The Washington times., 1914-01-24

blue and her cheeks were pink,
her lips red and her hair was brown.
But it was her hair that caused all
the trouble when she came to live in a
corner where all the toys were kept
She came at Christmas time, so her
clothes were new and clean, and am
sure her dress of pink and white check
ed Bingham trimmed with white braid
was very pretty.
She wore shoes, too. and white stock
ings and little straw hat with white
ribbon around the crown.
So you see it was not Agatha Bellies
dress that caused the trouble, not at all,
it was that brown hair that could not
be brushed.
That was what the little girl said to
whom Agatha Belle was given at
Christmas, ''she is a nice doll, but 1
wish 1 could brush her hair; my other
doll had real hair"
/ When the little girl put Agatha Belle
in neT chair in the corner the night after
1 Christmas the other toys heard the re-
mark about the hair, and when all was
still in the house a little clock upon the
wall be gan the trouble Anyway Agatha
Belle always laid it to the bird in the
| clock.
1t began by saying, Ooh Hoo" and
then everybody laughed.
| The bird went back into the clock,
hut the clown boy that come on the
same tree with Agatha Belle shoo2 his
hands. which had little bells on them,
and said: 'Ooh-hoo, look at the doll
with painted hair" And then he turned
3 somersault. and everybody laughed
! and locked at poor Agatha Belle.
| Jumping Jack kicked up a leg and
then shook his arms, trying to touch
his head. Her hair is Just like mine,
he said. meaning 1t was painted.
so is, Jumping Jack" said, Teddy
Bear. You must be related to the new
! doll. Are you?"
piled Jumping Jack, although we might
be elbow cousins or the like
Agatha Belle was very angry, and
: she knew quite well she was not re-
: lated e Jumping Jack, but she tried tc
show them she was lady and not re-
ply To such ill-bred remarks, so she
clutched the arms of her rocking chair
tightly and said not a word.
Il Il guess she can't talk, either said
q worsted boy doll 1T must be very
dreadful to have painted hair" he said,
feeling his worsted curls.
Then just as everybody was quiet
1 again anu lO Ollt was 6dylHB WOrO
that bird in the clock poked its head ou:
again and said, anyway 1t sounded to
; Agatha Belle as If it said. "Ooh hoo"
and everybody jumped up again. and
spoke: Yes. the new doll has to wear
her hat all the time. SO her painted hair
will not wear of. 1t is too bad to be
like that. Now, my coat is real wool.
. and it can be brushed or combed. it is
so soft and nice
Even mine can be combed, too" said
q jack-in-a-box, popping up at this mo-
ment. II really think it must be awful
to have painted hair
| Isn't 1t very uncomfortable, Miss
Agatha Belle, to have hair that cannot
hc hrushed?" asked Jumping Jack, com
ing close to Agatha Bells chair and
dancing about swinging his arms and
legs very close to her chair.
| Agatha Belle had to move her chair
so that Jumping Jack would not hit her
I with his careless legs and arms. but
hardly had she done so when she heard
from the opposite corner from where
she was sitting the command, Forward
march," and before she could realize
what had happened regiment of little
! soldiers. led by larger one. stood in
| front Of her. and the commander said: :
| Arrest Jumping Jack and take him to
| the lock up"
| Poor Jumping Jack crumpled right up
with fright. and the little soldiers had
to drag him of to their corner. where
he was put behind a box and the SOL
diers stood guard.
Then Agatha Belle saw the command
| er or captain. as she learned he was
called, standing in front of her chair,
and he bowed and touched his cap.
Miss Agatha Belle he said to her
'if YCu have any more trouble with any
of these TOYS call on me and / will see
that they are taken care Of so that they
will not insult YOU any more. / do not
see that any of you have hair 70 brae
of" he said. surveying all the toys thai
had said unldnd things about Agatha
Bellies hair. You would look funny
laltc. a bath. Wo,lly Dog. am sure
you would shrink to the size Of q pun
DIV in a short time.
And as for you. Mr. Clown. vour
name is enough 10 excuse your lad
manners.
but Mr. Worsted Doll, 7 am sur
came from country where they taught
good manners. Don't let me hear any
| thing more from you sir, or son will
share the fate Of Jumping Jack
You have hair. 1t is true, Jack" said
tho captain to Jack-in-the- Box bur
the least said about II the better for
YOUR hat cannot be removed, and 50 n
is never brushed.
But you, too. sir, better be careful
how you conduct yourself in the fU-
ture" And boTing to Agatha Belle and
touching his cap again he walked a vav
leaving all the toys looking very crest.
| Agatha Belle never had any t,ouhIa
AFTER that The captain was her fTisrJ
! and the toys respected that frjendshiE
/ and looked upon her as very import:
ant doll.