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Show : IIP Daddy's K?4 Eveiii Fairy Tale JVMARVGIHAMBQMNEt THE DINNER Oeorgle Green I'rog wns dining wll the Hhons who lived at Quins I.undli nnd If you spell those words nrour you will see what they really men Georglu had been putting on nlrs i late and bad thought his home pnr was not good enough for him and i the Pond Fairy had token him to si i, these creatures. o He was very huppy when first bo u , rived for he thought that hero 1 0 would bo appreciated. In tho por y they hadn't noticed bin uny more tlm t the others. And almost as soon as 1 t- had arrived ho was usked to a dlnne Georglo wns right on tlmo nt the pari 1 nnd soon after ho had arrived tho dli d ner began. Everyone was talking. U "Did you know thnt onco wo went 1 s a dinner where they served tho soup I n cups which weren't cups at nil?" askc i. one of Georgle. i. "Horrors, goog-n-room, no," sal h Georglo, who was already beginning I a feel out of plnco now and very horn b sick. a "Of course they did not know win t was what," said unother who had ovc beard. Hut as tho dinner went nlong tl 0 people, to Georgle's mind, seemed I i. grow shorter nnd shorter nnd Binnlb h nnd Bmnller nnd even their volci a seemed to die nway. Then ono lltt -, person spoko up nnd said: "It wi y what I said all along. Wo shouldr 1 "Dining With tho Sbons." 3 have asked him here. And now I kno I'm right. Why, ho was a Tadpole on and then the family grew more pro a perous and they changed their name i I Frog." "That wasn't It," said another, "a thoso Frogs come from Tudpolcs. He no better than any of them. And tin sny that at homo ho cats bugs ar files 1 "Also It has bet'n rumored about tin when bo Is out of tho pond bo swu lows his own skin when he Is gcttlr a new one. Such common thrlf tineas Hut now their voices bnd almo sunk nway to nothingness, nnd Instco Georglo heard somo ono singing In loud voice. This wns tho song: ricaoo, oh plenso, my fond fairy frlen l Dy tho kind IJreezo Brothers this mei sage I send. I'm homesick, I'm homesick, I want I I go back. I I made a mistake, alas and alack! Thoro'a no placo In tho world llko one own home ; And never again do I wish to roam! ! Suddenly, Georglo saw tho Por Fulry coming toward him. She wi smiling and she looked more beautlfi 1 than she did before. 1 "So you sang my song, eh?" si ' asked. Then It wus that Georglo realize that the song hnd come from his o ; throat and that ho had been sin ! ing it. i "Such curious people," he said on h I way back with the Pond Fairy. "Tin , mado most awf'illy rudo remarks aboi , mo about having been nothing but i tadpole In my earlier duys and sui speeches, but do you know I real , didn't mind?" , "No?" tho Pond Fulry said. . "I didn't mind In tho least," sa Georgle Green Frog.. "They dldi seem to bo worth my notice not I ( cause I felt I was so superior. No, t cause I thought how foolish It was be ns they are and as I was, only short a time ago. I illilii l mum ui u uillll jiiiw ill r their name spells Snobs, .doesn't I Yes, that ls what they were and th ; Is what I wns, and goodness grocloi: 1 snobs nro far from pleasant. Nelth do they seem very happy themselves "Thuy'ro not," said the Pond Fait - "They never dare bo natural and th really are intKerablo with the dlspn . tlons they have! Hut now we're nlmc home ngulnl" And Georgle Green Frog blinked a; gurgled nnd chuckled nnd said: Home. home, home for a frog Wl.c didn't appreciate the old home 1 Uut now he will, oh, never you fearl Aud In tho futuro he'll always be hei .(,,'. . . ( ; tho sweetheart! Sixteen Is vory you for a girl to know her own heart, a It fr your own sake as well ns hem woulJ advlso that you let her kn it Dear Miss lliooks: IS, Will you kindly publish In the pn how to launder organdy dresses to mi them look as near new as possible ' shall bo vory grateful fur this Infon 'J', tlon. Respectfully, L.y MRS. 15. F Sugar House. U I Mv first suggestion would bo for : to dry cloan It. This can bo done v 'St satisfactorily at home by obtaining best grade of gasoline possible and t ,,i proceed to wash the garment as 1,(1 w..lil were you wusMng It In wa using a pure whlto soap, and squc rather than rub It. Rinse thorouu once or twlco In cloan gasoline. On ig, line of course should be used out doors away from Are, and the garm 'I should hang outside for one day least. The gasoline uied In this pr ing I sincerely hope somo ono ot my mil roadars will havo theso songs for you, 1, 1 Alice, and If so, 1 will forward thonrto ow you lu your envelope. osh enn he set outBlde some place, and par at your next cleaning used ngnln by xke pouring It carefully off from the dirt 1 I which will have settled to the bottom mi- of the container. Your dress will by this mathod bo as frosh nnd crisp as L new. If you wish to use water, wrsh you carwfully, using pure ooap or soap ery flakes, rinse carefully nnd for stltTen-the stltTen-the Ing use a solution of borax water lien (about one teaspoon ot borax to ono you quart of Water. This gives body nnd tor ' rlspness similar to the original dress-ieze dress-ieze s- niy o- To FRRCKLE3, St. George. Ut of Sorry, Krocklos, but when you send ont your nnmo and address I will gladly nt sond your songs and answer your .. |