Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-05-15

an adventure story for most Of the
boys and girls say they like "How
Mabel and Monty Played Indian"
can't think of any good name for it SO
l wish you'd name it. / am afraid my
letter is getting too long so / will
close. Yours truly, Edith Godfrey,
Parma, Michigan.
LOST IN THE WOODS.
By Edith Godfrey.
"Oh, Georgew cried Kitty Watts
running into SCOTS backyard, give
just thought Of the incest plan"
"What is it," asked George, and
Kitty said: Lets take some lunch
and go over to Elm Pond and fish,"
George liked the plan, and having
received permission from their moth
ers to go, they filled a basket with
plenty of sandwiches, cake, pickles,
a bottle of lemonade, apples and ami
NAL cookies. They reached Elm Pond
safely and began to fish, but neither
of them got bite, so they ate some
of their lunch and then went to the
woods to get some flowers. They
found plenty and soon returned to the
pond. They went to the log where
they had left their basket, but the
basket was gone. Now Kitty's mother
had told her not to lose the basket
and the children did not know what to
do.
"Mabe it's just trick somebody is
playing on u.s." said George.
"Mabe," said Kitty, "but let's go
on the other side of the pond and see
if we didn't leave it there"
"I'm sure we didn't leave it there"
replied George, but they went over
to the other side of the pond. The
basket wasn't there. Then George
said they must have left it in the
woods, but they couldn't find it any
where. 1t was getting dark and the
children became frightened. The
bright day changed to foggy one
and they both felt it was sure to rain.
And sure enough before long the
raindrops came pattering down. The
two children crept inside big hollow
oak where they had to squeeze to get
in.
But at their homes their mothers
and fathers were frightened and at
last Mr.. Watts and Mr.. Scott each
took lantern and set off for the
pond. They found few footprints
in the sand and went into the woods
where they found the basket safe and
dry under log.
The men hunted around and at last
heard faint sobbing. They went in
the direction from where the sobs
came and found the children safe but
frightened. They took them home and
everybody was happy again.
Edith-You are dandy story tell
er and letter writer. hope you will
write real often and send us many
stories. Do you like the name gave
your story? 1t was too bad that you
didn't have chance to join the Miss
ing Word Contest; but listen, Dear, l
am going to whisper something to
you. Some of these days the Chill
dren's Story Telling Club is going to
give its little members a GREAT BIG
BEAUTIFUL SURPRISE! And it's
going to be a surprise that every one
will like. l can't tell you what it is
right now-but YOU JUST WATCH
FOR IT.
Dear Editor:-I sent letter to you
yesterday and intended to send the
Missing Words for the Contest in the
same envelope but l made a mistake
and left it out. Hope it will be all
right. l will close. Winifred Craig,
Mears, Michigan. 1 Years. Biddy
3 Brown Boards Legs
| Show Said-8 See Cluck-10
Head-11 Angry-12 Pull.
Winifred-Yes it was all right
about the Missing Words, as you see.
I hope you received the prize / sent
you. Write again.
Dear Editor:-I have been reading
the Children's Story Telling Club and
thought would write a letter. am
in the fourth grade. There are thirty
children in our school. Our teachers
name is Miss Ella Mae Adams. We