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THE BILLY BOYS' WORKSHOP

A Simple Book Stand.

This neat book stand can be made with any kind of wood three-eighths of an inch thick. but of course it would look best in oak. satin walnut. or

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A simple book-stand which you can make if you read Carpenter's instructions.

mahogany. It measures thir- teen inches by eight and a quarter inches, and will hold about eighteen books.

THE CHINA MAIL.

The WENDY

HUT.

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LONG AGO STORIES.

Willow Bud And The Water Spirit.

BAD LUCK-GOOD LUCK.

Once upon a time, two poor maidens set out to look for Luck, but they had no idea where he might be.

"I shall help all poor old men and women across roads," said Alvira. "They may be Luck' in disguise."

Willow Bud was twelve years old, and very lovely. She had two plaits of long black hair, and eyes as black as night. When the Red Indians went on the war-path, she stayed with the squaws, salting fish, and mak "I shall keep my eyes wide ing pinole which was ground and fopen and let nothing escape me,' dried maized. When they were sighed Miranda. making pinole Willow Bud was always sent down to the rapids throw some to the water

Sometimes Willow Bud would The bottom of the stand is stand on the river bank looking seven at the rocks over which the thirteen inches long and

dashed rapidly. but and a half inches wide. Care-water

the saw

water fully saw and plane it to size, she

He was 2 serpent, using your try square to make spirit.

quite she believed, a dreadful creature, sure that the edges are square.

side. Finish these in the same way.

Fix the sides to the bottom bý screws, spaced as indicated in Deeply the second diagram. countersink the screw holes, and plug them after the screws are driven in, as shown in diagram B.

Cut out the centre partition to the sizes given in diagram C, and slightly round

the top corners. This part, which must fit nicely between the sides, can be fixed in position by three screws at each side, Counter- sink the holes as before, and plug them after the screws are in. Another screw can be driven through the middle of the bottom part into the parti- tion.

When the screw-hole fillings are thoroughly dry, take a sharp chisel and remove any project- ing pieces so that the sides are quite smooth.

to

epirit.

never

"Willow Bud clung to tha rock, and there they left her."

He

yet very necessary to them. breathed water up into the sky where it became clouds, and later it fell back to earth as rain, But often he was angry, and then he dried up the river, or sent famine, or caused great braves to be killed in battle.

Now obtain three feet of three-eighths-inch fancy half round beading, and from this cut two pieces thirteen inches long. For the sides you will require Glue these pieces along the two pieces of wood thirteen sides of the stand, as shown in inches long and five inches wide, the top diagram, and then glue Plane these nicely on both on the upright pieces, cut to the sides, and on one mark out the proper length. This beading cut-away portions A. Saw hides the screw holes and pro-when she threw pinole to the these away, finish the curved vides an ornamental finish:

water spirit. "Every fisherman parts with a chisel, and smooth Finally, glue wooden buttons gives you his first fish, I bring the edges with glass-paper. Use underneath the corners, as you the best pinole, and we all this side as a pattern for mark-shown at D, to form feet.

acknowledge that you are great ing out the ends of the other

and we could not live without you."

The Hut Carpenter.

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"Why are you sometimes un- kind to us?" asked Willow Bud,

They were so poor that they were obliged to bag their bread, and when people told them that! It was better to do a little work than to look for that rogue Luck. they turned up their pretty noses and went on.

Luck was very amused. He was a wild youth, who dashed about, the world in all sorts of dis- guises, and he decided to play a trick on Alvira and Mirands as he did on a number of other people.

"I will put myself right in their way and they won't know me," he laughed.

Now it happened that Alvira and Miranda were at the seaside, and Alvira took a boat and went out to sea.

"I shall have a rest,"

she thought. "Luck is not likely to be all by himself on the sen, so I can go to sleep."

WENDY'S LITTLE NEEDLEWOMEN

A Smart Crochet Wool “Set".

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1932.

TINK'S CROSS-WORD PUZZLE.

Last week we drew a picture of a pole and a cat on top; per- You can make a very attrac-haps this suggested to you the animal name that was hidden in tive crochet wool "set" for your ❘ the puzzle - polecat. Full solution:—

new frock if you choose wool in a shade that exactly matches or else provides a decided contrast. You will need about one ounco of four-ply wool for the set, which includes collar, cuffs, ta waistbelt, and a pretty band for your felt hat. You will · also need a number eight bone cro- chet hook.

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The collar is just a straight piece of treble crochet, about

Dressmaker tells you how

to make this smart crochet wool set. of collar, cuff. waistbelt and hat-band.

twelve inches long and four

Work inches wide.

1 chain, four inches long, then do three extra chain, and work a treble crochet into the fourth chain from the hook, Continue in treble crochet all along the chain, work three extra at the end for turning, then come back along the row, and so on, till the strip is the required length. Take care to keep your stitches as even as possible. Diagram A shows you the strip; and Diagram B shows how you get the collar shape by turning over the ends each side. Find the middle of the collar and the

(Continued at foot of nezi column.) | centre-bacit of the dress: then

But when a great brave sent her a pair of beaded shoes, her heart began to bent very rapid- hy.

sew on the collar, doing first one side starting from the centre- hack, and then the other, so that you are sure to get it on straight.

The cuff-trimmings are made from long strips of treble cro- "Am I to be a bride?" whisper-ebet, ench strip four trebles ed Willow Bud. And the old wide, and long enough to squaw nodded, though she would round the cuff of your dress not tell Willow Bud who was the sleeve, stitched in a flat bow, as bridegroom.

you see in the picture.

That evening Willow Bud was led to the rapids, and then she knew that she was to be sacrificed to the water serpent.

"Oh Water, Water, I cannot be your bride!" she cried. "Spare me, and send us back the river!"

go

Make a similar strip for the hat-band.

The belt also is worked in treble crochet, about three inches wide and long enough to go comfortably round your waist.

You could make a pretty! "jazz" set for a plain navy frock, by working odd lengths of different coloured wools gether.

Wendy's Dressmaker.

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2.

A limb 5. Lazy

Acres.

7. Kind of trimming

9. Conjunction

10. By way of

11. Upon

12. Short letter

14. Tidy

19. Pronoun

(Leg).

(Idle).

(Lace).

(Or).

(Vin).

(On).

(Note).

(Neat),

16- Hidden animal name

(Polecat),

(Her).

21. Finishes

(Ends)..

24. Falls in white flakes

(Snow).

26. Little burrowing animals

(Moles).

28. Compass point

(ENE).

29. Made believe

(Pretended).

Down.

1. Wild animal

2. Even

(Lfon). (Level).

3. Gives a quick look

(Glanres).

4. Departed

(Went).

6. To let fall

(Drop).

8. Garment

(Coat),

13. To walk like a baby

(Toddie).

15. Deserved

(Earned).

17. Exclamation of enquiry

(Eh).

18. Fibre used for rope-making

(Hemn).

20. Was indebted to

(Owed).

22. Follows neither

(Nor).

(Set)

25. Number

(One),

27. Compass point

(SE).

29. A collection

Now if you arrange the letters beside this week's puzzle into their proper order, you will find they spell the name of a ferocious ape. The name is hidden, as usual.

LG

15

19

17

20

24

20

23

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20

Place there letters in the right

Order & a wad beast appach.

Clues:-

Across

1. Small island. 5. Shut noisily. 9. Pack away.

10. French for "Tather."

11. Cord used in fishing.

12. Fams English river 13. Termination

14. Large Australian bird. 16,

20. Be are.

22.0

notice of

a higher place. 24. Employ, 25. Preposition.

28. Used in playing cricket. 28. Flying toy.

30. Wild plum,

31. Stalk,

lightning.

"You are Luck!" Miranda. #

She went to sleep. Then little breeze sprang up, and, be- fore poor Alvira knew where she was, her boat was dashed on a rock, and she only escaped by the skin of her teeth.

Dowit

1. Same as 1. across.

2. A wand will do this. 3. Great English city.

Sheep.

5 Health resort. fi. Makes oven. 7. Fragrance.

8. Bill of fare.

18. Wakc.

17. Possessive pronoun. 18. Vegetables.

19. Young foxes.

21. Detail.

23. Chum.

26. Devoured.

27. Preposition.

29. The thing.

as finely as possible the same

cried quantity of plain sweetened cho- a basin,

"I am," he nodded. "And this

Put this into colate.

But they pushed her into the rapids, where she clung to the rock, and there they left her, knowing that she was very bravo and would not try to get away. For hours Willow Bud waited for the serpent to appear. Then an old brave from another tribe passed by, and, when he saw that The serpent was too proud to the serpent would not allow the answer, but that summer it was rapids to drown Willow Bud, he very angry, and gradually dried rescued her from the water and up the river, only allowing a little carried her away to his Own water to remain near the rapids | tribe. where it lived coiled up under a Now these Indians thought rock. The Indians were dis that Willow Bud was holy, and

The next day Miranda went vanished. "You call me 'bad' if table. tressed, and they looked at Wil- they changed her

name toont in a boat, and the same you use me the wrong way, and low Rud, and whispered.

Bride-of-the-Water. She WHA breeze aprang up.

But she 'good' if you catch me at the "Willow Bud, I will plait your very, very happy, because she

right moment!” hair with blossoms," said an old could always do exactly what squaw one day.

she liked, and was given the

OUR SWEET-MAKING CORNER.ing for a sponge cake. When you Willow Bud was pleased. best of all that the tribe possess When the Chief brought her aed. None of the springs or little coat of mink für, and told rivers belonging to those Indians her she was the most beautiful | ever

fortune is yours because you! and, using a wooden spoon, mix have taken advantage of in sufficient honey to form a "Luck!"

stiff paste, Shape the paste "Oh, good Luck!" cried the balls, and roll each in a little "Bad Luck!" she cried.

"delighted Miranda,

fine desiccated coconut. Place don't want you-I want your brother," he laughed

"Tell Alvira I haven't a them in coloured paper cases, brother.

да he and put them on your party

fought it hard, and would not go near the rocks, and suddenly it changed round and carried her to an island where the mermaids piled the gold they found at the Chocolate Honey Balls. bottom of the sea. And on the dried, because Bride-of-shore was a young man who Get a quarter of a pound of

looked as if he were made of good chocolate powder, or grate

of maidens, she was delighted: the-Water was their queen!

THEY ARE FROM ROSIE AND ME WITH HEARTY CONGRATULATIONS »

THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL-

MR-AND MRS JIGGS

WILL BE PLEASED TO KNOW WE REMEMBERED

THEM ON THEIR

TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY,

WELL NOW'.

THAT'S NICE

OF YOUSE-

YES' INDEED! ITS

THEIR CHINA ANNIVERSARY AND THESE PLATES ARE} JUST THE

THING-

WHAT'S

(THIS?

YOU MUST HURRY RIGHT OVER

AND GIVE THEM TO THEM-I CAN JUST SEE HOW TICKLED

THEY WILL BE-

JUST SOME MORE -- -AMMUNITION FER

MAGGIE-I'LL FIX'EM-

This chocolate paste is nice for stuffing dates and prunes when the stones have been removed, and it can be used also as a fill-

use it in a sandwich cake, finish . off the top of the cake by brush- ing it over lightly with a little white of egg and grating some chocolate on this.

SEL TAKE THEM. RIGHT OVER AND BE RIGHT BACK-

BRINGING

UP FATHER

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