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II. my goodness! I've got three
little brothers. I guess I can man
age two nice little girls easy
enough," cried Mary Funk. "Just
leave them to me. Mrs. Thompson, and
run right along, to the station and
don't worry otfe
"That's lovely of you. Mnry," re
plied Mrs. Thompson doubtfully, "but
Agnes and Fan are—not bad. but Just
a wee bit lively,"
At that Mary laughed gaily,
could manage them all right, she de
clared and Mrs. Thompson needn't
worry. At last the mother of the two
little girls decided to go on the long
promised vLslt to the home of an old
school friend. As Mary had said, she
had three little brothers and so must
be used to mischievous children.
Mary was what people called a "b'g.
bouncing girl" of sixteen, good-na
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as Mrs. Thompson had gone, "run
away and play like little dears while
Auntie Mary sits In the hammock and
reads this new magasine. Where are
your dolls? Put their best dresses on
them and take them for an airing."
" A ren't_you going to play with us?"
asked Agnes. "Besides I didn't know
you were our auntie."
"No. dearie." replied Mary. "I can't
play with you now. If you're good
kiddles 1*11 read to you awhile this
evening. Of course, I'm not your real
auntie, hut your mother has left you
In my charge so you must do Just what
I say. Get your dollies now. quick!"
The two little girls ran and got
their dolls, and seeing that Mary was
settled In the hammock for good, they
went off to play by theitiselves. Off
. they rambled to the pasture, and then
It was thaf Agnes noticed that the
gravel pit which was usually full of
road workers digging out gravel was
empty.
"Let's leave our dolls here and go
down there and play," said Agnes, and
Fan agreed.
The lively little brook that came
down from the woods and rippled
through the pasture ran by the gravel
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lake In the gravel pit!"
"Oh fine!" cried Agnes, peeling off
her sweater. "Let's begin right away.
We could dig a channel right there
nnd then dam the brook there so the
would right straight Into the
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"I believe we really can. too!" cried
Fan.
They ran to the work shop, built
by their father against the barn, and
soon came back with spades and a
hoe and pick ax. To see those girls
work would have led one to think that
making the dam was something on
which their lives depended. It was
really quite hard work for them, but
they worked so hard that by the time
they heard the dinner bell their dam
was made and tho channel dug. which
led the waters of tho brook tumbling
In a grand little cascade down Into the
gravel pit.
"Hurray!" cried Agnes. "We'll have
a dnndy lake by this afïernoon."
"Well, dears," said Mary, as they
all sat down to dinner, 'have you had
a pleasant morning? What did you
do? Where are your dollies?"
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"That Was Fun," Said Fan
Agnes and Fan looked at each other
and then Fan cried:
"We left them In the pasture!" And
up Jumped both girls and oft they ran
to And their dolls.
1IAIJ. we have football at Park
Junior High?"
That was the big qutstlon of
I the fall season as It had been the
big question of spring and summer
and It wasn't answered till the all
round athletic meeting the second
week of school.
At that time the principal put the
rrmtter squarely up to the boys for
tlielr decision.
"Boys," he said, after he had talked
a bit about the value of athletics.
"You're not very old and you're not
very heavy, and football players are
supposed to be both. But If you are
willing to play by the rules; to study
a game that shall be as 'open' as pos
sible. I'm willing to let you try It for
this year. But what we want to de
velop at Park Junior High, Is not the
heaviest boy who can push his way to
a goal, but the most skillful player
who by his head work can help win
the game. Shall we do It?"
Cries of "You bet!" "Watch ue!" and
"Three cheers for Mr. Thomas!" must
have assured him that he had said
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Alas! It was as they had feared.
The cows had stepped on both dolls
and they were a sight to behold.
"Never mind." said Mary, "be glad
t'was dollies' and not your head that
broke."
Of course, Fan and Agnes were very
sorry, especially when they remem
bered that these dolls were their best
ones given them by their aunt and
uncle. Still Just then they wore In
terested In their lake.
night after dinner Mary said: "Now
dears, I will give you a fashion m»g
aslne and scissors, y 'Spose ' you run
away and play paper dolls while
Auntie Mary finishes the story she's
reading."
Sho gave the girls the magasine and
scissors and oft they ran to the gravel
pit.
"We can watch the lake grow while
we cut out." said Fan to Agnes. While
Mary sank down Into the hammock
saying:
after.
Joe were girls."
"Look! Oh. look!" cried Fan as
they reached the grave! pit. An<^ well
they might look. It was full of water.
Forgotten In a minute were paper
dolls. "Let's make some rafts out of
those old boards In the barn!" cried
easy to look
"Girls are
I wish Jim and Charlie and
They decided to take the cellar
doors Instead because Agnes knew how
to take the pins out of the hinges and
"We'll sail around and have
Agnes.
an orful good time."
what the boys hoped he would say. for
he turned and called the cheer leader
and asked for three cheers for the
team. And the school gave It with a
will too—shouting "The Team! Team!
TEAM! till the air shook with the vi
brations.
That cheer was something of a Joke
too, for who would ever think of
cheering for a team that was not yet
formed?
After that football was the one big
topic of discussion. Boys neglected
"fooling around" at each others'
houses and stayed for practice; they
cut out candy and sodas because the
director said no boy was fit to get on
the team If he couldn't keep training
nd training rules definitely ordered
no eating between meals.
Albert Hart hadn't much hope of
making the team. In tho first place
he was a "new boy" at the school, his
family had moved to the neighborhood
from a distant city and he didn't know
a single bpy to start with. And when
all tho fellows have good friends
they're "pulling" for. It feels mighty
lonesome to have only a classroom ac
quaintance with the fellows you would
like to know ever so well.
Then loo. Albert wasn't very big for
his age, though he was strong and well
and had a finely developed set of
muscles which he knew how to use.
"My only hope," said the boy to
himself as he watched the others
train." Is skill. I think I'll talk to the
director and ask him what position I
have the best chance for. Then I can
go out for that and stick to It till I
get It. I'm going to get It too. A1
Hart," he added firmly to himself,
"don't you ever get the idea Into your
head that I may not I"
"What should you try for?" asked
the director In answer to the question
A1 put to him later in the day. "Well
haven't picked a Quarter baak yet,
saying you'd a
chance at that Job. Your weight
would be O. K. because the quarter
doesn't have to be big. but ho does
have to have a big, level head—Just
let me tell you that at the beginning.
He has to know all the signals and
know how to use them In a Jiffy too.
Ho has to know ho»- to kick and he
has to know every boy and know what
he can do. Sounds moat too much for
a new fellow doesn't It?" he added
kindly as he reallxcd what a big task
he was setting out before the boy.
"But I'll tell you Al, don't you be dis
couraged. You come out for practice
and get on as sub this year and by
next year you'll know all the fellows
and you can hope for a real position."
"Thank you sir." said Albert, po
litely enough, "but I'm going to get
on that team this year—If hard work
will do It"
And frwm that hour he set to work.
Lessons came first. Al found that he
could study best early mornings, so.
though he hated early rising) he »et
the alarm clock and got up promptly
that lessons could be done when ♦ils
mind was fresh and rested. After
schoot-he went straight to the practice
field and he was the last to leave when
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besides they wore all mart«,
the cook, might have «een them, but
she was busy washing dishes and sing
ing a camp-meeting song In a dread
ful voice.
little
It was quite a load to carry over
tho hill to the "lake", but Agnes and
Fan wore Just as full of energy as
could be. They tolled along each w'th
a door dragging behind. When they
reached the lake Agnes carefully float
ed her "raft" dragging It down the
gravelly side of the pit and puahhig
It off Into the water, but Fan said
she wanted to shoot-the-shoots, so al
though Agnes advised her not to, she
sat down on her half of the cellar
door and slid down door and alt Into
the water.
A big wav«
■plash!
dashed over the raft drenching Fan
to the skin, and for a minute It looked
as It the raft would sink,
came up again.
"That was fun!" said Fan.
you try It."
Agnes thought it might be worth
trying and soon she was on her way
to the water squatted on her raft.
Splash! Olub!
her raft disappeared from view under
the water.
But It
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"llelup!" Agnes and
The next minute the raft
appeared but no Agnes.
Fan was scared out of her wits and
began screaming for help. Mr. Wayne,
whose farm was nearby, came run
ning. By that time Fan had fallen
oft her raft and was standing up to
her waist In water, while Agnes
crawling out having run around
the bottom, so she said.
"Well, here's a nice to-do!" shouted
"How do you think I
can get along without water?
turned the brook and my place will
be dry. I'll see your father about
this!" • ■
The girls were awfully seared and
ran home as fast as they could Just In
time to see their "Auntie" Mnry
greeting their mother who had de
cided not to go away because she
felt uneasy about the children.
"Why. they're the best children."
Mary was saying, *
them! Wh-what have you been do
ing?"
"Dey tooken de cellar do'!" cried
the cook.
"They've dammed up the brook!"
shouted Mr. Wayne coming on the
run.
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"Say." cried a now voice, "the men
laid off today but why did you fill up
the gravel pit with water? We've
got a contract with Mr. Thompson
and he got to leave us have gravel."
"Mercy on us!" cried Mrs. Thomp
son. "What haven't these girls been
up to! Go at once and get Into bed.
you bad children. I only hope you
don't catch cold. "And she turned to
make things right with the angry
neighbor and the other man and the
cook, while Mary slunk off, a w iser
\ and sadder girl.
the whistle blew for time.
"Did you see that new kid?" asked
one of the old boys at the end of the
first week, "he won't ever keep that
pace up."
"I suppose not." replied one of the
older boys, "but I wish to goodness
he would. A fellow who could keep
up practice such as he's doing would
be the kind of a quarter 'Doc'a' look
ing for—but no now fellow would
ever keep that up long enough to do
any good."
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know Albert.
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rived and Albert, by this lime no more
a stranger, but "one of the fallows"—
for nothing gets boys acquainted
quicker than good stiff practice where
everyone works for the good of the
gam
make the team.
"You're our quarter back." said the
director, as he read off the names,
"but you got to go some and Improve
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A JUNGLE HOME
F you were to go to Africa, that
strange country where all the circus
animals live when they arc at
home, you might see a place where
I he grass grows taller than corn does
here, and where all kinds of vines
and creeping plants twine and twist
themselves from the tops of trees dif
ferent from any we have ever seen,
and where thorn-bushes and saw
edged leaves cut and tear one's flesh.
This kind of a place Is what Is called
a Jungle. And If you tried to enter It
you would have to cut out a path
with an ax. so tangled and thick Is
the growth. But If you were to look
very closely, you might discover a
round, dark opening near the ground,
with the grass and vines coming to
gether overhead, forming a kind of a
green subway, or tunnel.
And If you were to get down on
your hands and knees, and follow the
tunnel as It wound and twisted, after
a while you would come to an open
place, where the sun was shining, and
at the far side of -the opening, you
would sec a cave under a bl» slanting
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similar uae. but 1 am sure non« will
suit you quite ua well aa thla one.
Oak will be tho most suitable wood
Got out tho stock
for all purposes,
to tho given overaii sixes. Tho angles
tlie end pieces should be laid out
before any work Is dono on shaping
them to tho design, for straight sur
faces are necessary for thla Be very
careful to lay out tho two ends exactly
alike, otherwise tho rack will not set
correctly after the plecmi are assem
bled. As tho drawing shows tho use
of a plain butt Joint throughout, a
line for the center of the ends of the
stretcher pieces should be drawn, and
on this line the holes for the round
head screws are to be bored.
After the operation of locating and
boring holes for the screws Is com
pleted. the design can be laid out on
the ends. The best way to do this
to lay oilt on a place of good card
board. half Inch squares as shown on
I the drawing, then tracing the design
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your kicking before the game next
week—let me tell you. that!"
Now Improving a kick. Is no easy
matter as every boy who has played
football very well knows,
that A! had to go out to practice early
and atay late; that he had to practice
goal kicking and Held kicking and
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kicking at a dummy ball tied to
post But when a person has made
team and when a game's coming Sat
urday. who cares about work. Cer
tainly Al didn't.
Saturday morning dawned rlear and
rock. And In front of the cave you
could not help from seeing three
beautiful, yellow striped animals,
shaped Just like over-grown kittens.
Well, they are my brother, my sister
and myself, and by this time, you have
probably guessed that we are tiger
cube, or tiger children. We have lived
right here ever since we can remem
ber, and think It la the finest place In
the world for a home. No one knows
we are here except our big, beautiful
mother, and when she comes home
she steps very quietly so as not to
attract any attention, (the generally
stays with us during the daytime, and
stretches out and goes to sleep back
In the cave where It la cool and dark,
but when the sun drops out of sight
over the tops of the trees, and a
beautiful twilight settles down over
the Jungle, she wakes up and has her
bath, which with us. means licking
her rumpled fur Into shape. And then
she smells each one of us to make
sure that we are her very own. and
that we are all here safe and sound.
And 'after a little while, she disap
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relative position. Cut carefully to
shape and transfer to the end pieces,
To cut out the small design at the
upper part of the ploces. bore small
holes In each space, then saw carefully
to shnpe with a coping saw. The out
side of tho design I» also to be cut to
shape with the same tool.
Fmooth all the pieces with sandpa
per. being especially careful to get all
sawed edges perfectly smooth. As
thls trough Is to be stained, It Is very
essentlal that all surfaces be given
good a finish as possible before any
stain Is applied. Any rough spots will
absorb the stain more freely than
those surfaces that are not properly
finished giving the work a spotted
THE JUNIOR COOK
SALAI» DRESSING
FOU FALL SALADS
1 taljlespoonful parsley,
chopped fine.
Beat again and dish over a plain
I lettuce salad.
Into cold mixing bowl put
S tablespoon!uls of vegetable oil.
1 tabldspoonful vinegar.
44 teaspoonful salt.
Vi teaspoonful pnprlka.
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This may bo varied by using chopped
nlery or pickle Instead of olives and
2 tablespoonsful of olives | parsley and makes a nice variety to a
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Mix well with a spoon.
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with Just enough autumn crispness In
the air to make good football playing
possible.
The game with Grant High was to
be called at ten and by nine-thirty the
small grandstand at the east end of
the field was filled and students a-foot
and In car were drifting In to stand on
tho elde lines. The first game of the
soason was to have a fine crowd, there
1 was no doubt of that.
With a cheer as the whistle blew
' > he game began. Through the first
luartor the boys of Park Junior High
played carefully, watching alicnats But
feeling a little too excited to make
thl most of ekMOM they had while
the ball was theirs.
In the second quarter Grant had the
hall practically all the time and Tark
waa on tho defense, 'it was a good
thing their captain was a genera! for
he needed all the head work he had to
keep his men lined up and prevent
Grant from scoring.
At the end of the helf the «core ws*
0 to 0 and both crowds of rooters were
yelling themselvee hoarse cheering.
Tho third quarter passed
battle and not a score made by •Ithci'
side.
tough
The fourth quarter was well under
way; |t was Park Junior's ball and
three downs had been played without
the gain necessary. The situation was
critical. If they lost the ball then,
there was little chance of getting
back in the time left for play, and the
game would end—0 to 0 a most un
satisfactory score.
"If I only knew how that new kid
would do In a pinch!" groaned the
captain under his breath. "Guess I'll
take a chance!" And with quick,
eager tones, he called out the signal
for the quarter to kirk.
For an Instant Albert felt his heart
beat so fast he could hardly breathi
had his chance really come? Then,
taking a deep breath to steady himself.
pears In the dark tunnel as silently
as one of the shadows, and Is gone.
We are not afraid to be left alone,
as no one ever comes our way at night,
and tho only sound we ever hear Is
the distant rumblings of a lion's roar,
or the hooting» and cries of the night
birds. But we have a good time, as
we can seo much better at night than
when the aun is shining, and we romp
and play. Just like little tame kitten«.
Sometimes we run round and round
In a circle and try to catch our own
tails, something, of course, which
can't be done, but then. It Is great
fun Just to try. And sometimes we
play that we are hunting, and will
creep along on our stomachs and
spring on a leaf, and pretend It was
an antelope or a xebra colt. And
sometimes we would play leap-frog
over each other, and sometimes we
would run races to see which one
could get In the cave first. And wli'.le
we would be having all kinds of fun.
mother would appear as silently as
she went away, but this time she
would have a half-grown buck slung
over her shoulder, and this meant
supper was ready. So we would sit
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When all pieces are finished to your
satisfaction, assemble them and apply
the stain you wish. After the stain
has set. two or three very thin coats
of shellac may be applied, rubbing
down each coat with very fine sand
paper that has been somewhat used,
Finish with a coat of wax.
While the butt Joint Is shown as the
construction, another method may be
used If the maker thinks he Is cap
able of doing It. Cut grooves a quar
ter of an Inch deep. Into which the
ends of the stretcher pieces will fit.
Fasten with screws In the same man
ner as the other construction. This Is
especially good If the grooves are laid
out and cut accurately.
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The harvest hay it mown:
And in the fields lay ripened
grain
Where seeds Iasi spring were sown.
The leaves have turned to brown and '
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The grass is seared and brown:
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children plan for winter s sports,
And dream of summer s plays,
And , 0 eac( , min(J there com „ ,J, e
Dead leivcs that have blown down.
thought
Of all the things that bless
Our lives, and there is offered up
A prayer of thankfulness.
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he dropped back from the Una. and.
all by himself, stood ready for the
ball. As It came toward him he took
two or three quick, running steps and
with all the energy and accuracy that
bad come with his careful training,
sent the ball straight arrosa the posts
—from the thirty yard Una.
Then the crowd went wild! It was
the best single play by a high school
boy many of them had ever seen and
the cheers thnt went up from that
field would have done credit to a
grandstand full of folks.
Two minutes more and the game
was over—with a score of 3 to 0 In
favor of Park Junior High. And Al
bert Hart, the new boy who didn't
know a soul, but was willing to train
and work, found himself In tho thick
of a friendly crowd.
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about her. and lick our chops, which
meant we were ready as well as hun
gry.
would tear the prey into the size
pieces that we could manage, and
leave us to our feast. And you know
It Is considered good manners for
tiger children to snarl and growl
while they are eating. There Is noth
ing like learning good table manners
when one la young, and then one never
forgets It
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