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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MAY 8, 1918.

Full-page FEATURE EVERY SATURDAY

BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE

SPORTS. STORIES. PUZZLES - CRAFTS - GAMES « JOKES

A HORSE STORY... BY GORDON JOHN McGAW

The

TRIPLE-BAR JUMP

N 10 minutes the judges would signal the riders to start in the big event of the Crescent Valley Horse Show, Bruce Murray squirmed anxiously in his saddle. Much the outcome. depended Bruce's Uncle Joe had promised the gelding to give Bruce hunter Challenge if Bruce won the Silver Cup in the triple-bar jump.

on

worry

Was

BRUCE'S chief

whether Challenge would be frightened by the noise of the crowd-as he had been last when Uncle year. That was Joe rode Challenge and lost.

Bruce had never had a horse

as he leaped They cleared the first jump and the saddle reclaimed Bruce with a sharp smack. Preparing for the next Jump, Bruce leaned forward seized the manc. As the horse led zver the barn, Bruce felt as

The rush were flying.

To have a the you and wind Innhed his face.

horse's muscles roli into action.

he

good horse under

Rod in your teeth was a thing to

ory in!

Jeff completed the jumps as suc- cessful na Bruce, which left the two They honours. for tled rivals would have to repeat the jumps to Bruce was determine the winner. worried. Challenge was still excited and the smallest slip would lose Bruce everything he wanted: the Silver Cup, Sally's admiration, and Challenge himself.

intermission, During the brief

to his Truce let Challenge back

the crowd aul stall away from

A moment later Jeff dismounted. sauntered over to him

today, to win won't try 'You

what's you know Bruce Murray, good for you" Jeff salt, mensuring

He was Bruce with his

eyes. little angry because he had won easily and quickly, as he

$1 I'll hang "If you do, pected. shade on your lamps"

of his own. Challenge was his choice and the feeling was mutual for the horse seemed to Challenge's only like Bruce. fault was his fear of noise.

"Easy, boy!" Bruce spake us ho stroked the horse's mane.

"Talking to yourself, Murray?" catne a familiar, drawling velce nt Phillips. Jeff bis

side. It Dressed in light tan Jodhpurs, Jeff B looked root and mean. He always Bruce thought. It looked

menn,

rivals, ever

fellows two Bruce and Jeff topped the list. From their earliest grahimar school days, competition between them had been only keen. Now they were the entries for the triple-bar jump, and tension could be left all over the

arena,

WVIS

were

"I'm talking to my hurse?" Bryce replied evenly.

Jeff was

On

astride Typhoon. the ground beside him stood Sally

Andrews, who

had been

Bruce's recently,

steady girl friend, unti

when Jeff had started giving her a

terrife rush.

Challenge moved uneasily.

"Having trouble,

dude?"

Jell

asked casually, knowing the name particularly Annoyed Bruce,

who

was trying to keep Challenge quiet. "Nothing I can't handle, chuin," with Bruce answered, getting red anger.

"Okay, but if I were astride that Jittery beast, I'd let him know whe Why was master! He can't win.

his

don't you

1111

eggin and fire?"

T

Cannon to

words, Bruce

Aaround this saddle to

kpun Ince

Jeff. "Challenge Is the greatest horse allvel He's got perfect com- formation. He's deep through the tinting. heart, and has first-rate Maybe he is little noise-conscious - thoroughbreds aro at

So

what? Challenge Is

champion!"

times.

A REAL

When Bruce finished speaking. Challenge split the air with a loud to be wanted

whinny, as though

let Bruce know

with he agreed

lum. Jelt turned to Sally.

"Who takes you to the dance to- giving aight, Sal?" Jeff asked,

vicious blow with his

Typhoon

crop, as the spoke. Beating his horse seemed to give Jeff a feeling

of power.

Sally leased, "That depends," smiling a little, "on whether or noi you win!"

"Then it's a date win!" Jell said,

At that

moment the

because I'll

announcer

called to clear the ring and Sally was obliged to return to her place in the stands, calling "good luck," as she left.

Je lined his Bruce.

"1

beside

horse up

sald recall;" Jeff .seem to casually, "your Unclo Joe was tossed Just season by none other

than

Challenge. It nearly broke up the oct/"

a not ex-

Ills his ground. PRUCE stood

eyes narrowed and his Osts His at- ghtened. "I'm not afraid of you!" he replied. Jeff blinked. tempt to bully Bruce had failed. He nol with anger but did Blushed

to Instead, he raised his crop lash Challenge across the back, but noticing something was Challenge, wrong, snorted and reared, and Jeff

reply.

RADER

The

forward with such a jolt that Jeff

off backwards, was thrown stable man cornered Typhoon and led him lagloriously off, while Jeff rose to its feet.

•

TN spite of the clamour, Challenge look the jumps in perfect form. performance, Bruce completed his then quickly dismounted and ran to where Jeff was standing,

"I'm sorry about the fall, old man, Bruce said,

angry. first was Jeff's face ht Then he nodded toward the judge, approaching Bruce with the cup in his hand. You've won, Bruce," he the 'deserved I Kliess nail. "I tumble 1 got. I can be nasty at times."

the The judge handed Bruce

thanked him, Silver Cup. Bruce smiling at Sally, who waved from her seat in the arena. Even at a distance, Bruce knew there was a look in her eyes that meant would escort her to the dance,

ho

Bruce

The judge was muttering some- thing about "perfect control, a horse but that nothing could startle," Bruce was hardly listening. Excus

Bruce led Challenge ing himself.

where the to his box-stal, back horse pawed the floor wailing for the carrol, which was worth more than a silver cup to any horse.

carrot," your "Here's laughed banding the prize to the "And I knew you would mennt the crowd because win, animal.

You didn't hear nothing to you. that roar that upset Typhoon!"

of his Bruce reached to the vary horse and removed what he had so carefully placed in them during the intermission: two large wuds of cotton.

THE AVERAGE TEGNER 15 NOT SATISFIED WITH HER ROOM -BUT IT CAN BE REARRANGED OR ¿PURNISHED TO BE INTERESTING

AND MODERN-

TRY THE "BENCH SYSTEM-A MODERN MANNER OF BUILDING

UP FURNITURE UNITS-

DONCH UNITA

CHAIR

CHAIR

BED

TO BE INTERESTING

A ROOM HAS TO BE

WELL ARRANGED -

MAKE YOUR ROOM COMFORTABLE

-By Jay Worthington-

DOES your room seem crowd-

ed? Does it lack closets or other storage space? Are there seats for your friends when you hold a club meeting or chatter- fest7

The average teener complains on one of these counts, if not all His or her room is three. usually the extra one-an attic room, perhaps. It may be small or oddly shaped.

You, shouldn't mind, since the family needs the other rooms and pays the hills. The situn- tion is common enough these days, particularly with growing families. New homes are hard to find.

you

can

It's up to you, then, to make n

You room really.your room. transform that plain, uncomfortable room, with a bit of planning and

dream effort, into the kind about.

Have you seca pictures of the new and furniture in recent magazines and newspapers? Folding tables, disappearing beds, sectional cabinets and shelves that fit into Just enn't hur the right places? You those things, you wall, on

your allowance!

BORROW IDEAS

are

You But you can do something. cun borrow some of those new ideas. the same as many grown-ups doing today In emergency homes, You'll have fun once you get started, particularly if you are the type why some day hopes to be an architect,

As the horse cleared the bars, Bruce felt as if he were flying, designer, artist or interior decorator.

icok a step backward just in time

to avoid an angry hoof.

"I hope he breaks your neck!" Jeff snarled.

Bruce boiled over at the sight of Jeff striking at Challenge. His fist swung and connected solidly on... and Jeff's Jaw. Jeff went down Bruce stood over him.

"Challenge is the finest plece of horse-flesh a man ever rode," he said. "Don't ever try to hit him again."

Jeff rose angrily, rubbing his thin. But he didn't feel like fight- ing. He hurried away to his own horse.

The

Bruce looked at Challenge. horse was more nervous than ever. slightest commotion in the The crowd in the Bnal event might set to win. Challenge off. Bruce had There was a way, if he still had Arst ald Ume, Bruce went to

He took a enbinet near his stall.

Bruce bit hla lip. "An accident! package from it and then returned You know horses are unpredicable, to hla horse. Jell. Typhoon has been known to scutile bis rider, too!"

AT

that instant, the signal was given, Bruce went first. Muscles

A few minutes later, Bruce rode into the arena, sure he would win. Jeff noticed that Bruce looked strangely untroubled, although it should have been a tense moment. Bruce's number was called and the crowd loosed

a roar

of encour-

rippling und måne flying. Challenge bore down upon the first jump. Bruce braced himself. Challenge agement. With the burst of

plause, Typhoon reared and bolled could feel the lunged and Bruce

WHY BE SELF-CONSCIOUS?

THINK OF OTHERS

You

'OU don't need to be self-consclous. It's just a bad habit and it shows you up as selfish, self- makes you un- contred, and spolls your fun, popular and Interferes with your success ail down

What makes

Lie line.

dose of self!

An DUNT. self-conscious? you You are thinking too much about yourself, what people think of you, how your clothes look, the impression you make.

You are embarrassed by trifles, you think people are picking In fact, you are so busy concentrating on YOU that you haven't time or thought for anyone else.

on you.

ap-

What can you do about it? Why, stop it! Forget about you and Make a determined effort to be concentrate on the other fellow..

Get Into group activities at school and Interested in other people. at church. You have a lot to give once you decide to give ii. Watch to do things for others. Being kind will keep your mind chances for

havo bralos, eyes, hands and feet, just like anyone else. Use then to help others instead of keeping them exclusively for yourself. Consentrate on what you can give.

Why be "self" consolaus when being "other people" conscious pays olf if happiness, popularity, and succcan?

OLKITCHENETTE

AUNT PEGGY

SWEET POTATO PUDDING

Sherman McClure has an unusual way to fix sweet potatoes. Make a pudding out of them! Ifere's Sher- man's recipe!

2 cups peeled and grated

potutoes

1 cup sugar

1 tablespoon flour

sweet

cup shortening (melted butter)

2 cups sweet milk

3 beaten eggs

1⁄2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon each of cinnamon and

nutmeg

In order

ingredients Combine listed and place in a buttered bak- ing dish and bake slowly for two hours. Serve warm or cold. Cold mashed potatoes may be used in- stead of sweet potatoes. Serves five

or six

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ANSWERS

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You needn't be an artist, however, Balance of materials, colour, light is the important think. expert designer has compared balanced room to a seesaw. heavy person sits on one end, you the pat two smaller persons on

other end.

Your first step in planning is wo decide what you need in your room. Today's designers plan for instead of cluttering up 100ms with useless space-eating gadgets.

Use.

You need places for sleeping, sitting, working, storing things, and entertaining. Your bed will take up the biggest space, obviously near a long wall.

If you place other large picces near the short walls you will Your unbalance

seosaw. your friends, visiting you, will be falling over one another. If large chests or dressers stand against the other long wall, on the other hand, you prob- ably can't spread your arms when you are in the room's centre.

WHAT YOU SHOULD DO

of

Try the "bench" system-one of the new popular ideas. On a long bench, "build" combinations cabinets, drawers, or shelves. You can build them high in the middle like a pyramid, with sitting, space on either side; or place your "units" at intervals along the bench, or at one end.

bench. And anyone who can ham mer a nail can make a bench. Just be certain that the legs are strong enough to support whatever is going of your on top! The appearance finished bench will depend on the time and work you put on it.

What about those storage units? Well, any wooden packing case and you it across, will do. Sm will have two cabinets for records, even a small bonks, games, shoes, radio. Cut up one half of the pack- ing case, and you can have smaller cabinets or shelves.

YOUNG IDEAS PUZZLES

„JUNE MAY

LOOK Magazing clalms youths 13

to 10 are definitely abolishing the bobby sox in favour of tailored stockings. More nylons are certainly being seen nt formal and informal parties. For school wear, many are wearing a threcquarter length sock with litle-girl anndals,

A ent who will watch water spigoling from a faucet, a conary willing to alt on a toy horse long dog enough to be photographed, a and a rabbit eating from the same dish, are all good camera Bubjects

for the season.

·

*

Four plano players at one plano is something now in slunt playing and sounds soll. Special music comes for these eighthanders.

We saw a top-notch party the olher

was handed a plenle plate containing aix

feathers white

Here's a set of variety puzzles to help while away a dreary day. Answers are on this page.

-1-

AMERICAN CITY

The city is lottered in, as well na the thing we associate with it, but let's All in the rest of the squares with the six-letter words (in order) for:

Deeda

of A king's home;

American Station; courage: Early Foolish; Empire; Expire; Prison;

Pompous show; Created loudly: In-

F

a

む

herent; Soluble salt:

p

H

game at a

t

N

night. Ench

girl

L

E

and

told

A

D

to carry the "now" across the room before the "wind" blew too hard. The "wind" was n bey darting around the excited

D

IN

who kept

E

E

racery,

P

puffing for all he was

worth. The

who

Þ

H

A

girls had to run and the one reached the goal, her half dozen feathers intact, was the winner.

Are you recovering from sickness over and (10 and longing to roll

different? Have Mom something bring you a bag of confetti, a tube of paste and a square of cardboard. Make a confetti picture. If you suc- eced in creating a masterpiece, you something can frame it and have colourful as a keep-sako from your In-bed days.

If your suede shoes are beginning to get a greeby look, buy a bottle of suede-reviver at any shoe store and restore the scuffed spots. Apply 11- quid shoe polish, the same colour as of the the shoe, on the inner part heel and the Instep. That adds to the newer appearance, too.

King Nep's Important Mission

-He Changed the Course of An Iceberg-

By MAX TRELL

NARF and Hanid, the shadows

"

with the furned-around names, had gone down to their Hitle secret apat along the banks of the brookt where the water swirled and tum- bled around the mossy rocks, hoping

King to fined their friend

Nep sitting there as usual.

King Nep claimed he WAS

aaco (hundreds and hun- upon a time dreds of years ago, he said) King of The Seas and of all

the creatures who swam and crawled and wrig gled under water, But most folks So had forgotten all about him. he had

grown smaller and smaller until now

now he was not much larger than a fair-sized willow twig. And instead of

living in

in a great pearly palace at the bottom of the with dolphins to carry him about from one end-of-the-world-to the other, he chose to live behind mossy rocks in the brook with the tadpoles and the frogs and the min- nows for his only companions.

Still A King Nevertheless he stil felt himself when aking, and was very glad Knarf and Hanid came down to the brook to visit him,

Knarf

of a

sea,

the

King Nep boarded a seagull beaded for the Arctic Ocean.

of ice

19. gigantic mountain can't Imagine how dangerous that sailing down among the ships, not being steered by anyone."

"It might crash into a ship," said Hanid.

"Exactly! So I got right up there to see what I could do."

"How did you get up there?" Knart asked, trying not to sound too inquisitive,

An Iceborg "The seagull flew me up.

Sure enough, there was the iceberg, slow- by floating south. It looked like a mountain, with cliffs and caves and

He wasn't there today. called him loudly from the edge of the brook: "King Nepi King Nep!" But there was no answer except the sound of

the swirling, tumbling water. They were just about to thick leave when the leaves forn a few yards off parted and out stepped King Nep, dressed all in green

out above. He came over and sat down wearily on a little stone, leaning on the three-pronged fork (or trident, as ho called which he always

it) carried with him.

سا

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SCRAMBLER

a

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N

Scramble a man and have TO- re-scramble and have crip-

phot; pled.

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CROSSWORD PUZZLE This puzzle, with hint lettered in, should be easy:

worda

114 (2

11

PE

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ACROSS

1 Peek 4 Remain 8 Half an em Biblicul pronoun 11 Employ 12 Perform 14 Parent 10 Each (ab- brev.) 17 Pare 18 Heavenly body. 'DOWN

1 Jump, 2 One time, 3 Kentucky (abbrev), 5 Tungsten (abbrev), d On the ocean 7 Twelve months 10 Type measure 13 Tellurium (ab- brev). 15 Whlib.

4-

WORD MARRIAGES From the paired

4

definitions fol- Jowing, form two three-letter words cach. Then, by combining these two words, you will have a six-let- ter word murringe:

Away Frozen water Damage-Alcoholic drinks. Short sleep-Relative

SCRAMBLER

Scramble to thrash and have to encourage; re-scramble and have a Greck letter.

WORD

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DIAMOND Our diamond centres on a WED- is "an DING. The second word Indian weight," the third "a car,

sixth "a Afth "io erect," and the compass point

W

WEDDING

accipices all dazzling white; though Rupert helps Dr. Lion-32 there was even more of it under the water than you could see sticking There were two polar bears on it, just for the trip. I waved my trident at it and commanded it to melt. But I knew that wouldn't do much good. It was so big it would tako weeks and weeks to melt, So to come then I commanded a storm

deeply "the Nep sighed and smash it up. But-" and King

and couldn't blow it over, waves Just crashed themselves blis on its sides.

"Well," he said at last, "I've just been doing some very hard work. You wouldn't think that a king bad to work hard. But it was worth it"

Hanid asked if ho minded telling y them what he had beca doing.

Caured A Storm "Not at all.

"Well,

wind

the

to

nald King Nep, "I didn't I was sitting here this morning, thinking of the old know what to do until all at once days and, by just lifting my trident. I thought about the whales. They But would they I could cause a storm, or make the could really help.

I decided whales come to me, or turn great come if I called them? I rolling waves into smiling ripples, try. I stood on the highest peak of All at once I heard a flapping of the iceberg and called and called

It was a sca-

And suddenly there they all were, wings.

I looked up.

ant nows."

to

puffing and ready to do my bidding. gull. He had news, for me-unpleas- just as in the old days, blowing and

"Oh, what was

matter?" old ones and young ones, big ones the

and-no, not small ones, for there Knart wanted to know.

is no such thing as a small whale. "Far up in the Arctic Ocean

iceberg And they all pushed the We are not talking about a "park

broken loose," bench" type,

of course, but about great iceberg had the plain, old-fashioned kind. A King Nep answered. "And now it back to the Arctic Ocean where it

south.

You belongedl" was starting to float plank resting on two supports is a

·RED · RYDER

TURS YOUR HOSS LOOSE

AND COMS

WITH ME, KID/

11L KEEP OD TIED UP IN HERE TILL YOU TELL ME WHERE YOU HID THAT GOLD DUST!

a

Unkind Virtue

YOU KIND WOMAN?

MAKE-UP FIRE

SO LITTLE BEAVER NOT CATCH-UM COLD

As soon as Rupert u safely up th/ his strange perch the Wise Old Goa pushes off and glides swiftly r moothly away. from the fortress a down through the sul pinewo hi akis making a light kissing se as they cut their track th pure white surface of the

icy wind in his face makea (tert's

eyes water, but he soon geted to It, and he thrills as he wond what is the secret place to whichtey are going at such a speed,

ALL RIGHTS RISEND,

By. Fred Harptı

SICK KIDS CAN'T TALK. BUT THE GONNA BE PLENTY HUNGRY ESS

YOU TELL WE

I WANNA