Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 41, Number 289, 21 October 1916 — Page 13

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The Sandman Story for Tonight

Margaret's father was a sailor, and when she was a very little girl, so little, in fact, that she could not remember him, her father went to sea. And when Margaret was old enough her mother used to tell her that her father was on the deep, big, blue sea on a big ship, and that some day he would come home to them and they would go to meet him down by the water. But the months passed and he did not come, and then a year and no word from him, and then another year, and people said the ship on which Margaret's father sailed away had been lost at sea. Margaret's mother watched and prayer, but after another year she grew sick and sad with the waiting and died and left little Margaret all alone. Old Granny Moore, who lived near Margaret's little house, said she would give the child a home, and look out for her as long as she lived, but she was an old woman and could not expect to live much longer. So Margaret went to live with Granny Moore,, but each day she went down to the shore and looked out across the water, as her mother had done, to look for the ship that might bring her father home to her. Margaret was 6 years old when one day old Granny Moore took sick and Margaret heard the neighbors say that she was going to die, and they wondered what would become of Margaret. So, without saying a word to any one, and no one was noticing the child, as all attention was given to Granny Moore, Margaret put on her sunbonnet and put some cookies in a little basket. Then she went down to the shore and got into a boat that was tied to the wharf. It was easy for Margaret to untie the knot, for she had watched the Something To

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Three-Face Town No. 12 Here is the Three-Face Town Cat. Paste the drawings on a stiff piece of white paper. Color the cat gray, black or brown, and the ribbon red. Sometimes you will find it easier to copy these drawings much larger on another piece of white paper before coloring. After coloring, cut out each figure separately. Now fold in the center as shown by the arrows and paste each figure "back to back," so that you will have three "cats" made into one, which stands alone and faces in three directions. Copyright by George Matthew Adams. Webster Girl Describes Picture in Junior

Dear Editor: I am very much interested in the Junior. I thought I would like to write a story about the picture In last week's Junior, called The Old Well. One day as Mr. Goat was taking a walk down by the old well, he heard a cry from Mr. Wolf.. It seemed as though It were down In the well. He hurried and looked down in the well which was very dark, but he could see Mr. Wolf swinging in the bucket. There was water in the well and poor Mr. Wolf was shivering. Mr. Wolf was trying to draw some water In one of the buckets, and had crawled in the the other one to make them balance, when lot he went to the bottom. j

fishermen many times untie their boats, and by and by the boat began to go out with the tide. On and on went the boat until Margaret was out of sight of land, but this did not frighten Margaret a bit She knew she would find her father on the big, deep, blue sea and she was going to him. Why fthould she be afraid? Night came on, but the sea was calm, and Margaret grew sleepy, so she ate her cookies and then curled up in the bottom of the boat and went to sleep. She had no thought of being" afraid, for she knew it was a long way to the big. deep, blue sea and that it would take a long time to get there. Early the next morning, before the sun had even peeped over the edge of the earth, a sailor on a big ship saw a tiny speck floating on the water, and when he looked through his spyglass he was surprised to see a boat drifting toward his ship. All the sailors on the ship watched to see the boat when it came near, -and one suddenly exclaimed: "There is a child in that boat. I can see it's head and hand, but I am afraid it is dead." So the sailors took one of their life-boats and rowed to the boat where Margaret was sleeping. When the sailors came near their voices woke her up and she sat up and rubbed her eyes, not knowing where she was at first. But when she saw the boat and the sailors she remembered, and the first thing she asked when they came alongside her boat was: "Where is my papa?" "Bless the child," said one sailor, "she Isn't a bit frightened. Where did you come from, lass?" "I came from Granny Moore's but she is sick and I have no place to go, so I came out here to look for

Cut And Paste Mr. Goat and Mr. Wolf tried to plan a way to get Mr. Wolf out, but Mr. Goat heard the farmer calling and he was very hungry so he ran away. He said he would come another day to help Mr. Wolf. By and by Mrs. Wolf came along and jumped in the other bucket to draw some water. As he came bouncing up to the top in his bucket, she went kerplunk into the cold water herself. He jumped out and she started crying for help. He then thought of a good' scheme. He put several big rocks in the bucket, to make it heavier than she, and then she came bouncing up to the top. So they learned a lesson in how to draw water. Yours truly, Ruby Leibold.

my father. He is on the big, deep, blue. sea. Mother said he was." "Poor baby," said one; "her father is a sailor and she is looking for him. Let us give her some breakfast the first thing. She is cold and she must be hungry too." While she was eating breakfast one of the sailors, who seemed more interested than the others, in Margaret, saw a chain around her neck and drew it out of her dress. At the sight of the locket on the chain he breathed hard and his fingers trembled as he opened it. He looked at the picture in the locket and then lie did what strong men seldom do he fainted. The picture was of Margaret's father when he was a young man, and the sailor who had looked at it was the picture of himself when he had first met Margaret's mother. And so Margaret found her father on the big, deep blue sea just as she had expected to do. She was the only one who did not think it strange, for hadn't her mother told her that was where he was? When they reached home they found old Granny Moore better, and no one had dared to tell of Margaret's disappearance.

Answer Riddles The answers to the riddles which were in the Junior last week are as follows: Riddle; "Mr. W. M. Ryan was killed, cut open and his insides taken out." Answer, "Mr. Water Melon Ryan." JULIA BURR. Riddle, "What part of a hook does not show in watery " Answer, "The first part, Hoo, H 2 O,. JAMES MINOR. To the ones who have not studied cooking or chemistry, we might explain that H20 is the symbol for water., Indiana's Birthday Given by Warner Thursday the children of Warner school had a celebration in honor of Indiana's Centennial. The most talked of thing on the program was a play entitled "Indiana's Birthday" in which were introduced Indians, pioneers and Quakers, all in appropriate costumes. The following gives the program in full: America Sung by School Address, "Indiana" Mr. Charles Jordan Song, "Indiana" Grade 4 AB Recitation, "The Runaway Boy'i Mary Jane Schillinger Composition, "Indiana" Alice Caveny Play, "Indiana's Birthday" Cast I Indiana, 1,916 . . . .Gladys Simmonds Pioneer Mother Elizabeth Dodd Quakeress Mary Lane Charles Indians Paul Boomershine, Argus Ogborn, Lester Hiles, Glen Bromley, Everett Dawson, John McLeland, John Bland, Deatly Mills. Pioneers Robert Deubner, Merle Ross, Charles Surrendorf, James Abbot, Carl McCreary, Charles Burton, Eugene Skanier, Robert Surrendorf. JOY BAILEY, Press Agent Warner School. Bullock's Oriole We do not have Bullock's orioles around here, but they are a close relative to our Baltimore oriole and in general look the same as well as having the same lovable habits. The Bullock's oriole lives in the western part of the United States, nesting in Nebraska, Kansas, southern Canada and on west to the Pacini, while we have Baltimore orioles from the Mississippi to tho Atlantic.

THE RED ByEhner ARROW McGregor

Three days the Pawnees traveled toward the north, and then they came ta a river and turned toward the west. Late that day two warriors, who had crossed the river to look for buffaloes, returned and said that a small party of Cheyennes were encamped a short distance away. When he heard this Two Moons ordered a halt and called a council. The Pawnees decided to attack the Cheyenne camp under cover of the night, in the hope of running off the ponies. As soon as it was dark, therefore, the warriors who had agreed to go crossed the river and scattered to surround their foes. It was not long before their triumphant warwhoops rang through the night, and the anxious listeners on the opposite side of the water knew that they had been successful.' Shortly afterward they returned with five ponies which they had captured from the Cheyennes. The Pawnees said that although they had completely surprised the Cheyennes, three of the latter had fought their way through the circle and made their escape. ."It is bad," said Two Moons when he had learned what had happened. "Those warriors will tell this thing to their people. The Cheyennes are very brave. I believe they will gather a big war party and come to fight us." . The following day the Pawnees forded the 'river and continued their journey across the plain. They heard nothing of the expected war party until late In the day, and then the scouts who had been riding far in the rear dashed up with news of a great company of mounted warriors approaching from the east. "It is -the war party!" cried the Pawnees. ; The cry threw the entire, company into a state of great excitement. The shouts of the warriors, the frightened cries of the women and children, the yelping of the dogs, and the neighing of the ponies were combined in a deafening uproar. For some moments all was confusion. Then Two Moons

A Little Sister

- By MYRTLE GIBSON ; . Chapter II The matron turned to Beth with an encouraging smile and said, "You can go to see him very often, dear." . But to Beth the day dragged by very slowly. 1 1 When Beth saw Bobbie's new home for the first time she was' delighted. - Bobbie was lying on the veranda fast asleep, with his head on the shaggy neck of a large collie dog, while Mrs. Kingsley, his foster mother, was in a low rocking chair sewing and singing to Bobbie the while. All the time Beth was there, which was till the next morning, she and Bobble were together constantly. . " ! By the time Beth had come there three more times, Mr. and Mrs. Kingsley were thinking very strongly of taking her, too. The following day they consulted the matron, and everything was satisfactory,! so Beth brought her belongings and came to live with Bobbie, The Kingsleys were very rich, so the children had everything they wanted. But Beth never for a day forgot . her mother, or to wonder where her father was, and she hoped to see him again sometime. One cold winter day in December a man, about twenty-six years old, was walking briskly down the street toward his home. He had fought and conquered his drinking habit, and was going back to right his wrongs. With a sinking heart he saw there was no one living there any more. He went over to one of the neighbors, and asked if they knew where his family had gone. They told him his wife had died about fivemonths ago. and that the children had been taken to an orphans' home. Mr. Carmen, Beth and Bobbie's father, then went to the home, only

mounted his favorite white war pony and took command. His voice rang out sharp and forceful above the clamor, and the tumult was instantly stilled. When he had gained the attention of tha people he briefly, outlined his plan ot action. The main camp, under the protection of the old men and a small company of scouts, was to flee toward the foot-hills while the warriors went to fight the Cheyennes. " As the latter were already within sight, there was not a moment -to spare. Raising the piercing battle-cry of their nation. Two Moons and his fighting men raced across the plain to meet their foes, and the women and children, accompanied by their escort of men and boys, fled wildly toward the west. v For a moment Little Raven believed that the , opportunity for which he had waited so long was at hand. But when ' Standing Elk, the medicine-man, was given command of the little force detailed to protect the camp his hopes died. He realized that that wiley foe would take every precaution against his escape, and he knew that the vengeful Pawnee would be qulcfe to seize upon an excuse to destroy him. Therefore, the young Sioux determined to take no chances, for he felt sure that his life would be the penalty for an unsuccessful attempt to get away. Straight Feather and some of the older lads had gone with the war party, and Little Raven found himself riding alone in the midst of a frightened company of chattering squaws and crying children. They were followed by the warriors who had been sent to protect them, while on either side rode the old men and the young boys. Standing Elk. kept close to the young Sioux, and the lad smiled grimly as he realized the significance of his precaution. The retreat was continued until the end of the day, and then the refugees stopped for the night in a dense stand of timber far to the west of the scene of battle. (To be Continued)

to find that they had been taken out and placed in the Kingsley 's home. : When he arrived there, the children were playing ball on the front lawn. Beth knew him right away, and running up to him, threw her arms about him, but Bobble didn't know his father". By that time Mrs. , Kingsley was there, and Mr. Carmen introduced himself and came to business right away. He wanted to take the children and make a home for them once more, so Mr., and Mrs. Kingsley could do nothing but consent.' Just a week after he had found the children, they all went to live in a little cottage by a park. With a nice housekeeper and a good father they lived very peacefully, and it could be said that sometime after that, Mr. Carmen had a new mother for the children. ' The End. MY PETS I have two pets. ', One is a cat. It is white and black. It catches mice and rats. Its name is Dick. He runs and hides from me and I say he is playing hide and go seek with me. My dog's name Is Spot. I love to play with him. He runs the cat up the trees. I can not drive hfm. He runs and plays with me. He has a curly tail. MARGARET EVANS, age 10. I Green sfork, Ind. ' A FINE DINNER I am a little girl five years old. I go to the kindergarten. I have a good teacher, she is so kind to the little boys and girls. Mama works all the time. My sister and I buy our dinners and have a time. Some days we get bananas and pie, other times we get candy and cakes and crackers, nd you know we have a fine time eating our dinners. LUtle HELEN KENLEY.