Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 46, Number 253, 3 September 1921 — Page 14

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THE niCIIMOND PALLADIUM, HATtTRDAY. SEPTEMBER 3, 1921

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TART I ' .. "My, Stubby, how I should like o see my sweet little sister and lear father and mother - again," Jilly went on. "And would tt not ,e strange if we should happen to ;et on a ship bound for Boston? 1 an tell you, If we should have .uch luck I would not let the grass ;row under my feet until I was jack on the farm again." . "1 believe you are homesick," .aid Stubby. "You're right I am,' "admitted Jilly Jr. "Well, I don't blame you for I. oo, would be nomesieic tr l naa ;ver had a home with a sister and iear parents in it, but you ee, I save never known what it was to lave a home pr any one to care for ne." "Just see how that old volcano s smoking now, and what a bright eflection it throws on the sky ibove it!" "It is due west from here. What lo you say to our going to the top .f it and Beeing what a v volcano zealt does look like at close ange? It is our only chance to . ee one, for they don't have any in he United States." "Say we do, and perhaps, It is so nigh, we can see the ocean from 'ts top. We shall then be able to ; ee how far we have to travel be fore reaching the coast." "That is a good idea and we will iollow li out. Now let us He down ere and spend the night and start oarly in the morning before the jun gets too hot." Ten minutes later they were ;oth asleep with Stubby curled up mder Billy's nose. He always got 8 close as possible for company. It took Qur travelers several days o reach the volcano and its summit, and those days were days of ' ardshins. with little to eat or rink, and both were looking tired j! . nd thin wnen we met mem again vithin a few feet of the opening of i he crater. "Billy. I think sight-seeing is iretty hard work, especially when ou have to walk all the way and early die of thirst and hunger, 'hese hot cinders and hardened iva are burning and cutting my set all to pieces, and I wish I had toofs like yours." "Well ,if you wish you had my toofs, I wish I had your short hair, i or I am almost suffocated with ly long coat, besides the air in his altitude is hard to breathe. )ne gets out of breath so easily nd feels as if there was nothing! o the Rir. hew! what's that ter-j ible odor? It smells as if a whole ; ictorv of sulnhur matches had' one off at once. Hark! What is Hat rumbling noise? It sounds ke thunder, but it can't be that ,or the sky is without a cloud and as blue as blue can be. Say, '.tubby, did you feel the earth hake then? If we" were down on he level I should think it were an earthquake. Gracious! did you ear that explosion and feel the arth shake again? We had better vet out of this." Just then the smoke rolled away for a minute and . they saw they ere within a few feet of the top. o they decided they would not tive up, bad as the sulphur and moke were, until they had taken one peep into the crater. PART II. The one peep Billy Jr. and Stuby took at the crater nearly cost . Itubby his life, for just as he had rawled to the very brink and was looking down, down, down into the .ery bowels of the earth where ava was boiling and steam hissing, .n extra whiff of sulphur arose

from the boiling, seething mass below which choked and strangled him so he could not move. Billy had jumped back barely! in time to escape it and was just starting from this dangerous place when he heard a little whine and saw Stubby drop over on his side as if dead. With a bound Billy was back, and grabbing him by the nape

of his neck, as a cat carries her kittens, he carried him down the volcano's side to safety. It took Stubby a long while to come to and when he did so he found his poor little torn and bleedign feet as well as his nose resting In the cool sands of a little stream, and all he had to do, if he wanted a drink was to stick out his tongue and let the water run through his mouth. ."Well, Stubby, are you feeling better?" he heard Billy say when he tried to open his eyes to see where he was. "How in the world did I get here? Can you tell me that? for I had given up the hope of ever getting off that hot volcano again." "Indeed, I can, for I carried you every step of the way in my mouth, and when I got here I thought every tooth in my head would drop out, and instead of the little light weight dog I started with, I thought I was carrying an elephant, you got so heavy." "Billy, old fellow,' you are a brick. That's what you are." The next day Stubby was all right, and noticing that this little

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sible to travel in this dry, hot country without having lots of water. This little stream proved a perfect godsend to them as it quenched their thirst, cooled their aching feet and bodies and saved them many a long climb as it always kept its course and flowed straight on. Had they followed the mountain trail it would have led them.up hill and down and over many stones and brambles. Now, when they came to a precipice that shut off thir path by its steep side they took to the stream and either waded or swam around it. In this way they reached the seashore days before they had expected to and with happy eyes they looked over the peaceful, blue bosom of the Pacific ocean. (Copyright by the Saalfield PublishingCo., Akron, O.) ur Dos After coaxing for an hour, we induced Dugan, Jr., the police dog, to write this story for the Boys' and Girls' Newspaper. See if you can persuade your dog to do the same. "My master is Detective Dugan, and I am Dugan, Jr., because I always help him. We find stolen automobiles. "Last week Mr. Finney's big gray car was taken. Mr. Finney is a friend of mine. I know him well. "This week. Dugan, and I were walking through the automobile parking grounds. All at once I was positive. I smelted Mr. Finney. I saw a machine and looked inside. I saw a machine and looked inside. Mr. Finney was not there, but it was his car I knew it, and I didn't care if it was black instead of gray. I barked and told Dugan so. We started to look the car over and sure enough we found in the corners little tiny spots of gray which the fresh black enamel had not quite covered. "We waited and caught the thief. He is in jail now. "I like my work, and would like to read stories from - other police dogs. ' ' "Ours is a great profession." i

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1. Twisted Mother Goose rhyme Lod throem barbduh lies tewn ot het porbaduc, Ot teg erh ropo ogd a nobe. 2. I'm rough, I'm smooth, I'm wet, I'm dry; My station low; my title high; The state my lawful master is; , I'm used by all, though only his. 3. Use the same lour- letters in five different words in the following paragraph: caught a 6nake, which he put in an empty box over which he tied a of his mother's with the hope that the creature would not survive to do . 4. Re-arrange the letters in the following and you will have the name of a religious denomination: Best in prayer. 5. Each of the following is the name of a well known author or poet : 1. A hedge, and what every rose has. - 2. A tall man. 3. A precious metal, and a kind of mechanic. 4. To tremble, and a weapon. ' 5. Parts of a sentence, and what "makes the man." 6. Devoid of moisture, and an animal's home. (Answers elsewhere In this edition of the Junior.) Tongue Twisters Frank Flish fished for four finny fish. Contributed by G. L. INDOOlMAGIC Eggs from Dad's Hat: Fix up a small cloth bag, oval in shape, large enough to hold a few eggs. To one end of the bag sew an ordinary tie clip. Close the other end with a piece of elastic so that the eggs can not come out unless drawn out by the hand. Load the bag and attach it in the hat with the clip. Come out holding the hat crown upwards. Reach under and begin pulling the eggs out one by one. When the last egg is out, reach under and quickly unhook the sack slipping in under the hat band. Then flourish the hat showing that it is absolutely empty. Better Use blown eggs. By Ad Carter nn-sa-

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I'm worried, There are so many things I don't see, Why they are. But there is one thing What Worries me Right now, An' this is it: When you say "scat" To a cat, Why don't you say "Scow" to a cow? That's what, 1 don't See. Just for . Fun WHAT HE'S LOOKING FOR Patrol Leader "Why do you stand so restless and shift from one foot to the other?" ' Tenderfoot "I'm looking for a soft place to fitand." Patrol Leader "Stand on your head." THE SEA Behold the wonders of the mighty deep, Where crabs and lobsters learn to creep, And little fishes learn to swim. And clumsy sailors tumble in. ENDING THE CASE A far-western magistrate in the early days, closed a dispute between two lawyers and the court thus: "If the court is right, and she thinks she are, why, then, you are wrong, and she knows you is, so shut up." MOTHER'S AGE, TOO. When a child asks a librarian to select a book for someone else in his family, an older brother or sister, it is almost necessary to ask the youngster the age of the person for whom the book is lo be chosen. Irwin is a new borrower at the Irvington Branch Library. On his first trip to the library he was delegated to get a book for his mother, and one for his sister. "How old is your sister" asked Miss Esther Baus, assistant librarian. "She is 10,' 'replied the boy, and then, thinking he had better volunteer all necessary information, added: "And my mother is 37 old." Indianapolis News. years GIRLHOOD STORIES OF FAMOUS WOMEN Louisa May Alcott The Alcott family moved from Germantown, Pa., to Boston in 1834. Mr. Alcott, who was fond of the water, decided to make the trip by boat. There were the children, Anna, three years old, and Louisa, two. One evening the family was sitting on dock enjoying the ride, when it was discovered that Louisa had disappeared. Her parents were frantic, for they were sure she had fallen overboard. A search was made by all tha passengers. The captain finally found her in the engine room watching the machinery and gurgling with delight when the "wheels went round." Louisa .May Alcott (1832-1888) took a deep interest in everything and everybody in life, just as she had in the boat's engine. That is why she wrote such interesting books about people. In "Little Women" she portrays her own home life. Birds Have Good Ears Birds have very good ears, indeed. They can hear much better than we can. It is supposed that when a robin is running over the ground and stops and turns his head to the side to listen, that he hears the earthworm move under the sod. If he is watched he will often be seen to pull a worm, from that very spot.

.WANT ADS GIRL'S BICYCLE For sale; will sell cheap. Phone 3238.

TRAIN, cars and track; boys- toys, games and hooks, for sale. Call 109 North West Seventh street.