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Show HUP Daddy's K?4 Eveiii Faiiy Tale 6yppm graham bomner ii tanucMi noiun wwuu utm t DECIDED FATHER TIME. "A Httlo girl named Janet," said Daddy, ''was behind In everything. pi j 'tsjsjsj Tills was not at- Ksw(MMr togothor hor EnVLwi fnult Bh0 ,md Wf InfsMpM) had a great many IrAJmsYiu 'itcrrup tlons DM Ws things which sho JX1kjI"uA como nnd had !9PsJt-1 begged her to do tfSvrttrl tnl3 nnd tncn ta Sa -frZo do that. Sho hnd rfj? -Js told them she trfJw wns vcry busy kfcjrnffliK nnd could not V r VF nLf I cpmc Tnen they "Thoy Had )md urged her to Urged." chango her mind. "Sho hadn't chnnged her mind, but Btlll tho peoplo who hnd como to sco her and who had urged her to chango her mind had taken up a great deal of her time. "And altogether, sho was behind In nil tho tilings sho wanted to havo finished. fin-ished. "'Oh, dear,' sho sighed, 'I would ilka to mako Father Tlmo n prisoner1. Yes, I most certainly would llko to do that. I would llko to mako him stay qulto still until hnd caught up with everything every-thing I wanted to havo finished nnd then I would let him go on his way again.' "That night, nftcr Janet had gono to bed, n Jolly-faced old man with a long whlto beard enmo nnd stood over tho end of her bed. " 'Hello Janet, said tho old man. "'Hello,' snld Janet, vcry politely. 'May I ask what Is your namo? " 'Certainly,' said tho old man. "'And will you tell mo?' asked Janet l " 'Certainly,' said tho old man ngala "'My name,' ho continued, 'Is Father Fa-ther Time.' "'Oh, dear,' 3nld Janet 'I am so glad to sco you for I had something I wanted to ask you.' "'Another question?' asked Father Time. "'A request,' said Janet 'I wnnl to nsk you to do something for me.' "'Well,' said father Tlmo, 1 will gladly obllgo you If I can. But you know Father Tlmo has certain rulci to follow. For example ho must go on to the next dny even If peoplo complain com-plain that Tlmo flics and even though they may wish ho wouldn't hurry along so. "Father Time has wings that yoc can't see. Yes, Father Time most certainly cer-tainly can fly. "'Sometimes It seems as though he did. For instonco, at a party, it docf seem as though Father Titno wns hur rying faster than on other occasions Hut ho Is really going Just tho same as usual. Ho nlwnys docs tho samo way. What Is your request, Janet?' " 'Pd llko it so much,' said Janet, 'II for Just n llttlo, llttlo whllo I could nako n prisoner of you.' "'Whatr exclaimed Father Timo You'd llko to mako a prisoner of mo7 " 'I'd would,' Janet admitted " 'I'm sorry,' cnld Father Time, 'but that would bo qulto Impossible' '"Oh dear,' said Janet, 'I do wl3t you'd lot mo catch you and keep you from moving at nil Just for a llttl while. Until I get caught up with all thn things I wnnt to do?' sho begged. " 'I'd gladly do as you wished,' said Father Time, 'if I could, nnd If It dldn'l mean that others would bo upset But you see It I allowed you t o keep mo as a Arrn P r I s o n o r whnt wBififn would folks do " iv)J who wero plan- 3 JW&2? nlng something r &?: for tomorrow? FcffijliA S& "Tomorrow 3ghP rfuP wouldn't bo com- svfrawSP, Ing nlong If Fa- JJWrfitWtu' ther Tlmo stayed $? WrHff ns today for it ArX Trf3 longer time than QS fra ho should. ISZTT "'It would mix SL&' ovory thing up. - SJT-otg I'm so sorry you Am 8o Qlad" nro behind mo. I don't llko to have creatures behlnc me. "'Just do your very best to catcfc up with me. You'll bo able to do It I 1 know you will. I am sorry I cannot obllgo you, very sorry Indeed. Iiui you see it would really bo qulto Impossible. Impos-sible. P-cgln tomorrow to try youi hart, -t to catch up with mo. I won'l go any faster taan usual, you know, and you'll cutch up wliu mo. Hut FoJ ther Tlmo cannot be a prisoner. " 'Ho can neor be that V " |