Show CHINA DOLL AN I P HER LOVERS yF Little Wooden Soldier stood on the window sill of ot the playroom loo looking ing down at Miss China Doll who sat in a I chaIr near by Of course someone left I him there and when the clock struck i 12 U he e found himself in the very place he often dreamed of when China Doll would woul spurn his love and look at shining shinIng shinIng shin shin- Ing Tin Soldier instead So this night when Wooden Soldier Boy began to speak pf of love Jove loveto to her er China Doll Dell looked up at him and said You better jump down from there or you will fall out put of the w window I I am not afraid said Wooden Soldier Soldier Soldier Sol Sol- dier bravely I want to know if you will marry me me This is the very last time I shall ask you you I I I hope it is the last time replied saucy China Doll who was quite sure that she was pretty and was quite qute sure that Wooden Soldier would ask her again when whet she he was ready Will you ou marry roo mu mo asked Wooden Wood Wood- en Soldier again China Doll DoH tossed her little head I 1 do not want to get married to anyone just now she said If you do not tell me I r I Ishall shall Jump out of ot the window said Wooden Soldier boldly I China Doll Jumped up and was just about to speak when Tin Soldier came l I around O the corner of the doll h house housein f hoet h in front of which l China 11 Doll I was standing Good evening he said Will you promenade nade with me And then it was just as China Doll Don took Tin Soldiers Soldier's arm that it happened hap hap- Some one said he fell feH others said h he was pushed that Tin Soldier I had hit him with his sword but China Doll DoH knew that he Jumped She saw I him For that was what Wooden Soldier r did He jumped right out of ot the playroom playroom play play- room window down into th the gard garden n below China Doll Don gave a a. cr cry of or alarm and fainted awa away rig right t at the tile te feet t of Tin Soldier and when she opened her blue blueeyes blueeyes blueyes eyes yes a little 1 later she looked at at him Boldly Where i is he heY she asked Where is who asked Teddy Bear who had not seen Woden Waden Soldier jump lump and knew n nothing of the tragedy because he had reached China Doll just as s sh she opened her eyes Where is Wooden Soldier said China Doll Dol If It he is fa dead I killed d h him Th The next morning when Wooden Soldier was wag brought Into the playroom playroom playroom play play- room on one of his little legs legIS was glued on with a pit of plaster around It Jt and all day until the magic hour struck that night China Do Pan a sat eat lookIng look- look Ing ipg at him The last stroke of the hour had hardly died away that night when China Doll DoH crossed the playroom and went ent to the place where Soldier Sol Soldier dier lay on his back staring up at the ceiling rI I I did not answer your question last st night You jumped out of the window before I had a chance to r reply she said looking at him with a light in her eyes that made little Wooden Soldiers Soldier's heart go pat pitty tat Shall ShaH J l an answer ari- ari it now or have ha you ou forgotten what you asked me No I have not forgotten I asked you vou to marry me said Wooden Sol sol- soldier ol- ol dier Oh yo you would not ask me again 1 I laughed China DollIn Doll DoH In spite of ot his wounded leg up sat Wooden Soldier and held her hr until she said Yes and when like all girls she began to cry he told her he be had b been beena en ena n a a bad soldier to scare her so Where is my rival Tin Soldier asked ask Wooden Soldier BoyHe BoyHe Boy He lIe Is not no your jour our rival said China Dolt Doll and from his hiding place Tin Tn Soldier heard her say lie He would neven neve have dared Jump out the win win- dow lIe He w would have been afraid He lie lieis HeIs Is not as brave as you my brave bravo Soldier Soldier Sol Sol- dier Boy Copyright 1919 by the McClure Ne Newspaper Newspaper News News- l- l paper Syndicate New York City |