Show CBA2?TS JOICES STORIES SPORTS GAMES How They Make Girls Girl in Hiding By W BOYCE MORGAN SYNOPSIS Ken Jeffries and Harry McWhortle bicycle tour comeeatto inLike taking a late the on© afternoon Tipoqua 'the lake village and then go along shore and find a spot to epend the night- - After a swim tothey roll in sleep only their blankets and go to be awakened in a few hours by a their wheels and steady rain Leaving look for their blankets behind they a barn or a garage to serve as sheland ter They come to a broad path follow it to a large building with a sides About to circle porch on three the building to find the garage they see two men crouched on the porch roof trying to raise a window Suddenly there is a piercing scream and the sound of breaking glass and the two men leap from the porch roof on In the room above Lights flashmen runs toward Ken and of the and thev grab him but he OOne away They start In pursuit but a figure with a gun commands them to halt - now go on Nvrnr the stort i INSTALLMENT II j and Harry came to an abrupt The figure with the gun advanced toward them and they saw in the light from the house that it was an old colored man1 But old or not his face wore a determined look and although his hands trembled a little they held the shotgun pointing straight at them “But they’re getting away!” Ken cried “The men that were on the roof KEN ran toward the woods” The old colored man stared at them Then from the house an uncertainly excited and angry girls of savalanche suddenly descended on the two boys They were clad in everything from pa- - guess your story is true” she we’ll report this “Well admitted matter to the sheriff in the morning Come on girls — get back in the lodge “I before you all catch cold” d “But Miss Brooks” the girl interrupted “these boys were looking for shelter from the rain Couldn’t they sleep on the porch? I have a couple of extra blankets I- could let them have” - Miss Brooks looked doubtful but she finally consented While the other girls trooped back into the lodge chattering excitedly she led the boys to a portion of the screened porch and pointed to a couple of rattan sofas “You ought to b comfortable there until morning” she said “Louise will bring you the blankets” “It’s awfully nice of you’ Ken said “And awfully nice of - er - Louise” “Louise Jones is her name” Miss Brooks put in “She should be down It with the blankets in a moment was her room that the prowlers were trying to get into Well good-nighHarry looked at Ken put a speculative hand on the divan and grinned “Not bad” he commented “In fact considerably better than the lake shore” At this moment Louise Jones came around the corner of the porch carrying two big blankets Ken and Harry quickly took them from her thanked Some her and introduced themselves color was back in the girl’s cheeks now and she was even prettier than before particularly when she smiled in response to their thanks “Frankly I’ll feel safer with you down here” she said “You’re right Readers’ Prize Winning Letters Show How Ideas Lead to Profits pale-face- - - t” need spending money? Put to work and you can brain your figure out a way to earn it Other readers of the Boys and Girls Page ranging in age from eight years up and living in tiny villages and in large cities have already solved the problem And they’ve written us letters telling us just how they have earned money We’re passing on the ideas to you and we have already sent a dollar prize to every boy and girl named below Now read what they have done Fishworms — plain ordinary fi s h -worms —have proved to be a miniature gold mine for Emmett Jordan of Arnolds Park Iowa “When I was 8 years old” Emmett writes “a storekeeper asked me to dig him some angleworms to fish with I dug them and sold them to him and this gave me an idea Since I live on the lake shore and many fishermen go by I put up a sign offering angleworms for sale and did a pretty good busi- 0 you ness 'll' ‘Does this hat belong to you?” she asked Jamas to raincoats and they were brandishing everything from tennis rackets to heavy pieces of firewood A chorus of cries burst from their throats “Leave them to us Sam!” them!” 0“WeTl Harry gazed at each other In genuine alarm “Hey wait a minute 1” Ken cried “You're not after us fix The men who were on the roof got away” The angry menacing girls gathered around them One of them a big girl ' with a belligerent face stepped for“A fine story I” she cried “What are you doing here? We all saw you tr ing to run away” “That’s right Gert the other girls cried “We saw them You teU them ward ‘ Gert!” “But I tell you we weren’t on your under my window you see- - Those men frightened me pretty badly” Ken started to question her about the incident but she laughingly held up a hand “It’s late and IVe got to get back to bed” she said “I’ll tell you about it in the morning You’ll be here In the morning for a while won’t you?” Ken and Harry assured her that they Ken would be and she said good-niglooked after her thoughtfully as she rounded the corner of the porch and went inside Then as they prepared to curl up on one of the divans he turned to Harry “You know IU swear I’ve seen that girl somewhere before Or her picture anyway And not so long ago either 1” ht To Be Continued Next Week “We were camping down on the lake shore and when it started to rain we came up here looking for a barn or a garage to sleep in We saw some men on the roof then If 3ou’re going to visit your friends heard a scream They jumped off the in a distant city during vacation maybe but them of one jof and we grabbed him We were ae broke away they can tell you some riddles you’ve chasing Then too you’ll have when the man with the gun stopped never heard your share to ask them if you read the us” Riddle Man’s corner every week “Don’t believe bim Gert! Toms of 1 a couple What is the most valuable piece peeping They're just Let’s dump them in the lake and of wood in the world? — Ruby Nelsort Ben take them in to the sheriff” 2 Has a coat of soft gray fur kind As the angry cries continued Ken and of cat that doesn’t purr —JiU Foddrill Harry realized that they were in real 3 What do we often catch hold of trouble Then the group of girls parted — Donald Banker never see? yet forward woman They and a stepped 4 What never was or never will be? saw at once that she was the camp s Lois Deturler leader and they explained things to her the as as looked girls 5 Why is a goose like an elephant’s But she skeptical —Phyllis Saunders But suddenly a girl stepped forward trunk? and took hold of the woman’s arm She was a pretty girl with dark hair but her face was pale and her hand Cnow the woman’s arm was trembling - ! “Miss Brooks” she said in a hesitant voice “I believe these boys are telling the truth I didn’t get much of a look at the men at the window before I threw the shoe at them but I think they were men not boys” She turned to “Where were you Ken and Harry when 30 u grabbed this man?” “Right back there” Ken replied “If you’ll go over there pointing rou can see some marks of the majbe "scuffle we had in the grass” d “Let’s look” the girl said to Miss Brooks The woman consented and Ken led the way back to the bushes where they had grabbed the prowler d The girl uttered a sudden exclamation stopped and picked a hat off the ground this hat belong to you?” she Ken and Harry each uttered J an emphatic “No!” “Try it on” Miss Brooks commanded Ken and Harry in turn put the hat on It was obvious to all that- - it did not fit and amused snickers broke The stern look on from the girls Miss Brooks’ face softened roof” Ken insisted Riddles C “The next summer we had a drouth and worms were scarce But I had a good wet place by the lake to dig them and I found them very plentifuL I sold them to a boathouse for five cents a Sometimes they would take as dozen many as 30 or 40 dozens in one day “When I ran out of places to dig at home I went behind ice houses where the wet sawdust attracted the worms In one summer I bought a $30 bicycle shoe skates and other things I made about $60 out of worms that summer when I was 10 years old” Sells Orange Juice’ That’s really taking advantage of an opportunity right at your doorstep Another reader who- cashed in on a similar opportunity is Ann Webster 10 years old of 311 Interlachen Ave Winter Park Fla “One day in March 1938” Ann sa's “I wanted some money to go to the movies and I didn’t want to ask Mother for it Since we had oranges growing in our backyard I decided to sell orange juice “I set up a little yellow table and put doilies on it I also bad a musical chair which was partly just to attract attention and partly for me to sit on I sold a good-size- d glass of orange juice for five cents and I took in $1175 the first day “Every time during that day when I’d decide to quit and go to the movies another customer would come along So I had to wait until the next day to go to the movies” 1 - Dealers in Kindling The need of money for Christmas led Kenneth Barlow of Camby Ind into His developing a profitable business chum and he put' their heads together and decided to make money out of a lot of old boards that were lying around on the back of the place where Kenneth lived “Dad gave the boards to us” Kenneth reports “and we broke them up and sold them for kindling to our next-doneighbor He gave us ten cents Before we were a wheelbarrow load not only cleaned up through we had or our lot—which was worth a good deal — but we had sold 44 loads of kindling making $440 clear profit to use for our Christmas shopping “We now have a lot more wood to sell as we have been clearing off another lot and chopping up the small trees I am 10 years old” Reuben Petersen - Thirteen-year-ol- d Route 2 Irene South Dakota has found several different ways of earning money ' He writes: worked for a neighbor “Last spring I at SO cents a day During the winter I trapped and at Christmas time I sold Christmas seals I won a dollar prize for selling 250 the most anybody At night I sold in Yankton county some earned and played for dances more money "I also bought a little pig for $200 took it home and fed it up and sold it for $2000” Makes Birdhouses And here’s a good letter from'Ray-mon- d Garrison of Laurence Indiana 15 years of age and I learned how to make birdhouses in 1935 when I was in the fifth grade The first I made was for wrens It won first prize out of a group of 25 houses made by pupils in my class The prize book called ‘At d was a Home with the Birds “I then started to make birdhouses to sell getting 35 or 50 cents each for them I like to do this kind of work very much and find it profitable I teach children how to place the houses so the baby birds will be safe from harm until they are old enough to fly “I am bird-hou- se hand-painte- away” Up until a few months ago Shirley Allen of 804 Evanston 'St Nashville Tenn thought that girls couldn’t do much to make money But she decided to have a try at it so she got her mother By j we see a tent pitched we always think of and crossword Our of Indians inexpensive memory jogger easy puzzle You’ll need only two pieces shows an animal which was the oilcloth one 4J4 inches by 5J4 inches deep for inches by 3J4 favorite food of Indians in t the the back and one 4 " inches for the pocket pioneer days t of Manitou Laurence Stoughton was Colo very glad to win a Springs dollar for his letter because he needed it for school expenses He writes: ‘T live in a small town where it is difficult to find anything to do to earn money But I have some neighbors an elderly couple who need a handy boy and I try to fill the bill “During cold weather I go over twice a day and empty ashes get in coal and kindling and get their mail I drive their car when they wish to go to the city This may seem very insignificant but I am earning from one to three dollars a month I am learning not to despise small opportunities and I am doing something to help someone This summer I hope to get some lawns to mow and water” Our other two prize winners are Robert Baker of Mount Crawford Var and Constance Kiegan of 541 South Central Court Indianapolis Ind Robert bargained with a farmer to thin and replant all his corn for 50 cents an acre field but Robert It was an finished the job in 3J4 days and got The a dollar extra for fast work money came in very handy when Bob bought his bike Constance who is 12 had a little school last winter helping four children from 5 to 9 years of age to catch up She in their regular school studies she and each cents ten them charged says that the children were helped and she had a nice time There you are you readers who would like to earn money If you have already cashed in on a similar idea write the editor money-makin- g of the Boys and Girls Page about it You’ll be paid a dollar if your letter 16 8-a- - rN business offices you will often see hanging above a desk a little placard that says “Keep Smiling” And mighty good advice it is Anyone can frown or grow sullen orol become angry - It takes a person with to keep on smiling when things go And the beauty of a smile is that wTong not only does it have a wonderful effect upon those around you but it has an equally wonderful effect upon yourself grin SMILE! Make yourself do it Not a sickly smirk but a wholesome hearty smile with not a your heart behind it Smile at trouble and you will be astonished at the poise you It 'may not be will gain and the mastery over circumstances easy at first' but for that matter nothing worth while is ever particularly easy in the beginning’ Begin now Say to yourself ‘The next time I feel like frowning or growing sullen or becoming angry J will do my best to smile And I will keep on doing my best day after day I know that by doing this I shall not only be helping myself but I shall —The Editor be helping those around me to be happier” self-contr- us ed WHEN Place a mark one mch from the top on each side of the large piece and then find the middle of the top Draw a line connecting this point with the side THE BISON marks and cut off the comers so the top will be pointed as in the illustration Sew' bias tape around the top and V inches down the sides it Also sew across the top of the smaller piece and this fit The Definitions: ACROSS 1 Advertisement (Abbr) 3 Name of this animal 5 To grow old 7 J To make a mistake 10 High 12 In disorder 13 Where th- - bison roamed to the lower part of the pocket back piece ing sew- it securely sew bias of the back double the edges over tape and the pocket Stitch the pocket and back together one inch in from the edge of the tape on the right side to form the pencil holder The other pocket holds the memo pad Sew a ring or loop of tape to the top and your holder is complete You can glue the oilcloth to stiff cardboard if you like but this is not necessary You can use plain or figured oilcloth in either bright or pastel shades depending on whether it’s for the kitchen or your own room A quarter of a the yard of ' shelf : oilcloth will make ‘ V holder Now DOWN 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 11 12 14 rirJ -— j-da- !- zzs I i fei S ’‘V - ' a P 1 PAPOOSE Or - Vi E PLATES The Indians were great hunters as you know and that suggests two word" chains Change one letter at a time a making good word with each move ' Change HUNT to KILL in four EDGES A CANDLE HOLDER C PA-- S T moves cjj “ 1 Change DEER to VEAL la three a moves — 4— In the picture below are the names of three Indian chiefs Can you guess them? ( Ip) I STOVE PUNCH HOLES FOR' MINNOW BUCKET water should have rope or strap handles passed completely around them for strength A smaller pail used inside a larger one as a minnow bucket should have holes punched as shown Even a cooking stove Figure 6 can oil be made from a large can Notice that the front flap is left on to fold back and forth not only for feeding wood but to shut down the-firThe stack colfor slow cooking lar is made by punching a hole with a large nail then cutting back from it star fashion in half a dozen places Fold these flaps up and over them fit small cans one on top of the other These with tops and bottoms out act as a stack to carry smoke away from the cooking Such a stove cooks and holds heat better if the sides and back are banked with earth This tin camping gear is not only easily made and light to carry but having no cash value it need not be lugged 5 — back home when you break camp The of the The two missing words in the senpieces shown are merely a few many which can be made Others in- tence below are pronounced the same clude wash basin soap holder match but spelled differently Be sure you Other Handy Utensils box salt and pepper shakers minnow put the right one in the correct blank boat bailer candle lantern etc Pocahontas the daughter of — — — Figure 3 is a saucepan or made trap to save own chief had come — shallower it can be used as a frying RIDDLES TO ANSWERS 4 can Smith holder John candle Figure Captain pan The wil2 I Charlie McCarthy Pussy be made from a small can Or you low 3 A passing remark 4 A mouse’s L 0"" 5 Because it the nest in a bed of catnip can cut a gallon size round can to WASN’T FIRED same shape to serve as a reflector grows down — 0— Employer: “You say you had your and to hold a squat oil lamp instead of Do you know any sood riddles? Send the candle r Such a reflector -- doubles them to the Riddle Man in care of thia last place three years? Why did you leave?” new and different the amount of light thrown by either newspaper If they are with your them will he print Applicant: “I was pardoned” lamp or candle o Pails Figure 5 are always handy about camp and you cannot have too SURE SIGN many of them Large ones for lugging “There must be a lot of golfers in this building” a man said the other Aunt Peggy By t day ne Nightmare-Sce“Why do you think so?” he was A tasty frozen salad is our recipe for asked ones If you’re tired of' the today “Well when I called 'Four in the you’ve been using why not make this? elevator the ’other morning everybody The recipe won this week’s $100 prize ducked” for Geneva Butler of Middletown r By Jim Emmett Up north Indians and white trappers make many pieces of camp equipment from discarded tin cans using a pair of old scissors a file a punch made from a nail and a heavy knife as tools Cans of the correct size and shape for whatever you have in mind should be selected and cleaned by holding them over a hot fire a few seconds before scouring with sand and water- Figure 1 shows a drinking cup made from an ordinary can Notice that the strip left to fold over for the handle includes 'the seam section of the can thereby adding strength The' plate is a shallow section of a larger can The corn popper Figure 2 is from a square oil can the left-o- n strip being folded down and tacked to a stick handle A square piece of ’ tin with edges folded to hold it in place forms a lid to keep the corn from popping out Be sure to punch air holes and tack a whittled knob on to lift it two-gall- five-gall- on e on t The Kitchenette 3 f FROZEN TOMATO SALAD tablespoon of gelatin cup tomato juice J4 teaspoon salt—few grains pepper 1-- 13 2 cloves - Lettuce Mix 13 cup of tomato juice with the gelatin Let stand for five minutes or more Heat remainder of juice with the seasoning for five minutes Dissolve the gelatin in the boiling juice Freeze in Refrigerastrain and cool tor May be served in squares or mounds on lettuce with - a drop of mayonnaise on each mound or square o———— Send your favorite ' and well-trie- d recipe to Aunt Peggy The Kichenette is in care of this newspaper dollar a receive for will you printed your very own You must be under IS to compete 0“Does ' i 1 pale-face- Railroad (Abbr) A grain Musical note P A Dplawar pale-face- ' nine suffix FIT KNOB 5 BEND DO'VNS'N Nippie’s f J An opening TURN OVER EDGES TO MAKE SMOOIM MADE FROM FIVE GALLON TIN v To question Perform Gong ' Tidings Near s CUT DOWN FOR CUPS ' Indefinite article Within — 2— No picture of Indians would be complete without a papoose in it so we’ve built our word diamond around one The second word is a chart the third is a tree the fifth is the plural of a farming implement and the sixth a femi- Discarded Tin Cans May Be Used To Make Utensils for Camping TACK TO a GALLON stick v dommon —hn -' ' 5 -- Handy Boy half-heart- — I — A MEMORY JOGGER Here arf instructions for making an Overnight Hikes KEEP SMILING! self-conscio- Comer- Kay’s Katherine Ilouison When you begin packing for that overnight hike don’t forget to take along the following items: a match safe a jackknife a stout cord or small rope Strong enough to sustain the weight of a person and from twenty to thirty feet long a compass and if possible a pair of small field glasses two Try' making a match safe from into one shot-gu- n shells fitting empty the other Dip the matches in melted paraffin and you will be able to light If there are any them in the rain mountains or slopes to hike over the rope might be very handy when the The compass will going gets rough give you the correct directions in cloudy weather and you’ll be surprised at how many times the knife will be handy And here are a few pointers about the real business of hiking Don’t walk too fast when you first start out Keep your gait down to two steps a second until you get your second wind otherwise you will wear yourself out early in the hike and not enjoy the rest of it A rather rapid regular stride is important for hiking It might be wise to practice walking along the walk at home to determine your most efficient length of step and your best speed Another thing to watch (this should be done in dust or sand) is the position of your feet when they touch the ground The inside of the feet should move along a parallel line If you permit your feet to turn out your walking will be inefficient Walk straight ahead with your head firmly erect and your back straight A pack on your back — not too heavy of finish it Everybody was crazy about course — will help you assume and keep ’ the pink and white combination I had a correct walking posture used Lots of people wanted to buy it and a friend of my mother offered me $200 for it Naturally I accepted “Now I am kept busy crocheting different things for the neighbors and I’m making quite a bit of extra money” to teach her how to crochet and she learned very quickly “At first I crocheted only small pieces” she says “Then I started 75a luncheon set The thread cost me cents and it took me two weeks to is used 1 oney Proper Equipment Is Important on -- I iroendin ANSWERS TO LAST WEEK’S PUZZLES 1 The words In the picture puzzle are volley nerve backhand and drive 2 The words in the diamond are R pan- - paoes needy sty S 3 BALL — bale — gale — GAME LOB — lot — let — NET 4 Crossword Puzzle Soution lfit (Copyright 1939 Associated Editors) 4 |