The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-12-23
Sandman Story
For Tonight
THE RIVALS

girl one Christmas, and because
there were more dolls the little
girl named this one Dolly Blue.
as her eyes were blue and she wore
a blue ribbon bopnd around her
hair.
Dolly Blue was very pretty, and
the little wooden soldier who also
lived in the playroom where Dolly
Blue lived very often glanced at her
with loving look.
Then there was jumping Jack,
who never failed to cast his eyes
on Dolly Blue every time he could
look in her direction, and his heart
jumped without the pulling of any
string every time Dolly Blue looked
at him.
But Dolly Blue did not often give
either of her admirers a chance;
she was shy, and besides that, she
did not care to have a lover; she
preferred to have the attentions
of each
But one day something happened
that made Miss Dolly decide, and
Dolly Blue awoke one morning
and found herself in the midst of
some wild animals. A tiger glared
at her on one side, lion on the
other, and leopard showed his
teeth in a manner that plainly said:
81 would eat. you in minute if
l could get at you" =.
There was a fierce-looking wild
cat very near Dolly, too, and she
was sure she heard him snarl as he
gaZed longingly at her
Of course, it did not matter to
Dolly that all these fierce-looking
animals were in painted cages,
with heavy looking bars in front
of them, Or that she was in the
midst Of circus menagerie paint
ed on wood All she knew was that
there were animals all around her;
wild animals and fierce-looking
ones, too.
Miss Dolly gave one wild scream
and covered her eyes; she was sure
that in another minute they would
break through those bars and de-
YOUR her
Help! Helpi" screamed Dolly
Blue; will no one saTe me from
such a fearful death? Helpi Help!"
OF course, for long time Jump
ing Jack had thought that he was
not quite as handsome as his rival,
Wooden Soldier, who carried gun
and wore a painted coat and cap
of red, but Jumping Jack knew he
was far more active than his rival,
and that if he ever had chance
he would be sure to win the first
smile from Dolly Blue, even if it
was one CT amusement
When Dolly Blues wild screams
for help were heard the Wooden
Soldier hurried to the spot whence
it came, but when he saw the fierce
animals glaring at Dolly he was
frightened, and then his red cap
attracted their gaze and they book
ed at Wooden Soldier and erowled.
Wooden Soldier retreated behind
a Jack-in-tha-box who popped up
just then to find cut what was hap
pening, and frightened Wooden Sol
der so that he rolled over on his
back,
"Why don't You get UP and shoot
the beasts? o. said Jack-in-the box.
what in the world, Soldier, arc
you for or your gun, if not to help
people in DISTRESS"
But WcCden Soldier did not re-
ply. He got up and moved careful
ly toward the growing beasts. He
tried to raise his gun, but, alas, it
was made fast to his side and il
could not he moved.
''Growl, growl, came again from
the animals, and Dolly Blue impior-
ed some one to save her again, but
with che wild glance at the fero-
cious-lCCking beasts WoCden Sol
der fled ard left poor Dolly Blue
to her fate.
And then something Happened.
Jumping Jack heard the cry for
help, and being under a Pile CT
books it took him some time to get
out He arrived on the scere just
as Wooden Soldier was making his
last dash f.1:n the beasts and poor
Dolly Blue.
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