The Seattle Star Newspaper, September 3, 1920, Page 16

ar. CO)p Seattle _» a Poole. bel Cleland + Page 146 A PIONKER OF 1944 DAVIE! Im #0 excited I ean hardly stand it! Mrs. “vited us up to her her company has and she isa little girt—no, & pioneer little girl before Beattie even began™ Pesgy was getting very mixed ‘@p and it was no wonder David “What on earth are you trying to say, Pee?” Who was a pioneer | before Seattle begun?” “Pick up your racauet, son,” @aid Mother dear, “And put it ‘@way, and I'll explain what Pessy You wil have to hurry, dear. “Wash your wrists, too, David. you see how dirty they are?) you wash your face be ere you get all the edges and cornerm” “Yea, Mother dear™ splashing away atory. “Now teil me! wid an “Mra, Polly's guest came out to the Oregon country in 1844, and near the old Factor at Fort . knew him quite well, and ie just brimming over with $ about it all, And, as says, you are invited up to her.” that's how it came about children did meet this | guest, and this is what Peggy and David. but 7 years old when we the plains, but 1 remem: it all very clearly. it the lav- “Tt took us st monthe to make the trip—but you've heard about these trips across the wild coun- try, with no roads, and the dan- gers on the way, and you know an that. I will begin with our first house, “Tt was built on the edge of ground where Oregon City stands now, and Was a strong log house, without doors or windows, just openings left for light and air, We slept on feather beds and had plenty of pillows, and we weren't afraid of anything, we children, “I remember we had a play house right at the foot of the bluff, in a corner made by the up- turned roots of a dig tree. “Every time a dish was broken }im the house we saved all the pleces for dishes in the playhouse. “We made our own rag dolls and had as much fun as any chil- dren could. “We had a great deal of trouble about that time with the Indians about stealing. “Mother used to my they al ways picked on the thing we nerd ed mont, and stole that. Every | Little while some settler’s home | lost something, and we had so lit- | tle that at last the men said to the Indians: “"Now thie stealing has got to stop! We leave our wives and children and go to work and you | stip in and steal all they have. So if you steal again, you've— r (To Be Continued) 1 eee DV eewars s d as quick asa w and Nick sat quictly while aS he said, for repairs, but really th for Phil himself. He'd a ity good idea that Philip's vaca- hadn't taken him either so far as intic City or Niagara Fails, or 80 far as Ripple Creek. ‘And be wasn’t far wrong, for down the mud Philip was waiting tly for the “ker-chunk™ (three was to be his wife's signal bat the fairyman had cone. Tingaling looked first d,, examining it carefully. he exclaimed, coming out tm the f “What's that? asked Mrs. Fros, usly. _“I mean—it’s all right.” explained i “Locks aji in fine shape, t# and knobs, tool Now for the o] And he poked up as far as he could th with a cattail which grew in Frog's garden. “Empty, too!” declared, in dismay. ke. “Why, of course” answered Mrs. Frog. indignantly. “Why shoulda’t it ber “Now for the pantry,” said Ting aling, quietly, pretending not to hear “I'll have to see if the sugar barre! and flour bin are in good repair.” And he poked into each one of them | determined to find Mra. Frog’s miss- | ing busband. But for all Tingaling was so emart, Mr. Frog would have fooled him com- | pletely had it not Deen for an acct | dent. The fairyman tripped and upect the pepper. And Mrs. Frog had to sneeze. “Kerchoo, kerchoo, kerchoo™ she went, loudly, and it sounded exactiy like three “ker-chunks” under the {mud where Phil was. Up he popped, quick as a wink, ant when he saw what had happened, it; was too late to go back. “My.” he said, trying to hide his chagrin, “I've just returned in time. Here's my rent, Mr. Tingaling.” And he meekly handed it over, (Copyright, 1920, N. E AY iil RABBIT sat on the edge of the Old Brier Patch, nursing gore foot. Peter was happy and Was unhappy, It is hard work to happy with a sore foot, and Pé Wter's foot was very sore, indeed it tight down deep in his heart was glad of that sore foot OU fee, because of it Peter could show Bowser the Hound where “What!” shouted Peter, TReady Fox wag hiding. Peter had fet that he had to do that very , because all the little meadow SOFC ee ret ree “And forest people had said that he “moust, that it was his duty, so that errr the Hound would tell Farmer n’n Boy where Reddy was, and then Farmer Brown's Boy would hunting with his dreadful gun Sere Green Meadows and in the Forest. | Peter Rabbit has no love for Reddy i Of course not! But still Peter couldn't bear the thought of being _ the one to give Reddy up to such a MreeAlul end af would be his if Farm _@F Brown's Boy caught him. Peter out to lead Bowser the the old house where but } “a ChE BY THORNTON W. BURGESS Boomer Talks With Peter Rabbit ele ite » Le hurt his foot nm an ugly wire barb and had had hard work to reach the! Hl Tom, DID You SEA Twis STORY f It THE PAPER ABouT A ‘Tus maxes The THRO ACCOUNT OF Tus Ko PVE ReaD im ‘The LAST CLARICE OL GAL, TH WHOLE DAWGONE TOWN IS PLASTERED WITH PICTURES OF ME SINCE My NOMINATION FOR MAYOR’ oOuT AND SEE THEM |dear Old Brier Patch before Bowser should catch him. Of course, then }it was quite impoesible for him to show Bowser where Reddy was, and | Peter felt that no one could blame | him | He was thinking of all this aa he! jsat on the edge of the Old Brier! |Pateh and looked up at the twin-| ing little stars, for it was night. | He was wondering what ali his little friends would say when they learned |that he had failed in hin duty, and| | how ever they would get rid of Farm. | ler Brown's Fi ow “Boom!” Peter jumped so that he| forgot all about his sore foot and stepped on it. “Ouch!” cried Peter. Then he shook one little fist good-naturedly up at the sky. “What are you try-| ing to do—frightea a fellow to death?” he demanded, You see, as soon 46 he could geY his wits t gether he had known that the noise | which had startled him so was made by Boomer the Nighthawk consting down out of the sky Bootner laughed. Thon he salled down close over Peter. “Why aren't you over In the Sweet Clover Patch this fine night, Peter Rabbit?” asked Boomer “Tte got @ sore foot and I'm afraid! that Granny Fox might happen along and catch me there,” repiied} Peter. “Don't worry about that. Granny Wox is a long way from here, and} Reddy is with her,” said Boomer, cut- Ung funny antics in the air. Peter pricked up his long ears, “How do you know that?” he de- manded, “I saw them a little while ago, sneaking along in “the shadows woy up in the Old Pasture, on the edge of the mountain,” replied Boomer, “What!” shouted Peter. “It’s a fact. I was as close as I on the way be had/am to you,” said Boomer, swishing' gigh ost a trifle. lease try it} | Old Pasture. a fi SAY heer Ame A LOT OF °Bia~ whaT DO You Tumi OF SUCK STUNTS Anyway ii | i Too INOISCREET to WEAR ON TH’ BEACH LL BE ELECTED }JAN Look AT TH’ BiG BiLt-] You" SURE MDEAR} y'CALL PUBLICITY: SEE TH TWO GUYS AT IT? 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