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Show ' ! ThrSanlmairStorr f ! FOR TONIGHT A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT Rlaneh waa a dot, ami, he for a her terrible ter-rible accident, was a very handsome doll, e Uomedniee ahe waa pretty after the acclrtent, but that was when her little moihftr remembered to nut Blsnoh's hair on strata; lit, or did not leave it off aito-(eiher. aito-(eiher. "How did that poor doll loee her hair?'" aaked a new dull who came to the playroom play-room to live, one night afier t'hrlatmae. and who had become acquainted wtih Teddy Bear. "Voor Hlanch said Teddy. "flie will tell you all about It If you ask her. It was a trying day for all of MS the day that sretdent happened, but for poor , Blanch It was worst of all." Teddy Hear took the nrw doll over to where Hlanch sat without her pretty curia, and eald: I "Tell the new doll, Blanch, how you I oat your hair." "h. It Is a sad tale!" sighed poor' Blanch. 'HIaee hand me my little cp, i Teddy; I must put It over my poor head. I take cold so aay now." ahe explained ; to the new doll, "for there Is a hole riejht I In the lop of my haad. Iook In and see my eyea work when I open snd rloae j them. Kew dolls have aver seen such a, eight." Hlanch bent her head so the new doll could look Insula her head, and closed her ejes and opened them. Dh! fh! Oh;- aald the new doll "How perfectly terrible! Mow do you live, Blanch, with Chat terrible hole In your head?" "It waa terrible at first, hut t am need to It how," aald Blanch IMtU: "and then my little mo) her doee put my hair on somettmee and 1 feet quiet wU." "But tell me, "dear Blanch, how you 1 lost your hair." aald the new doll. "It waa the day of the' fire," Blanch began. "h. did you have a real ft re?" asked the new doll. "No, not a really truly fire, Vut the little mi at ran a played there waa a fire In j here and that all the love would h htirned If ahe did not save them," said Blanch Doll. "H waa that boy cousin that visited her who caused all the trouble," aald Teddy Bemr. "Those were trying days; 1 csn tell you " "As I waa saying. Blanch Toll went on. "our little mtatreaa; played ft re and ahe tied a string around my waiat and when the boy oouam, who as an the ground under the window waiting to catch me, told her. she began to let me down from the window. At ft rat I slid down ThegTde of the house, snd then- 4-t t u med right over, m y head hang I ng down. Oh, It waa terrible "Just befora 1 reached the ground where the buy cousin was standing, l fir attain- went mm. attd IKa.1 dr4ful boy ran to look over the fence, and there i fl wao left dangling; for my little mother i tied the at ring to the Mind faalenlng In tho window sill and ran dowpstelre to i aee the engine, too. I "And then the dog came along and 'pulled at my beautiful curia. Oh! How ! he did pull and bark. I exported every j minute to be eaten right up. But by and j ; by 1 felt aomethiog give way, and he ran away. "It waa my hair He had pulled It off. Teddy Bear ama he ehook any curie and j ahook them until my lltlla mletreaa saw him. and the boy cousin chased him and j took away my hair. j "My little mlstree cried dreadfully and ' aald she never would play fire again. But 1 that did not bring back mv hair that la, to stay. And that Is the story of any terrlMe accident. ' ! "But. Hlanch dear. It csn be glued i on sgitln," aald the new doll. "1 re mem - ' ! her that mine was put on with glue ' when I waa made In the shop " i 1 "But mho la to giue H? There Is no i glue In the playroom." aa id Rlanrh, with1 a eigh "No, I aspect I hall have to1' ! live the reat of mv day a without my hair part of the tttne. Kut. ef -our. the tote all talk shout me and think it very wonderful I ran live wttb s h" In the ton of mr head, ao I fel that makes : me very Inter-eating " "Don't mention havlnr her hair glued I ! arsln," said Teddy Besr to the new j ooit. aa they walked away. "Really, I Blanch Doll quite en joy a being the only I one In the playroom who hae had an ! accident that la so Interesting, and ahe 1 would be Just like any other doll, you 1 know. If her hair was glued on again " "Oh !o ou think she would rather Si he without her hair?" aaked the new doll. . "I cannot think that Is true." "Hut what would she have to talk about if eh had never had art a-Ment ,( and no wound to ahow aald Teddy Bear. "No. Blarx-h Doll would be quite unhappy, , 1 feel sure. If her hair were glued on , again." S1 |