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Nanny had apparently been bleating in her sleep when Hilly Whiskers heard her. for when he peeked through the knothole in the partition she was sound asleep. As she did not move Hilly concluded to awaken her. so he bleated "Good Evening" to her. He had only gotten half through his salutation when she Jumped up quickly as u the had been touched with an electric wire, and looking around with a frightened stare, said: 'Good gracious, how you frightened me! Who are you, and where are you, for I see no one?" "You can't see me, but I am here all the same, at the other side of the shed, looking through the knot hole. My name is Billy Whiskers and I came from nowhere in particular and I am bound for the t;anio place. Now, tell me your name and the name of the people you are living with." "My name is Nanny O'Hara and I live with a family of the same name but I belong to their eldest ten. Mike." "And does he treat you good, my fair friend?" asked Billy. "Oh, yes," answered Nanny, "as well as boys generally do, but often he makes me pull heavy loads and forgets to feed and water me sometimes." , "Oh, the brute," said Billy, "to make anyone as handsome as you pull heavy loads. How I wish 1 could help you, for I am strong and used to pulling large loads. The next time he makes you do it just run into a tree and upset his cart, or, better still, run away altogether and fiml someone else to live with." Indian Chiefs JAWttS WILLARD SCHUTZ Author of "In the Great Apache Forest," Etc. HEAVY RUNNER When, in 1855, the Blackfeet tribes gathered at the Missouri and Judith Rivers, to make a treaty with Washington, they signed it only because of the persuasion of Heavy Runner, a chief of the Pikunl tribe. The treaty recognized a vast Blackfeet huntiug ground, and expressly provided that while the whites might make trails and travel through this country, they were nowhere to make homes in it. In 1863, gold was discovered in a favorite hunting ground of the X IAU LX1 , Tt 111. 1 1 1 1 VV I. n J v. . . . . . . n ... jl 1 1 A ! . now stanas. wnue men nocKeu io the rich places and began to build a town. This angered the tribe, and under Chief Black Weasel, (though against Heavy Runner's advice) the Indiana began to attack travelers. In December. 1869, President Grant ordered Colonel Baker, stationed at Fort' Shaw, to attack Black Weasel's camp. At dawn, on January 1, 1870, Baker halted on a point jutting out Into the valley of the Marias River below which stood the lodges of a Blackfeet camp. The army 6cout, Joseph Kipp, Informed Colonel Baker tbat j it was not Black Weasel s camp but that of Heavy Runner, who was friendly to the whites. Baker answered that he did not care whose camp It was, he was out to punish Blackfeet. lie ordered his men to shoot to kill and to spare no one. The first volley kiled many women Bleeping in the lodges. Heavy Ituoaer, weaponless, making the

"Oh. Mr. Hilly. I would not dare do either, I am so timid." "Hark, here comes someone and we must not let. them hear us talking," said Billy, "So la ta. I'll see you tomorrow." Sure enough they had heard some one talking. It w as Tim I Roonev and his chum, Mike O'Hara whom he was bringing to show his goat. As they unfastened the door, Billy heard Mike say: "I tell you. Tim. what I will do if he turns out as fine a goat as you say he is. I'll give you a dollar and a half for him." "So yell give me a dollar and a half, will ye? Well. I like that a dollar and a half for the finest goat ye ever laid yer two eyes on! Not much what do ye take me for, an idjet? I don't want er sell but if ye'll offer inducements enough I may think about it, for we have no cart or harness fine enough for so handsome a goat as this one." "Well, open the door and let's see him," said Mike. Tim tied a rope around Billy's neck, stood Billy Whiskers in all his glory with his most dignified expression mixed with a little disgust, for had he not heard himself valued at a dollar and a half he that had brought twenty dollars in his day! Tim tied a rope around Billy's neck and led him out of the shed and then the bargaining began again. "Well, since I have seen him," says Mike, "and find he is pretty large, I'll raise my bid to two dollars cash." "Not on your life will I sell him for that," said Tim. "Then how does three strike you, or Keep your goat lor I wont pay; another cent. It costs too much to keep a big goat like that; they eat up everything on the place." This Tim well knew and as he was short of money and a circus was coming to town the next week, he decided to let him go. But not without one last effort to get a lit tle more out of Mike. Now, Mike had a hunting knife Tim had long coveted, though it had a rusty blade and a wobbly handle, so he said: "I'll tell you what I II do, Mike." I'll let you have him for three dollars cash and your hunting knife thrown in." "All right, it's a go!" said Mike. So Mike took hold of Billy's rope and led him into his yard and thus Billy changed hands once mot e and became the property of Mike O'Hara. Copyrighted by the Saalfield Publishing Co., Akron, Ohio. peace sign with one hand and waving a sheaf of letters with the other ran forward. He fell, riddled with bullets. Not one shot was fired by the Indians. Men, women and children were shot down until all but three were dead, three wounded men who escaped under cover of dense brash. Thus perished brave, peaceful Heavy Runner and more than three hundred of his people. RIDDLES 1. What grows less tired the longer it works? ' 2. Divide twelve in half so as to make seven. 3. What table has no legs to l stand upon? ANSWERS TO LAST WEEK'S RIDDLES 1. The orange tree. Helen Lee. 2. Cherry tree. II. L. Night Creatures: Sand Man. NAMES OF STATE CAPITOLS (a.) The name of a Genoese whose name all citizens honor. early presidents. Begins with anger and ends with what parents call their boys. (c.) The name of a good Frenchman. NIGHT-CREATURES: CHARADE My whole, a word of letters three. One is the same as the bumble bee, The second comes first in the letter list; The third is good to drink, I wist. Round and round when comes the night, Flies my whole, in constant flight ;

Some Yam! Fish Could Swallow A Horse At A Gulp Scarcity of shoe hatner has turned the attention oi leather 1 en to the creatures that inhabit the sea; and I hi.- great source of supply is now Lycoming available, through the formation ol companies thai w ill lish !.r sea animals heretofore no-; i emu, The porpoise has for some time supplied an excellent quality oi shoe strings: but now skins of the white whale are being used in England for belting and .shoe leathers, and the hides of sharks and other great creatures of the sea are being used for similar purposes. Sharks weigh as high as a ton apiece ;and not only are their skins salable, but the flesh is good for

food, and shark meat is now on sale in many cities of the Atlantic hoard. ' The Government has furnished manv recipes which have shark meat' as the piece do resistance. If they could catch a few fish like that deep-sea monster caught off Miami six or eight years ago. what a lot of leather they would get! The fish in question was forty-five feet long, weighed fifteen tons, and had in its stomach at the time it was caught a blackfish weighing 1500 pounds, another fish (an octopus) weighing 400 pounds, and 500 pounds of rock which it has swallowed, probably to help its digestive apparatus. This fish's habitat is at 1500 to 2000 feet below sea level, and the specimen caught at Miami by Captain Thomas is one of the very few that have ever come to the surface. It.s skin is three to four inches thick, and its e.arfileges in lieu of bones all indicate the enormous weicht of water it was built to withstand. It had no fins, but flukes like a walrus ;and in its death throes, after having withstood a rain of bullets and harpoons for thirty-nine hours, it smashed with a blow the propeller and stern of the steam yacht that had come out to tow it in to shore. It took nineteen barrels of formaldehyde to disinfect tho carcass and prepare it for exhibition. This great fish has a mouth forty-two inches long nad thirty-six I inches wide, easily sufficient to .... - 1 , I swanow a norse at. a guip. us taicass was on exhibition at Pittsburg in the summer of 1919, and at Nashville, Tenn., in November, 1919, and has been shown in other American cities. It is supposed to have been driven to the surface by some seismic shock, as it seemed to be in a dazed condition at the time it was found and killed. Scientists calculate that this is a young specimen, probably about 500" years old. Tke College Girls The cotlege girls were all walking along to school one noon when Mary exclaimed, "Oh, look at that child!" The girls all shouted and ran into the street to see if the little boy had been hurt, because two bicycles had run into each other and one littlo boy fell off. The little boy groaned and cried out that his arm was hurt. Some men came along and soon the girls were on their way to college again. Alice shouted and told the girls she had a surprise for them. "Oh, what is it?" chimed all the girls. "Well," answered A!ice, " I am going to give a birthday party." The girls were delighted and were anxious when the next evening came. The evening came clear and cool and soon the girls were at the home of Alice having a good time. After a bit, Alice said, "Now, we are going to discuss a college play, how's that?" There was a loud shout from all What is the name of it?" chimed in Betty. With a laugh, Alice replied, "Uncle Pedro." After this there were refreshments served. There was ice cream, cake and jello. "My! what delicious cake!" ex claimed Susie. "Did you bake it?" "No; mother did," laughed Alice, "but anyway, you know it's not good," said Alice, "Ha! Ha!" "You know it is," sniffed Rose. With this the girls all parted until the next day. Bernice Ward.

OUR FRIENDS, the DOGS

SLEUTH BLOODHOUNDS j Flora Merril. We Bloodhounds have been ron-t spicuous figures in history. We used to be known as "St. II ulip'ts" j and William the Conqueror was the first to take them into England, i Neatly all we American blood hounds are of the English strain. Perhaps it was the description of us in "I'ncle Tom's Cabin" which caused many people to think of us as bloodthirsty. We are. indeed, the great manhunting dogs, but we are not ferocious, nor do we gobble people up. It is our powerful sense of smell and our special ta'ent for keeping to the One trail, which makes us such good detectives. First, we were used to run down slaves before the Civil War. Slaves were continually running away, and the bloodhound proved to be the quickest and surest means by When We Went To New York City CHAPTER I. My family and I left Richmond. Indiana, on Wednesday, August 1, for a trip to New York. We spent the first night in a hotel in Cambridge, Ohio. We went through a part of West Virginia. The next night we spent in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. We saw the beautiful scenery on the mountains. The next night was spent in Mercer, Pennsylvania. The fourth night, in Jamestown, New York. We saw an Indian reservation and climbed the lower part of the Catskill mountains. The fifth night was passed in Bath, New York. The next night was spent in Liberty, New York, which was 2,200 feet above sea level.

The following day we arrived in,firf.t

New oik cttv. about i o clock in the afternoon and on the hottest day in 37 years. So we had a hot reception. CHAPTER II. We crossed New York bay in our machine; but it was in a ferryboat. We passed the Statue of Liberty (when I was small I called the Statue of Liberty "Grandmother Liberty") and arrived on Staten Island about a half an hour later. We drove off the boat and went to our Grandfather's house, where we cleaned up, and after supper we went out for a drive. A few days later we went to Midland Beach on the Atlantic Beach, where we watched the children bathe; we also went in wading. We went to Bronx park, where we spent the day. This park has 280 acres of land. We took our lunch and ate it by a little falls in the park. We saw hundreds of animals from all over The world in their natural surroundings. We also saw the men taking food to the animals. There were loaves of bread, fruits, vegetables and meats. One of the smallest animals I saw was the prairie dog . The largest on? I saw, you can guess, It was ti e giraffe, 13 foet talL I also . aw birds of all descrip tions in a large cage about 40 feet high. They never knew they were in a cage. There were brooks and trees in the cage. After spending a month in New York, we started for home and reached Richmond in five days. Miriam Burbanck, age 10 years: grade 6A, Vaile School. Honorable Mention in the Juaipr torjr Writ ing

to discover their hiding places. Now we frequently help to locate ' escaped convicts. Of course, we j must be kept near the prison, as we cannot be expected to take tip a i scent many hours old. In crowded places, loo, our efficiency is less, j because there a scent is quickly I confused and lost. Given the open country, however, and a shorter iu l terval ol time since the escape, an.l no human being can escape us. There is one other search to which we sometimes lend aid, and that is the finding of little children who become lost. The frightened parents and the mystified police alike can trust us. They realize that our name is misleading, and that we are really gentle creatures who want to justify the confidence that is placed in u:; and to be a help to mankind. Lucile Visits the Old Turtle Hole Once there was a very rich family. They had a daughter who was very selfish. Her name was Lucile. She had a maid, a servant and a nurse. And Lucile had everything she wanted. When Lucile's birthday came she wanted to have a party. So, her parents told her that she could have it. At the party Lucile wanted more food than the rest. And she would not play fair in the games. The children decided that they would pay her back and make her say that she wouldn't be selfish any more. So, one girl said, "I will have her go swimming with me in the turtle hole." All the other children said, "Make her go in the water So the rest agreed. Marcia was in front of Lucille's house the next morning and asked Lucile to go swimming with her. Lucile said, "Oh, goody! I have known how to swim a long time, but I never got a chance to go. Isn't this a lovely place?" Marcia said nothing. Lucile went in first, and what do you think happened? A turtle got a hold of her toe. Se screamed for Marcia. When Marcia came, she said. "If I let you free, will you never be selfish again?" Lucile promised to be a kind girl from that day on, and she was. Lucile's mother always wondered how she had been cured, but she never found out. From TiddlyWinks. HAT AND DRESS HARMONY "I've finished my new dress, Martha, and now, if I only had a hat to go with it, I'd think it perfect! But hats cost so much." "Have you any pieces left, Milly?'.' "Only little bits." "They will be enough. Buy a wire shape, cover it with chiffon or tulle the color of the pattern of your dress, a yard will be plenty. Then, from the pieces of the dress material you have left over, cut small and big circles, fix them to the tulle with a long embroidery, stitch of colored silk. It will look right up to date end match your dress perfectly. A hat made that way will often give a great deal of chic to & simple dress. Always save dress pieces; sometimes they will make up into the stunningest hatsi." Georgette Beuret.

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