A ftlie children on Playtime i'.::::... The Tiny Folk illaalalaryefnaicalllnn ieevenroaaaeuldreai Snce holidays were about over. Lane More making use of every precious minute hr play. To be sure, Pa- ter. Laurie and David would still he at home for they were yet too YOIIIII (or school. and M) were Jeannie and Marie. Susan was quite excited. for this waa to be her Iii-at year at school. "Now they were all gathered with Helen and Peter in their back yard to play circus. They had made a tent of blankets and used some boards on hardwood blocks from the xzoodpile tor seata. Each had decid d what he wanted to be. and all were very busy let- ting ready. All. that is except Laurie. Susan. and Frisky e- they were the audience. Some one had to sit and watch, so they decided to do just that. "Boom. boom! Tweet, tweet!" Peter raced out of the house with his horn and drum. for every cir-i me long black hair of ms mat cua atarta with a arsde, and ev- . ' "Y mud! med, :band. .,The young chuck atlll dldnt know "Now all get in line. and we'll; march around and around." nrd- whirling and swirling around, wav- ered Helen. She was the oldest oiling her arms. and twisting from them all. so they listened to her. . side to side like the dancing girl "Here. Alan. you blow the. in her coloring book. She had horn." Peter called as he passed fastened two hollyhocks in her it to him. Peter took his place lllhllr. but they (all out at the 11:0 1a.oilnt -of the line. and beat on last bow. a I ow and blue tin drum "Rat "Our next act will be the stunt a tat tat! Rat a tat tat! Boom, sisters." sang out Helen as Jean- goorfli Alan tooted along. Whee-e, nle came in on the tricycle. This oo toot!" time little Marie was sitting u "Come, Frisky. we'll walk in the on the handlebars, holding oil: parade too." Laurie said as he and i tightly and looking a little scared, lgisjllittlgi dog joined in with Susanibuth they managed to go around ea a m. wit out an accident. b ”(i3r-gr. I'm the lion and I should But who could this be? Here e n e cage." grinned Donnie. icame somebody in an old coat. his "l'll sit in Peter's new wagon and itace all streaked in red and green you can haul me." He was always and blue uaier colors. He bowcd. thinking of some way to get an rolled over and. out at his coat, easy ride. (then went turning somersaults. "All right. I'll pull you." agreed Laurie and Susan jumped up and Janet. Jeannie rolled along on the down as the clown, who was really tricycle with Mario standing nn Peter, finished his act. hching. They had fastened stream- Then it was little David's turn. ers o crepe paper to the handle- He camv striding out to the cen- hars and looked quite gay. Around. tre holding his red water pistol the house they went. down theijust as if he were ready to shoot. driveway and back into the back "Bang, bang." he cried aiming it yarld again and into the tent. at Susan. Squirt. squish! went the " adies and gentlemen!" called water as Laurie and Susan-jump- out Helen. "The show is aboutied backward, laughing. David to begin. First we'l.l have Janet laughed and ran out calling. ”I play a piece on the piano." :fooled you, I played a trick on Janet came out. bowed in a deep Susan." curtay, and sat down to play the "Now this is our last act," said little red toy piano holding her Helen. placing a high narrow card-I hands just like the man she saw board carton on a low wooden: in the show. apple box. "in this cage is As she turned to lea"e. the back wildest, fir-rest lion in all Prince of the tent parted and in galloped Edward island.” She held a blan- Roy Rogers 0" Trilzer. 0! course. ket in front to hide it for a few it wasn't really gtoy Rogers. jigtlmmutes while Donnie crawled into Alan in hs cow oy suit. but t eithe box. children laughed and clapped as' "Gr-a-a. R rs n r - r r-! he galloped around on his broom Rnar-rr"' went the lion. handle horse. He had slipped a growls sounding very deep patpetrh bag over tile-teild iinddhadifierrcek d . 1 Cu 9 corners 0 l 0 san up. l'lS y ma P 0ll(' spring rnm. for ears. Big black circle made.the seat and up against the box, Ehyies flor gal; horse andl t;-tie W'l'lOlIC:bl:lll(lbYlg liked nbad. Over (tumble: rig oo a quite rea. e ga- t e ox an onnie, an ami loped and jumped: his horse kicked squeals. shrieks. barks, and con- By Thorton -ma UN-rovcaaua one Politeness is of little coat, And through it nothing e'er is lost. -Old Mother Nature. Buster was a. young chuck who had wandered into the Green For- est and oouldnlt iind his way out again. He had come face to face Until now he had not known there F was such a pereon as Prickly Porky. I The latter had boasted that no one dared touch him. Then he had suddenly raised the thousand little spears. called quills, which most of the time he keeps hidden in the and up his hind leet and then reared fusion. Helen pulled Donnie out of up on his front legs, as Alanithe box. shouted. "Whoa. Trigger. Steady.i When order was back, the chil- boy!" All the others had come out dren laughed. "Frisky had no act to watch the act. and they all clap-yin the show. but he put on the ped and cheered. biggest surprise ending nt it all. Helen came out healing a tune Hurrah tor the Jrilliest circus we've on the drum as Sybil danced out.iever had!" Tlie Neighbors By George Clark 1., 1' 1 hi an 09- mg a. rim eynaau fl in with Prickly Porky the Porcupine. ' what these quills ly. lhc' Gr-r-r--- , W. Burgess meant. "It you don't fight with Your teeth. what do you light with?" uked the young chuck innocent- rm.a1o".rI-iet.i.u-n.ii-i.- ed to climb a tree. The young chuck still didn't understand about those quills. He saw one lying in the path where Prickly Porky had been standing. He went over to it. He reached out a paw to touch it "Better leave that thing alone You'll be eorry if you don't," said a. voice. The young chuck look- ed up to ace Sammy Jay watch- ing him. Buster looked down at the quill. One end or it was very. very sharp. It was sharper than the sharpest brier the young chuck ever had seen. still it didn't look any more dangerous than a brler. He couldn't see anything to be afraid oi. He wu tempted to pick it up. In fact he made a motion as it he were going to do that. "Don't do it! Don't do it!" screamed Sammy Jay, 'nan.y:oitwroqvon:..nm'. iow,eq,wguLn:' . H"-iAXYDLBAAXltf" II LONGFELLOW , 0:7 leTtelr&alnv-iiily stands (or another. In lhllVel('l'Ytlple"K.ll"lllCd for the three L's, X for the two 0's. etc. single letters, apoad trophlea. the length and formation or the wordagare all hints.) Each day trig. codiletten are diirerent."' it s ' A Cryptogram quotation" ; QBNNG nri1"r'r'ro:fi3or crwwxj h !NDADDR' arr ,i3itD-T-Nnor1'xIlr.' ,' Yesterday's Cryptoquote: HOME I! THE SAILORC HOMH ,FROM 8EA.'AND VTHE HUNTEB- HOMEkl:R9)f:gTl:lgl HILL-STEVENSON. "Don't do it!" I "Let him get hurt. He'll know 9 better next time." whined Prickly X Porky imin up in the tree. 5 The young chuck changed his : mind. He was still curious about In that quill. but he decided not to be curious. Just. then Sammy Jay began screaming again. But he wasn't screaming at the young chuck. The latter heard a strange grumbling drawing nearer. Some- body was coming. Should he run "Don't do it!" screamed Sammy 0? 8h0Uid 1'16 5'-ly 10 508 Who ll Jay. "Don't do it." wan? He decided to stay. "With this," said Prickly Porky. "Ex "35"" W” He turned around back to the HELSINKI (AP) gg mmmd bu Wu"? Chuck The” he "39," "”"3' started negotiations in Moscow for ing his tail from side to side, . new Nvunmem 10”. tram Rug The young chuck stared at that am. . mm.” om” apokumul tail. It wasn't a very long tall, but Mm snurday. new A vuom cm” ) i" W” the queeresiiimking '3” of the political bureau of the for- t- he had ever seen. It was covered clan 0",”. told ; mpmur the new 2 with the same kind of quills that ,0” Wm be 0, mm mm type .5 0 were in his coat. only they were the nogoogooo mm Fmlmd "t I much shorter and they were not from Rush lug February n 15 covered by hair. Prickly Porky atop- per mm mterut. ped swinging his tail, and turned gg agggggg laround to face Buster Chuck again. 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