Show I I I I I I I II I I I JACK GINGER I Polly 1011 Doll was WM quite In love lo with I Von Worsted ted Tom Torn until ono day the thc little Mistress l brought a bi big gingerbread doll loll to the pla playroom room Sho She called him Jack lack Ginger and Polly folly Doll DoH looked hooked at I him with ith longing longin eyes lie is quite the tIme sweetest doll I ever er saw she ho whispered to Letty Doll DoH who I sat at near her and Worsted Tom heard her or Of course all the toys could talk as asIt asIt asit It was waa past the midnight ht hour so 80 Worsted orsted Tom went over to where Toddy Teddy Ted Tod dy dr Bear was sitting and anti told him his troubles Poll Polly i is In love with that sweet fel fellow tellow tel tel- low Jack Ginger Gln er he told lold Teddy Tedd but if It I J do not miot miss my n-my guess when Jacl Jack Jack- in-a-Box in wakes wake up tip from his nap something some sonic thing will w happen Toddy Todd Bear looked over to where Jacks Jack's box sat and then he kicked up his fec feet t and laughed I guess so so too he said to Worsted Tom Jack Ginger Gin er had currants for Cor eyes ees and his teeth were little pearly pearl bits of rico stuck in hl his face Cace after aCler he waR wan cooked The buttons on his coat were t just like lIlee his eyes so you ou see he lie was avery a aver avery ver very sweet looking lookin creature lie He had been carefully handled all an allday anday day clay and at al night he was put pUl on top of tIme the box in which Jack Box lived and this was why wh Worsted Tom and andT T Teddy dd Bear were laughing so 50 hard They knew Ime that Jack Jacl would soon soot I awake and pop POI out of or his box Polly Doll was looking at Jack Ginger Ginger Ginger Gin Gin- he would sit ger very sweetly hoping up rind look at at her but hul Jack Jacl Ginger knew nothing about the manners of the playroom toys so o there he lay on his back looking up at al the ceiling Jack Box awoke and when he heard hearl talking outside he knew mew he lie had overslept o so out of his box hox he came with a spring that threw back hl his cover COYer so quickly no one knew just what hat had happened until poor Jack Ginger lay loy on the floor with wilh his arms and legs gone gope Oh screamed Polly roll Doll how terrible We Yc must mi-must call for tor or help at once he is terribly injured Over from her corner came tho the Red fled RedCross Cross Nurse Doll D ll but with all her trying Jack Ginger she told them was beyond help for she he found that his head too was cracked right off oC at the tho neck But nut wh why cry about It she said to Poll Polly Doll DoH who stood by weeping This is only a a. gingerbread man and amid he would not hot last after tomorrow anyway any any- way war lIe He Is not like e us he was only made mado to look hook like a n doll and the tIme little mistress will cat him him when she is tired of playing with wilh him Poll Polly poll dried her ce eyes Do you ou really mean meals that sweet looking creature creaturo creaturo crea- crea turo ture is not a real doll she asked Why no didn't you ou know that said Red ned Cross Nurse Doll But of or course you ou would not be able to tell It would take a a. nurse to know lena that Polly POll Doll looked around for Cor or Worsted Worst Worst- orsted ed Tom who ilmo was wn crossing the play pla 1 room The poor gingerbread man had a fall tall didn't he lie he asked and like he cant can't bo ho put together ther even b by a a. Red fled Cross Cros nUrse nurse lie JIe did diet look ream real though sighed Polly Doll Oh yes es he 1001 looked cd quite like some dolls I have seen cen but not like you orme or orme orme me me said Worsted Tom so of or course we not fooled tooled but hut I expect some of or th the others were dont don't you you I Yes said Folly Doll looking at Tom Toni from the corner of 01 her e eyes ees es to see ace if it he suspected her But Worsted Tom was a n wise doll doH dolland anti and he lie knew it would be f far r better belter not notto notto to let her know she had been fooled so he l kept ept it a secret but ho made mado PoUy Doll DoH right then and there promIse promise prom prom- I ise e to marr marry him for he did not prom prom-I wish to lo take any more snore chances with sweet dolls like c Jack Ginger Copyright 1919 by tho the McClure Newspaper Newspaper News News- 1 paper pcr Syndicate New Now York City |