Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 92, Number 191, 12 August 1922 — Page 14

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TAGE TWO THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN TELEGRAM, SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, 1922

MYSTERY of CRESSTE FARM By JULIA R. BURR

CHAPTER V. Night came on and still the children had not been found, and everyone was distracted. Finally, Undo John rounded up seven men in tho neighborhood and with them ho and the three boys all started out to search (or Constance and Jackie. The girls were very anxious to

eyes to catch a glimpse of tho men coming back. Soon, however, Helen dropped to sleep and Virginia could scarcely hold her eyas open. All of a sudden though she sat up straight. Did she hear a

noise? She listened. Yes, there was a stealthy tread upon the grass. Peeping down, she saw a man k1ciu.Iv nn1 rnntlmixlv ad

join in on tho search, but they had Lancing in the shadows toward the to stay home with Aunt Ruth. ou8e Hcr fjrst impulse was to About nine o'clock two women oflcrv olir illlt 011 ft second thought

the neighboring farms came over to stay with Mrs. Prandien unlil the men wouid come home. Helen

and Virginia were glad to get off ner gently:

she resolved not to. Putting her

hand over Helen's mouth so that

she could not cry out, she shook

by themselves to discuss the disap

pearance of the two children and yet, not so much that as did they want to be alone. They went to their room and after talking for some time, they tossed themselves upon their bed and soon were fast asleep. Virginia was the first to awake, and she thought she had been asleep but a few nionutea. Upon looking at the clock, however, she found it to be nearly eleven o'clock. Quickly sho awoke Helen,

and told her what time it was. "Eleven o'clock!" exclaimed Hel

en. "How quickly the time has passed. Have they been found

yet?" "I don't know," replied Virginia, I Just now awake myself, and haven't been down stairs yet. Let's go down now and see." Together they started down stairs, both still sleepy. As they

went into the dining room, they were met by one of the neighbors. "S-sh, be quiet," she cautioned. "Your mother is asleep, and she needs rest so bad. She Just has worried herself to death almost. No. your father and the boys have not returned." The girls retired to the kitchen and in subdued whispers, hey talked to each other for quite a while. Finally Virginia said, "Come, let's go out doors. It's too hot and stuffy in here and the fresh air will revive us from our sleepiness." "Yes," agreed Helen." Iet's do. We can climb up Into our seat in the elm tree and then can see father and the boys coming from

the road. Besides we can talk more." So they closed the door softly and quickly climbed up into their favorite seat in the elm. But neither of them cared to talk they Just sat there and strained their

ginia. ' But look near our kitchen window." Helen looked, and she too observed a man, who was now heading towra tho front porch.

"Oh, who is it?" Virginia askd. "We'd better Just sit stil and watch. He's up to something." "Look!" commanded Helen. "He's going toward the mail box, and is looking cautiously up the road." Virginia, almost fell out of the tree, trying to see him. Pulling herself up quickly, she said, "Yes, and see, Helen, he is putting something in the box!" (To Be Continued)

"FETCH"

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- "Helen," she whispered. "Wake up quick." Helen roused suddenly. "Don't speak aloud," warned Vir-

Iceland's Juniors, Linqulsts All children of Iceland up to

years of age go to school and are required to learn Latin and Greek. If they care to go further they may study, English, German and Danish.

SECRET CODES HOW TO MAKE THEM

The deaf and dumb hand alphabet shown here Is made with only onehand. It is extremely easy to learn and Is an excellent means of communicating secretly with another. Try it. The exact position for the hand necessary to form every one of the twenty six letters of the alphabet is shown in the illustration. No further explanation is necessary. (Copyright, 1922, Associated Editors)

ANDY M A Y NOT be a very good looking dog!" said Gale, "but he's a s smart a s they m a k e 'em." "Not goo-l looking," was putting it very

mildly. Sandy was a shaggy haired cur, whose coat was always full of burrs,

whose ears flopped, whose eyes were always half hidden beneath a tangled mass of yellow hair. He had black over one eye, making him look like a bandit, and a scar near his mouth, which made him

even less beautiful. He was a quiet little cur. You hardly knew he was around. Gale's mother did washings and Sandy always went with Gale to collect and deliver tho bundles. Gale used to say that if ever he was sick Sandy could do the work, because he knew the route so well. When Gale was through his errands after school he would spend his time teaching Sandy tricks. Sandy could sit up and beg, play dead, and carry things in his mouth. , Gale would throw a stick into the lake, a block away from the house, call "Fetch!" and Sandy always went after it. It had taken much patience to teach him this

trick, because he didn't exactly llk the water. One day Gle was busy around die house, and Sandy went walking off by himself, lie was gone a long time and when he came back he was carrying something in his mouth. Gale called him, and tho dog dropped at his feet a tiny, halfdrowned kitten. "He was probably down by tho lake," said Gale's mother, "and saw some one throw it In. He' used to going after anything thrown in the water, to he 'fetched.' It's a cunning thing, all white. We might keep it."

The kitten was soon well and active. One day Gal took it along when he delivered washings. It was curled up on top of some papers on a bundle In his wagon. "Good gracious." said the lady at the first house where he stopped, "where did you get that lovely Angora kitten? Is it for sale?" "Why, I don't know, mum", said Gale, bis eyes wide with surprise. "Well, I have a friend who would like to get an Angora kitten. I'll let her know about it," said tho lady. "She will give you a good price for It." "The way I figure," said Gale, when he was talking it over later with his mother, "is that this kitten got lost some way and some mean old boy found it and threw it in the lake. ' But Sandy, ho knew U was a valuable kitten right off, and (hat's why he brought it home. Isn't it, Sandy?" And Sandy wagged his tail and looked very solemn. (Copyright. 1922. Associated Kdltorst

THE SWIMMING CLASS LESSON X

Water Polo Greatest Swimming Game

By JACK GIHON The Man Who Taught. One Thousand New Orleans Boys and Girls How to Swim The greatest swimming game of all is water polo. There are many games, races, and contests that are sport in the water, but of all these water polo is the one that calls for most speed, endurance, and red

blood. The game can be played with almost any number of shimmers, but the Olympic rules call for seven men on each team. These are the goal keeper, center, forwards, and left backs.

Lay Out Course A water polo course should be about fifty feet long, with a goal

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at each end. consisting of a crossbar six feet long and about two and a half feet above the water. The field should be at least 20 feet wide. A ball. 25 inches to 28 inches In circumference, round and fully inflated, Is used. A game is usually divided into four periods of five minutes each. The game is played about the same as basketball, the object being to send the ball to your goal. You can get tules for it In any athletic library. Thrill Galore Water polo is so full of thrills and fun galore as to make it worth any crowd's while to organize a team. A thorough knowledge of the crawl and trudgeon strokes is necessary for a good water polo player. The center should be the fastest man on the team and tho best allaround player. The backs should be quick enough to stay by tho

forwards of the opposing team and never let them get away, while, on the other hand, the forwards should be agile enough in the water to keep as far as possible from the opposing backs. The goal keeper should have a long reach. Learn to Toss Ball It Is not easy to throw a ball In deep water, and this alone will take practice. But by spreading tho fingers of the right hand well and hooking the wrist, and. at the time of throwing the ball, giving a strong kick and pressing down with the left hand, one can rise high out of the water and throw the ball the length of the course. For a short toss, put the hand directly underneath the ball. Swimming up to the ball and tossing it behind without turning requires a lot of patience, but it can be done. Other good water games are follow the leader and water tag, in which the swimmer must be tagged on tho head. Always play these games on an empty stomach. If you don't you will soon get out of the game for lack of wind. (Copyright 1922 Associated Editors)

Might Try It Betty Jean brought Nancy Sue,

her wee sister, In to visit a neighbor. Nancy Sue became restless and started to cry.

"Betty Jean," Mrs. Frank said, take Nancy Sue home to her

mother then she will stop crying."

Betty Jean said, looking at a

large box of candy which was on

the table, "Sometimes if you give

her a nice piece of candy she stops crying." Chicago Tribune.

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