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Show r ; FOR LITTLE FOLKS -' il I I RING HAPPENS. I Will Woodpecker Jumped w ht n he i heard the crackling underneath him, foi .Mrs. Woodpecker, you remember . b id left him sitting on the eggs vv hlle she went out shopping. Tingallng and Nick and Nancy ' jumped, too, at the nop, pop, popping j j sounds, and. of course, all conversa- "Mj goodness, they haven't any c! ithes Oil," he ild. "and I don't know i where their mother kecto things " tlon about rent and money ceased at once. In a moment or two came other sounds. This tune 11 vvas 'Peep, peep, peepi peep," thoy lo ud. Then everybody every-body smiled, for the secret was out, I mean the eggs were out, or, rather, the new family vvas out at lost! Wdl slid off the nest in a hurry and stood looking proudly at his new children. chil-dren. Well, well, well, what's nil this?'' he said fondly as the babies kept up their peeping and cheeping. I A won ied look came over his face. ' M ; goodpess, they haven't any clothes on,'' he s iid, "und I don't know where I their mother keeps things Besides, I they look hungry and 1 don't know x H what to feed them Dear, dear, I do wish their ma would hurry bark "Their ma!" exclaimed Tlngallng and the twins. 'Aren't you their ma?" H Then Will had to confess that hs had fibbed ar.d that Mrs. Woodpecker was out shopping probably buying finery when She should be at homo with her children. Also that she had taken the rent money along Rut just then Mrs. Woodpecker re-turned. re-turned. She pushed past everybody and flew right over the nest. ' You ' darlings'" she cried, hugging the babies In turn. She was so happy she forgave everybody right away, and no-body no-body was happier than Will. Her basket? Oh, yea. you want to know of course. Nighties for the kiddies kid-dies and some little fat grubs to feed them And, besides, there was enough money left to pay the rent, all except three cents which Tingallng said Will could make up in carpentt r work. (Copyright. 1920. N, E A ) |