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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

SATURDAY, AUGUST 28, 1948.

FULL-PAGE FEATURE EVERY SATURDAY.

BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE

SPORTS. STORIES. PUZZLES. CRAFTS. GAMES . JOKES

ZOO'S WHO HOW

ABOB WHITE MAY LIVE IT6 ENTIRE LIFE AND NEVER GET TEN MILES FROM THE NEST IN WHICH IT WAS HATCHED...,

PORCUPINES ARE WELL SUPPLIED WITH QUILLS AT BIRTH..

TO A

LINT was angry and yell-

ing at his brother Jim.

EARMARK

RUSTLER

By LEE PRIESTLEY

"What can you do to catch these up-to-dale Jokers?" Tex went on "They drive up a closed truck, drop a runaway, unload a couple of horses and cowpokes, round up your calves, and they're in the next state before you even mis your stock. Nothin' to give 'em nway if voul they're stopped beemise all looks alike in the packin' houses."

"I say sell while we've got a few calves left!" he said. "And I say you're crazy !" Jim shouted back. Those elves will be worth ten times more us yearlings!"

"Yeah? So We lose ten

It the rus- times as much when

lers get 'em!" Clint's voire was bitter. "Okay, But try to have a few left to out this hay I'm going to buy

We

them

Win All true. Jln know. Motorised Justlera wen har to calch. You had to surprise don't sell.

loading, or perhaps catch whoever upped them off to your herd. That was umuolly one of the ranch crew.

The man laughed as he recognised Jim. "I thought a big, bad rustler had the sure," he said.

"What are you doing here?" Jim demanded,

"You and me must've had the same kleu," Little Red said easily. I thought I'd bed down with the babies to kind of protect them."

Jim was

said dubious, but he nothing more. Little Ited would certainly bear watching Jlm iny awake for a long time after Little Red's deep breathing told that slept. Then Jim had the iden.

he

MR & MRS VINEGAR AND SALTY

Fairba

SCIENTISTS HAVE DISCOVERED THAT GOATS ARE MORE QUARRELSOME WHEN HUNGRY THEN WHEN

WELL FED..

By E. ANN BRUSH

WEL

VELL, well! Here's Mr and Mrs Vinegar and their dog, Salty, out for a stroll un- der the mop-tree! They're a gay looking pair and perhaps they can call on you if you have a few odds and ends and a bit of imagination.

.

This little Kitchen Caper was constructed out, of two jugs, some crepe paper, a dish mop.

eup, two paper*

aluminium corks and a salt shaker.

We drew a line and a couple of feet with black crayon to give one bottle a munnish look--Mr Vinegar. For Mrg Vinegar's Identifying fenture, we made a little scarf out

Lacca

of light green crepe paper. The arms are black crepe paper. The on the stoppers were drawn, also. The dog was just an ornamental salt shalter which needed only to be it- self. The mop is stuck into a paper cup.

Gather up the odds and ends in your kitchen and try a little "still.

lite" of your own.

The Toys Wanted Ice Cream

-But They Found It Hard to Walk to the Store

By MAX TRELL

the Stuffed Bear, Mary- The ran doll, and Genera Tin the tm solder all agreed that they weren't being treated properly. by the bidren.

"Every alles ufternoon." sall Teddy (for the feral Hone that day), "they go to the store and come back. entinst ler cream COLES. They've never even offered us a taste,"

"Not even a lek,"

Mary-

"And they eat it right in from of at eve. Snad General Tu

Ice Cream Cones

Chey cl it in front of their own yes, too," said Mr Punch on the other of the rat. He smiled. The thought all this talk about the children having ice cream cones nar the toys in the playroom hour,

Was

tintase

having "They're anyhow." "They're probably delicious," said

probably at nurb good Title.

Teddy.

"If the Phildren like them, so will

4 Mary-Jane

"Even Phey're mul much good. thet the ume,

I'd like taste General.

"Ah," said Mr Punch. "I have a wonderful pla

General They

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Teddy took a step forward. "I'll go." said General Tlu "The ice cream store is just around the I'll be back in a jiffy. What Bavours do you want?"*

"Vanille," satd Mary-Jane. "Chocolate," suid Teddy.

Comm

A Stop Forward

was

ELCON

STERR

Jim threw the beam of his pocket flashlight into the fallen man's face.

Kariestor

knife

Siding up. Jim drew his the first time the

silently slid from his pocket and To hadn't seen eye

Little Reds bopt from his side. Jim Creeping used the knife briefly.

the Away then. until he was sure man would not hear him leave, he walked to nearby headquarters. In rock feet he crept Into the bunk house. covered by the chorus of shores. Again he wielded the knife.

bruthers

0 1 question of ranch eye

withi Ru- management, and cho Verde calves disappearing by fives, tens and twenties, the situation

enough to set tempers on a hair trigger. Jim watched his brother leave un- easily. What if Clint right? But to sell now and lone the whole year's work!

was

were

the little sheltered valley, Tex Abbott, their foreman, glared at the tally abrei. Thirty gone this time, he growled, “We're goin' outa cow business fart.

"I'll have raspberry,” said General Tin. With that he took a step for want and fell flat on his fer! IT guess i can't walk," he said sadly. That's the trouble with being ♫ din soldier.

So he took Toddy said he'd go. a step forward. Then he shook from tumbled side to side, and Anally they thought, of

heup. "I can't down la

walk course, that it could be very won. derful. That they thought they might either." he said, "That's the trouble

with being a stuffed bear." Just as well hear t

Tedy, Mary-June andi Tin all sheneed at By Punch. asked him what he wonderful iden W115.

Not

M

"It's very simple," said Mr Punch. "Just go to the same store where Theng Ice cream the children buy cones, and buy some for yourselves." This really did sound Eke a won- derful idea, much to the surprise of Teddy and Mary-Jane and General เย Tin. And last of all, it was simple that they all wondered why they hadn't thought of it themselves. Which one of us will got" Teddy asked.

Then Mary-Jane tried to go. But she couldn't even stand up. "Rag dolls can't walk, either. Noire of KIS can go to the store and get ice cream cones."

They were all very sad for awhile. unlit at length Mr Punch said: "11 you can't go and get the lee cream cones. It must be because ice cream cones aren't good for you to get." That cheered them up a good deal.

Tex: weather-

Urink You

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searchert Jim beaten face, "Do ought to sell the curves' we've got left?" he asked. "That's what Chut wants to do.

"Loen notion," the foreman said. bluntly. "Self the ralves and you've thrown away year's with."

"But i rustlers get them-" "Hustlers are Like Krasshopper "Sooner or tune. Tex said ourly,

Not later everybody catches it.

il. After much you can do about

CIN they clean you out, they move and you're safe a while."

Pretty cold comfort, Jim thought.

A MUSEUM IS A YEAR-ROUND PROJECT

By JOYCE HUNTER

OR fun that will last from

FOR

summer through autumn

into winter and spring, get your friends together and form a Children's Museum.

Begin by finding an unused shed, basement or attic space can be spared from family use. Collect, your "treasures". Cour family bonsted a mounted swordfish, a quaint zither and laguerreotypes) cunzel invite your friends to add "rare and valuable" articles. The contri- butors are allowed to become "active

of members"

the Museum, with voting, privi- leges.

NUTTY

Nook

"ATTICS "AND 'CLOSETS" WILL YIELD

OBJECTS OF INTEREST TO

ADD TO YOUR MUSEUM -

GEE-

THIE' IS

PLACE!

A GWELL

GETTING A MUSEBU

TOGETHER CAN

BE FUN AS WELL AG A SERIOUS

HOBBY SAT ASIDE ONE CORNER FOR HUMACOUS EXHIBITS

REFRESHMENTS WILL. ALWAYS HELP TO PULL A CROWD TO THE OPENINO OF YOUR MUSEUM

Get together and build up A "Cuckoo your exhibits. Corner" might display comical antiques such as n moustache cup, bustle, back-scratcher, etc. A "Nature Nook" could be

Your active members should and wrlie "formal" Invitations to an serious, with butterfly and in-

Board of Directors. "Opening Preview" for your frienda ("full dress but not too full," etc.). sect collections and leaf and choose a plant specimens, or comic "Mis. Contributing adults

Visitors will be invited to stroil takes in Nature" with such "associate members" or "spon-

Appoint a Publicity around and comment on the show. things as a weed growing in an sors."

of Hold a contest for a 10-word slogan. old pillow (put it there your Committee to spread news self) or a sprig of dead flowers the Museum by word of mouth labelled "Ammoniawort. Vory or any other way. raro, Habitat: Brown's Yard."

Label cach specimen in your Museum carefully in large print

cun be

First thing you know you'll have a fascinating neighbourhood pro- on your hands, with work and

Ject You can make your own pos- fun for all all along the line. Read

ters.

up about the big.Children's Musouma When everything is ready for in various cities. Your library will fair-size show of about 100 items provide you with Information. These to exhibli, hold another meeting will give you idens.

Hat who was gulv 495 Verde? Dad trusted Tex, and whers.

down I a Dael had to go

lower heart condi- altitude hecative of tion, he had left the ranch in Texa brothers 11 help. honds with the

them since Curly had worked for winter. Buck had taught Jiri ride. Little Red, the big cowboy with the ruistending nickname, had drifted is when Bill had broken bis leg. Maybe he was the tipster! Tex didn't like him; had called him o "gr-ne rider," a

Jim drifter. decided to watch Little Red,

And the herd as well. Jim stole out of the ranch haise that night with his bed roll. He'd sleep with

alt

that those culves

summer if would keep them safe.

it

The tile sheltered valley was cupful of starry night; with the Tulling sounds of the sleeping herd

stillness. Jira to break the nearly asicep when a light sprinkle of rain on his face woke him. Then he heard the rattle of mesquite as zomeone brushed Ughtly against the crawled out dried bean pods. He

of his bed roll and crouched to is- 1. Another cranching sound, then a creeping shadow!

By sundown next day Jim was Walting in the dark sleepy, with the herd, he was worried too. came His only plan if the rustlers was to run his horse and rouse the boys. And where wns Little Red?

"Just before

moonrise, Jim heard a truck cautiously travelling along the sandy flat. From the direction of the ranch house u silent figure Joined it. Before Jim could, really. he sure who it was, a barked com- mand jolted the stealthy meeting. The truck leaped to a roar. Hulf a dozen shals cracked and the engine died. sputtering and coughing. Men sprang up is pon a little knoi of men in the rays of Bashlights.

Jin sprang at it, knee high. The Wes Bed folf Jim while the surprise knocked the intruder to the ground and Jim threw the beam of his pocket flash into the fallen man's Inte Little Red blinked with the light in his eyes!

Rupert & Ting-Ling-24

Rupert puzzled about Ting Ling's baskei. Where's you 'How are fishing tod?" he asks. you going to get your fish?" Still smiling quietly. Ting-Ling sees th basket on the river bank, cpens the lid and takes out a baniboc tabe like a tin whistle and a picss of paper with curious signs on it. "Chinte Gishing velly easy he says. "Meplay merry Fishes velly fand al music. They come. Paper tell them what to do. Then muchee caichte. Yea please 1" Oh. do show mel" pleads Rupert.

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED,

music.

RED RYDER

E were ready for 'em this time," sheriff loaded the rustlers into their own truck to cart them off to gaol. "I've been followin this bunch for six months. Somelody in your crew wens tippin' them, but he got away.. If we could nose him out, we'd make a clean sweep."

"The boys will get here any minute now," Jim said excitedly. "They're bound to have heard the racket. Keep 'em away from that 1ruck for a few minutes and I'll tell you who the tipster is!"

the

the

Using the flush he checked welter of footprints beside truck's tyre marks. In the sand, still damp from last night's shower, the prints he looked for were clear. "Latch on to Curly when he gets here," Jin told Little Red. "See those three notches on the inside of his boot heel? I cut 'em last night." Little Red clapped the boy on the Puttin' back. "Kl, that's smart! carmarks on hoofs!"

Jan laughed. "Not too smart. If you'll lift your right foot, you'll see who my No. 1 suspect was. You didn't look like a cattle association detective to me!"

"Little Red laughed back. "Curly didn't look ilke

either, n rustler but your three notches caught a heel

I'M GONNA LEAVE THAT COWBOY'S PISTOL HERE ~ WITH TWO BULLETS INITY ONE FOR THE INJUN KID

AND ONE FOR HIMSELF!

DANE

Mental Gymnasium

VEGETABLE SQUARE

Find the right starting point, then read up, down, backward, or for ward (but never diagonally) and you'll find a grocery list of eight vegetables hidden here.

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REVERSALS

Reverse "the present time" for "was victorious," then scramble "to possess."

Reverse "droop,"

This

"an aeriform fuct"-to-

WORD TRIANGLE

word triangle hongs from ROMANCE. The second word is "a

prayer," the third "a hoarder," the fourth is "bewildered," the fifth a companion word for "helther," and the sixth an abbreviation for "credit note":

ROMANCE

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ZAZUB

HOMONYM

Missing words in the following sentence sound alike, but ure spelled

differently. Complete the sentence:

Did you enjoy watching the in the park --?

ANSWERS.

VEGETABLE SQUARE: Beet, Carrol, Cauliflower, Kale, Cabbage, Lettuce, Oulon, Bean.

REVERSAL8! Now, won, Gas, sag.

WORD TRIANGLE:

Sympathy?

YEAH? WE'RE TOO KIND-HEARTED TO WANT HIM TO STARVE OR

DIE O'THIRST? HAW,HAW:

ROMANCE

ORISON -MISER

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WAKE-UM UP RED RYDER ! MAYBE WE GETUM OUT

OF HERE!

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12 E

CROSSWORD

ACROSS

Part of a circle

4 Small child

7 Singe

Couple

10 Rabbit

11 Armed force

12 Meals

14 Hops' kiln

-15- Inclines

29

10 Two-wheeled vehicle

20 Part in a drama

22 Malt drinks

23 Stupefy

24 Places (abbrev.)

23 Before

DOWN

Type of tree

2 Ercet

3 Solicitude

4 Pastry

5 Points a weapon

6 Arid

8 Rumours

Those who paste.

13 Peer Gynt's mother

15 Summon

10 Greek war god

17 Memorandum 18 Blur

19 Head covering

21 Compass point

12

For Give-Uppers

HOMONYM: Deer, dear. CROSSWORD:

DRY

AHR

Ry Fred Harman

RED AND LITTLE BEAVER SHOULD HAVE COME BACK BEFORE THIS? I'M WORRIED!