SATURDAY. .APRIL 30, 1921.
THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, OREGON
BRINGING UP FATHER
(Baalsterad D. S. PtUat Office)
By George McManus
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IN ME DINNER.
PAI1 TOOAV?
BY l?ALPH WATSOH
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J 0 V f t HATE TO 1-ObE
" "y ' r ME LUNCH OUT I
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TT7HATRE you doW now? T. Paer
W asked, After he had watched his
Industrious companion for few mo
ments, "takln' a correspondence course
in something?"
"It's chain letters," Ma answered,
.scratching steadily on, "X got to write
seven of 'em to sevea married women."
"Huh," T. Paer grunted, 'why have
you got to?"
Til be cursed If I don't," Ma said
.-without pausing. "I don't like for any
body to send me these things."
"Are you goinf 'to Jflnlsh all seven of
'em before dinner?" T. Paer asked seri
ously, .
"Yes," Ma answered, without looking
W from the point of her pen. ."Why?"
"Because," T. Paer chuckled, "I'm
scared you're goin' to be damned if you
do 'nd damned If you don't."
"Hush .up," Ma admonished-him. "I'll
have good luck if. I 'don't break the
chain." ,
"You're liable to have some bad luck
if .you don't break some eggs or some
thing." T. Paer suggested. "I'm hungry
as a hound pup."
"There." Ma, sighed after a few min
utes. "Thank goodness that's done."
"What is the.bhtmed thing?" T. Paer
sked. "I can't see no sense to it."
?"It was started on Flanders Field,"
Ma explained, " nd every body that gets
one's got to write to seven married
women or they'll have a curse put on
'era." '
"Who started it?" T. Paer asked. " 'nd
what did he start It for?"
"I don't know who started It," Ma
confessed, "but it's a prayer for our
soldiers, 'nd sailors."
"Don't It say anything . about the
marines?" T. Paer asked.
"No," Ma said, "but they ought to be
-.included, it seems to me.": "'. ,
"Maybe the fellah that started it
thought that bunch didn't need prayln
for.? T. Paer suggested. "Did the fellah
that started it write seven, letters?"
"Yes," Ma said. " 'Nd every body
that got a letter has to write to seven
married women they know;"
"What right did that fellah have to
write to seven married women in the
first place," T. Paer ' objected. "He
musta been from Utah."
"When our boys was on Flanders
Fields they had a right to send letters
to who they wanted to," Ma insisted.
-"They's a lot of m did. anyway." T.
Paer grinned, "Anybody'd thought you
was 1,6 years old from the letters you
wrote.". 4 ;
"I don't see any harm in the chain."
Ma argued, "specially if you don't break
it. but it'd be kinda, grisley to have a
curse hanging over you."
"Have you got to write 'em alt to
married women?" T. Paer asked.
"That's whatsit says," Ma answered.
"Why?" J ' f
"Well." T. Paer said, - "I Just been flgr
gerin' a little nd it can't be done."
"Why cant it?" Ma said. "I wrote
to seven of 'em." -
"Maybe it could, in time," T." Paer ad
mitted, "but I don't see how."
"Why not?" Ma asked. "All you got
to do's to think of seven nd write."
"I just figgered up to the tenth link,
T. Paer said. " 'nd by that time it'd take
282.575,249 married women to go "round."
"Mercy." Ma exclaimed, "that's a lot
o'f -'em. ain't it?"
"Quite a few,", f. Paer conceded,
" 'specially when they ain't but 105.
683.J08 men. women nd children in the
United States rightnow."
"How're they goin to keep the chain
from being broke?" Ma asked in dis
may. "Ain't it awful to think of people
being cursed Just because they run out
of married women to write to?"
"Oh, I don't know," T. Paer answered.
"Sometimes it just as bad luck to write
to 'em as not to."
"But the chaln'll be broke," Ma said
unhappily. "I should think they'd
thought of that before hand."
"Well." T. Paer suggested, "if they'd
draft the old maids and. widows into
service it'd help some."
"Its too bad,? Ma said sadly. "Some
body's going to be unlucky."
"Yes." T. Paer said, "nd they's some
that ain't." s .
"Who?" Ma asked.
The old maids,"' T. Paer grinned
"They don't have to be damned if they
don't want to.' ;
me Stories
By Thornton W. Barges
'Who docs not fear to tike a chanca
, Will maka .the mort of -ireumrtanc.
Chatterer the. Ked Squirrel.
mHAT is Chatterer all over. In all the
X Green Forest there is no one who
appears to so thoroughly enjoy mis-
chief as does Chatterer the Red Squirrel.
And there is no one more ready to take
a chance when It offers. -
It .happened .that Chatterer discovered
Boser. the runaway little Bear, as he
. . rested and planned what he would do
out in the Great World. Chatterer Kept
fiuiet until he was sure that Boxer was
Alone : that Mother Bear and Woof-
' Woof were nowhere near. When he
waa sure of this. Chatterer guessed just
what had happened.. He guessed that
Boxtr had run away. You know Chat
terer is one at the sharpest and shrewd
est of all the little people In the Greeh
Forest.
Chatterer grinned. "I believe," said
fat to himself, "that that silly little Bear
has run away and is lost. If he isn't
lost he ought to .be and 111 see to it
that he Is. Ye, sir. I'll see to it that he
is properly lost. This is my chance to
get even for the fright he and his sister
gave me. when they chased me up a
. tree,"
Chatterer once more , looked every
: where tot make Bure no one else was
sbout. Then he lightly jumped over
into the tree under which Boxer was
sitting.' He took care to make no sound.
He crept out on 'a-limb 'directly over
Boxer and then he dropped a pine cone.
The pine cone hit Boxer right on the
end of his nose, and because his nose
Is rather tender, it hurt. It made the
tears come. " Then. . too. it was bo un
expected it startled Boxer. '"Ouch!" he
cried as be sprang to one side and looked
up to see where that cone had come
from. -' ,
When he saw Chatterer grinning down
at him Boxer grew very angry. That
was the same fellow he so nearly caught
once in a tree top. This time he would
catch him. Down came another con8
n' Boxer's head. "
- "Can't catch me ! Can't catch me !"
taunted Chatterer in the most provok
Ing way. "
Boxer growled and started up that
tree. "Can't catch 'a .flea 1 - Can't catch
me !. cried Chatterer gleefully,- and he
looked down at Boxer and made faces
; at him." . .-: 't ' '
He waited until Boxer was half way
up that tree, then lightly ran out to the
end of a branch and leaped across to a
branch of the next tree. From there he
Chatterer Has Fun With Boxer
called Boxer all sorts of names and
made fun 'of him until the little Bear
was so angry he hardly knew what he
was doing. Of course, he couldn't jump
across as Chatterer had. He was too
big to run out on a branch that way,
even had he dared try it. So there was
The piae cone hit Boxer right on
the end of his nose.
nothing to do but to slide down that
tree and climb the next one.
Boxer started down. When he reached
the ground he found Chatterer also on
the ground. "Can't catch a flea ! Can't
catch me !" shouted Chatterer, more
provokingly than ever.
"I can catch any Red Squirrel that
lives." growled - Boxer, and jumped at
Chatterer. Chatterer dodged and ran.
Boxer after him. Around trees and
stumps, this way. that way and the
other way, over logs, behind piles of
brush. Chatterer led Boxer until the
latter was so out of breath he had to
stop. ! -
Chatterer chuckled. ' "I guess that
now he Is quite properly lost," said he
to himself as he ran up a tree and
dropped another cone on Boxer. "I
guess I've turned him around so many
times he hasn't , any . idea where home
is or anyuu ng else, for that matter.
I. haven't had. so much fun for a long
time." '. t . '
-He dropped' another cone on Boxer
and then started off through the tree
tops, leaving Boxer all alone.
(Copyright. 1821. by T. W. Buraeaa)
The next story : "Alone and Lost in
the Great World." .
.SPOUTS "OF
ALL S OUTS
Seattle. Wash., April 30 Outfielder
Paul Strand and Pitcher Swarts of the
Seattle club were sold to Salt Lake to
day by President Klepper. These two
players were offered Portland, but the
lcCredies declined to accept them.
St. Louis. April 30. (L X. S.) Eddie
Roush, center fieldei. Joined the Ctncin-
DANCE SUNDAY
NIGHT ON THE
SWAN
Glvea by the Bsngalow Orchestra.
Foot of Yamhill SU 8tS. ;
natl Beds here todaj and will play in
nis iirst fray i of the season this after
noon if Judge K. M. Land is reinstates
mm ror failure to sign his contract
within the allotted time. Manager Pat
oioran naa wu-ett judge Landis at Chi
cago. -: j
San Francisco, April 30. (U. X.)
Miss , Dorten Cavanaugh of the Coro
nado County club today won the
women's state goit title in the cham
pionship play at the Bosford club from
Mrs. B, A. Root,
V
Unchallenged
The AMPICO
SHeir this "Wonder" pi.no. i
Demorjsf rations evfery day.
f Knab Ware rooms
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Girls! Girlo!!
Clear Yoiir Skin
With Cuticura
Samnla foan, Ointment, Talcum) mf (hrtleara
Oregon lAggies Lose
Contest to Pullman
Pullman, Wash.; April 30. The Cou
gars held a merry swatfest Friday,
knocking three O. A. C. pitchers out of
the box and winning, 15 to 7. Skfedan
held the Aggies to two runs until the
r.'nth Inning, ; when seven hits and in
field " errors allowed five .more Aggie?
tojross the plate. Hockey and Skadan
ewhjgot home runs. '
ifcore: j , R.H.E.
W. S. C. ..... .104 014 15 15 7
C: '"a: 110 000 005 7 14 . S
Batteries Skadan and Bray; Miller.
Hughes, Kasberger, McKenna and GHU
Penn Oarsmen Race
Navy Crew Today
Annapolis, Md April 30. (L N. S )
Unless there is a decided change in
weather conditions the annua regatta
between the University of Pennsylvania
crews and the Naval academy oarsmen,
scheduled to be rowed over the Severn
river this afternoon, will be held under
adverse circumstances.
A heavy rain that set in last night,
continued this morning, accompanied by
a stiff breese. - The Middies and
Quakers are oTd rivals and the meeting
has attracted, wide attention.
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