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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1948.

BOYS & GIRLS' MAGAZINE

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The Tale Of A

Turkey Race

By MARY STEYLE

ISA LEXTON gave her turkey n playful pat. "Do you want to be eaten, Tommy Turk?" she asked. This was a threat, for the Tommy was entered in annual turkey sweepstakes aponsored by the County Fair Association. "If you don't win that race, you'll be a roasted. bird!"

A chuckle came from behind Lisa. "Talking turkey, ch?" It was Carl Mardel, who lived on the farm next door. Carl also had a bird entered in the race. "I praise my turkey. I say: the 'Butterscotch, you're champ. Psychology stuff."

Lira's brown eyes snapped. "Well, well! How could you spare enough time away from your el friend Dulcie to see mo?"

of

Dulcie Ilved on the other side Cari and it was only natural that Lisa was just a little fenlous.

"Since my cradlo days." Carl grinned as he yanked, one of Idsa's brown curls, "I've been partial to n brown-eyed Susan named Lisa."

"What do you want?" Lisa asked. "I know this isn't purely a social call."

to

"I

the turkey

on a

Then came the starting gun of the turkey sweepstakes.

it starting gun.

Lisa knew every quirk of Tommy Turk. Over and over she had train- he went in a bim. When exi straight line, he got something to cat. When he deviated, no gusta- on the tory joy for him. A inp wattles made him stop, whiri and try to peek at her. But turkeys are unpredictable creatures.

you

fastest and I'd have

would won unfairly. What have thought of mo?"

Lisa's checks flushed with guilt, that tap on the Carl hadn't seen

would you have wattles. "What thought of me if I'd let you win?" "I'm glad you didn't," Carl cald. "The race was fair and that means more than $50 to me."

"And what happens to Dulete's were in lavender. Then came the turkey's the Gobbles Q.. Carl? Why doesn't Anisti ahead of yours?"

"I've watched Dulcie's bird," Carl watched every whispered. "I've turkey and there in't a one in the race that has the snap, the speed, the

"The nerve!" Lisa shook her wil- to low stick at Carl. "Asking me

Get out of here!" throw race.

"I always thought you were my us ho friend!" Cari sald hollowly turned away.

TOMMY led the first threat But- and earn the money,"

Lisa money

But

Carl was speechless.

wattles on "I saw you tap the YOUR bird so Lisa's gobbler would You're a win!" Dulcio rattled on.

"But I tried to lose, Carl! I didn't play

lny fair. But you won't get your Oh yes I will! 2'11 work hard ters of the distance.

At that moment Dulcle came up terscotch and Gobbles Q. were close

to Carl with anger in her cycs. "That $50 prize in

ISA sat on the crate from which on his heels. Carl wanted to win.

ahead of me, you lost the race, Carl for eggs sweepstakes," Cari cald, "I need it she had removed Tommy Tur- Supposing Lisa let him win? Dad "After I deliberately let you ret

Mardel!" make down payment

key. They were at the fair grounds, would give mappy sect-hand roadster. Now, and as Tommy nibbled at the grain and Carl would get his roadster. supposing you lost"

cho held in her hand, she told her- Even if Dulcie did get to ride in And Carl want that prizo too!" Lisa self that the really wanted Carl to the car, Lisa would too. flared. "I'm going to buy eggs and win. But if Carl won, Dulcle would wanted to win so badly.

Lisa decided quickly. She tap crook." ride in Carl's new car. Dulcie would

ed Tommy's wattles, expecting him raise funds. You just want a

tako your precious pront by Lisa's sacrifice.

to stop and try to peek at her. But Dulcie riding."

Lisa glanced at her watch. She turkeys are unpredictable. Tommy Carl ignored her thrust. "Picture

dramatically. "We're Atted the scarlet canvas saddle over hesitated, then with an unexpected It," he said

scarlet. coming down the stretch, you're Tommy's back and gave him a pat. burst of speed zipped over tile finish

also was Her own dress

line first. her willow stick she Icading, gulding your turkey with a

Carl was second. "Nice going," he gobbler towards the said to Lisa as they picked up their. willow stick towards the finish Then with

tap guided the line. Then you accidentally

birds. "I was afraid you might let your turkey on the wattler. That starting line.

He halls

Others were crowded beside her, me win." nakes him mad.

"You wonted to win." Lisa said. dressed in orange, blue, green and

Butterscotch, Carl's

"Sure," Carl sald. "That $50 meant yellow.

brown saddle, matching a lot; but winning would have wore Carl's slacks. Gobbles Q. and Dulcie meant that I axed the race. Your

1

"You crook!" said Lisa, "the grandstand la cheering and Butterscotch and I weep over the Une to win!"

THE

a

1

bird,

WINDWAGON MYSTERY

BY LEE PRIESTLEY

WESTPORT, Missouri, în 1853

was far from an pcean, but a ship and a sailor figured in a strange episode of navigation there.

The busy little town was the jumping off-place for travel on the Santa Fe Trail und had a nautical air with its talk of the "sen of grass" and the great

But "prairie schooners."

no

one in the town had ever seen the like of the strange craft that made port there under Capt. Windwagon Thomus.

The light vessel, completo with a white sail, dropped anchor in front

de of Yoakum's Tavern. A man scended, wearing a sailor's watch seafaring coat and walking with roll to tell the loafers that he had

"navigate the Prairies come to The loafers blinked, not knowing whether to laugh or what,

The town turned out to see Windwagon Thomas hoist sail.

to Council Grove, Men who had laughed at him jostled each other to join his "Overland Navigation Company."

ed and the wagon sailed round and round in a mile-wide circle.

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vers harrow escape. Except for denly she realised that she had a Carl's quick thinking in stopping his own bird, the best gobbler might not have won.

MUSICAL QUIZ

This quiz is all tuned up to test your musical ear. In casc you aren't musical, the anawers are found below.

1. Who said: "I am never mer-

ry when I hear sweet music"?

2. What is the most

type of musical instrument?

3. What is

famous for them?

primitive

fuguo and who is

4. What is a barcarole?

0.

Who sald,

"Blows out

brains проп the fiute

his

6. Is "Gloria in Excelsis" a book

Litle, a

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7. William Congreve said, "Mu-

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harps.

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8

ANSWERS

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The thoroughly scared passengers began to abandon ship. It was a risky jump but they preferred it Rupert & Mr Punch-30 The first windwagon of the pro- to remaining in the crazy ship with

25 huge thing

its confused captain. Windwagon posed fleet was a feet long and mounted on wheels 12 Thomas remained with his ship ac feet in diameter. The sides of the cording to marine tradition until he wagon box were decked over and was flung out when the wagon broke mounted with a lowering mairistil.

up against a stake-and-rider fence The stranger proposed to navigate Two yoke of oxen were needed to on the bank of a creek. with a fleet of prairie clippery equipped with salis and steering haul the contraption to the prairie. gear. Не mentioned speed economy and that

and

were

.

All the invertors save one

voyage of

NOTHING Thomas could say would fact aboard for the maiden the undoubted

Dr J. W. Palmer Induce the investors in Over- winged wagona would the prairie sere the Indians to stayedt, decided to watch the trip from the land deviation Company he build lie was not angry when the men of hurricane deck of his saddle moule the rest of the proposed fleet. They for thanked their stars that no bones Westport at last decided to laugh carrying saddle bags packed

accidents. Slowly the windwagon had been broken and wrote off the at his notions.

"I'll show you," he told the began to roll as the breeze caught Investment, as a loss. So Captain scoffers. "I'll sail to Council Grove the great salt: Then it picked up Windwagon embarked again. In the speed and flew along, lacking and craft and sailed away from West- and back. Then you'll listen."

veering as the pilot turned the sall port, disappearing from the sight of

phsscógers were first ánized, man. THE town turned out to watch the then pleased, and then alfrmed 'at

alranger holat his tail, and dis the speed.

Windwagon course. appear on his westward Council Grove was 150 miles away, the

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The

the

There are legends among gon Thomas, clated at prairie Indians of a wagon "bigger

notion, success of his

be than any, moving without horses

fo

nav-

show off his seamanship, or oxen and carrying a white flag The scaffers thought they had seen gan

But something went wrong; the as tall as B teepeo." It was, no the last of Windwagon Thomas.

But he appeared again in an in- ship went into reverse and nothing doubt, Windwagon Thomas credibly short time bringing a letter could stop her! Dr Palmer had to igating the prairies like the Flying from the blacksmith there to prove gallop his mule to escape being run Dutchman, but no one knows where that he had made the round trip down. Then the steering gear-lock- or when he made, final port,

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