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Show SOUTH CACHE COURIER MYFRIEND S&FLICKAH kh MARY O'HARA THE STORT SO FAR: suddenly she couldnt get up from There wasnt a sound, except for the ripple of the stream where it Ken McLaughlin, given an opportunity to the ground. ran choose any yearling colt on his (amilyi over stones and shallow sandy Rodeo. of the was the last day It Wyoming ranch, picks the filly of Places, now and then the splash of a Cheyinto had Studebaker The gone choice His mare "loco named Rocket. of the four days of trout that flipped out and in again, merely adds to his fathers anger, which enne on each and, all the time, a faint hum, the the Ken Is already aroused by the fact that big show, FRONTIER DAYS, ' has failed his school work and. has shown called by Cheyenne boosters, The buzzing of the racing flies that were It was a no sense of responsibility. It was Kens Daddy of em All. always in the sound went summer that mother who finally persuaded Captain with saw part and Ken went the first day McLaughlin that having the colt might Buck- and of the silence. and and Calico Lady in him be good for Ken, and the change He sighed. Well it was time to has proved she was right. Flicka Is Baldy in the parade, ridden by four eat he must go up to the house and badly hurt trying to Jump the corral of the City Fathers, all dressed up his lunch. fence, but even Captain McLaughlin has in ten gallon hats and fringed chaps. get Flicka was still standing up when to admit that the little filly may not be He saw the famous bucking horse, he left- - When he came back, runloco after all. v Midnight, throw every rider that Now continue with the story. mounted him. But Ken didnt go ning down the path with the dogs in again, not even on this last day at his heels, his eyes were fastened when there was going to be the on the spot just over the brow of CHAPTER XII wild horse race, and it annoyed his the hill where he so often saw . father; but McLaughlin said it was Flickas face watching for him, but up to him. If hed rather be alone it wasnt there. He ran down the hill and saw on the ranch than at the Rodeo that she was flat on her side. suit with his family, why, he could As she heard him coming she himself. But one tiling was certain, no one was going to .stay with made an effort to' get up and him not Gus or Tim either, be- fell back again. cause theyd both been promised j It stopped Ken dead in his tracks. filly. the day off. Gus. wouldbe back Then he ran to her and fell on his A fence Tan from the corrals of on the four oclpck bus to milk the knees beside her. v Oh, Flicka, the cowbarn, straight north, dividcows, and until then. Ken would be he cried, "what is the matter, ' : u ing the Calf Pasture from the prad alone. . Flicka? Whats happened to you? tice field; a path, led .along this She was dying . . . she had been Ken said he didnt mind hed .fence, and, about three hundred . dying all along or, something had Flicka. have ; a yards from the corrals, reached Ken stpod by the car . to. see them happened while he was away at spot where' Several cottonwood trees lunch . . shed fallen and made a wall of foliage: Under the off, and; the last 'thing,- his father hurt herselfperhaps .. . . 0 window and the. again perhaps out head stuck his boughs of the trees, the path sloped her was back broken . . . called to him, All right, kid leavIts Sophisticated sharply down for ten feet or so to a Hardly knowing what he was doA SLIM two-pieafternoon, qr flat area of beautiful green turf; ing you hi. charge! its all yours! And the Studebaker, carrying his ing, he patted her fage and kissed date dress has subtly ?tiryed through which Lone Tree Creek ran. it. He went behind her, crouched and fitted torso lines ..Wear; ihej When the creek was in flood, all down, put his arms around her head kkirt for dartc- -j jacket over this flat part .was covered; but and held it. V : tog! .. now, in summer, it was dry, and the At last he went' back to the bank coma such vivid grass green that, of the hill and sat down, wishing Barbara Bell Pattern- No. ' lbOO' Is , from the drye.r land ing upon.-.ithat the afternoon; would hurry by signed for, sizes 12, .14 16; 18and .20.tSiij:-'-- ' to was it' the 39-roundabout, startling 314 -' 14, short Sleeves, requires and that Gus would come. The bus yards of, ' pQUR buttons, a .wisp of -- soft eye. Golden sunlight lay upon part inch material; yard extra for pleating would drop him at four o'clock out striped cotton and a gay little 'of 9 ffemaridDue to an unusually 'large and' 5' it; part of it wad dark and pleason the highway. Juck parade they, all add up .to It would take him current war conditions.'slightly :moi;e tirse; ! cottonwood of ant the shade the with a half hour to walk to the house, make the nicest ' little play frock is required in filling orders, for a .few pf New Lines trees that hung over the hill and the most popular pattern numbers:.. in town! Use bits of yellow and change Into his bluejeans (hed be sent their roots winding down its all dressed up in a tight shiny blue HE skirt of this dress is cut to Send your, order to? r brown scraps for the baby-duc- k face to bore underground for wan hat and serge suit with a give your figure a new midriff appliques. The pinafore frock ter..? Here, without having to hunt fine shoes) and be ready to milk lenderness and to emphasize the SEWING CIRCLE PATTERN DEPT. sizes for years. for it, Flicka had rich grass to eat 149 New Montgomery Street the cows. Ken was to bring the cows latural bustline. Make it a gay San to. Francisco and there Calif. drink; running water, in and have them waiting in the ress in checked taffeta or surah. To obtain complete pattern for the Play ' 20 cents in coins for each Enclose sun was arid shade both" '., No. 5600) applique Baby Frock, (Pattern dorral, and he was to measure out . pattern desired. Duel?' mad : finishing directions; send 16 Ken called the ;pIa6e.;Flickas the cow feed and put it in the feed Pa ttern N o, Size .. Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1924 is deI ients'n coin, your name and address and Nursery, and each mornihg and eveboxes for the cows, so Gus would igned for sizes 11, 13. 15, 17 and 19. CorZ the pattern number. . Name , he walked down the little path ,,M have nothing to do but drive them esponding bust measurements 29. 31. 33, Due to, an inusually., large demartd and ning Address 5 13 and Size short 37. a oats to of can (31) sleeves, empty in and milk them. turrent war' conditions, slightly more time carrying 3 yards material. Into the wooden .feed box which he Is required in filling orders for a few of Flicka seemed to have gone to (he most popular pattern numbers. had set near the roots of the cottorn sleep. Presently Ken lay down on o- - o- - o- - o- - -- o- oSend your order to: woods.' fu (.o o o o- c-- o- o- c-- o- o- oo- e- cc- o- o- o- othe hillside and fell asleep too. ks could as at tall she; A sound came Into his sleep. A Standing HOME NEEDLEWORK the foot of the, bank, Flicka could; 149 New Montgomery St. A quiz with answers --offering ? loud, distressed crying. It got loud-e- r Sad Francisco,. Calif. , terjust see over the top of it and and louder and then was a catch sight of. Ken coming. .He, information on various subjects ? rible, anguished bellowing, and Ken tln-gle could see her .too. It made him was sitting up straight, wide awake, all over, the first time he saw fk. (U (V. 'and tense with fear. It wasnt any- u - - ft (VefU (Ne(5e(V,(V(U(V.(te ft (V - (W (U (W (U (U N NNN N NO ASPIRIN FASTER her head the pretty, face, with just to do with but she thing em-eror Flicka, 1. 3. Out of every 1,000 men and Who was the last Aztec than genuine, pure St. Joseph Aspirin. the blonde bang over her. forehead too was holding her head up from of Mexico? Worlds largest seller at 101. None safer, 1,000 women, 102 men but only 3 toe ears and framed prijcked the ground, listening. dainty none surer. Demand, St Joseph Aspirin. 2. Approximately how many gla-iewomen are six feet in height. g in the branches of .the It was a cow bellowing. The Gla-;ie4. In 1553. in and lakes are there cottonwoods and realized that; she sound came from the east, beyond 5. William Pitt. National park? forZhim ) was and for Waiting looking Cruiser Names the Calf Pasture. That was Cros3. What is - the proportion of 6. Tiberius. ' H i ;Vt land. It one of wasnt Cruisers of ? the United States him, the bys vomen six feet tall or over to that . 7. Jupiter. ; Zj"' Goose Bar cows then. navy have hefetofore been named ; Ken bragged about it that night; .at ' " men of that height in the United 8. One-ha- lf f cent. Howard1 but"Nuts! said,' supper-,Ken- was frightened and sickened for cities. , Recently- - a' new-typ- e itates? cruiser was launched, the first of Shes lookin for her oats, not for by the sound. Something awful must 4. When was the University of ; ; six to be built, the Alaska, named you. be happening. What? Ought he to go dexico founded? answered Just 2 drops Penetro for the territory. McLaughlin, sharply, Others of this The bottom, strand of the fence and find out? (Youre in charge ) 5. Who said: Where law ends, Nose Drops in each' bringer-of-oator in the the Oats, lion. the mountain His will type be parried' for other territMaybe was broken. nostril, help ' you' breathe freer '' almost to the Winchester yrannv begins? long run it gets to1 be the same ories. thoughts jumped 6. Who ruled Rome at the time 'vV '' ' instantly, .Relieve mother and father and Howard and thing. where was it? in the back if Christs death? cold nasal misery..' And Nell added dryly, Are huOnly 25c 2 times as Gus and Tim slid down the hill, rat- of the Studebaker no, no, the 7. What is the largest planet in much for 50c. Caution ; man beings any different? tled. over the Cattle " guard and officers had been shooting with it he solar Use only as directed. system? . Fenetro Nose Drops No doubt about it, Flicka did love bowled smoothly down the road. and afterwards his father had put 8. The British farthing is worth k her. oats. As Ken stooped over to in Ken stood there', watching it until all the guns back In the low much in American money? he empty the can into the feed box, she It disappeared. How different every- the dining room . , . yes Flies With Young woul.d be close beside him reaching thing was now that they had gone. could get it, could go see what was When frightened, the .mother... The Answers the matter-- . . . her nose in; but when he put out his All yours He felt the responsi1. Montezuma. woodcock often flies off .withv..av.,4,tf The boy got slowly to his feet. hand to stroke her, she pulled back. bility his father had laid upon him 2. Sixty glaciers, 200 lakes. chick between her legs. She would not let him touch her; he was in charge. The two Should he get the Winchester first? FIRS T rub throat, chest, and back The last week or so, all Ken and dogs," Kim, the collie who looked Or go to the cow first? Would he ,r V Vicks; VajpoRub at bedtime. Howard had been "doing' with their like a coyote, and. Chaps, the black be able to use the Winchester? It 7HEN-a thick layer of colts was to lead them by the hal- spaniel, were standing beside, him. was heavy perhaps better to VapoRub on the chest anccover Whoa They too were watching the empty get his own little twenty-tw- o . the around ter pasture, saying with a wanned doth. now and then, at the same time halt- road. They were used to doing perhaps go first and see what was Right away, VapoRub goes to ing the colt; and making them go that, and they knew the difference the matter work loosens phlegm eases Indecision paralyzed him; then different speeds, from a slow .walk the road with the Studebaker on muscular soreness or tightness-he- lps up to a brisk trot.' When they had it, going or coming, the road empty, suddenly he came to life, turned and clear upper air passages ran eastward. He flew along the walked them enough, they look them and silence aU around. ' relieves coughing. Brings wonder- " ful back into the pens,- - removed the Ken went, up tp his room And stood edge of the brook, crossed and recomfort i! " and invites lead ropes and played' with them, before his book shelf. He picked crossed wherever the footing was s restful sleep. patted and whacked them, waved out the 1 Jungle Book,., then ran best. Some places the willows V VapoRub blankets around them, leaned on downstairs and out, - across the crowded down thick to the edge of fed them oats out of Green, '. into ' the Calf Pasture, and the stream and he had to go around, , . Threads in Greenbacks down ... the path by the. fence to The bellowing continued. Well . , their hands. from the Calf fence The threads in opr the oyer Flickas Right Nursery; She was drink- anyway, if it was the wildcat it paper money. hadnt got her . . . she was makthe boys worked ing at the brook when he came'. where, . formerly Pasture,'; of now are jnade silk, with their colts, , was the practice He greeted her wjth a stream of ing plenty of noise . . . maybe it had ftiade of dyed cotton. with' her a while, got her calf. field, and here,, for many hours a talk; L Ken rail .fast so he wouldnt be day, Kens mother and father, "and standing, as close to' her as she Worked with the would let him:; Then he seated himfrightened. He saw the red hide the bronco-buste- r four polo ponies, Rdmba,-Blazes,self, on the 'bank of the hill under of a Hereford cow not one of their . the cottonwoods and began to read. own Guernseys. She was standing Don, and Gangway.At last the day came .when the Flicka wandered around her nurs- on the edge of the creek where a four1 The done. was ponies ery,. Sometimes she wanted sun- barbed wire fence crossed it. As work, were loaded into the truck and Mc- shine, and stood under the dappled Ken rolled under the fence and went Laughlin drove them to the station golden light until' she was warmed around to her, he couldnt see that to be shipped with Sargents bunch. through, therf a few steps took her anything was the matter then, he bronco-buste- r left. into' the shade, of the trees. Ken, saw, and it made him sick. . Then the little The bottom strand of the wire 'They; all gathered around the bat- glancing up, saw her standing quite for fast diuretic aid tered sedan, packed lull of saddles near, watching him. He began fence was broken; some other old MANY MEN are persecuted by soothes fast with WHEN KIDNEY FUNCTION and equipment, and said good-b- y to to read aloud to her, and her ears wires were tangled with it, and the lumbago or other nagging muscle and wished, him; luck , at the carpe forward sharply as if she whole web of wire was wrapped after exposure to him pains especially from this need . . Rodeo. . around the cows udder. cold or dampness. If every sufferer was listening. .' Ken put his hand to the hind pockcould only know about sohetonk Flickas head turned. As Kens ."Dont take .chances;. Nell 'Mci y,9tond kidneydisturbance due to need of his Liniment! In addition to methyl He I et overalls. notice had may cause atabbing back-"But been went said. she ,!,durtlc aid moved on, over told to voice', youre Laughlin cause urinary flow to be never let me catch feed box, sniffed it, put by his father, salicylate a most effective the ; empty careftjl. pretty yet ud You canty i may smarting! Ross steady blue eyes looked at out a long pink tongue and licked you out without' a pair of agent. Soretone acts like from "getting Jaysle.eP nights often feel diary, nervous,up cold heat to speed relief: in your pants pocket. But the her in his direct and respectful man- up a few stray grains left over headachy." in cases of , meh. cases, you want to stimulate ner, and he answered,A man that from her breakfast Then she stood cutters werent there. He remem1, Quickly Soretone acts to en.actn fast. So if there is nothing monkeys around wild horses dont quietly, broadside to Ken, switch- bered,; clean bluejeans this morn,v hance local circulation, MUSCULAR LUMBAGO tail to keep ing, and the cutters lying on the kid himself any, Missus. It dont ing her cream-colore- d 2, Check mutcular cramps, " in He his room. flies. . table headed off the no for OR BACKACHE car.5. PrmP aaionfor 30 years. Take do good. 3, Help reduce local swelling, ej9u?e them ortfy as directed. Accept be in Now and then Ken stopped read- the cowbarn; there would be cut"I Then he may ; duo to fatlguo or oxposuro grinned, Dilate 4, surface capillary blood bstuutes. 354 at your drug store. hospital agin after the Rodeo, but ing, put his book down and lay back ters there. While he ran he was vessels. MUSCULAR PAIN5 how would see his to Gus with that the hill arms come. on back be wishing He his under if I aint, Ill For fastest action, let dry, rub in das to colds Ken makes out with his filly. He head, - looking up through the wondered if he should wait for Gus agaix. Theres only one Soretone cow cut the loose to of the' trees. Ken He all branches could Ken and see at (its yours grinned grinned SORE MUSCLES insist on it for Soretone results. . .) No, hed do it himself. a patch of blue sky with a little back. ' duo to Overwork 50. Big bottle, only $1. moon Off It took him fifteen minutes to get his sombrero, vague half Then 'he took floating in it, the ' to Hap gain MINOR SPRAiNS back to the cow with the cutters shook hands all around, climbed into daytime moon, called the Childrens Moon, because it Is the only Then he had been running so hard, the drivers seat and rattled oil. GEKBVQajli And the next thing that happened moon most children ever see. At he had to kneel beside her for a first he thought it was a little soft few minutes until his breath came was the Rodeo. " Though applied told, mb, cloud. Old METAL, RAGS. r&cieot Ingredient easily and his hands were steady n in act like heat to tncreaao to was another hot day, but down enough It begin work. Ken was entirely alone on the the iuperflctal eupplj git RUBBER and PAPER blood to the area and indoeo and McKesson makes it ranoh that day with Flicka, when here it was pleasant and shady. (TO BE CONTINUED ) 0 flowing aenae of waratfc Ken would stand in front of her and say, I am Ken. (That was important for her to know.) And am your friend, Flicka. I am so sorry, so very sorry, you are hurt, and I hope it doesnt hurt. He found a nicer place for the Z r;., 1900 12-2- . - ' ce i- t 1924 ' . . A -4 ; yJ'i -M , h , -'e lASKMS Ammmi P- O- O- N rs down-hangin- ' . , s, ' ... ... . ' CHEST COLD MISERY thq-hea- gun-rac- ... ... ... ..... . WICKS : their-backs- , ' IACKAGHE : ' ' mayr - COLD NEAT fre-l!- ,,. pain-relievi- : wire-cutte- Action , . save your scrap ICTORY Saw-'to- ' If I |