Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-16

Wnat could HelolSe mean by
saying, there were Germans in Amer
lea? Then light hit Billy.
Il know what she means" he ex-
claimed, They must have been in
the train wrecked last week at the
Dutch settlement. They thought
the kindly Hollanders coming to aid
them were Germans"
Heloise was immensely relieved
when Billy assured her the Germans
hadn't invaded America and couldn't
if they tried. Little Jean, when he
heard this, bravely waved a cookie
and shouted, "Vive, pAmerique! Vive
la France!
1--WE walked until | could drag
Jean no farther" continued Heloise.
AT dawn we found ourselves here.
We crept through a window. We
climbed the ladder to the attic, and
| pulled the ladder after us so the
Germans couldn't find us. Then we
slept and slept.
Long, long afterward we awoke
to find the rooms below filled with
children. We did not dare stir for
hours and hours.
when the children went home we
crcpt down. They had left scraps of
food from the lunches. There were
nuts under a tree. SO we Toasted on
the scraps and the nuts"
Poor, poor kiddies," sobbed Peg
gy when Billy Belgium translated
the story.
1T was rich fare after our starv--
ing in France" said Heloise simply.
Later we crept back to the attic. 1t
was cold and dark, and we didn't
know when the Germans would come
after us. But we prayed and we
prayed, and then we slept.
The next day was the same, and
so was the third. But yesterday the
children left no scraps"
Il bet you that was after the food
conservation talks in the school,
suggested Peggy.
Sand we couldn't find any more
nuts" added Heloise.
THAT was after the boys and the
Jays had their cleanup" declared
Blue Jay.
$50 we went to bed hungry, as we
had done in France before" said
Heloise. Little Jean was so brave
He tried to cheer me by telling me
he had eaten enough for week
We woke up hungry and grew hun
grier every minute. We heard you
here and we tried to keep quiet for
we thought you Germans. But Jean
couldn't help sobbing. When we
saw that awful figure in the tree al
covered with camouf1age we thought
we we're in the hands of the Huns"
Billy g,inned at this description Of
his fun" disguise. Then every
thing went dark. When | awoke
and heard you talking my own be-
loved French, my heart nearly burst
with joy
"Vive rAmerique," cried Jean, now
all smiles.
"Oh, how glad l was to find my
self in America-safe, even though
homeless and friendless. | am sure
we shall find here some kind foster
parents" Heloise's eyes glowed at
the thought. So did Peggy's., go
4 know just the person who Will
adopt YOU she cried. Mr.. and
Mrs. Pelton, our wealthy neighbors'
We're saying just yesterday that they
would like to care for little French
girl and boy through the war, and
even afterward. know you are the
yery ones they want"
Peggy had seen a telephone IN
the school room. Filled with her
grand idea she flew to it. She rang
up Mr.. Pelton and poured out her
story to him. In minute she was
back.
come right away" she cried: mug
ging Heloise and Jean in her Joy,
well, this going to school Joke
has been more fun than thought 1t
would be-" hooted Judge Owl. =,
"I've learned not to TOOL with
ghost yarns" laughed Billy. =,
"And we've learned lot too,