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6QAY! T. Paer exclaimed suddenly
. U out of the silence of his reverie,
I rot a notion." 7T
"No wonder you Beared me," Ma said,
Inklne back Into her chair. "It's so sel
dom you ret one you ought to break it
on1 me gradually." .
"X don't 'spose, T. Paer sigrhed re
signedly. "Td erer get to finish a sen
tence If I lived to be a hundred
"Weil,' Ma smiled, "what's the use of
waiting. If you've got something to say
I know what it is before you're half
through."
"Maybe you do," T. Paer retorted, "but
'don't you 'spose a fellah ever likes to
finish-anything he starts?"
"I expect," , Ma admitted, "but how
about the other fellah that's always
waiting for you to get done ramblin'
round Robin Hood's barn?"
-Ml right," T. Paer promised "after
this you can do all the talkln nd I'll
just set still 'nd make the gestures.'
; "When ever you don't say anything for
more'n a hour I'll send for ithe doctor."
Ma answered cheerfully. "What's the no
tion you got so sudden."
"I didn't get it sudden." T. Paer an
swered. "I got it last Monday." .
"Well r Ma said patiently, "Are you
going to tell lt or ain't your
; I thought you always knew what I
was goin' to say before I - said it?". T.
Paer grinned. ; "What's the use of my
wastin' you're time?" r
"If you want to be stubborn, be it"
Ma observed, gathering up the darning
from her lap.
1 was Just goin' to say," T. Paer be
gan again. "I saw .one of them waffle
things down at the second hand store 'nd
I've got a notion to buy it."
"Well." Ma flared, . "is they anything
the matter with the pancakes I been bak
ing for you?" ' ,
"Lord, no," T. Paer said hastily. "I
Just thought maybe you was tired of
bakln' the same thing all the time."
"Well, I ain't going to have any sec
ond' hand waffle irons in this house,"
Ma declared. "Ofou've done very well on
pancakes for 30 years 'nd I ain't going
to start all over now."- i
"I thought you could kinda experi
ment on the second hand ones." T. Paer
suggested timidly. 'nd if you liked 'em
we'd get some of them new fangled elec
tric ones."
; "It ain't that I'm Afraid X can't bake
'em." Ma said crisply. "Just as good as
anybody." she added fixing him with a
level eye.- ; ... . j , r .
i "Don't . think I'm suggestin' such a
thing for a mlnlt." T. Paer pleaded
diplomatically. "Anybody that can bake
flapjacks like you could build waffles
all right." ( '
! "Then why're you howling for 'em all
of a sudden?" Ma demanded. "Besides,"
she charged, , "you made a perfect pig of
yourself the other day' A
"That's Just it." T.. Paer contended
energetically, Vwhen you eat waffles it
looks like you was eatln' a mountain of
'em nd you ain't."
1 "I saw the mountain' you et," Ma an-,
swered, " nd everybody rnuata thought
you'd been starved at home for sf month."
i "Well; the trybla with you is you
don't think." JfPaer argued. "If, you
eat a dozeiwwaffles half of 'em's holes
ain't they?" -v
"They got dents in "em." Ma ad
mitted, "but vhat of itr
"They's this in It." T. Paer insisted.
"If you'd put as many dents in a dozen
flapjacks how manyd Jrou have?"
7 "My pancakes don't have dents , in
em," Ma answered. t "If they did they
wouldn't be fit to' eat."
"I ain't insinuating they do," T. Paer
persisted, "but if they- did what'd hap
pen?" :
"I'd feed 'era to the chickens," Ma
informed him. "I certainly wouldn't
feed 'em 'to a human."
: "Maybe you would," 'T." Paer said,
"but they'd be two dozen that the chick
ens') get wouldn't they?",
' "I don't see why." Ma said. "If I only
baked a dozen I don't see how the chick
ens get twice as many."
"Because," . T. Paer answered, "Half
of em'd be dents wouldn't they?"
"Well, if they was." Ma asked, "what's
the ' use of eating two dozen waffles to
get the same food that's in a dozen pan
cakes?" I - -
"Why," T. i Paer answered craftily,
"when one bite of your flapjacks good
as it is, can you blame me for wan tin'
to double the bites when I got the limited
capacity I have?"
"But it's funny to me," Ma said, only
half mollified.! "that you got this waffle
habit so sudden." . . , .
"If a fellah ever takes one shot of
hop," T. Paer grinned, "he's a goner."
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Mother Bear Arrives
By Thornton W. Serpens ' '
Wbfn mother cornea, ah. who shall tear? '
Uotbar'U let no harm coma near.
, . . The Twina .
BOXER and Woof - Woof, the twin
cubs of Buster Bear, fairly shook in
side their little black skins as they Btsred
at the fierce yellow eyes staring at them
from under a big windfall. They were too
frightened to run and afraid to stay.
Now; wasn't that a dreadful situation?"
They hadn't the least Idea whose eyes
those were glaring at them, unblinking,
fierce, terrible. But they knew the own
er of them had -followed them and they
felt that anyone who would dare to fol
. low them, the children of Buster and
Mothr--Bea, must be a terrible, person.
You see, they were used to having near
ly everybody run from them, or., at least,
keep a mate distance. This was a new ex
perience, and It sent little cold chills of
fear chasing up and down their back
bones. -:--7 ' . . ...
- "I want my mother," whimpered Woof
Woof under her breath, and Boxer want
ed her, too, though he wouldn't say to.
They felt that If only Mother Bear would
come all would be well and there would
be nothing to fear.
A stick snapped behind them. ' The little
bears jumped and their hearts seemed to
come right up In their throats with
-fright. Could this be another enemy steal
ing up behind them?
'Woof, woof," said a deep, grumbly,
rumbly voice as they turned. Two little
squeals answered and two little bears
rushed headlong to meet Mother Bear,
for it was she coming to see what they
were about. In less time than you could
draw a breath those two little bears
were behind Mother Bear, and crowding
as close to her as they could get.
Mother Bear : stopped. She looked sur
prised. She sat up and glared all about
and way down in her throat an ugly
growl rumbled. She didn't have to be told
that those cubs were frightened almost
out of their wits and she was looking for
the cause. But though she looked and
looked she saw nothing . to cause them
auch fright, and -though she sniffed and
miffed she sraelled no enemy. Tou see.
there wasn't a single Merry Little Breeze
moving to bring her any scent.
- "Well." she demanded in a deep voice,
"what is the matter with you? What are
you two silly, cubs afraid of?"
-It it it's over there," chattered
Boxer, pointing to the big pile of fallen
trees.- ' ? ,
"What's over there?" persisted Moth-
. ft "
"I don't see any terrible eyes,"
growled Mother Bear.
er Bear. looking hard at the windfall.
"The thing with the terrible eyes,"
whimpered j Woof-Woof, and tried' to
crowd closer to Mother Bear. "I don't
see any terrible eyes," growled Mother
Bear.
"Under that big tee trunk." whispered
Boxer. . ; ,
Mother Bear looked. Nothing was to
be seen under the big .tree trunk. "There
is nothing there, you. silly little cubs."
she growled. i- t r ,.. ., ;
Sure enough, those terrible eyes were
no longer to be seen. "But they were
there," insisted Boxer, "the fiercest eyes
I've ever seen." Then he told. Mother
Bear all about how they had felt they
were being followed but had seen no one
until, just before they had seen those
dreadful .eyes glaring at them, Woof
Woof had .thought she saw something
move over there. - . "
Mother s Bear listened and 1 looked
thoughtful. Then she grinned, but It
wasn't a. pleasant grin. "If you reallj
were followed by someone, it was som
one with big; feet padded to make m
noise, and it was someone who is a cow
ard. J-think we will see who is unde
that old windfall. Tou stay right hen
and watch, s -
Mother Bear started toward the big
windfall.- i - -
. Coprright.j l3t. by T. W, Bur)
; The next story : "The Coward." '
Conference on Baby
, Health to Be Held
Grants -Pass. Or.,- June 4. A. baby
the home demonstration agent, and a
nurse, will be opened at River Banks
Farms next week. 'These ranches con
stitute almost a village in itself as there
are 22 families with 39 children at pres
ent living there. - Six years is -the age
limit for the baby clinic and there are 21
children under that age. Eight of the
14 babies of two years and under were
born while their parents were living on
the ranch, two this year, four last year
.and one each of, the two years pro
ceeding. -
1 For babies tortured by
teething or stomach
rash, etc., there is imme
diate relief In a jar of
Rest no! Ointment. No
smarting or stinging when
applied. Utves just the
cooling touch to produce
comfort and sleep. Sold In
two sizes by all druggists.
New Requests for
Water Rates Made
To State Engineer
Salem, June 4. Application for per
mission to appropriate water from Ut-'l
tie and Big! Wild Horse creeks. Pry
gulch and Fish river for the irrigation
of 293 acres in Harney county has
been filed with State Engineer Cupper
by E. F. Seaward of, Denlo. '
Other applications for water rights
have -been filed with the state engi
neer's office as follows: - .
By A. M. Dailey of Myrtle Creek,
water from Bilger creek for the irri
gation of a three-acre tract in Douglas
county. v
By A. D. Penrod and Jessie M. Pen
rods of Hereford. Or., three second-feet
of waste and seepage water from the
Big Flat ditch for the Irrigation of 120
acres in Baker county. -
By Bessie Grove of Denio. 2.63 second-feet
of water from Cottonwood and
Dry creeks for the Irrigation of 210
acres in Harney county.
By C S. Benef lei of Paisley, 73 second-feet
from the Chawaucan river for
developing 82 . horsepower in Iake
county.' ; ,
By Martin Koenig of Garibaldi, water
from Cannery creek, in Tillamook
county, for a domestic water supply..
By John William Jennings of Baker
City, two second-feet of , water from
Baxter or Jennings creek. ; tributary to
Kilches river, for a domestic supply
and for use in a cheese factory.
DANCE
SUNDYY NIGHT!
OS" THE SW AIT the Open Air Boat
Oiven by the Bungalow Orchestra.
Leaves Taylor street 8:45. Main 4748.
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