The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-03-30
JUMPING JASPER
BY CLAIRE RlTcHIE.

looked around. Its just my luck to
have to stay home from the circus and
COOK while all the family enjoy them
selves"
She sighed. Nothing remarkable
ever happens to me. If were to feed
a charming prince. could cook all
day, but 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 a
violent commotion among the chick
ems near the barn. She raised her
eyes. High in the air was a balloon
with something hanging to it.
"A parachute man of all thingsl"
she cried. "He must be from the cir
Gus"
The man showed some signs Of ami
nation as he neared terra firma. He
landed on the barn
Wait a minute--Ill get a ladder!"
she cried
Never mind" he shouted. There's
did before she could protest.
VIII you tell me. please, where /
am?"
Our name is Jordan My father is
Abner Jordan and that is our house
over therei'
"Will you please excuse my get-up,
Miss Jordan? win you please tell me
how far 1t is back to town."
About four milesi"
Great Caesar Did | come so far?
And | must get back right away. Is
there rig or horse could borrow?"
Il don't think you could scare up
so much as donkey for miles around
The whole country has gone to see
you"
Except you Why?"
Il had to stay home and cook din
ner. There's Judge coming
That's too bad, reallyt"
Thanks, but not so bad as it was.
It was kind of you -to-what do
you call it?-float over this way and
land on our barn like-who was it?-
Ali Baba or Sindbad or somebody like
that" ae
He laughed. "The man with the fly
ing trunk. Like me, he had no name"
Like your" wide eyed.
I'm incognito for the present
known only to the world as Jasper
the Jumper" i11o. w
"You can have q rig when the fam.
lily returns, of course"
THANK youl It's little late, but"
He glanced at her, sideways. Can /
help you if waltz"
"Well-you aren't dressed exactly
like chef, should say--but / can
lend you a big apron and cap. I've
a pink one that would look cute"
you are making fun of me. I've
a good notion to go out to that straw
stack and sulk for the remainder of
the Afternoon"
Il spilled all the cream" irrelevant
ly. for the ice cream. Now we can't
have it. | don't know what to dol"
IN bet the Judge hates it anyway
have.a hunch he'd like apple tapioca
instead"
Il don't know how to make it,"
"Oh, don't you? Well, | do. Trot
out the tapioca and milk and apples
and stuff. / told you | knew how to
cook!"
The preparations in the kitchen
progressed wonderfully, and when the
Jordans returned the house was full
Of delicious odors.
Its the queerest thing we couldn't
ind the judge Abner was exclaaming
on the front veranda
while his spouse rustled kitchenward
% reconnoiter.
"Good-gr gracious!" she gasped, stop. {
'ing in the doorway For there was |
IN apparition in green tights, only t
covered by gingham apron, /
rying to spread white icing on a d
chocolate cake.
It's going to run" he was say. t
ng when Mrs. Jordan's exclamation /
ut him short.
oh, mother, are you home? This
Mr.-Jasper the Jumper, didn't you
ay? He came in balloon and he's v
elping me with dinner" q
But Mrs. Jordan had fed. Her face
'as enough to make Abner himself B
y to the kitchen to investigate the b.
rouble. What's wrong-what's 4,
Trong?"
He stood for an instant as had his
Then, ''Whoo-eei Ii
amt the judgel What's happened cf
nd what in time are you doing?" a,
Helping to get my own dinner
ou see-plague take this icing II va
ont stick came Unexpectedly la
he parachute man got sick and. my
'om being next to his in the hotel
did what / cou5 for him and offered
fill his contract today He needed r.
e money and it's cinch to do it, n
me OF family OF athletes, yor
low. If you'll be so kind as to LEND