The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-02-06
ADVENTURES
Of the TWINS
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"TOmOrrow'S my birthday" said
Calamity Jane, looking at the calen-
dar on Mister Havahook's wall. 81
was born on the first of February"
Then let's buy her some clothes
for a birthday present" whispered
Miss Pithers to Mrs. Jiggs. "lt's
awful the way she goes around with
scarcely rag to her back!'
Lets have party said Miss
Crinoline, who was always ready for
society.
"That's a good idea,' said the Tin
Soldier, who was a good fellow in
spite Of his stuff manners.
ut ought to be surprise party"
said Nancy. who had overheard the
conversation. 81 don't mean to in
trude on your affairs, but ! didn't
think you'd mind a suggestion"
"Very pleased. Pm sure" said the
Tin Soldier politely. "Yes, to be a
real party. it should be surprise.
Whom shall we have?'
Everybody" said Nancy.
mot Sniff Whisker surely" ex-
claimed Miss Pithers in alarm. "He
would expect US to have cheese espe-
cially for him and draw the line at
that. have a delicate nose"
."Oh. don't suppose he'd mind
being left out" said Nancy. "You
can ask him some other time when
you are going to have cheese u
Calamity Jane either didn't hear q
word of all this or else pretended
not to hear, for she walked c-,lmly
out, dragging her wedding veil be-
hind her. should say that she
lmped calmly out. for when Mister
Havalook patched her up in his tin
kering room after she came to Hidy
Go Land, an armless, legless, eyeless,
wigless orphan, he couldn't find two
legs alike, SO she had TO take what
she could get.
Nobody had ever cared for her par
ticularly for she seemed TO be lack
ing in fine feeling. but now, as il
was her birthday and there was a
good excuse for party, everybody
beoan to go over her good points.
"She's been SO brave, poor SOUL"
said Miss Raggedy. "Fm going to
give her newspaper rose. lhey are
not hard to make. My mistress
learned at kindergarten, only she
used pink tissue. But newspaper
will do quite nicely"
"And L." said Mrs. Jiggs, "shall
string her bean necklace. They
look positively ultra"
No one asked her what ultra
meant. as she was older and more
worldly wise and often used express
sons that made them feel uneducat-
ed. But it didn't do to let on.
II have one extra pink stocking
I've been saving against . rain,
day." said Belinda, generously. "Pn
give her that"
"I'll make birthday cake" Of
fered Black Dinah. 81 knows new
i recipe dat doesn't take any aigs or
buttah or sugah or nuthin'. Its jes
dough-"
"Just so it looks all right" said
! Nancy. That's the chief thing
about birthday cake. No one minds
the taste much"
"Tll give the candle" said Timber
Long Legs. mo one suspects it, but
l have Christina tree candle in the
cotton of my right leg. My master
! stuck it into a rip the day after
Christmas and there it has stayed
ever since. III be glad to get rid OF
it. 1t gives me rheumatism"
"But will one candle be enough 2
asked Miss Crinolinc. "She looks q
hundred"
| a litter went around at this. blu,
Teddy spoke up spunkily. ut de-
Ponds on our lives. how we age" he
said. Calamity Jane has had thu
experience Of fifty people ! know
for ! lived in the same house with
her before l came here for safety
Another week of it and l should have
been legless and eyeless and carries!
myself. These humans! They are
most unfecling."
"The very ideal" cried the Twins
Indignantly.
Ito Be COntinued)