Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-05-04
JUMPING JASPER
y CLAIRE RITcAIE.

ter y tho other, new-in opposite d.
ractiona
she felt carefully, then got 10 ana
wsegled both feet around in turn.
4enlfer returned to the kitchen and
looked around fita JUST my luck 10
have TO stay home from the circus and
cook while all the family enjoy them
solves e
She sighed Nothing remarkable
ever happens TO me. II were 10 feed
charming prince. could cook ali
day, bu. Just because father ran
across prosy old Judge at the Pan.
anna exposition. have to Gracious!
believe something's burning
A few minutes later she heard !
violent cofnm0tloa among the chick.
ems near the barn She raised her
eyes. High IN the air was a balloon
with something hanging to H.
a parachute man Of all thlngs,'
she cried. HE must be from tho cir
CHS"
The man showed some signs Of ami
nation al he neared terra firma. he
landed on the barn.
Wait a minute iii get a Iadderls
she cried.
Newer mindi be shouted There's
n straw stack. III jump Which he
Ola before aho could protest.
rWiii you ten me. please, where /
OR name Is Jordan. Ny f6rller Il
Abner Jordan and that is our houae
over tisare.-
win yon please excuse my got-np
Miss Jordan2 WIN You please tell rne
how FAR II ID back to town.
About four miles,
'nreBt Caesar, Did come 80 fart
And ] must get back right away. Il
thera rig Or horse could borrow
II don't think you could scare 80
70 riuch ~ a donkey FOR miles around !
The whoie country bias gone to see
SOU
Except you, why7s
n had % stay home and cook din
ner. There's a Judge coming
That's too bnd really
~Thnbks, but not 20 bad a. Il was
y WINS Kind % you To 70 what al
yoa call ltfGoat over this way aud /
land % cur barn DO was it7-
Al Bahia Or Slndbad or somebody like |
that.
lie laughed The man with The ny
inE trunk Like ne. ne had no name. /
Lake. ypuy wide eyed
I'm gBepgnsto for the preaant
rYoa ran have rig when the fam
~ returns. 81 course
THANK youl les little late. butt
Ha glanced at her sideways. Can
heip ron n waltz"
'tMslls you aren't Creased exactly |
like chez. I should say but / can
lend ron big apron and a cap. I've
pink one tina, would look cute"
You are making fun Of me, I've
q good notion 10 80 out 70 that straw
stack and nnlk for the remainder OF
the Afternoon
n spilled nli the cream irrelevant
~. for the Ice cream Now we can't
have It. don't know what 10 do'~
ri bit tho Judge hates Il anyway
have bunch he'd like apple tnploca
instead.
q don't know how to make Il"
"oh, don't your Wen. 1 do. Troi
out the tapioca and milk and apples
and atuH. ! told you knew how &c
cooks
The preparations In the kitchen
progressed wonderfully. and when the
Jordana returned the house Was fun
u delicious odora.
TITS the Quserest thing We couldn't
find the Judge" Abner vas exciaimine
stentoriousiy on the front veranda
whiia HIS spouse rustled kitchenward
to reconnoiter
Good sraciousi she gaspcd. stop
ping III the doorway. For there was
nn apparItion III green tights, only
partially covered BY 4 Bingham apron
trying 10 spread white icing on O.
chocolate cake.
It's going to run-" he was say
Ing when AIRS. Jordan's exclamation
cut him short
Oh. mother. are You homag This
"a Mr. Jasper the Jumper. didn't YOU
any fie came Ia a balloon and he's
helping me with dinner
But Mrs. Jordan had lied. Her face
was enough 10 make Abner himself
~ to the Kitchen to investigate the
trouble. What's wrong what's
wronge
He stood Tor ain instant as had his
wife speechiesB Then, Whoo eel II
II amt the Judge. What's happened
and what IN time are you dolng2s
Helping to get my own dinner.
You see plague take this icing, Ii
won't stick came unexpectedly.
Tho parachute man got alex and, my
room being next TO his in the hotel
did what could for him aud offered
70 al hla contract today lie needed
the money aud Ats a cinch to do It
came of family Of athletes. you
Know. II yonll be 40 kind as 10 lend
mo horse III get to town and change
Is company clothes. and perhaps when
return I'll get chance 70 show
Miss Janifer that I'm not al buifson.
really do know that Homer past was
4 poet and Homer present u grand
opera singer, Miss Jordan
Well, Keep Il 10 9yourselg Il YOU do. I
ahe laughed. I'm going 10 have you
show me the best way 10 make fudge =
4 Copyright, 1915, ~ The Mcclure Newapa
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