The Crittenden press., 1922-04-28
ny r. RAY BAKER
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the form % "Heiloi" II was beloved
By ihs lusiy lungs of biz robust son
who bad been conducting a circus WITH
stuffed animals aud wooden clowns in
the foom 81 aside for his play.
The father stole quietly into the
playrelm. wnefe animals and cloNnf
spfaWiei IN ungalnly attitudes on the
floor. with legs and arms ertsnded
siifry Ia . variety u dirsciions This
did not seem lnappropriats for he
clowns. bat Tor dlgulhed creatures like
gifa1ss u must have becn most humlll
ating Wilbur stool ~ the window
making energetic gestures with he
arms, sppsrentiy trJinE 70 signal soms
eos
IN the window opposite. IN the houss
neat door. vas framed a vision IN pint
q dainty little SRI riih face wresthsd
IN golden hair beribhansf 10 match her
Earb She was smlllng winsonsiy AMI
insitingiy. her head % one side. -
abs tfied 10 interpret wnbur's weird
pantoniime.
Come awuy from that window r.
John called perempiorily. when b.
realifei the dnugcr coufrunting his
son-that q vampire had begun o.
sratious while the father slsp, a. poai.
o. ii usre
Ne I'D Wilbur from the point u
peril aud into the iihrurJ. whsfs b.
al and looked hls sun over with frank
dlsapprosaL The yuunrstcr saa Coz
attractive. buf that cuuld nui be- rens.
died Il was bot strange that q VAN.
pifs had started g. eork Well. Their,
were things that ceuid b. remeiisd
1he blouse vas an unneccssary syil.
and q ,al boys shoes should not b,
- uicrly lnocf and biz hands and facr
Nefe too well scrubbed Coufound that
Isabelle The oid woman was expect.
81 o. look after ths boy. a. eel a.
n house bot nai a. make a coHoosni
out ~ him
Yea stay swuy frum the house nssi
door e. John ofdsrsd- -punt you ever
lei ne catch you over thsrs. Play with
The boys About time you bad q hes
baseball bat aud glove. lsnt iti rIl
81 them tomorrow
Tie id-a ~ kesping Wilbur from ths
cumpany u Eiris vas % mere vhim
4 vas an ohse.siun, based on The un.
tuftunaie skpcficnce with wuhurs
uoihsr scvcn years sgo. wheu CERTAIN
legal papefs bad BEEN signed and shs
had gune West shcre later shs had
died
Nov. Wilbur Was accustomed o.
ohcy orders. and b. faithfully Stunned
ths house next door nui be father
hai ssid nothing ahaut kscplng fnlts
svsy ffum tho Ransom prymlsss. and
iohn cams home frnm the offcs one
afsraean 90 discover hls go piaylug
~itA fhs p'nt clad ziri within ths con
tnss - his ouu fsnrc. o. iosi no time
in treSang Wilbur lnto ihe house ha,
l.r san.asfliy iirui-.s,i ths ncu found
Ilayuists. vhn made fuc.s with The uid
~ hss tulzue and nasal orEun
-whs l. sher demanded ths father
III Aas. o. ~ hcr mother about its
ii-s namcs Icrsrson." Wilbur al
uitf~si ssnirnlns aneas.ly. "shc iss
u.ev~i IN the other Gag. iisf mothers
q ar--maksT. ard she hasn't ans
fsshes Ne 90, drpvudsd o. some
ninr-
A fr~ fnys later Wilbur came frum
s.hool m company with ihe glfl next
dcof-snf he was lugglng her hooks
= couldn't help H. pa Wilbur
pleaded "shc 81 targcd after mo
ant handed hef heoss 10 mo. nssldss
kinda llke hef. what's a fellow
n iof
~nuut wofry ahuut what q fellow,
go'nE O. Do" John admonishsi him
-iii 81 thc doing Nuu lenyu q O.
me-. IN the mcsntime ! 49, Ssinny
Garrison and mn Recd upprcnching
end you bad better 50 cut end play
sith them
= Cont want b play with those o.
ioWs Wilbur protested ~Thcy'rV O..
r1ush d always ends up iu q nght
With one ~ thcm siiting on ing ucck
They're older aud blgscr"
John knocsci the ashes from NJ,
ripc ana sioni 40.
That's what you nccd. son. Yoy
81 aud play with skinny and nll ant
yuu 40 on their nccks send thcu
home with black eysa when thry gel
rough. So, Just q little rourher your
sslf"
~ Wilbur went O. answer sklnny'i
whistle. while John Ransom pulled q
cap down over hls forchcad and mad,
his way % the hnuse next dunf ~
had dsturmlnci o. tell the little VAN
pire's mother a thlng or two about hll
wishes IN rcsurt 10 Wilbur lle fel
iike Daniel entering den. bot wllhul
must b. saved n any cust frum th'
peril that lurkcd next dcor.
iie mounted % the porch and pound
81 vigorously On ihs dcor. which VA
opcned by a wosaan of perhaps thirty
she uas plump end her hair was dom