Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-05
SANDMAN STORY.
By Mrs. r. A. Walker.
Copvright loI5 by. Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate. New York CITY
A TEDpJRIE ACCIDENT

a TERRIBLE AtClDENi.
Elanch was doll, and, before her
| terrible accident, was n very handsome
! doll too. Sometimes she was pretty
after the accident, but that was when her
| little mother remembered to put Rlanch's
hair on straight. or did not leave IT oil
| altogether.
'IIow did that poor doll lose her halr2
! asked n new doll who came To the play
room to live one night after Christmas
and who had become acquainted with
| Teddy Pear.
Poor Rlanoh.' said Teddy. 'Sho
will tell YOU all about it II you ask her.
II was trying day for all of us the day
that accident happened, hut Tor poor
rlanch IT was worst ot all.
Teddy Pear took the new doll over to
whore Rlanch sat without her pretty
curls and said
! Tell the new doll, Blanch, how you
! lost your hair
'Oh. il, is "A sad talct' sighed poor
Planch "Pleaso hand me my little cap,
Teddy; | must put 1t over my poor head
take cold 80 cnsy now, she explained
to the new doll, 'Gor there IS n hole right
| IN the top OF my head Look IN and see
my eyes work when | open and close
| them. Few dolls have ever seen such
sight
PIanch Doll bent her head 50 the
new doll could look inside her head and
, closed her ewes and opened them
| "Oh' OH OH said the new dell, how
perfectly terrible! How do yon live,
! Rlanch with that terrible hole IN your
hcad2'
| IT was terrible At FIRST, hut | am used
to il now. sand Rlanch Doll; and then
my little mother docs put my hair on
s,tn,tl3ncs and | feel quite well
Put tell M. dear I!lanch. how YOU
| lost your hlir, said the new doll
II Was the day ol the fire. Blanch
began
"Oh. did YOU have real fire. asked
| the new doll
NO moi 4 really truly FIRE. but the
/ httlc mistress played there was fire ~
/ here and hat all the tove would bc burned
| if she did moi save them, said Blanch Doll
m was that boy Couein that visited
| here who caused AL tho trouble, smd
| Teddy Pear. hose were trying days
can tell you
a. was SAYING. Rlanch Doll went
on. our little mistress played fire and
She tlcd a string around my waist apd
| when tile hoy cousin, who was on tie
ground under the window waiting 4
catch me told her she began 10 lct m'
down from the window At first | slr
down the side Of tho house, and then
turned right over, my head hanglnl
down OH II was terrible.
Just before ! reached tho gr"uin
where The toy cousin was standing .
FIRE engine wont past and that dreadiH
box ran rs leok over lhc fence. and thCr'
! was LIFT dangling tor my httte nothe
tIcd thr strung tp the hlind fastening u
! .sti .4t,.} r.tti Iatttf4t4lF4 ft
sco the engine, tu1
"And thcn tic dae came along ant
pulled AZ nty beautiful cui- Oh How
~ dil null and hars ! expected ever
minute to hc eaten right M lfut ~ an
hv iclt something give way and he RAJ
away. :,
of Teddy Renr SAN ~ shook my cur!
ana shook them until mN little mistreS
SAM HIM. and the buv cousin chased mh
and took away my har
"Niv httlr mistress crlcd dr'@diuii1
and said ,hr would never play ire again
Rut that ala not bring back my hair
that Il. III STAY And that i the >tor,
IL my terrible accident
But Blaneh dear, Il can hc eine'
III AGAIN Saii the new dot r.
member that mine VAS put on with giu
I " here l WIS INItit ii tit' I'll
but who Is Is glue Il There = n
) glir N The playroonl, sand Blanch, Wit
! sigh $50 expect shall haVe, {
hyc tne rest al my days without my hat
part III The time, hut, II course, the toy
aIltalk about me and think II very wonder
I'll can live with 4 hole N The top q N,
head - feel that makes me very N
tcrcstlng
Don't mention having her hair glue
again. said Teddy Bear 70 the nc~ dol
rs they walked away. Really BlaneI
Doll quite enjoys being the only one Il
the playroom Who has had an acc!den
that is - interesting, and she would b
lust like amy other doll, YOU know,
hcr hair was glued ON again
on 10 you think ste would rathe
bc without her hair2" asked the ne'
doll. u cannot think that Is true
,, But what would she have t. talk abou
if She had ne.er had an accident and n
wound TO show, SAID Teddy Bear NJ
Blanch DOH would be quite unhappy
feel sure, if her hair were glued ON agaif