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Show Pjip.-pir Pli5r&tprQ h Fun for 'All the Children VllCCIlU VIlCijJLeJL O Edited by DOROTHY EDMONDS BIRD MYSTERY i (How good a detector are you? In I every phrase that Is in a parenthesis paren-thesis in this tale 1b the name of a bird concealed. There are twenty of them in all. For instance in the first phrase the letters spelling oriole will all be found. It is this way throughout the tale.) It was Indeed, (a glorified morning). morn-ing). People were strolling hither and yon, climbing the flowering hills and (taking a look at the parks). Having finished her (bowl of milk), and a slice of bread spread with (yesterday's Jam), a little girl by the name of (Roberta Innes) decided that she simply (must rush through) this simple process of eating her breakfast and pick some flowers. She would (present (pre-sent some marigolds) to her moth er whom she adored. After that she would take one of those delicious de-licious sticks of (sugar candy) which her Uncle Jim had brought her for her birthday down the i road to the new boy who had moved into the neighborhood recently re-cently and who had given his arm (a terrible wrench) while coasting In his wagon down the hill. Roberta remembered with pity what (a harrowing har-rowing shriek) he hac" let out when the wagon had turned over, but fortunately it had been mostly fright that had caused it He had spoken (words of contempt) when Roberta had cried for him as any boy would who was manly, although al-though of course he appreciated her concern and told her so. He knew he had been cowardly to shriek that way. Roberta still felt sorry for him and knew that even if he did aot wish her to cry for him he would probably like a piece of her candy anyway. And besides she did wish to see the chickens his father kept. Her father had said they looked to him like (rather spare fowls) but Roberta was fascinated by the crow of the colored col-ored roosters and the (hen's gar--ulous cackle). She found her friend out under the apple trees very much absorbed in a book and when she went over to him he very courteously showed her the pictures that were interesting inter-esting him. The one be liked best was of (various Igloos) In Iceland, and he told Roberta thrilling tales of the esklmo people. He said something that sounded rather strange to her, too, something about there having been very (few archeologists) who had discovered anything of any value in Iceland, but Roberta didn't even know what an archeologist was. "Is It cold up in Iceland?" she asked. "Well," he answered, "the weath er up there wouldn't exactly (allow (al-low you to .swelter)." Whatever did he mean by that? This was a strange soundiDg boy Indeed. She showed him the (quantity of lace) that was hund made and that decorated dec-orated her new handkerchief bul he didn't seem interested in that He began instead to (probe here and there) and look very mysterious mysteri-ous about something. There was (a great lull) in the conversation and Roberta got up to go. "I hope you like the candy." she snld. "Oh, I do. and thank you very much." said the boy gratefully but bashfully. And Roberta (turned to go sadly away). Later when they knew each other better they were great friends. |