hat was green, too— | strange how well I remember it j all, over 70 years ago it was—the pink of her cheeks, the way her hair shone, combed down smooth over her ears, and that hat with its long plumes.” “1 thought her clothes were away to wave the ship.” Perry “Not all of them," he answered, wome of those elothes are up tn the Attic this_minute—poor little bride! ued) _WEDLOCKED THEY'RE WARD T GiIT+ THar’s WHY THEY CosT WHY | THREW ALL THOSE LITTLE FISH IN- You COULON’T EAT FISH AS SMALL AS— > WHY, WHATS TH’ MATTERS HELLO, PETER~- WERE You FORTUNATE IN ‘YouR HUNT FoR BaiT {VE GOT TH’ LUNCH - TUS OUGHT To BE Fark ENOUGH OUT = You've GEEN ROWING FOR OVER AN HOUR. ( GUESS IT (S- HANO ME THAT PAIL FULL OF MINNOWS YES - | GOT Some BAIT ANO 1 PAID $110 For (T- BuT You FoRGoT To BRING TH’ POLES. MMs BEEN DLAVING “Too WARD T SUPPOSE = LET WE SEE IT. OU-GEE ~00h- AN KALE AQES BY GOLLY: You! TALK LIKE @N UNDERTAKER! HOWEVER TLL ALOYSIUS ttDEAR, BEEN THINKIN’ you JONES SAS NR. TONES WELL SUST MADE HIS WiLL! p YES, BUT LIFE IS UNCERTAIN, WERE HERE To- Day AND “And who Is the next one?™ asked row. Timothy Mfted his Nd further and slid out @ foot sideways. “Hey, wake | up!" he called to the butter bow! next | to him, at the same time giving it a shove in the side, “Company's here, jand they're as full of questions ae he ‘rithmeti@ book. They want to | know your name, and if you're dead, agi if not, how old you are, and en you had your last picture tak en, and how you like your eggs done, and what you think of—" “Tut, tut, tut! said butter-bow! |number two, sticking out his head laud looking around. “How often have I told you, Timothy, not to speak to your old Dad so disrespect Who's this wants to know |my age? I'm quite young, only a hundred. You can ask Grandfather over there, tf I'm not.” (Copyright, 1920, N. E. A) ved AG i AWN. TOURISTS wh Laidiageodertl AMEAD. WELL. TLL Be THE Ke GALLANT OF THE ROAD AND STOW pol OFPERER A HELPING WRENCH Peter Rabbit. Tomorrow when Farmer Brown's Boy comes with Bowser the Hound Peter can show} himself to Bowser and Bowser will | chase him. Then Peter can lead Bowser right up to the door of the house in which Reddy Fox is hiding. | | When Bowser smelis Reddy in there |he'll” forget all about Peter Rabbit | land will make such a fuss that) Farmer Brown's Boy will hurry up to find out what the matter is,” said | Bobby Coon, Every one agreed that this was the jonly thing to do and that it must be done, that is, every one but Peter Rabbit agreed “I won't do it!" said Peter Rabbit. If you take care of the pennies the dollars will probably be blown by your heirs. Charactertzes cur methods in every tri ction, and our cus tomers are accorded every cour- tesy consistent with sound busi ness judgment More than 16 municipal tramway undertakings thruout the united kingdom employs women drivers, Glasgow ing 220 of them. Houston Says Nix on Junket Expenses) HOUSTON, Tex., Aug. 38.—There'll | be no more traveling to conventions | at the expense of the city. The end | jot the junkets at the people's ex. | |pense came when George Lacey, chief of the Identification bureau of the police department, asked the commissioner for his expenses to his | national convention at Minneapolis, plain to Peter that the safety of all | depended upon his doing it he agreed that he would. “But I shall never be happy an- other minute of my whole life,” s0b- bed Peter Rabbit as he hopped away | to the Old Briar Patch. Next story: ola Granny Fox Is Very Smart, Objects to Being Called Jailbird SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 28.—It hurt hi feelings—$10,000 worth— when he was told “you bird and ought to be in cording to the damage by Wm. J. Danford against Deborah Burnett FREE DOCTOR Ex-Government Physician All accute and chronic diseases jatest methods. We of- vice to any patron of our stores. Also a free eye, ear, nose and throat clinic. Get your glasses here and be satisfied, THE OLD RELIABLE RIGHT DRUG CO. 1111 First Ave., Near Spring St. —or— Spotless Animals Barred From Farm Comish School J 4% The commissioner voted no and abol- |f 16% Washington St. Near Second HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Aug. 28 Sc of Music | aed te tener |ncct ree fiers” wocior Bien —W. L, Skinner owns a stock farm DANCING ete co 5 me oom sts we! — a= that hag no animal on it which is Aacaunta Bubsect to sie Gee spotlous. A spotted mule is the latest DEPARTMENT “duty ineued — Cakes pe Diection ot In order to introduce our new (whalebone) plat In and strongest plate Known, covers very little of 1b years. which ts the light: @ roof of thi yu can bite corn off the cob; Peoples Savings Bank GEKOOMD AVE, AND PIKB 6F. aeeaotaeiprinerersninsthacutaa tonnes “I won't do it,” said Peter A WOMAN DOCTOR Rabbit nays “Bugenics is a necessary factor in the future of the race. The aver- MARY ANN WELLS Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap have been prescribed by phy- Mina Wells, who has just re- “You're afraid!” sneered Billy | age American girl is unfit for mother-|[ turned from New York cit siciansformanyyearsasastandard Mink hood.” ‘This may be true, but tf weak|} {he most noted tonc yh apoe treatment for various skin disord- afraid!” replied Peter and ailing girls passing from girl-|] pupiis who have already achieved ers. Eczema, rashes and blotchy, . ps Rabbit, “but it Is such a mean, such hood to womanhood would only rely,| pyesees oe 8 ine pitatropolitan rough poor aera pd well ss by ee vg Filling at a drendful thing that I can’t do it.” ag thousands do, upon Lydia 15. Pink-) | FOPy and Margaret Pettit. scaids, cuts or bruises, respon : “Not after all the tricks Reddy, ham's Vegetable Compound that | ‘ quickly to iy, secs, Lye PAINLESS EXTRACTION Fox has tried to catch you? 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