Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-06-16

YOUNG FOLKS COLUMN.


Of wood which they pretended were tom
ahawks.
Hi. hi" screamed Teddy C.Why
don you all yell?'D Then the sauaws
joined in and the captive was ordered
TO scream. This was the one thing Louie
was quite willing to do. The piercing
shrIeks were signal for the cowboys to
come to the rescue, and they came with
a grand rush that was most inspiring
They promptly dispatched the Indians
ana their squaws, and the captivcs were
at liberty
After the game had been PLAYED for
several times Louie got so that she did
nor mind being a captive at all. and en-
tered into the spirit of the thing. as she
should have done mt first.
But this was not all of Toddy's new
Now" he said. well all be Indians
doll can be the victim"
SO they left Louie's new dolly tied TO
her tree, and they all got sticks and
danced around her, until. | am sure the
doll nerves were quite upset with Won
derng what was going to happen to her
Hi. hi" yelled Teddy
Iii, hi. echoed Louie.
Hi. hi. squealed the rest of them,
and they had il fine ume with the new
game But, like all of Toddy's games,
delightful as they were in the beginning,
ne was sure TO spoil them before he got
through.
Now" he said. 1--WE ought TO have
some sacrifices
What's that?" asked the Indians in
breath
oh" said Teddy. in the superior tone
1T knowing it all. IF we're really, truly
Indians"
ed. and for the first time they really be-
lieyed they were.
Teddy was somewhat mixed as to his
IDEAS regarding Indian sacrifices but he
began 10 feel the necessity of having a
real fire in this game of Indians. and
that WAS the only thing that suggested
itself to his ready mind.
There was Il GREATNESS silence among
the Indians. from which Fannie Sanders
was the first TO recover. Around Fannie's
neck was new pink ribbon of which
She was very proud. This she quickly
united and placed alongside of Louie's
doll. Louie held her breath from sheer
excitement. She didn't seem to gather
the full import Of Toddy's ominous
words but little Allie followed in Fan
MES wake. and laid her grimy handker-
chief on top of the ribbon
Then the Rodgers boys solemnly de
posted, enc his kite, that Law on the
ground near by and the other a brand
new baseball. Dick contributed a ball Of
Irvine. and To-day himself capped the
climax with 4 bag of superior molasse,
taffy.
They all stood and looked at each other
and then with concentrated horror at
Teddy, who drew from his pocket a
mattel, something nCnc of them were
ever permitted t. carry. and actually lit
it and applied it to the leaves under the
offerings
There was moment Of awful sus-
penSe among them. They could scarcely
believe that Teddy Jones would do such
a thing, and they were So frightened that
they were really unable 10 move. Even
the dauntlcsS Fannie Sanders was
frightened
But the maternal spirit of Louie HibbS
broke the spell. She looked at Teddy
with dilated eyes. then AT the smoking
leaves, and the flames that were about to
embrace her new wax darling.
20 o." she screamed. How dared
yon. Teddy Jones' you're 4 bad. wicked
murdercr-that's what YOU are
Then sine made grab for her DOH.
trampiug the fire completely ont of the
leaves with her small indignant feet
So Ionic HihhS saved her doll. and the
others gathered their Sacrfeial offeriugs
somewhat sheepishly. and followed the
little mother out of the Indian camp
And that was the last time they ever
PLAYED Teddy Jones new game Eliza
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