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Soda Water Gas Has Many Uses

By KATHERINE HOUISON

THE

the

same bubble gas which makes

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TWO BOYS BECOME

LINT

PROSPECTORS

Deering's voice shook with excitement. These crystals could be

sapphires "

Jim's eyes dropped from watching the white clouds in the blue Arizona aky to the water hole and his brother holding out a blue-gray stone.

Sapphireal Jim's hopes soared as bigh as the white clouds. If Citat and he found sapphires, maybe they wouldn't have to sell the water hole as their father had written them to do. A dry year and a drop in cattle prices had been bad enough, but when their father had been taken to the hospital the ranch's resources had simply drained away.

An hour Inter the gravel had yielded only two more crystals found to one side of the first discovery. Following the croded course of the spring. run-off, Jim climbed again, he found ́a

sodu ami ginger ale fizz and puts the bank and after a moment

foam on your ice cream sodn toes all sorts of other queer things.

In the form of dry ice it is used

to ship lee cream and other perich- abies over long distances.

It won't thaw en route Rt can be used in packages sent the malls!

Because

Oven through

Carbon dioxide, which is the car- rect nume of this bubble gas, saved the lives of a bomber crew at an A plune airport not so long ago. landed with high octane gasoline Instant crashed in landing. In on 50-foot flames shot into the air.

hent was so intenso no one col. The

Rel

near it. Suddenly a jeep dashed up and pushed its nose into the heart Know- of that daming mass, us a storm mushroomied out from nowhere und surrounded it. In a few seconds the flamen were amothered and the men in the plane safe.

Expanded 450 Timos

The carbon dioxide which made

850

of

the

the snow was in a tank, at pounds pressure. As the driver took his jeep into that great sheet flame he opened the nozzle of lank and the gas released. It ex- panded to about 450 times its con- densed volume and fell all over the ice, smothering the fire as dry flames.

hips Rubber jifeboats carried on ships and seaplanes. owe their title of life- savers to this gas. When crews are bale shipwrecked or are forced to out they turn a valve in their boats, watch the

and gas expand them, in Jhen

Hout

snicly and comparative comfort until they are rescued.

The queeres!

this use to which bubble as hus been put was dis- closed recently by entomologists of Department. the U.S. Agriculture They claim it can be used to control beest Formerly smoke was used for this purpose.

"NOW

small crystal,

two mora. Clint uncovered three of a larger size. The lttlo stream had The two cut through the deposit brothers looked at each other in growing excitement.

Later, when they burst into the assay office, Ralph Saunders, the min- ing expert in the town, looked at their And without enthusiasm.

"Folks find them pretty often," he "They're sapphires, yes, but sald. they're flawed, light in colour and small. You might find a few stones worth a dollar or two."

He handed the stones across the desk to the man he introduced as Mr Cameron, mining investor fron the west coast. After a look, he, too, shook his head.

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Saunders leaned back in his chur and clasped his hands behind his head. "You're looking for a buy.. Cameron," be said. "Why don't you look at the desert water-hole? Since these stones aren't gemm quality, I reckon the boys still want to sell." Jim and Clint nodded, dumb with disappointment.

"Let's go, then," the man said. "I don't have too much Ume."

Mr Cameron T the waterhole, ΑΤ

joined the boys in a yearch for more sapphires. He found one of good size; then his sharp eyes dis- In the covered rose quartz pebbles gravel. Ranging near the stream he picked up bits of "fool's gold" spark- with mica. Thoughtfully he ing turned the stones over in his hands, then getting a prospector's kit from le set off two small shots. The holes showed a soft, abrous rock with a greasy shine on its yellow green surface. He picked up some broken pieces to add to the sapphires and other specimens.

his car,

Knarf Was Very Puzzled

-He Couldn't Understand About Whiskers-

By MAX TRELL

take whiskers," said Mr Punch to Knart and Hanld, the shadow-children with the turned around names; lots of the folks I know have whiskers."

Knar! said, "Only old folks have whiskers, haven't they, Mr Punch?"

"Not at all," repiled Mr

Punch.

weeks "I know a kitten only three old who has a wonderful set of whiskers. They're pure white and them. And ine's

quite

proud of then," Mr Punch went on, "there's whole family I know-they all have whiskers too: Papo, Mama and all the children, the boys as well as the Girls."

Jonid

know what wanted to family Mr Punch mennt where every one in it had whiskers.

Nice Folks

family," said Mr "The mouse

they Punch. "And very nice folks are, always quiet, never ruising their voices above a squeak and tiptoeing around the house as atit as a row of pins."

1

Knarf wanted to know if there was whiskers any difference between

"Oh yes," said Mr and a beard.

thin and Punch. "Whiskers wispy. Beards are long, and thick. Two friends of mine have quite handsome bourds."

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"Who are they?" asked Kpart, as he tried to think of anyone whom Mr Punch know, who had handsome bearda (or any beards at all, for that

malter!).

Mr Punch smiled. "One of their rames is Billy; and the other is his wife, Nanny

Knart was as puzzled us "over. Billy and Nanny-who?".

At this Hanld shouted

gleefully:

"I know! It's Bully and Nanny Goat!"

Mr Punch nodded and said that's whom he meant. "The other day," Mr Punch continued, "I saw pic-

Nanny Goat and Billy Goat Ind beards.

BY LEE PRIESTLEY

Leaning against the fender of his car. Mr Cameron looked at the boys. "I have an idea about these stones, own part of a company that makes costume Jewellery. think we could sell a semi-precious line using the sapphires and rose quartz and possi- stone. bly some of that green Arizona Jewels that would make good advertising copy."

Then he offered desert waterhole.

$10,000 for the

"We're up! We're down! We're up again!" Jim muttered.

"Goah!" Clint blurted out, "That's twice as much as we hoped to get"

Next morning as the boys drove the rattling ranch pick-up to lown they could hardly believe their luck. Mr Cameron had said he wonted to leave on the California Limited, but he would have the papers and the cheque ready before train time.

"Only I won't feel safe until it's all sewn up and no chance of blowingt up in our faces," Jim worried.

But i wasn't the deal; it was the up. right front tyre that blew Hot as the work of fixing it was,

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and that makes them suspicious.

Hank's He's a clear caso of hälnuttiness."

1?-Old Hill-nutty. am

Stur- voice squalled behind them.

to see tho tled, the three turned old prospector standing in the door of the nasty office with Ralph Saunders peering curlously his shoulder.

aver

"Git the sheriff, Saunders!" the Thot's the go- old man shouted.

around loot that's been anoopin' my strike! And them 1wo boys tried to kidnap me not an hour ago!" His ragged beard bristling with Indignation, the old fellow advanced on the bewildered three. "Looky ut that!" he yelled, "Belleve I've made strike richer'n Montezumey's n

do 17 Hill-nutty, huh? treasure. Maybe t'aint gold, but there's a fortune in long-fibred asbestos in them there rocks!

mouth round Eyes and

with astonishment. Clint and Jim stared. at the specimens in the gnarled, A soft, fibrous rock, dirty hand. yellow green with a greasy shine

the freshly broken surfaces-

or

At the waterhole, Mr. Cameron joined the boys in a

search for sapphires,

the

Mr. Cameron, his Jim turned to volce puzzled, "That's like the rock at the waterhole!!!

WHERE IS A GOOD PLACE TO LOOK. FOR TREASURE?

ONE PLACE

IG ABOUT AS GOOD AS ANOTHER- FIRATES HAD TO BUCY THEIR TREASURE ON LAND-

MOST ALL BOYS AND LOTS OF GIRLE, TOO,

HAVE, AT SOME

TIME, HAD THE URGE TO DIA FOR

BURED TREASURE- TOM GAWYER, AND HUCK BINN DID-

PUZZLES

CROSSWORD

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TREASURE MIGHT BE BURIED ON CLIBA, JAMAICA

AND THE BAHAMAS -

Treasure'

Men

'Pirate

Still Lures

By Julia W. Wolfo

THAT prince of romancers,

Stevenson, Robert held that it is impossible for & boy not to be at heart a dreamer of a secret treasure. There was an argument be- tween Stevenson and a friend.

The friend said he had never thought to buried given one chests of Spanish gold, and Stevenson replied: "If it can be have demonstrated that you never been on a quest for hidden treasures, you have been a child!"

The romance of burled treasures does not stop calling boys when they.

grow "tall." Jason and the Argonauts sought the "Golden Fleece"--which was the allegoric way of hinting at hidden treasure.

Sir Walter Raleigh bunted his El Dorado, and divers still grope for the Hold chests of wrecked Armada ships on the Scottish "Rough Bounds, and for the bullion of Spanish gul- icons that Admiral Rooke sank in Vigo Bay.

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1 Pompous show

6 Pronoun

7 Play part

↑ Dry

11 Writing tool

12 Not pass

14 Back of the neck

18 Worthless bit

18 Native of Denmark

20 Leave out

22 Lieutenants (Abbrev.) 23 Succession

1 Acts

DOWN

2 Operatic solo

3 Measure of area

4 Diamond-cutter's cup

5 Substances

Laughter sound

Half on cnt

10 Noise

13 Youth:

17 Bindi

16 Wan

first

10 Hawaiian bird

which

docu- treasures

Poe's "Gold Bug" was the

now of stories,

common, deal with cipher writing.

In Action and in history.

10 Electrical term

21 Transpose (Abbrev.)

SCRAMBLER REVERSAL

have

ments relating to buried nover

are always written in such a man- unintelligible ner that

that they will be

Reverse if they fall into the hands of the

"to twirl". and Ciphers and mys-small draughts," scramble and have wrong persons.

used. In

"metul fasteners," reverse and have terlous marks are often the case of charts and maps the

"to cut off short." directions are usually given by means of cross bearings and other conventional signs that anyone might

PUZZLE ANSWERS

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PARADE ERROLE

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the worry over the vanishing time Mr Cameron was worse. Suppose wouldn't wait? Rounding the next

slammed on fast, Jim curve

From the doorway Ralph Saunders brakes. Ahead a car lurched across

quietly, **Ir you have the road to dive into the bank with said

The the same quality in the deposit on

HIDDEN STATE: clelve mont) age. a shriek of telescoping metal. driver sprawled incrt-over-the-your land; I'll offer you $40,000-

VERSE AND WORSE: 1-Lincoln. 2 wheel.

Cape Farewell, 3-Breatso it's a chop- When the boys ran to the wreck for a half interest right here and

now. We'll have the best mineral-house. Two. 5-URE Z. the bearded head and Clint turned and

be

gently they saw it was Hill-Nutty ogist in the state go over it. It he Hunk, known by sight to half the says it's worth more I'll still jump

Half-hermit, half-prospector, at the chance." state,

had spent years on the desert elusive fortune. The seeking un lonely days in the hills and dunes had made him about what his nick- name Indicated.

Water from the desert bag and vigorous fanning did not revive the eld man. So the boys moved him to take him to n their own car to doctor. As they drove on again, Jim saw that they had lost still more precious time.

crooked a contemptu- Old Hanks ous thumb at Cameren. "He was tryin' to rook them boys, too?" Ho raised his voice to a hoarse whoop, "Sheriff! Come a-runnin'}"

Saunders looked over the old man's shoulder at the mining man. "I don't suppose It's a case for the sheriff, Hank," he sald But $1 I were you, Cameron, I wouldn't wait for the Limited tomorrow; there's buses west. Folks might not like it here if it got around

he few

In the town as they neared the hospital, Old Hank sat up and push- ed peevishly at Clint's restraining hands. "This ain't my car," mumbled, confused. Then his voice rose to a trembling scream, "You're kidnappin' me!"

ever!

"Listen, Mister," Clint said in- dignantly, "that bang on your bean has made you nuttler than 'Kidnappin' I wouldn't have you for a gift,"

"Shut up. Clint," Jim sald

expressions, he doesn't know what sharply;

Kourt and Hanid looked at eseh other with puzzled trying their best to guess who had a and beautiful pair of moustaches.

Natural whose picture was in the

they But hard as History Book. trled, they couldn't think who Was.

The Walrus

that you acted big-hearted over a sapphires you knew were to cheat these worthless and tried ktus out a fortune in asbestos."

Cameron shrugged his shoulders carelessly. "It's no crime to drive a hard bargain." He turned on his heel and walked rapidly back toward the hotel

"Why, the dadratted crook!" Old Hank muttered and stooping, he snatched up a good-sized rock from the

piic that held a post erect. Whirling, he threw it straight and THE glittering eyes swept to him hard. The boys heard the smack It then do, 100,

as it

Cameron struck between the shoulders, jolting him into a run.

know whet

I'm sayin.." the old man yelled. "Lemme oula here! I'll beat you to the Land Office!"

squaro

Clint drow n. long breath.. Beam- old pros- bowhiskered pector he pumped his arm up and down enthusiastically. "Hank," he shouted, remind me to get hills. nutty, too. It pays off! "

Old Catching Clint off balance, "Why" sald Mr Punch, "it's my good friend who lives up near the

Hank pushed him, hord. His falling at the

Clint door' and North Pole, young Wally, the wal- opened the car rus. And in the same book, I saw tumbled out into the dust. As Jim a plcture of my friend Leo, who's a stopped the car the old fellow half lion and who always wears a muffler fell, half leaped over him and ran around his neck, hot weather or cold heavily down the street. weather. Of course, perhaps

Jim really isn't a mufler-perhaps

"Where

are you hurt?" more like, a beard that's fallen down from under his chin and got all pulled his brother to his feet.

"In my good intentions." Clint clothes. whacked dust from his "Good Samaritan-bah! ho said furiously. "Come on, let's go find, out that Mr. Cameron's long gone."

It's

around his neck. But the one with the most

beautiful head of hair,

that he always keeps combed straight back right down to the end of his toil, la my good acquain- tance--"

"Who?" asked Knarf and Hanid. "Porcupine," said Mr Punch. You notice I said, acquaintance and not friend. The only one who really can be friends with a porcupino ir another porcupine."

Knatt and Hand were, surprised ture of another friend of mine in to learn about all the ones who had the Natural History Book. He had a whiskers, boards, moustaches

and

But at the hotel the mining in- veator waited for them. A day "won't ruin my plans," he smiled, reaching for his hat. Let's go, seg the lawyer."

Out on the glaring street, Clint, and Jim began to tell him why they were late. When they de scribed, the crazy, actions of Old Hank, Mr Cameron laughed with "Those old desert rals always

than the lost raines of Monteruma

them.

beautiful pair of moustaches. I sup-apiky hair that grow all the way bellove they've made a strike richer pose you know whom I mean,"

clown to the end of their tail.

RED- RYDER

INDIAR ATTACK?

STOP-BM » RBD RYDER/

HIDDEN STATE

One of the United States is hidden In the following sentence:

The retouch artist

read. But the secret part of the matter is the geographical position of the district thus charted. The spot may be some desert stretch of coast, a swamp, an inaccessible clever montage. cliff, some picturesque island-the more unwholesome and uninviting the better it keeps the secret.

Ber of troutreaches kit wu to

mado a very

VERSE AND WORSE

*

Here's a riddle in rhyme for change. If you can't guess this one, wilt remaining ones perhaps the come easy to you. Correct answers are elsewhere on this page.

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DEYOND doubt, the greater num-

history or to tradition are associated with the plunder

rovers of sen Land bandits rever seemed to find

1. A highway, a novellat,

A elty and a cent,

If you haven't guessed me,

ol

such

not

searching

I'm a famous monument.

2. On what point of land should

SCRAMBLER REVERSAL: "Spin, nips a safe place to deposit trunks

gold and fewele. Of course, pins, snip.

of hidden wealth are chests "lost," for men are stil for-them..

Mark Twain hit off the close asso- | by" - between the buccaneer

WORD SQUARE:

CAROL ARETE NEATA

OTTER LEARN

WORD DIAMOND;

PAT PARES

Rupert's Island Adventure-10

Edward suggests that Sailor Sam would be the right man ta go to. "He has a last boat of his own and could take tools and oil back to your island." So the pair set off. Before they have gone far Rupert hears voices and turns. Then he gives a gasp of dismay. "My paper boat! he cries. The Professor's secret

It's on the river again and do believe those wicked laxes have got it. They must have seen me land. Oh dear, they'll be nearly sure to

ink it l

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

a Greenlander stand to say "good-

a restaurant like

4. If quadruplets are two sets of twins, tell in one word the difference between twins and quadruplets.

and the

3. Why Is treasure-hunting fever. Remember Tom Sawyer's woodshed? and Huck's dialogue? Says Huck: "Where'll we dig?" and Tom replies: "Oh, most anywhere."

It is said that more men than you can count have their eyes on the "Incredible" hoard of gold burled off the cust of Trinidad, Brazil. This is an almost inaccessible island and, us yet, no treasures have been un- carthed. Do not confuse this island with one of the same name in the Caribbean Sea.

ET your map and you can casily

mark

places score or more a where treasures are supposed to lie. Begin in the North Pacific. Four hundred miles off Central America is Cocos Island, where in olden times Davis and Kidd had a secret cavo laler used by the pirate Benito, "They say the Island is honey- combed with eaches, but as yet these have defied seekers.

Co from there to the Clipperton Islands; the Galapagos Islands, Drake's Islands, which is known, too, an the Isle of Plate: northward in the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico we and of Leeward And the course of Windward and the Greater Antilles and Puerto Rico, where a nest

be. Here caches is said to famed

pure-gold service of pounds avoirdupols still, after years, remains to be lifted.

the Cuba, and Look at Jamaica,

bo to Bahamas-Gelds too wide detalled-all rich fields for treasure-

seekers.

5. With what four letters could you tell a person he was not dificult to influence?

WORD SQUARE

Rearrange the letters in each row to form a word, then rearrange the rows of words to form a perfect word square:

RAENIL

AAERT LARIcio

REE AT

TORET

WORD DIAMOND

Our diamond is laid on CAR- of PETS. The second word is a "light Atth the touch," the third "peels," the

a 4.000 is "very small," and the sixth

400 "pigpen."

But most boys are perfectly will- ing to find "wealth" reading tales as "Treasure Island."

Expensive Strategy

CRABROCK'S GUNFIRE'S TOO MUCH FOR "EM «LITTLE. BEAVER? BUT THEY'LL TRY

AGAIN?

NO CAN FIGHT

BETTER. BE

such

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BE SLAVE OP

PALEPACE PRINCESS PREFLY!

WE ALL GET KILLED/

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CARPETS

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BY FRED HARMAN

ALL CHARGE TOGETHER NOW?

MANY INDIAN DIE BUT SOME REACH PALLYACESS

I WILL LEAD ATTACK?