Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-11
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Soaring Grandma.

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Soaring Grandma.
Dorothy skinner. Aged ., Lodge Polls. Net
Dear Busy Bees; | like to read
the little folks stories every Sunday
live on a farm. We have IFS chick
ems, two suineas and two turkeys
There are some rocks back OF oul
. house. / am in the fourth grade al
school. | will write you : story
now.
One day Betty and her brother
were playing In the yard and Rstt,
looked up and said, "Oh brother
tomorrow is Halloween, ] wonder
if mamma will let US have . pump
kim" They ran IN the house wher.
their mother was. "Dh mother.
they cried, may we have som.
pumpkins for Hsllowe'enr "Yes,
said their mother. The next day the
children had made searsy faces ou'
OF the pumpkins
That night two ugly faces iooket
into Rstty's grandmothsrs tace. Shi
ran for the clothes closet Thea the
children went home and never told
their grandmother till the next DAY
This il > true story.
(Honorable Meution.)
Lilly's Rescue.
o>sSsis psyaat Agsd az Decatur. Nsh
n the days of long ago, whsr
there were witches and gohlins
there lived 4 girl. She was 50 good
and sweet that everyone called bel
One time, late In the afternoon
- Lilly was sitting under the trees
she fell asleep. The sun filtered
through the trees and fell on hel
golden hair, fosnin6 . halo round
her head
Markin Anti, Aerce thief Of
gold, determined to have her head
Il any cost, So when he saw her
asleep he decided it was time to
act.
He rushed up with sword in hand.
The unseen fairies dancing on the
green stood horror-stricken. They
could not move. Many thoughts
rushed through their small minds.
Who would save Lilty1 Lilly, 90
pure: so sweet. 50 gracious and
good.
Every moment was precious to tbs
sleeping girl although she did not
know it. Just as, he raised the
sword to strike, out OF the thickets
large white figure rushed between
Lilly and Markip Anti. It picked
up Lilly and at the same time hewed
off Markin Ants head.
Lilly opened her eyes and looked
up at the charming prince beauty
who, with his powerful steed Napo-
leon, rushed through the thickets
and saved her. She was taken with
her father and mother to live at the
palace and cheer the sick king. The
fairies were happy the rest OF the
day because their enemy was dead.
Arizona Boys.
In Arizona there lived two little
boyA Their names were Henry
,da Harry Nelson. They lived in !
log cabin With their father and mo.
Their. Ons day Henry and his a.
Their started to town, which was 20
miles sway. When they had gone
10 miles they heard Z war whoop
and they knew that they had In
diana to fight But there was 90
many Indians that the father was
killed and Henry taken prisoner.
When they did not come home Har-
ry, who was 9, and his mother start
ed out to hunt them. They found
the father dead and Henry, they
we're sure, had been taken captive.
But how were they going to get
him away from them.
But al this time what had be-
come Of Henryl When he was
captured they tied him up in an
Indian tent and left him. Some
time after this the Indians captured
Harry. As he was lying alone an
Indian boy came in and spoke in
English. II am the son of ) great
chief. will help you" And then
he left. Harry wondered what the
Indian boy could want to help him
for. That night about midnight he
heard a noise at the back of his
tent. The Indian boy slipped in
and said "Come." They went out
to where the boy had some horses
waiting. - They leaped on the
horses backs and with the Indian
leading the way reached =
path that Harry knew. Harry said
Come with me-" So the Indian
went with Harry Harry asked him
who he was and why he was help.
ing him. The boy answered: u
am white boy but feathers and
paint make me Indian. My father
and ! were going to town and we
were attacked by indians. Father
was killed and ! wss- taken prison
er. A chief took me as his son.
My real name is Henry Nelssn."
Harry said. II have brother by
that name who was captured by
the Indians. My name Is Harry
Nelson" So the two brothers
went home to their mother.
and the family was all there but
the darling father who was killed.
Our Oregon Bee.
ny Grace Lewis. Dexter. Ore.
Dear Busy Bee: ! received the
book Dorothy Dainty at the Stone
House" and was very much sur
prised and was very much pleased
too. have read it about four times
now and probably will again. The