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LIFE’S LIKE THAT. —By FRED NEHER. \ M*S. PIP'S OiARY I ii ‘ 6 -t . “I ALWAYS COME HERE WHEN I START FRETTING ABOUT MY WEIGHT.” MODERN MAIDENS tn. a a« "Now he s t lying to claim he meant NEXT June!" LIFE’S DARKEST MOMENT. —By WEBSTER • Y'f" 4'• -7??(5 DIRT ROAD LETTER-OUT BY CHARLES H. JOSEPH. 1 LAUNDERS | 2 CREAMY 3 BRIEF I 4 COLLAPSE | 5 NERVES | Letter-Out for apart. 1 I*tter-Out and the rentle show It. 2 Letter-Out and blaze away. 3 l^tter-Out and it’s as sharp as a razor. ^ Letter-Out and it la lucky In craps. (F Remove one letter from each word and rearrange to spell the word ealled for In the last column. Print the letter In center column opposite the word you have removed It from. If you have "Lettered-Out” correctly your word Is toll. Answer to Yesterday's LETTER-OUT. »--■■■ _ 1 BALLETS I T | 2 STRIDES j~]T 3 AUDIENT | A 4 CRECHE | C | 5 KINDRED | K | Letter-Out and the postman reads them. 1 LABELS I Letter-Out and he will quit. DESIST 2 Letter-Out and he was unfast ened. O UNTIED iJ Letter-Out for a loud husta. CHEER Letter-Out and the horse was this. _ RIDDEN “ (CopTrttht, 1937.) Sonnysayings I C^f »•»». Kmi fanw 8ee Noppy lookin’ through a knot hole with his nose, baby! THE CHEERFUL CHERUB I’d like to go wkere music grows -• Wkile violin notes blew my ke»ir I’d we-nder tkrovgk tke orgej\ groves And gather little gre.ce notes tkere Bedtime Stories BY THORNTON W. BURGESS. Throufh frlsht some knowledge you may gain. And even wisdom may attain —Old Mother Natur*. HE school of life is a hard school for the little people of the Green Forest and the Great Meadows. Yes, indeed, It is a hard school, a much harder school than boys and girls have to attend. Fear Is a great teacher, but a hard one. Hunger is a great teacher, but a hard one. Experience is a great teacher, but a hard one. It is through these three that the little people learn how to live that they may grow up to fill their places in the Oreat World. The wonder is that any of them do live to grow up. Of course, more do not than do. Bo whenever you meet one who is fully grown you may know that one has learned and remembered the lessons taught by the three teachers I have mentioned. Taddy, the tiny son of Old Mr. Toad, was leaving the Smiling Pool to find a place for himself out In the Oreat World when fright taught him his first lesson. Blacky, the Crow, discovered the army of tiny Toads just setting forth and, having a fondness for tiny Toads, called all his relatives to a feast. The mere sound of Blacky's voice had frightened Taddy. and at once he had flattened himself under a leaf that happened to be handy. There he had remained motionless, too frightened to move, and constantly growing more fright ened, if that were possible. Not until he was sure that Blacky and his friends had flown away did he move. He had had a dreadful fright. Other little Toads who had not been quick enough to hide had disappeared, never to be seen again. Great as was that fright, Taddy was over it almost as soon as he had started on again. It Is that way with the little people of the Green Forest and the Green Meadows, and it is well that is so. But that fright had taught Taddy two things that he never would forget. One was that Blacky the Crow was an enemy, and this meant that any big feathered creature was to be dis trusted. The other thing was to hide instantly when frightened. The latter was a most Important lesson for a tiny Toad to learn. So, hop, hop, hippety-hop, Taddy went on, until jolly, round, bright Mr. Sun broke through the cloud* and began to dry off the graas and the earth. Taddy crept under a piece of shingle that had been left by the flood In the Spring. The ground was damp and comfortable. The rays of Jolly Mr. Sun couldn't reach him there. He settled him self to spend the day. He would move on when the Black Shadows came creeping across the Green Meadows. Taddy hadn't traveled far, as you and I would measure distance, but for such a tiny fellow he had come a long distance. He was tired. So he dozed and rested and was content. The Great World no longer seemed a place fraught with great perils. You see, he felt so very, very safe under that piece of shingle. Now, very close to that piece of shingle was a little piece of board, and under that little piece of board several little Toads had sought shelter from jolly, round, bright Mr. Sun. Taddy didn’t know they were there, for he hadn't seen them when they crawled under It. Taddy heard Just the faintest of sounds, a soft rustling in the grass. For no reason at all It gave him an uneasy feeling. Then as he peered out he saw something moving In the grass, something long and slender, and Taddy gulped with sudden fright. That was a member of the Snake family! There was no doubt about it. Mr. Watersnake was the only Snake that Taddy had ever seen. This one was entirely different, a little fellow and striped. He looked too small to be feared, yet he was a Snake and Taddy felt a sudden chill. It was little Gartersnake. He slipped his head under that other piece of board, and then began to crawl under. Suddenly out came two little Toads, hopping frantically, and behind them came that little Garter snake. He glided forward awlftly. In a second he had caught one of those little Toads. Then he passed beyond Taddy’s range of vlasion. Taddy shivered. "That fellow looked harmless, but he Isn’t. He Is one more enemy to be watched for,” thought Taddy. So one more fright had taught him something It was important for him to know. (Copyrisht. 1P37.) Her Sit Strike Fatal. To keep her drunken husband Olaf from carrying out his threat to kill her as she slept, Hllma Olsen sat down on hts chest and held his hands until he could sober sufficiently to arbitrate. But Hilda weighed 166 pounds, and In five minutes Olaf was dead. The jury at Olao, Norway, which tried her for willful murder has brought In a ▼erdict of "not guilty.” THE MOUNTAIN BOYS. —By PAUL WEBB. Howoy Roys--ah reckon ) shore' we hear you HEARD ABOUT My J IT WAS EIGHTEEN ONCLE LEAVIN' ME / DOLLARS AN' FOR ^^^OWTUNE ^—\ Ty CENTS LCNL^ / " V AH FIGURED NOW \ WAUL THAT AH'M RICH AH) AftOOV orta have a /Fourteen CAR-WHAT \ DOLLARS WOULD YOU SELL ) AH yours fer?7 recxon. THATS fine.' \ AJNT you ^ HERE'S TWO FIVE ) GOT NO DOLLAR BILLS y' OTHER RIND5 NO-- AH AINT---X RECKON AH CAW'T^ AH SPENT THE. J SELL fT To you THEN- - R£ST PEP. < AH AlNT SOT My NEW SHOE&J^ No CHANSC-. yCop>TT£hrj937? Ewjuire THE BOSS. —By TIM. e 1*57 MrfW “ i | SjnAcftte LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE. “Backward, Turn Backward.” -By GRAY Ht'V* 1 get out I o' h fc*' N Y Kr»i »rt>tf«»t>, Trv HO',' ho! i ho! IMAGINE YOU CHASING THOSE THREE UP A TREE WITH A STICK A FEW DWS AGO, BEFORE THEY GOT THAT WHIFF OF v PREHISTORIC . ^ATMOSPHERE! rBEFORE THEY INSISTED ] ON OPENING THAT BOX, THEY WERE CUNNING, CRUEL AND MURDEROUS BEASTS - NOW LOOK AT THEM - FRIENDLY, PLAYFUL , AND SIMPLE APES- J T ha! we even turn our ^ ' CLOCKS AHEAD NOWADAYS TO •SAVE TIME”! SAVE IT FOR WHAT? WHAT’S OUR HURRY? ARENT THOSE THREE BETTER NEIGHBORS NOW THAN BEFORE THEIR MINDS WERE TURNED I BACK TEN MILLION YEARS? L > BEN WEBSTER'S CAREER. r -- " " 1 ■ - -. 1 - ■ —— ■ » m .mm .. - ■ i. ■■ ■ II . ■■ Two Down! —By EDWIN ALGER. Ba\ABJS BAR.K..GOOW\. 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AND COP THAT PlVE HUNDRED BERRIES PCR A MVSELPl' THOSE KIDS ^1 Ought td win hands ) -l powniI*. •ER--I'M LOOK' 1/ IMG FOR TH1 C\ OFFICES CF A tw' chamber i OF COMMERCE'S! twim coMTEsiy r VOU'RE IN TV-1' Ri GMT PLACE— / ' cam X ) HELP VOO \ kIM ANIV J WAV?J / YOU SURE CAN, / BABY DO Ll_—START I IN BY GIVING ME >YOOR NAME AND Y v^phone number—y f WHO SHAJ_4_ X | SAY 15 I » CAUJNK3?] ft-1 _ I*1*7, >7 N#^tpap<rt) THE NEBBS The Truth Hurts. —By SOL HESS. r a. n7 i vr\/^WELLfNQUD e }£V? \ LIKE CGWiKJO TOO if) | AlS TVEL CTN/EO 1 MEVER 5AtO J ©ET* ONJ Ak. j [50 mucm grief perched cm /horse akjd ujokj / lOje WECXJT LOOKS LIKE J fellee. / k ^ G°CO CPY ^OOLD^. UJOULDKTT pay X7 T?>-a ^1 T7 7 f lutwer &er 4z for ( who told sou 2y f ME OM) <3CX-D-MIME AMD \HE VWOOLOnJT PAV . V '1 UXIIO OVER ^90 AMD /THAT GOV, UACKSOKM I THE MORSE BETTOR ( MEvER WELSHED j_ V WOULD tor PAV- LUTHEJ2. CM A BET IM yA —-r^SAID IP THE MAM M^V-US UPE / ./f A^DMTT PAV, HE . n^sa-TT-IT . H /FULL WHCHBE MCKlEST LITTLE LUTUER. TMOUGMT f TUE MORSE DlOMT HAWE A CHANJCE ANJO \ WEPT TWE TUJO BUCKS MiSSEUT _ AMD I UJTVeRiS GO MG TO PAV TME 90 BUCKS? / k EXCUSE ME EROM LAUGMIM’_ UACKSOMS / I AGEMT TOLD ME ME UJAS ALL OUT OE/ Ks. CASM AMJD UJAS BETTI K)' /” V-tT . gs£— L-(Oapj IT Tra* MUTT AND JEFF. Jeff Believes in Getting Right to the Seat of the Matter. —By BUD FISHER. THIS LITTLE INVENTION OF MINE IS CALLED A BULLET-PROOF COAT.' I'M THE 6W WHO INVENTED THE BULLET-PROOF VEST FOR THBJ 6-MEN IN AMERICA! Jk JEFF, I TOLD THE COLONEL ALU ABOUT MY BULLET- PROOF t COAT— PVTITON-WE LL^ SHOW THE COLONEL -- “"I HOW IT JUORKS.'JT SUPPOSE 1 V- ~ri'T DON’T ( ^ 1 ujork?; if rr don’t work you'll 60 DOWN IN MlSToRy AS A 1 martyr LIKE f ^NATHAN tiALE^J ^yoO JREAW? Mcu) did I IT WOR\i.?J YOU SHOULD HAV6 A PAIR OP PANTS TO 50 WITH \ ,T? r REG’LAR FELLERS. Eye to the Future. -By GENE BYRNES ILL PAY YOU A PENNY FOR EVERY FLY YOU KILL IN THE PARLOR/1 DON'T WANT THEM TO ANNOY MY SEWINC_ CIRCLE | THIS AFTERNOON / ClK-MOrn/lTS A DEAL/ i ll qrr 'em all in NO TIME ' — K THATS THE BOY/REMEMBER EVERY FLY HAS SIYTY-TWO MILLION DESCENDANTS, SO ,, , IT'S UP 70 YOU TO DO A q00D JOBi. here you are, mom/ I got EIQHT OF 'EM/ 7HERES ONET ONE MORE IEFT IN THERE BUT I WOErT BOTHER HIM ON ACCOUNTA 1 WANNA MAKE SOME MONET ON HIS, DESCENDANTS / tf. V. t. M A»