RANCH MYSTERY
A STORY FOR CHILDREN
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By Paula
Chapter I.
BETH sat curled up by the win
dow of the dusty Pullman
roach and looked out at the
darkening landscape She was
tired. Thia was the laat of a three
day Journey
"Laat call to the diner.'
The girl reached with dim
arma to the baggagerack and
lifted down a cardboard box
her lunch, it waa the remains n,
the food her mother packed for
her the day she left the little
Industrial town In Illinois that
was her home.
It was a pretty sad looking
lunch now . . . limp boiled eggs,
a dryish piece of fried chicken,
and two pickles. She put the lid
back on the box and curled up
against the window. She was a
thin child for her height, quiet
and thoughtful.
The elderly lady across the isle
had been watching her. "I'm
going Into the diner for dinner.
I don't like to eat alone, won't
you come with me?"
Beth smiled. The lady had
loaned her a magnzlne and a little
book that day. "Won't you come
with me?" she coaxed.
"Well, thank you." sho HAD
wanted to see IhPt oatln-car
Sho found It a little cllnVult tn
decide what to order, everything
was so expensive. The 4aily sug
gested.
She was so friendly, the girl
sat back now and enjoyed her
surroundings. This was grand'
She wished the girls back home
could see nor.
"Y El,L.. ln an hollr or 80
yy you'll be leaving us. Will
there be someone to meet you?
That is a pretty lonoly little sta
tion where you get off."
"Yea, my uncle lll come to
. meet me." The black man set a
(teaming plate before her. Gee.
this was surely better than that
box-lunch.
"Are you going to stay out
here ln Nevada very long?"
"I guess I'll be stnylng here
quite a long time," and a shadow
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that might have been homesick
ness, crossed her slender face.
"The school nurse back homt
told my mother I was too thin
and too tired. She saiH I should
not spend another winter in the
cast. I have an uncle out here
on a cattle ranch, and mother
wrote to him and told him what
the nurse said. He sent for me to
come out,"
"And do you think you'll like
.hat?"
' Well, it a klnda exciting tc.
come this far from noi.ie alone.
"Will there be any girls on the
ranch?"
"Oil no, my uncle just has two
ooys. 1 hope they'll let me ride
horseback to school: I've never
been NEAR a horse, but I think
I'd like to tide one. Mother says
I'm just to stay out doors lots
and get well and strong."
Beth fflanced down at her
empty plate. "I guess this Is the
biggest meal I've ever eaten.
Maybe I've started getting strong
already."
THEY loft tho dining car In a
gay mood.
"Klint Junction," the brakeman
shouted. The girl gathered her
packages and as the train slowed
down she pressed her face against
the dark pane to see into the
n'Rht, as if she would llko to
hive a fillmpso of tills strange
country ihat was to be her new
home.
The train had stopped. She
turned to the lady who had been
so friendly, and bade her a polite
'good-bye.'
After Beth climbed down the
car step the porter stacked her
bundles around her The train
started moving atead'ly away.
She looked anxiously about. The
little station was dark. The faint
moonlight showed her it was not
more than a shack. There was no
other building In sight The wind
rattled a tin sign.
The lights of the train were
swallowed by ihe darkness. Sud
denly a feeling of panic seized
the girl. She was ALONE! There
was NO ONE to meot her!
(Continued next week.)
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PEPPERMINT CANDY
FREDDY was four years old
and he had two pennies. Fred
' dy loved peppermint candy ( may
be YOU don't, but Fred DID).
He took his two pennies and
started out to find a store where
you got more candy for two pen
nies than anywhere else.
On the way he passed a bakery
shop window and he saw a little
colored boy standing there with
his round nose pressed tight
against the window.
Freddy noticed that the little
colored boy was wearing very
ragged clothes. He went up and
stood beside him.
ARE you looking at the
buns?" said Fred.
"Yea. I am. I'm hungry," said '
the ragged boy.
Fred thought about the candy
hp was going to buy. Then he
thought a lot about the hungry
boy. Ho handed the boy the pen
itcs. "Go buy two of them for your
elf," he said.
Then he walked slowly back
'iome. tJ.e missed not getting the
candy, but what do you think
happened when he got home?
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THE FIRE ENGINE
TOMMY was four years old the
first time he ran away to fol
low the fire engine. He ran a long
way before he came to the fire
and all the crowds of people. It
was fun watching the blaze and
seeing the firemen running
around.
But soon the Are was out and
Tommy started home. After a
while he realized that he was
lost He Just couldn't find his way
back. At last he sat down on the
curb and started to cry.
People came by and looked at
him, but no one spoke to the un
happy boy. Then along the street
came a policeman and he lifted
Tom to his feet and Tom told
him he was lost.
After the kindly policeman
found where Tom lived and took
him home, he stopped to chat
awhile with the boy s mother.
"Well," he said, "the little fel
low was surely scared. I guess
you need not worry about him
running after flre-englnea any
more."
And the big policeman asked.
"What arc you going to be when
you grow up Tom?"
"A fireman," was the ready
reply.
THE TRAMP
ONCE a tramp came through
a busy city. His clothes wera
lufc'sred, and he carried all his
worldly goods in a small bundle
on a stick. At his heels cam a
doff, nothing more than a mon
grel, and his appearance was as
raggedy as that of his master.
On one of the busiest corners
the tramp stopped for the signal.
When tho green light flashed
"ffo," the hobo stooped down and
carefully picked the little mon
grel up. The dng certainly must
hav appreciated his master's
kindness, for when the two got
safely to the other side, he licked
the tramp's face as if to say,
"Thanks for bring so kind.'
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Chapter I.
'Almighty God, to whom alono
The hearts of all thy saints are
known,
Sinless and just, to thee 1 pray
To guide me on my dangerous
may:
Lord of the heavens that root
the land,
Hold o'er me thy protecting
hand."
(Song of lh. Wav.l
THE VIKINGS were a race of
men who lived far up in the
north and they were perhaps the
bravest and most adventurous of
all sailors.
There was one young chap llv
ing up In Green'and and he was
most curious about the earth and
willing and brave enough to
strike out and see what he could
see.
He had a swift vessel with high
decks and long oars. He took
thirty men and started sailing
Into the West.
On and on and on they went
and where do you think they fi
nally landed ? Right smack up
against the place we now call
Newfoundland.
The name of this brave young
Nordic sailor waa Leif Erickson.
and his visit to this land was
made five hundred years before
Columbus ever sailed away from
Spain.
Leif and bis men built a bouse
on the new and fertile land. How
exciting that must have been, to
go wandering around over the
land, where wild berries and
grapes grew in abundance and
deer and all sorts of wild game
frolicked in the lovely wooded
country.
Of course they found some
signs of natives, but evidently
that part of the country was not
very thickly populated with . . .
well . . . the people we now call
"Indians."
The wild grapes delighted them
TAKE CADE
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TO OWN a pet Is one of the
greatest joys that can come to
any boy or girl. It's fun to play
with them. BUT do you know
how to take care of your pets?
Here we are going to give you
some simple little rules and hints
that will make It possible for
you to take care of your animal
friends without having to leave
all that to mother and dad.
A NEW PUPPY
Puppies are perhaps the most
fun of all. They are so cute and
so silly. They try to run and get
going side-wise. They drip their
food on their vests and they drag
their ears (if they're the long
eared kind) through their milk
bowl. Yes, puppies are fun, but
they require great care.
When you plan to bring a puppy
home, get ready for him. Make
his bed in a wooden box, open at
one end so he can run ln and out
(he will, too).
Put cut-up papers on the floor
of the box. so he'll be snug when
b: sleeps.
Have a low bowl of water handy,
also a puppy biscuit and a ball or
other toy. For goodness' sake,
don't be fussy about him. because,
remember, he is just a baby and
you must be patient.
Whatever you do, don't HAN
DLE him too much. That is one
rule you will find hard to obey,
but well, put yourself In the
puppy's plare.
SHak low and kindly to him.
even when you are trying to train
him. Remember, he is a little guy
among strangers.
BATHING THE PUP
Tou mustn't bathe the new pup
while he is still under six weeks
of age. There are many good
medicated soaps on the market,
and be sure the water Is Jim
warm enough (like the baby
bears' porridge, not too hot and
'Ot too cold).
Bathe the little fellow in a
.varm room and don't take too
long at it. After he Is all clean
and silky, dry him with a rough
towel and wrap him up snug.
FOOD FOR YOUR PET
No matter what kind of pet
you choose, be sure his food Is
fresh and clean. Serve it In a pan
it bowl.
Small dogs, that live pretty
much In the house, do not re
quire a great deal of food. Don't
overdo it
so the travelers took a load back
to Greenland.
Now this interesting, adventur
ous mil Erickson had a younger
brother named Thorvald. Like all
young brothers Thorvald wanted
to do everything his big brother
did, and when Leif came home
and tdld about tie wondrous new
land he had virftcd. Thorvald
wanted to go there, too. natur
ally. So he borrowed Lelf's boat and
went on a trip for himself. I
think it was nice of Leif to let
him have the boat to go such a
long Journey . . don't you ? Thor
vald and his party of men stayed
a whole year. They hunted, ex
plored, and fished for salmon.
But most good things cannot
last forever, so now comes the
sad part of the story. One day
these Viking visitors came upon
a party of natives asleep under
their canoes. The explorers killed
all of them except one ... he
ran away.
The one who escaped must
have gone and gotten his whole
tribe, for they came back to
avenge the killing of their friends
and then Thorvald and bis men
got out on their ship and there
was a battle.
After a while the natives went
back to the land, and then the
Vikings looked over tbelr ship
and found that the only one of
them who was wounded was . . .
yes, the young Thorvald. A native
arrow had struck his breast He
died. His men buried him ln the
beautiful new land.
There were several more voy
ages made by the Norsemen to
this country, but none of them
ever resulted in a very permanent
settlement
There is a weird round tower
at Newport, Rhode Island, that
many people think was built by
the Norsemen. Iu fact, Longfel
low wrote a poem about it once.
The poem is called, "The Skele
ton in Armor."
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