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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-05-21

Il
The kind of letter that The Mis-
soulian doesn't publish:
Missoula, May 1, 1914
Editor, Muscular
Dear Sir:
AS one stands on Higgins Avenue
and watches the cars go bouncing
merrily down our main thoroughfare
or come to a shivering stop at inter
section, he is impelled to speculate
on the reaction of the visitor to Mis-
streets
The writer CHANGED to overhear one
driver of an out of state car remark
to companion that this was evident
ly one city where they did not wan
cars to travel on the Main streets Oh
they would be kept in better condi
ton.
| Not being an "old residenter"
would not attempt to tell the "olt
timers" what to do about it but would
strongly recommend that SOME
THING be done lest the matter reach
the point where, as Mark Twain said
about the weather, Everybody talks
about it but no one does anything"
Seriously, the condition of what
might once have been pavement on
Higgins Avenue has become irksome
to the public or anyone compelled by
circumstances to travel that thorough
fare, and all because of Little
Steel" which if properly salvaged and
utilized might provide many of the
sons of Nippon with passports to Mir
vana in the near future.
From casual conversations heard
on the streets one gathers that some
how or other the Montana Power
Company is involved, by reason of its
ownership of the rails which are the
bone of contention, and that the said
company doesn't want the said rails
disturbed in their peaceful siesta in
the city streets. Be that as it may
tho rails and pavement in their pres
ent condition constitute a hazard
which might at sometime cause an
accident which would cost the city a
sizeable portion of the sum necessary
to effect their removal
Now as to the Power company's
part in the picture. The writer has
no particular grudge against the pow
er company but it would seem to a
man up a tree" that the company
derives a considerable revenue from
light and power, both from the resi-
dents of Missoula and from the mu-
nicipality itself, and again one won
ders why that should be, especially
with all the natural water power avail
able which seems to be almost crying
for utilization by the municipality
Probably Missoula people have Civ
en- little thought to the fact that there
are a score or more of cities in the
U. S. A. which operate their own light,
water and gas plants and have oper-
ated so efficiently and successfully
that in many cases there is no levy
of taxes on real property, all city
costs being paid from the revenue
from these plants.
At any rate removal of the rails
would serve several important pur-
poses: The steel would provide case
Of acute indigestion for numerous
Japs. Removal would eliminate po-
tentially expensive hazard, make it
possible for potential customers to
shop on Higgins avenue without shak-
ing themselves to pieces in the at
tempt and raise Missoula considerably
in the estimation of all and sundry
visitors from other cities and states.
Removal doesn't involve any diff
cult feat of engineering and it can be
lone, unless of course there is "a mig
ger in Denmark" or something rot
en in the Woodpile"
Sincerely,
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-05-21

So. st. Paul, Mimi, May IS, 1913
The Peoples Voice
Helena Montana
Dear Mr.. Bruce:
| l have just read the letter of Mr..
Fred Alter published in your most in
teresting paper dated May 18th and
certainly agree with him when he says
Full production can be attained when
we develop markets for full produc-
tion," but I can not agree with him
il he thinks such markets can be de-
veloped by "Chemurgy," alone.
| 1 contend the only way to do it is
by having sufficient purchasing power
in the pockets of the people where
these markets exist. People must be
able to buy back what they produce, if
so-called surpluses and gluts are to be
avoided; if they are to be able to en-
joy the abundance modern technology
makes possible.
Our detectives are the same, Mr..
Ater's and mine, believe We differ
as to HOW they are to become a
reality. l contend that under the pri-
vate profit system the people never
will be able to buy back what they
produce and enjoy these so-called sur
pluses Mr.. Alter seems not to think
SO, and apparently thinks that in some
way capitalism can be reformed and
made to work.
May be it's my fault for not being
able to make myself clear in this re-
spect. l am going to turn him over
to Laverne Hamilton as somehow l
feel among all of your contributors he
is doing the best job of clarifying the
issues and dealing with the real fun
damentals of the problem. Some of
his sarcasm might turn some thin
skinned folks away from him, so he
might accomplish more by abandoning
that method but otherwise l think he
offers the real solution which | take
it is cooperation combined with pub
lie ownership of the means of pro-
duction and observation-disclosures to
be operated at cost, for use and serv-
ice to ALL the people, not profit to
the few.
With best wishes,
Respectfully yours,
Farmers Union Live Stock Comm.
CHAS. D. EGLEY, Manager.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-05-21

The legislature failed in its work. 1t was wrong 1t
should have been recalled to do it's duty We believe that
both of the methods thought of temporary remedies right
the wrongs of the legislature wrong.
And ping top of the other endessly, has
never been known to make right
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-05-21
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lions and better railway facilities
could at a given point assemble as
many troops in one week as what
would take the Soviets a whole month
Russia on the other hand would de-
vastate Japan's industrial setup by
her superior airforce in the first week
of fighting. Moscow has had four diff
ferent occasions to declare war on
Japan in the last 10 years-the last
incident was in 1910 when with the
help of Mongolian troops she captured
a whole Japanese army, general and
all, caught inside Outer Mongolia
but failed to do so knowing, or sus
pecting, what was brewing on her
western border
Had Moscow needed our fifth col
umn and started war against Japan,
the Soviets would likely have lost
Leningrad, Moscow, Stalingrad and
the oil fields 1t would have been the
height of folly and bum military STRAIT
egg.
Postwar Problems
Moscow will not insist on "Cor-
don Sanitaire" around the Soviets,
neither will she insist on such bor-
der around England or U. S. A. nor
will she stand for guns pointing at
Leningrad from the Mannerheim line.
According to her constitution, the Bal
tic states can vote themselves out
fro mthe Soviets if they so desire, the
Polish included, to the CONSERVATION
of the London government-in-exile. It's
not likely many of the Ukrainian peas
ants will vote themselves back to
where they had to boil their potatoes
in the same water twice in order to
save the precious salt, when it comes
to a plebiscite vote.
May even pass resolution of SYM
pathy for India but will absolutely re-
fue to allow outside interference in
her own internal afafirs. Secret trea-
ties are out since 1917 as far as Rus
STA is concerned.
A. E. ANDERSON.
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Butte, Mont, May II, 1913.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-05-21
FROM EDITORIAL COLUMNS


community published in the steel
called
organized
leader
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-10
Home OF The Famous ColorfM Desert Cavalcade

Caexico railroads. SMexican
miles south Ell Cenro 1t is 60 miles Yuma Arizona
miles Of San Diego.
Caexico enjoys freight the imperial
Unlimited and power made available
The AAmecan Canal All industrial lands enjoy TT
maximum Of goodweaher woking days.
Caexco logical distribution point. Mexical California
exco reality town. divided only by
line Together the trading total 100000
eXco home of the Annual Desert Cavaad haven for
@ and relaxation Thousands annually visit the 10000 years old
desert with its spoed beauty Thousands return home with
Of the friendly spirit Caexco-a spirit which extends wide
he stranger.
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1943-10-13

Der gerfoIgte nidt nur bie @tin1me
|oes abbofaten, ionbern au6 oie oes
angebli6en @einreiienoen.
gr matt einen 8lid auf sic 5en-
iter - aber mubte er nibt NIT @i-
derbeit borausiesen, baB aud BORT
i6on Die 8erfolger auf i'm marteten -?
Simmer larter uno brobenoer tpur-
oe orauBen sum Seffnen ser Sir
aufgeforoert; idon fielen oie befeblen-
oen 8orte: ,sssrn Namen oes geiet-
5es."
Da taunelte Ser aIte namenlos un-
gliidlide Mann cine Sefunoe lang
bin rno fer uno bra6 Damn nit Dem
idmaden slusruf: ,,8armber5iger
@ott!' 5uiammen. Sn oumpfent' san
fiel er entieelt 5u 8o6en.
Sbauerli6e Stiue berridte inn
@emad.
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U. S. Treasury Department

geiien 5u loiien, 10 lag ood sic Sra-
ge: tpte oie 8e5iebungen atpiiden ibm
nno bem &ommer5ienrat ii6 nun tpie.
Der geltalten 1piiroen, linn 5u britt
teno auf Der 5eele, als oaB er iid ser
tpieoer getponnenen Sreibeit bon Ser
gen batte freuen fonnen. Daour6,
oaB er obne 8ortpihen ieines 8rin5i=
pals oas @el6 aus Der ibm anber=
trauten &aiie genommen bate, um
oas @ei6aft nit oem angebIi6en
fran5oitl6en 5liidtling ob5ui6lieBen,
bate er ii6 imnerbin zines groben
Mibbraltds oes ibm geidenften Ser
tranens i6uloig gernadt, 11no es itano
5u ertparten, oab ibm Steinfelo l9on
aus oieiem @run6e iein Saus ni9t
mebr 0ffnen tpiiroe.
Damn aber fonnte er in 6ieier
Sta6t nt6t ldnger bleiben. 8eigerte
it6 Ser &ommer5ienrat, linn nod ein-
NAL @ertrauen 5u fdenfen, 10 mar
oanit iein l1rteil geiproden, l1n6 linn
blieb ion1t nidts iibrig, als an einem
an6eren Srte einen neuen @irfungs-
freis 5u iuben.
60 trat er oenn NIT bange poden-
oen Ser5en in oas &abinett oes &on1=
mer5ienrats.
In Dem alien @errn tparen 6ie auf-
regen6en @reigniiie aub ni6t 10 gan5
ipurlos boriibergegangen. gr bate
mande bdmiide 8emerfung boren
miiiien, man9e bosbafte Srage par
an i'm geridtet tporben, rno er fonn-
te itd felbit bon oem gortpurfe ni9t
freiipreden, 6aB er oem polniiden
@rafen gegeniiber au pertrauensielig
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,Totp murmelte ser 8erbre6er.
Seine Stimme flane BOIL, iein Mnt-
lis tpar bie 2arbe bes @ntIebens unb
Ser 8erstpeiflung. Damn 5og er ba-
itig fein 8ortefeuiIle berbor, nabnt
elm pin5iges itlbernes sSlacon beraus,
oas er felt Sabren bel iid) getragen
batte, l,no i6iittete beiien Ssnbalt -
ein tpeiBes Bulber - in bas NIT @ein
gefiilIte Erinfglas.
&rafinifi iette 6as @Ias an sic
Sippen un6 tranf es baitig ars. Gin
SuBtritt iprengte ioeben 6ie Sir.
Wit beiierem Sobnladen enpfing
&raiinifi feline 8erfolger.
uDie 0fiibe mar umionlt'', rief er,
,,ein treuer Sreuno, Strpdnin ee-
nannt, lit eud 5uborgefommen."
uSdneu 5um slr5t!' befabI ser
Sergeant einem Boli5iiten.
uSiir mild lit er 1nniib", iaete ser
Selbitm0r6er nit tpei9erem Some;
,,aber er mag feline &unit an oem ar
men alten Manne beriuben, ben
tpabri6einli9 elm @dlagfluB riibrte.
l1n6 nun - mas tpiiniden sic bon
mir, meme Serren2" -
y Gin aufridtiees @eitdnonis ST.
rer 8erbreden", entgegnete ser 80
bofat nit erniter mabnen6er 5tinme.
,,Meinettpegen - fragen sic, abe1
raid - mir baben feline 3eit au Der.
lieren."
Dr. 2eitenrine batte als praftii6er
Wann ft9 i6on Dor 6em Eii9 ME
oergelaiien uno baitig fdrieb er 6os
@eitanonis nieoer, 6as fpdter oie on
tpeienoen 3eugen unteraei9nen fonn,
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aeneiet1 lei.

geiDelen iet.
Oaourb, oaB ct mebrfad Dor BEN
Neutrality-suspicious. geforoert tpuroe,
Inn als Saupt5euee iiber Dies ooer
ienes genaue gusfltnft 5u geben, BEL.
ierte iid ieine berorieBIide Stimmuna
au6 ntdt, uno in bieier Stimmuna
entpfing er Sugo ni6t 10 freunolid,
ais er es ionlt eetan b6tte.
Sugo empfanO oas l6mer5li6. Ct
tam ouf ieln Gergeben 5uriid uno bat
Inn ger5eibung, nit ser oriidenoen
Sage ii6 entiduloigeno, in tpelder fib
oamals iein 8ruOer befano. 0aB er
auf poles uno uneingei6rdnftes Ser
trauen ni6t mebr snipru6 MAIDEN
tonne, eab ct 5u; er bat MIR INN ir-
geno einen Soften, penn ou6 nur auf
tur5e 3eit, uno Inn 8ei6Gftigl1na 10
lange, Bis er cine anoere Stene ge-
fltnoen babe.
(S6l1B folgt)
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go6 8ere6nungen ser Ban-gmer-
ican slir&paDs ioQten iiberieeil6e sse-
rtenreiien I'M Sabre 1913 - boraus-
geiebt, oaB Damn ser &rieg borbei 1T
lit nno oie internationale Si6erbeit
tpteoer bergeiteut lit - 1i9t mebr aIs
$259.2O BON Netp yort na6 Mosfau
uno tpieoer 5uriid foiten. Die Slug
5eit piiroe iib babel in ieoer &id.
tung auf runo 19 Stunoen itellen. 9ie
genannte @eieui6aft 5eigt auf elmer
Sa6ausltelung einen borlqufigen
Slugplan fir 6ie Nadfriess5eit, oem.
gennab Sofio bon SEEM yort aus in
81 Stunoen uno SO Minuten Slug.
5eit 5u erreiden iein pIroe. Ser
Rreis fir beioe @eee tpiiroe iid auf
5ulammen $373.6O itellen. Sen
@unbflugpreis fir Seem Oort-Ba.
ris (15 Stl1noen einfa6e Gabrt) ber-
ani6lagt Ban-&merican auf $2O2.5O,
ben fir Berlin &c Stunoen) ouf
$216.
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Suherttid

(Sdmtlidle I'M .,Sblo ySl11entreunb" be-
lprod]ene Vllc)er unD 9rold)iiren tonlen
ltets nur bon Dem Ieretls angegebenen
Serleger, uuo nlht Don Der Jicoattlpn
oe5 Chic ySaiienfrculb" be3ogen fperDenl
ct. Midael's &alember 1914.
greis 25 Gents. Miliion BreB,
Se6np, Su.
Deutide &alenoer iino beutautaee
10 ielten geporoen als oeuti6e 3ei-
tungen unO 3eiti6riften. gu oen be-
item oeuti6en SausfaIenoern geb0rt
|unitreitig Ser st. Mi6aelsfalenoer
nit ieinem sSnbaltsrei6tum an baden.
oen gr5ablungen uno ausge5eidnetem
8iloerl6mud. 3uoem lit Ser Hein,
ertrag fir oie umfanereiden Miiiio-
men beitimmt, pelde in alien Seilen
Der gSelt bon BEN 8atern, oes @0tt-
li6en 8ortes unterbalten 1peroen.
Saint MichaePs Almanac, 1914,
price Is cents. Mission Press,
Techny, Ill.
Ser englii6e &alenoer, ser 5um
beiten Ser Wfiilionen per0ffentlidt
miro, itebt oem oeuti9en an &eid-
baltigfeit nid)t nad. Sie 5ablreiden
S6iloerungen aus fre1noen @rotei-
len fino padeno un6 reid illuitriert.
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ten, tpelde einitipeilen bie 2eide oes
Intiquars bonn 8oben aufboben.
Danf Der eeididten Sraseitellung
tpar oem gerbreder bor ieinem gnoe
nod 3eit genug geblieben, feline Sdulo
BON unb gang ein5ugeiteben.
Sbsleid Sic S6uIbloiigfeit Sugos
nun 5tpeifellos feitselteut mar, Der.
itriden oo6 nod mebrere Sage, ebe
er in 5reibeit seiest tpuroe, uno er
bate 'es aub iest nur Sen raltloien
uno energiiden 8emiibunsen oes ST..
2eitenring au beroanfen, oaB mani lei-
ne gntlaiiung aus DEM @ef1ngnis
ni6t nob ldnger binausidob.
sSar er nun aub tpieoer fret, uno
boten ieine 4ngeborigen au6 olles
auf, Inn linn oie ibperen lno trii=
ben Stltnben ser Gergangenbeit per-
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Die weItberuehmte
St. Benedict WundsaIbe

erproofes Heilmittei segen ale Arten Won NJ
ten und frischen Wunden, Cesch~ueeen. c.
waechsen. Bisswunden, karbunkeln, ussv. BITE
Geld MY dureh Post Money Order ~ schieIen.
J. L. Staab, l72os vaiseyview Ave-, cIeseiand. q.
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Mitttppd ben 13. Dftober 1943
riet nns ieooh, bob es bie SdIiiiiel
al einem @eIbIhranf tparer.


,Damit febrten mir in bic Stabt
5l,riid, nno ons Slid begiinItigte
nns. Sm Sanie bes 8anfiers tpuroe
elm 5elf gefeiert, Die Saustiir mar
often. Sd fdlid mild nnbemerft bin-
ein uno fano in ber &aiie cine be-
oeliten6e Suntne. gln bieiem Mbenb
erflibr ih r1tan1es, mas midi beipog,
in bieier Stabt 5u bleiben. Sd tpollte
nit Dem reiben 8anfier cine @e-
ffdftsberbinbung anfniipfen uno fpG-
ter Inn bic Sano ieiner einaigen Eod-
ter tperben. grreibte id bieies 3iel,
Damn mar id geboreen. Sd tpdre nit
meiner iltngen Srau na6 england
ober Stalien ee5ogen, uno Ser reide
5dniegerpater bdtte mir Die Mittel
geben r1iiiien, bie &oIle bes polnil9en
@rafen neiter 51t ipielen.
,Sdon a111 ndd1ten Sage faufte
i6 bas unbeimlide Saus. 9ies tpar
oas bette Mittel Inn Sic allgen1eine
slufmerfiamfeit auf midi 5u lenfen
unb nteinen &ei6tum at betpeiien.
9a id) gen0tigt mar, nit boIlen SGn-
ben @elo uus5ueeben, 10 nubte id
au6 beoadt ieir, mir 9uenen au 0ff=
men, aus benen id tpie6er id)0pfen
fonnte. 9fanbotp bradte ruiiiid)e
8anfnoten, aber id traute ser Ga
DIE nidt, un6 es tpdre beiier getpeien,
i6 b6tte meinen 9iener ni6t nit bie=
len Soften na6 8resIau geididt. Oas
'@noe bes @uderers @runetpalo fer=
men sic. Mein 9iener bate au6 6ie-
fen Slar .enttporfen i6 muBte
@elo baben = uno bieie Sat ioIlte
Ser lebte Sdritt auf ser 8abn bes
8erbredens Iein.
,@ls sic oen Sting an meiner
9anb erfannten unb mir bie @eIhi6=
te, bic iid oaran ft1iipfte, 6ann er5dbl-
ten, oa berbot mir bic 9fiiditdt auf
meine eigenen Sntereiien, Sbnen sic
@abrbeit 5lt iage1t. Damals itan6 id
i'm 8egriff, mild nit 6er Eodter oes
4ommer5tenrats 5u berloben; binnen
'einigen Boden boffte id ibr @emabl
5u iein. Dieier idone Blan 1T mir
leiber 6urdfreu5t tpor6en. Se,te bin
id Elm sebester Sliidtling., Man
fennt meine Gerbreden. Mein eigener
@enofie bat Dor feinem gnbe midi
nerraten. 9fetten sic Sbren Sobn,
Sarnotpl Sd berlange rtdts tpeiter
als Elm SERTED, in Dem i9 bleiben
fann, Biz es mir mogli6 lit, Die Stabt
81 berlaiien."
Ser alte Mann iab i'm an, glei6
einem sSsrriinnigen. @r fonnte 6as
aIles offenbar nod nidt faiien.
8ie oft batte ct iid nadt oem ber=
lor'nen 9inoe geiebntl g8ie mande
belize Erdne batte ct ieinetpegen ge=
tpeint! l1n6 nun iab ser Sobn Dor
ibm uno eradblte ibm nit oiirren
Borten feline entiebIi9en @erbreden.
@eld' elm Bieoerfinoen!
X X X
Stintmen, Sic pl0sli9 6rauBen
Iaut tpuroen, tpedten Garnotp aus
ieiner Betdubung - er iprane bon
ieinem Sik en1por.
,5tilll" flmiterte &raltnifi nit bet-
ierer Stimme. uBer iol1te mid bier
iu1en?"
Garnotp itri1 nit Ger Sano iiber
Die bobe 5tirne, als Oh er feline &C.
So,,fo,, for,,rr,oI>, t,,oII4o
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BY LEFT

in Tunisa The enemy artillery pounding forces.
Corporal John Percer Of Field Artillery his section chief
fall the officer and staunched his wounds with torxnque
The sheng intense but the Corporal threw himself Between
the wounded and the exploding shells shield him until
ended For that he won the Silver Star.
Your Third War Bonds help Corporal Psrcer and all
oherslk ike him.
Evening star., 1943-03-17

members from the edge Of the arctic
regions down to The shores Of the
Mediterranean and the Gulf OF
Mexico.
Naturally, such globe -trottlng
clan has developed many varieties.
Some love the perpetual boes and
some the bogs of spring Others
accept dry soil and many flourish in
moist places Stream banks are
wonderful places to group them.
Soil. climate and opportunity are
accepted by irises over the United
States, and we can do much with
them in our gardens
There are two centers of original
location of the iris. Southern Europe
and the especially China
Because the iris has so wide a geo.
graphical range through varying
climatic conditions. there are many
forms OF irises. One IS able to find
the species that Will meet the eed
For the gardener. liie tvO most
important groups Of The rhl7Omato
form are those known as the apo
CONS. or heardleSS and the pOeOnS
or bearded The first e. Dup is very
large, containing many forms. The
most common garden examples are
the Siberian and japanese irises
Usually. there are tuo or three
flowers on the stem They are from
two to three inches long And violet
Evening star., 1943-03-17
Bedtime Stories
BY Frank Willard
BY THORNTON W. BURGESS.

Mr.. Quack looked pleased when
Sammy Jay said that he must have
been smart to have escaped with a
broken wing after having been shot
down out Of the air by hunter
with terrible gun. Sammy saw
that Mr. Quack looked pleased He
is just like everybody else-likes to
be thought smart" said Sammy to
himself, but aloud he said nothing
at all. He just waited Mr. Quack
looked this way and looked that way
TO make sure that they we're alone
When he was quite sure that they
really were alone, he began speaking
in a low voice, such low voice that
Sammy had to lean forward to make
sure of hearing every word.
When that terrible gun roared
I felt something knock the breath
from my body, and, at the same
time, an awful pain in one wing,
said he Then down I fell, because
that hurt wing was quite useless. l
couldn't even flap it, and, you know
nobody can fy with only one wing
l struck the water so hard that It
nearly made me lose what little
senses I had left. but didn't quite
for I did know enough to dive
What is diving?' asked Sammy
Going under water of course -
replied Mr. Quack. Il dlyed under
water so that the hunter wouldn't
be able 10 shoot me again You
see. fell very close to some broken
down rushes. and l had to swim only
a little way to get among them
Then hid, with only my head out
Of water The hunter came splash
ing about among the rushes and
thought surely he would find me.
Once he almost stepped on me. But
he DIDN'T see me, and after while
he went back to his hiding place.
I don know where l suffered most
in my mind or IN my body You see.
in my mind all the time was ter
rible fear that I would be found
At the same time, the pain in my
broken wing was awful.
Il STAYED right where was until
night came, and then l swan cut
and down the Big River looking for
safer hiding place I was too
sick to eat anything that night. At
last | came to place where the
water was running over the bank
among the trees and bushes, and I
knew that this would be one of the
safest places I could get into. so
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I swan in among the trees and at
last I reached this place. | knew
by the sounds that hunter was not
very far away. 50 I have kept hid
den right here. You are the very
first one to find ne, although a
mink very nearly found me last
night. He gave me a great fright
l guess he was IN a hurry, for he
swan straight past the pile OF brush
under which l was hiding.
That must have been Billy Mink,
who lives up the Laughing Brook.
said Sammy Il don't believe Billy
would have harmed you"
HUH" exclaimed Mr. Quack. Il
never knew mink yet who wouldn't
think himself lucky to catch a duck
If Billy Mink had found me. then
l know we'll enough that I wouldn't
be here now. But he didn't and
mere I am. The question is how am
1t to get away from here. l am
starving TO death here and vet
there is no place 10 go where l Will
be safe"
II know cried Sammy jay You
come up to the Smiling Pool! That
is the place for YOU. There is
plenty 10 eat there, for Farmer
Browns Boy sees to that. He puts
corn there for
Who and what Is Farmer Browns
Boy?" demanded Mr Quack is he
one OF those tWo-legged creatures
called men?"
Sammy nodded and hastened to
explain that Farmer Browns Bov
was different from the cruel hunters
But MI. Quack would not believe.
Really Mr. Quack could hardly be
blamed for that, considering all that
he had suffered from men. He was
Just like Mrs OuaCk suspicious of
every tWo-legged creature in the
shape Of man. Sammy saw that
Mr. QuaCk wouldn't believe because
he couldn't believe. so he wasted
no more time trying to make him
believe
You stay here and I'll send Mrs
Quack TO YOU" said he, as he pre-
pared TO fly away
Mr. Quack smiled A little sadly
You needn't fear but that III stay
here said he, II don't quite see
how l can DO anything else. Do
you?"
And Sammy had 10 admit that
he didn't