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SYNOPSIS: At RiusUn Lake In the
Canadian NorthwesU where he It search-
lns tor Igor K&rakhan, International croor.
- Curt Team ion meets and urts Irom
drunken half-breed a Russian sir) known
as Bonja Nichols. She Is determined to
press on Into the land of the dangerous
Kiosonee inauna. asainst cum aavice.
Curt la chagrined to find that his new
enemy, the half-breed In the ease. Is
Karakhan's "contact man"; he obtains a
map of the Lllluar territory from an old
trapper, however, and determines to pro
tect Sonya as best he can.
Chapter 19
OUT OF THE FOG
Two mornings later, at her camp
40 miles up river Sonya awoke at
daybreak, parted the tent-flap and
looked out. Ralph and the two
guides were still rolled up in their
sleeping bags.
Through the gray smoke mist ris
ing Irom the cold waters of the Lll
luar, pairs of nesting teal and ducks
zipped overhead, their swift wings
whistling long after the birds were
swallowed up in the mist. Overhead
in the tall pines little vlreos and
flame colored warblers, flitting,
through the branches and darting,
out into the air were already busy
with the fledgling problem.
Stepping down to the water edge,
she propped her mirror against a
stone, bathed her face- and hands,
and braided her hair. Back at the
campfire, she raked some coals out
of the ashes, got a fire going, and
cooked bacon, trout, scones and cof-,
fee. Ralph and the two guides still '
showed no signs of waking, so she
took a small bucket and started up
a mountain torrent to a thicket of ;
red raspberries.
Not long after she reached the
patch, she happened to glance back
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ALMOST TIME
By Mary Graham Bonner
1 d9 need something to keep my
n back," sighed Willy Nilly. "I
certainly must attend to them as
toon as Christ-
mas Is over. Cr
The P u d d
Muddlers were
feeling sleepy and
after a good din-!
nor Santa gave
them they all took
naps.. Top Notch
and the Chickens
and Ducks perch
ed on top of a
great book case
filled with new
books, Rip took a
sleep on the floor
near the stove and
Willy Nillv rested
in an old rocking chair. Santa and
Great Boy were the only ones
awake.
"I have their present ready,"
whispr-.ed Santa, "and I've token
all tWr hints. Now there are lots
of people who don't like being giv
en hints, but Santa does."
"I know you do," agreed Great
Boy in his lowest dog voice.
"W ; put aU their gifts in the
slelgw now so they won't see us do
ing it," whispered Santa. So ho and
Great Boy went out to the sleigh,
carrying a great many packages
riot only what they had asked for
but more besides.
The Reindeer were becoming very
Impatient. They wanted to start.
Santa gave them lichen, or moss,
which they liked better than any
thing, and patting them, said:
'It's almost time, my fine Rein
deer." When Santa and Great Boy went
back into the shop the Puddle Mud
dlers were awake.
"Don't you want to join the pa
rade?" Santa asked.
"What parade?" they replied In
surprise.
Tomorrow "The Parade"
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at camn and was startled to see
canoe nosing out of the river fog,
a canoe with two men In It. They
glided ashore, beached the craft and
walked up to her fire, with their
rifles in the crook of their arms.
And then she recognized them as
Curt Ralston and his young part
ner! They were a welcome surprise, out
of the fog. For several reasons she
was never gladder to see people
than those two. But what were they
doing up the Lllluar? They hadn't
mentioned that they intended to
come north from Russian Lake.
Through a screen of boughs she
watched them a minute. They did
not wake Ralph or the guides. Curt
pointed at her breakfast keeping
warm in the ashes, and looked
around for her. evidently knowing ,
she was up.
She stepped out to the timber
edge. Curt saw her then and came
up along the torrent.
"You're awake eariy," ne greeted
with his likable smile.
He was casual enough, as though
just meeting some chance acquaint
ance; but Sonya saw the man's
tribute to her in his eyes and no
ticed how his glance clung to her
face and hair. She felt sure he had
not come upon her camp by acci
dent but with, some definite pur
pose. I couldnt sleep with a morning
like this just outside the tent," she
answered.
"Your breakfast looked so good
that Paul and I almost grabbed it
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Synopsis: Toyland Is upset because
Its favorite doll, Christina, Is made
Invisible by a bracelet given her by a
queen. They try to help her, but only
one person knows how to take off the
bracelet. The bracelet hints who that
person is.
Chapter X
THE QUEEN OF FAIRIES
The white woolly dog was so eager
to help Christina, who had been
made invisible by a magic bracelet,
that he just scampered oft across
the snow fields without saying where
he was going.
Christina ran along behind him
for a while, and then she stopped
and said, "Woolly Dog, where are
we going? Whom are you hunting?"
"Thats right," he barked, "I was
in such a hurry." He looked unhap
py so that Christina laughed and
scratched his ear.
He could feel her but he couldnt
see her. I tell you, It's funny talking
to someone you can't see.
But the bracelet said the person
who can make me visible again lives
at the roots of a tall pine tree," said
Christina. "Where is there a big
woods?"
'That's it,1 said the dog. "That's
where I was going. I know. Come
on," and off the dog went, faster
than ever.
Soon they saw a dark pine woods
ahead of them. When they came to
the first tree the dog said, "Now you
knock on each tree and see if any
one lives there."
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grammatical
elements
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a historical
period
t. Emblems
9. Garden
Implement
10. Sea bird
11. Dampoii
17. School of
whales
19. Injure by heat
ii. Corrosion oa
Iron
24. Offering oppo
sition IS. English river
au. Unite
27. Stop
28. Mixture
SO. I'litron saint
of sailors
31. Built
36, Long fish
38, Peaceful
41. Rn treat
43. Henna of a
certain
variety
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48. Depend
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61. And not
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4. VoffBtable
exudation
5. Away
and broke for the woods.
"You will stay and have break
fast with us, wont you?"
"If yonll let me give you hand
with that berry-picking."
"All right."
He took up her bucket, and they
went back along the torrent to the
patch.
"1 dldnt know Paul and you were
Intending to come up this way," she
remarked, bending down a tall
briar.
He answered her unspoken ques
tion. "We're prospecting up the
Lllluar."
Sonya did not know whether to
believe him or not. Ever since
meeting him she had been trying to
figure him out. He certainly dldnt
appear to be a prospector. He was
miles above the type.
Except for her father, she had
never met a man whose quiet effi
cient power Impressed her as much
as his. She hated to think that he
was Just a drifter, leading a care
free existence. That was all right
for the men at Russian Lake, but
he had better stuff to him.
"Paul and I are going up as far
as the pass," he volunteered pres
ently. And then he came out with
the purpose of his visit. "If there's
no objection on the east side of the
fence, our parties, could sort of be
neighbors. In this country people
usually throw in together that way."
His offer, as fine as it was unex
pected, nearly took Sonya's breath.
She wanted to snap it up Instantly
before he could change his mind.
Two days of river travel had showed
her how little she and Ralph knew
about the Strong-Woods and how
worthless those lazy guides were.
With Curt leading the party she
could feel safe, and if anybody
could get on good terms with the
ut affiirf.''Wh
So Christina Knocked on this tree
and that tree. But they didn't hear
a thing. They walked and walked
until they were too tired to go on.
Dear, dear," said Christina, and
the woolly dog could hear she was
crying. It made him so angry at the
queen who had bewitched her, that
lie just barked and barked and jum
ped around. But as he jumped his
little collar of gold bells said, ' Tin
kle, jingle, Tinkle, jingle."
Suddenly there was a silver flash
and the Queen of Fairies stood be
side them saying, "You are calling
me, arent you? The bells on your
collar are ringing."
Then the dog remembers the
Queen of Fairies had said she would
help him if he jingled the bells on
his collar. He told her their story
and she thought for a long time.
Then she said, "I think I know
whom that queen meant. Come with
me."
They followed and soon they came
to a big pine tree, and sure enough,
there was a little door in the trunk.
Christina rapped, and a little mole
stuck his head out, calling, "Who's
therer
Why that's the person who can't
see," exclaimed the doll. "Mister
Mole, do you make gold bracelets?
"Yes, Indeed, very fine ones," said
Mister Mole.
"I have one here' said Christina,
"Can you take it off? Can you see
it?"
Yes, Z can always see my own
work." said Mister Mole. "Come Into
my workshop and I'll have it oft In
a minute."
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Klosohees. he was the man to do It.
"If the idea doesn't appeal to
you," be said, "please don't be best
tant about saying so. Too mustn't
let us break into any of your plans.
"Oh, but it does appeal to mel"
"You like It, then?"
Sonya hesitated. In Curt's tones
and hi manner she could see that
be was Interested in her. On
lengthy wilderness trip together
where they would be thrown into
constant intimate association, he
might come to like her a very great
deal. It wouldn't be right to allow
mac.
"But you'li be traveling so much
raster than we," she objected.
"Oh, no; we'll be taking it lei
surely, scouting for float as we go.
To be frank, I dont believe you and
Ralph are use to water-dogging on
a mountain river. Till you get on to
tne nang 01 tmngs It mightn't be a
baa Idea to have a couple of experi
enced people along. Also, if those
guides dont prove dependable you
wouldnt be left to the lurch."'
"Your offer Is magnanimous,
Curt." - She stumbled just a little
over his first name. "I don't know
anybody else who'd have made it.
But we'd be a positive nuL.mce."
"Your company and Ralph's
would be a real pleasure to us both.
Talk It over with him, won't you?"
Still wavering, sonya looked
down into the torrent, where a
number of tiny trout were darting
about In a pool like little flashes
of sunshine. She knew that the
safe unselfish thing was to refuse.
But then she thought that if she
steered their association carefully
she could guide it into a comradely
friendship. And she did need his
help so badly, with her It might
make all the difference between
success and abject failure.
We might we could try it," she
assented finally. "At least we can
start out together, and if it doesn't
work we can always split up."
As tney went on filling the nail
Curt congratulated himself on hav
ing neatly solved a tough problem.
I To be Continued)
1-ITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE
WE CAN'T SLEEP
OUT, THIS KlKl
OF WEATHER.
WE'VE GOT TO
GET A ROOM-
'SIOES , I'VE
GOT A JOB.NOW-
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By Frederic J. Haskia
Q. What degree of humidity Is de
sirable with certain room tempera
tures? LSJl.
A. It has been stated that the
comfort zone at rest Includes con
ditions varying from 63 to 71 degrees
F, effective temperatures. Around 66
to 68 degrees temperature a wide
range of humidity Is permitted, al
though humidities In excess of 70
and below 30 are neither practicable
nor desirable. The desirable humid
ity for a home is estimated at from
30 to 40 percent at a temperature of
70-72, depending upon the air mo
tion. Q. What was the original meaning
of blackmail? N.S.
A. It was originally rent paid In
labor, grain or baser metal as dis
tinguished from silver or white mo
ney. It was also a certain rate of
money, corn, cattle or the like, paid
in northern England and In Scot
land to certain men who were allied
to robbers, to be protected from pill
age.
Q. Please give the purpose of Hull
House. A.W I. .
A. Hull House was established In
Chicago In 1889. It Is a social set
tlement of women which aims at
being a social, charitable, and edu
cational center. The buildings In.
elude an art building, free kinder.
garten, gymnasium, creche, and diet
kitchen. Classes, lectures and con
certs are supported.
Q. How many Americans were
killed in action on Armistice day?
TJD.L.
A. War department records show
that 213 members of the American
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expeditionary forces were killed in
action on November 11, wio, be
tween 12 o'clock midnight and 11
ajn., the latter being the hour at
which the armistice was signed. So
far as Is known, no battle deaths oc
curred after 11 a.m.
Q. What was the name of the dam
which broke and caused the Johns
town flood? N.T.
A. The Southfork dam disaster on
June 1, 1889, caused the Johnstown
flood In which 2209 lives were lost.
Q. Did Abraham Lincoln once
hold a license to sell liquor? K.M.
A. It is recorded at the county
clerk's office, Springfield, in., that a
license was issued to William F.
Berry to keep a tavern under the
name of Berry & Lincoln at Mew
Salem, 111., on March 6, 1833. A copy
of this license is now on display In
the Lincoln Museum, Washington,
D. C. In addition to the above, Dou
glas, in one of the debates, accused
Lincoln of selling liquor. Lincoln
admitted this and said: 'While I was
selling liquor Douglas was drinking
it."
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