The San Francisco call., 1910-03-12
WHEN THE INDIAN DOLL WENT OUT FOR SCALPS $
l. O begin with, it all came about be-
cause 1t was too stormy to go out

Maud Marion and her cousin were
forced TO content themselves with
spending the afternoon in the plav-
room with their large families OF dolls.
They were very much disappointed at
not being able to go out, for their aunt
and uncle had promised to take them
automobiling if it had been a pleasant
day. An afternoon in the plavroom
seemed rather dull instead Of n long
rlde IN the new motor car, and IL must
pe confessed that neither Maud Ma
ron nor Theresa felt very glad to sec
the dolls. However, Theresa, who was
always kind hearted concealed her
Ieelngs politely and greeted them with
her usual sweetness. Maud Marion
VINO was not nearly so careful of the
dolls feelings, said nothing. but sat
down on the floor in a discontented
heap and stared gloomily at the row
OF doil houses which constituted the
playroom village.
Il suppose, said Theresa that we
had better start to make the dolls
some winter clothes. The winter Is
nearly here, you know, and almost all
OF them will need something new"
Yes sighed Maud Marion II sun
pose there Is nothing more interesting
to do"
Just at that moment her glance
chanced to fall upon the doll bunga-
low. In which resided Ii Hung Chang.
the Chinese boy doll, and the Young
Brave OF the Wabash" as the Indian
doll was called
Oh" said Maud Marion excitedly.
I've thought of something You know
I've often wanted to have one. and to-
day Is Just the time, because | know
the Young Brave is feeling perfectly
savage"
What is it that you've wanted to
have" said Theresa.
"A scalping party" explained Maud
Marion. You know the Young Brave
perfectly hates civilization, and he
THINKS great deal of going on the
Swarpath and bringing home a nice
ornamental scalp
theresa began to feel a little wor
rfsd. for she had had more than one
experience with the exciting adventures
that Maud Marion had carried out with
the help Of the dolls, and she could
not help fearing that the Young Braves
return to savagery would mean genu-
inc disaster for some of the most cher
ished bisque beauties.
1T sounds as il it would hurt aw-
fully she remarked.
DO you mean the scalping." said
Maud Marion, lit does. frightfully OF
course they generally die, but that won't
matter to the dolls. Well have to
put the Young Braves war paint on
and his feathers in his hair That's
what they always do when they go
on the warpath."
Theresa enjoyed this part Of the
Young Braves return to savagery very
/much. There were all sorts of colored
crayonS besides water color paints in
the nursery, and as both girls had
made many trips to the wild west show
they knew exactly how to make the
Young Brave look as ferocious and
gaudy as the most savage of his an
cestors could have desired
There, now" declared Maud Marion.
He's absolutely perfect We've got to
whoop terribly now. You remember
how, Theresa, just as they did atethe
show"
Theresa and Maud Marion both ut
tered bloodcurdling Indian warwhoops.
while Maud Marion helped the Young
Brave to dance wildly around ON the
nursery floor.
That's the war dance" said Maud
Marion, "and next we have to have
feast. It's too bad we haven't more
Indian dolls. for it's very hard to have
only one. The Chinese boy will have to
come to the feast and dance, too. but he
mustn't do any scalping."
Theresa took charge of Ii Hung
Chang and Maud Marion of the Young
Brave at the feast which followed.
Then there was more dancing and more
whooping, and then the Young Brave
flung himself upon a small real skin
brown pony, which usually served as
the saddle horse of Lady Gwendoline
Harcourt, Theresa's largest lady doll,
and started on a mad gallop across the
playroom floor.
He really looked frightfully savage
with his face painted in stripes Of yell
low. red and blue. his body covered
with bright vermilion chalk and his
e war bonnet bobbing fiercely. But even
more threatening than his generally fe-
rocious aspect was the fact that at his
side there dangled a fairly good sized
Jack knife. The knife belonged to
Theresa's brother Bob, and Maud
Marion had seized upon 1t as a suitable
equipment for the Young Brave I'm the