Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-09

WhHn he became q hero. And
this is hUw n All happened But
- before we ten the story. let us
tf6 make you better ACQUAINTED
- wifh Teddy His mother, Of
course, called him the "'Erenisst hoy IN the
world. =" and ais father declared ne vas
n regular hTdck" But the bsyE n school
often laughed at Teddy and called MIN
Eufa-lrid-" Just because he was not bir
and tough and rough Ezas face Was small
and delicate. "a baHurifu1 face uke q
marble statue" his mother uftsn said
Anc ms hair w1E suft and curly and his
eyes AZ blue as q batT's. And that Ia why
the rough buyE Al school called him .'r-u-l-
1o." But Teddy did mot mind IN the least
lie only turned I'D ms muse IT rhuse taurn-
lztng boys and SAID he didn't give n
fig"
Then there was smother reason why the
boys 81 school thought Teddy a -'rurl-lid.
lie had never had q nEh1l And for me
life Of him. he cuu8o not un6srEtnnd why
he Ehonld 30 Ebout fiRtring like q savage
Indian ur q Wild beast lie had few dr.
1erenneE 10 settle with b0yA and he man.
AGED TO settle these without the pruveraasl
scrap" BOT that other boys DID nu1 often
try 10 force a fight on him Bun ne wound
say, 1t takes rwo 10 make a fight and
one would cEn out -'Cownre.- ne would
re i DON'T agree with you I an nut
n.ward. but am not q savage. sither"
Bun Tsaey had many admirers among
the ErOwn-rps. A great xnzry little boyu'
mothers wu1no say 10 their naughty E1nE.
why can't You be nics-behaved like TED
Allan, As's always such u little gentle
mRn?"
A. 49, =
10 7. he ~RE q perfect little gentle
man
One evening sust after dark. Teaey's
mother asked him 70 go On an srrRnn for
her 70 the outskirts II tcEn. A friend of
Mrs. Adams YVES III. and she wished 70
send her q basket Of nice dAin1ies 10 eat.
Teddy was only TOO glad 10 obige his Dear
mother. and hErr1ediy got himself raRdy
4 10 run the errHnc- II WAS q beautiful even
ing the moon was just rising beyond .
long Hill The pretty town lay quiet
the pso1ie sitting on porches and IN Yards
getting the fresh air Of coming night
Teddy soon reached the home OF tbs
sick lady. and found her IN n very exritso
frame Of mind. i sent Mary TO the neigh
bor'E fur q pitcher Of milk and she hE1
not returned" she said. She's been guns
half an hour or more And hsr fathers
Eone down town 70 the pustoffics. and
guess the train n late-I haven't heard D;
whistle yet So hen remain tin the train
arrives IN order 10 SET sumo mail which
IL very important"
oh. oonf worry. Mrs- King" said Teddy
kindly IN run and fetch MARY Dad
she 50 TO Mrs LonEsy"
Yes. and st'E only three blocks away
and told her 10 come hume n once" re
piled the sick Mrs King I'm 10 k1rHit
BOmething has happened 10 her"
Don't be anxious. Mrs. King. IN find
Mary 81 right" And Teddy ran out O.
the house and down the street m the al
recriun o. the Long home He found OH
GrEndfE1her Long sitting the from
porch. smoking ms pipe. The Others IF tins
family. no tbs cid man informed Teddy
had gone 10 the country and would no
return I'll lEte Al might As the aid nal
wAs very deaf. Teddy Was Obliged II
scream hls Questions 70 hum. Had Mar
KlnE been there for q pitcher Of mlIk.-
The old man shook ms head lie hRdn'
seen Mary king an dHE- Teady began Il
feel q hit anxious himself he rurne'
Ehou Eno started 70 rsrrAos ma Steps Il
AG-E- kings home Bu when outside IN
Ests he heard 3 low. mo4IinE CRY Il cam
from behind 4 high hedge that Eres
around a vacant lot bordering the la1agi
grounds Teddy hurried behind ths heagt
gong IN through gap which formed
gateway Across the lut ran q 1ootpEL
which made a short en- bstNeen Long
house and Kings house Teddy fnn0we
The Wess-bor6sred path for some rWeut
feet. when he snddsnig came upon the ex
cEVEziuz- Some0ne had started 70 hu-lo
hBuss sviaanfIy. and had gus1 got IN
cellar dnE out ana thsn abandoned IN
project WesdE as high As ones heA
grew about The crumhlinE-in old celia
TEDDY again heard The CRY q distress an
knew n 70 come from the cellar. He IA
70 the ease az ths excavation ana locke
ever.
-ldH-yg- called Ieddy, leaning over N
edEs az 1hs cellar.
on it's me- cried q nrtlt girls TuAol
half stuffed WIN s0bs. y tel IN and
can't set 0u1- The waters most I'D 10 m
waist. On. sst me- on. please. Who A.
y0ug~
I'm Ted Allan" Informed Ieddg, 1eehtl
that he hAd a difficud task before MIN. "a
he could see thE1 q reoant rain had mad
the celiSr walls slpperE- and there VEL
No steps lehdng fnosn the hnls-
-.DnH he afraid. May. ] a sun Eet "a
Out he pronlised- he WAS tslinking tRsi'