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On the Way To School HEIN Bob and Mae id iorth for acbool frosa out the gudi

Their mother cautioned. "Hurry no#, or e!«« yaa will be late.’ But bow can one apeed on ooc’t way when now all round about I be early mme&gen of Spring are alyly peeping ' jL

Cned Mae. "Look, tbere'a a robin’i neat up there <: gb in the tree.*

And Bobby loitered far behind, the while he tried to aee. And when he apied a crocus tud peeping through the ground. Mae lagged behind to ace perhaps if others might be found.

[hey aav ibr little twigs in bed. and Pussy Willows, too. cieailng mad then both — They spied the pointed green bp: rd shoots where DaffodiHi poshed ,.,..ppc<j abort. The cabin *a» on through: litre, and tha flame* were Jumping And once 'bey heard a Blue Bird chirp as it went waging by. , « 1 " *-*.***;. I hey paused to watch the Srecy clc sd. sail m the AprU sky; | ,ooM “ * ,n 4tor “ r And as they neared the school yard itate. they heard the school hells ring. ‘ ~ who wbo tbmx?" ta an I

1 hey ran to tell their teacher then, of each and every thing. | could

1 roar’

But the Spaniard didn't am ■ H* looked behind him furtirolr. I muttered aomrtblng in hi* own ■anguace. and then hurried down

1 lb* path to the water. We kept on until we r ■ cabin—or until we re

about H cupful. BHIla: No, m To prepare haali: chop or grind | h9r Pact wHen and potato urine 1 j •"»teh It awfay. to S parr5 of potato. |

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0 lured oUJeet II

: birve i and ae One a Job U It

f neet*. irfi*t looks exactly like a knot on ' I >*o aaid to put fresh L‘ow*ra you know. If you happen : limb, and you could walk right j about the neat daily.

live tn the country- ot-der it and fall u. e«e It. The created fly-catcher build* a , h< „ nk „, hu ., fcol3 .W — •• c_ • I The chimney aweep. that noley common, every-day kind «f heal. 1 for thf

malder it uuite Cc- ■ cmD ^ make the Island find a fragment i UlU wj-j and era.” cried

Billy. -Ur ought to hold on to

the rowboat."

we didn't

w* knew that It couldn't atay afloat 1 account for aorae that la mlmlcg

very long. ! fretn bta launch.”

"Hey. come back.” called Billy.! 'That explained everythin*. •Ho uae bulierlng.” I yelled to ! "I auppoee yon beye would like felliy, the wind waa ao high. “He j * ride back home ?•• qt»e*iloned the

can’t bear yoa.” j J lei tenant.

Juat then the man in the boat ! in we piled Into the Government dropped the cam and etarted to boa", and returned ta Darien, and out with hia hi nda. But! ;■ ^nody was srorrleu about ue be-:

In cooking. If not. Ul to lasts. Add 1 tsbleapoonful of milk or j

gravy tor each ramlklr.

Toss meat potatoes and milk to-1 gether US well blended then pack

In buttered ratnlktns.

Put H strip of bacon over each ramlkln. being careful to tuck in the end* ao that the cooking fat will col drop Into the oven. Bake In a moderate even (*T») ! tm th« baron is crisp which will ‘

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ao low i cause nobody had found the boat : H liked. I teaspoonfol of ketch-1

in the water that the waves Just jet Billy and I got it the next 'JP may be added to each ramlkln • rolled tn and sank It The Spaniard morning and ah we had to boy before putting on the bacon. J

a pair of ears and oar- 1 S-rre hot with cabbage salad. i

EXIGSIA—Lore, scrap. 1*. APRIL SHOWERS REUEADtXQ ACR0S71C l one, P ear, R an. 1 had. C

i stumpy lail e Jerk every tin

i hi car a thought, builds a re*: . right, never stopping

I Idanv b!g for a crow—a great, big t in the smutty flues of chimneys. | and work that in with the other t'lere ! ,.{ aried grass, with a Uuy lit- and builds 2.1* neat of the dead material. Why the bird does Gila.

l- haa shed. |

for the :

e-wsy leading ; ■

Sly il-T dstnand* quiet By whole bring th« May flowera j BEMI-AUINt. ACUOOT1C I

Tlie 1-ie.. b their correct o of a beloved »■ Bshea t no <

wigs that l.s snatches from r»e» ss he goes swinging past He

11 from the side. Ti e oriole, i makes bis wattl' d nest against the splendid fellow unfa bis: brick walls on the inside of (Mm•y uniform of black and -.rye. He first smears the taiga se. and a «all-cot# as clear srith s kind of glue that h» someougie. bun's up aii the string* | ..ow manufactures, and then sticks pieces of t read be can find. them, one at a time against the with scraps of paper, and a ■ soo!-covered brick. He only has leaves, acares them into alto make about half a r.e»t as the ierfui pouch and with uncanny : wall furnishes the ether wde. jght. hangs tt to Ihe Up end | When finished, it looks like a slender twig, whet - squirrels basket cut In half, and stuck .t he* can never get to the eggs j against the wall. The trouble

t this nest is. when a rainy

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akea the .pen comes, the g.ue t* liable as the j get soft, and the whole thing down, babies, cradle and :et ail messed up with the

the hearth.

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FOLLOW THE DOTS ©V VJ/vLTFR. WELLMAN

nobody knows. I It «as getting darker and darker •ire king-ruher tunnels out a; * n4 vc wero soaking wet- 1

hole in a bank six or eight feet: -blvered

deep, and at the far end of it Lat a go back U the cabin." I

makes a pile of fish bor.es and |

proceed, to raise 1U family there- i •-^ 1W to t any cabin.” remlndanjtblng l ut a •-flowery bed of' ^ jgffly. and then I realised the ease we should imagine. The bxrn- j •UuaUsn that Billy and I were in. •w.llew makes !:» nest entirely of! A ions on the Ark. no cabin la wet rlay thst hardens as It drl-*. ■ w rich to stay, no boat in which

! to leave, and .'tropical storm. •What are we going to do?” I

j asked Billy.

j ’The only tiling we can do 1* ! *tny net* s'd wait.” answered ! Lilly. "When they find our rowI boat on the beach, they wili prob- ! ably think we’re drowned, and they may send out a boat tu took for our bodies. If they co. maybe

we can ball tt.”

"Lsfs find some kind of shelter.” 2 suggested, "where we won’t feel the wind so much." We went oS to the Tight to get

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••Say." said Billy suddenly. "How did ihe Spaniard grt on the Island in the first place? 21« must have had a boat!" "Then why did he take ours?" I

’ India.

"That Is a problem.” admitted Billy. “But stub loU of things might have happened to make him! want to use our boat, hlavha his

able of a

Maybe

waa a motorboat and U broke

down."

•1*1'* look f«r U.” J suggested. And ws did. We start'd from where we were and circled the ray around. Bll'r cn*d cut:

oiored irtlA pamf*

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croyon*. Whearver go. cow* f 0 a wt/rd rpciird ia trlygard-j BROWN. ! .T^r. your ItUU, branch^ •vv*'* will grow:" says j beautiful rainbow over tbs 1

t and PINK l ', > ; ^ hole and it should bs colorsd ht GREEN , ■■"• spade. The spads has a daintily using light TEI-1A Utr*. and 1 ' ,nr _ VEI.: .C.w handls and the | I INK-BU E-l’tTRPIJE and :» l

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lrt U I color* btond. Ths ■an in vhe background cm 1 BLUE. AU the g •d RED-BROWN with a. of course.

LACK lightly > stoneJ noth children have PINK cMj

liuslin and RED lips.

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