Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 42, Number 36, 23 December 1916 — Page 17

DECL 23, 1911 -,---r VAG3 THRE3 Sandman Story For Tonight THE RIVALS Dolly Blue was the name of a doll that came to lire with a little girl one Christmas, and because there were more dolls the little girl named this one Dolly Blue,

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hair. Dolly Blue was very pretty, and the little wooden soldier, who also lived in the playroom where Dolly Blue lived very often glanced at her with a loving look. Then there was jumping Jack, who never failed to cast his eyes on Dolly Blue every time he could look in her direction, and his heart jumped without the pulling of any string every time Dolly Blue looked at him. But Dolly Blue did not often give either of her admirers a chance; she was shy, and besides that, she did not care to have a lover; she preferred to have the attentions of each. But one day something happened that made Miss Dolly decide, and I will tell you all about it. Dolly Blue awoke one morning and found herself in the midst of some wild animals. A tiger glared at her on one side, a lion on the other, and a leopard showed his teeth in a manner that plainly said: "1 would eat. you in a minute if I could get at you." There was a fierce-looking wildcat very near Dolly, too, and she was sure she heard hira snarl as he gazed longingly at her. Of course, it did not matter to Dolly that all these fierce-looking animals were, in painted cages, with heavy looking bars in front of them, or that she was in " the midst of a circus menagerie painted on wood. All she knew was that there were animals all around her; wild animals and fierce:looking ones, too. . Miss Dolly gave one wild scream and covered her eyes; she was sur that In another minute they would break through those bars and devour her. "Help! Help!" screamed Dolly Blue; "Will no one save me from such a fearful death? Help! Help!" Of course, for a long time Jumping Jack had thought that he was not quite as handsome as his rival, Wooden Soldier, who carried a gun and wore a painted coat and cap; of red, but Jumping Jack Knew he Was far more active than his rival, and that if he ever had a chance he would be sure to win the finrt smile from Dolly Blue, even If it was one cf amusement. When Dolly Blue's wild screams for help were heard the Wooden Soldier hurried to the spot whence it came, but when he saw the fierce animals glaring at Dolly he was frightened, ami then his red cap attracted their gaze and they looked at Wotfden- Soldier and growled. Wooden Sc Idler retreated behind a Jack-in-the-box who popped up just then to lind out what, was hap t pening, and frightened Wooden Sol-j riier so that he rolled over on his) back, j "Why don't you get up and 'f hoot the beasts?" paid Jack-in-the-box.' "What in the world, Soldier, are you for or vour gun, if not to help people in distress?" But Wcc don Soldier did not reply. Ho not up and moved careful-j ly toward the 'prowling beasts. He! tried to raise. his gun, but, alas! it j was made fast to his side and it could not be moved. "Growl, growl, "came again from the animals, and Dolly Blue implored ecnie cno to save her again, but with cue wild, glance at the fero-cious-lcckir.g boasts Wooden Soldier fled and left poor Dolly Blue to her fate. And then something happened. Jumping Jack heard the cry for books it tock him sonic time to get i out. He arrived on the scene just as Wooden Soldier was making bis last dash frcm the beasts and poor Dolly Blue. Jumping Jack knew his time had come, and with one high kick nnd jump be landed against one of the cages, knocking it over and hitting another, ?ul or that went, hit-! ting asainst another cage, and so on until ail the cages were on the j floor aad the beasts were nowhere to be seen. j "Oh, Jumping Jaek. how brave i you are!" s.s"a?d Dolly Blue. s.:t j

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ting up and leaning againist the box of Jack-in-the-box for support. Jumping Jack looked very silly, but he did not move. Jack-in-the-box beckoned t: him to come nearer and motioned that he. would move, and he must take his place, for Jack-in-the-box hac had more experience in love affairs than he.l Jumping Jack; that is he had seen more, for he never had any himself. He was quite content to live alone in his box. So Jumping Jack gave another jump and landed on the floor betide Dolly Blue, and the first thing she knew she was leaning against

Jumping Jack's shoulder in the most comfy manner. . " Wooden Soldier crept back in a few minutes, quite expecting to see a dreadful sight, and he did, for his heart. He bad thought that poor Dolly had been by this time the victim cf the fierce beasts. He gave one look at Dolly leaning on the shoulder of Jumping Jack and knew that his dream of bliss was over. "Better make yourself scarce around here," whispered Jack-in-a-box, who never missed a single thing that went on. "You will not be needed again. You lost jour

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chance and your rival won the girl." Poor Wooden Soldier knew that what Jack-in-a-box said was all true, so he slowly crawled under a corner of the rug and hid himself from sight. RIDDLE I Who are the two largest ladies in the United States? Answer Mrs. Sippi and Miss Ourl. Benj. Bodiker, Whitewater. Honesty m the best policy.

How to Make a Writing Pad HERE ta a suggestion for a f Iff which should be highly p predated by man or woman. A portable writing pad will prove useful to the person without a writins desk and more than valuable to the traveller. The beauty about this particular writing pad la that it can be easily made by the amateur. First cut a flf teen-Inch circle from stiff cardboard., Cut the circle In half, laying the halves about an tnch apart, the straight or diameter edges facing each other. Novr cover each half with two circular pieces of cretonne or denim. The space between the cut edges will make it possible to fold the pad. The cretonne or denim can bo pasted to the pasteboard semicircles.