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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-09

Now" thought Susie, IF it keeps
jumping up and down like that and
knocking its heel together. it'll break
all its windows besides making itself
rlckety."
The Ginger Loaf House stopped still
ana then began walking. L walked
along until it was right near Susie's
window It came quite close and
looked in with one of its upstairs win
d.ws.
say, little girl" asked the Ginger
Loaf House in a squeaky voice. don't
you like me to stay? Shall go away
nOw?"
IF you so away you must come
back before morning" replied Susie.
cause if you don't-why. you see.
there wouldn't be any house across
the street"
Where shall I go?" asked the
Ginger Loaf House. Il don't know or
any goo[ vacant lots around. I have
TO have room 20 sit down. My poor
feet get 50 tired"
There's the Meadow" said Susie.
ct isn't far. You go down that way
till you get to the ChuGch, then YOU
turn 70 the left-hand side and go and
so tin You reach the little stone bridge
an the Meadow IS right there on the
rlEh--hand side. It's a nice, big
Nea dow, with no cows in Il at night"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-09

opened Susie looked in and what
did she see but funny littla room
all made of pillows. There was
great. big, white pillow covering the
whole floor, and big, white pillow
tackled on the ceiling and little pill
lows all pieced together to make four
walls. and tail, tall holsters stood at
the four corners like columns.
1T must be warm inside" said
Susie. But you must come back
whenever 1 say"
II will" replied the Ginger Loaf
House.
So Susie took her wrist watch,
though IT was just a pretend one, with
painted hands on the watch's face
pointing TO halfpast six, and into the
Ginger Loaf House she hoped.
Now straight down this way," said
Susie. pointing out of the window.
Trot, trot trot! went the Ginger
Loaf House, running down the road.
Now this way" pointed Susie.
when they reached the Church.
Soon they came 10 the little stone
bridge and there was the Meadow
with the Moon shining over it. The
Ginger Loaf House jumped over the
little ditch into the Meadow and sat
down with a sign of content
My feet get so tired" it said.
Susie looked out of the window and
saw one little woolly lamb. One; two
little woolly lambs. Two Three little
woolly lambs, Three; Four little foolly
Iams, -Four, and more little woody
lams, More; and they all ran round
and round the house-round and
round and round. And suddenly
somebody said softly:
Wake up. Little Two Eyesi"
Susie opened her eyes and sat up
and there was Mother leaning over
her bed, and the Sun was shining in
the window and there stood the Cling
er Loaf House across the street with
its shutters all shut tight.
Guess I must have gone to Sleep"
said Susie. I'm glad the Ginger Loaf
House found the way home"
Really? Tell me about it," said
Mother.
Susie says she knows the Ginger
Loaf House goes away and sits in the
Meadow every night. but she never
sees II walk any more because, though
she watches every night, she always
drops asleep before 1t goes. She hasn't
any secret any more, cause she's
stopped being afraid OF the Ginger
Loaf House at night. as she has found
out that Il is "a namiable house"
Strange things happen In the dark
ness deep.
When you and 1 are fast asleep"
said Mother.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-09

"One little woolly lamb, One,
Two little woolly lambs, Two.
Three little woouy lambs Three,
Four little woolly lambs, Four.
Il won't put the whole of it down
because it was awful Ioug-in fact.
Susie had never said it all the way
through, and TO write it down would
take a week and fill ffty-two big. fat
Dictionaries
As 1 was saying-Susie had begun
to say the Sleepy Song, when she
heard trot. trot. trot. outside like
horses hoofs. She sat UP in bed and
looked out Of the window and what
did she see but the Ginger Loaf House
acting up like anything! It seemed
- be raised above the ground and
whom Susie peered out She saw it
had a little body and two little legs
and q pair Of big feet with carpet
slippers on them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-09

Dodge went out and looked at the
sky and scanned the horizon and
shook his head obviously.
4 wouldn't If I were you,".he ad-
vised.
Why not?" shot forth Don.
Looks like a bad storm"
"Oh rats!" flung out Don, "It'u be
clear as bell in the morning and I'm
going"
storms on Mt Rayo can never be
trusted this time of year. Apt TO be
bad one. You ought not go up that
mountain without your father or some
one" objected Dodge. who had had to
help eXtricate Don from past
escapades and felt the boys company
a great responsibility and fervently
wished that he had gone to town.
Don set his alarm at five and was
quite ready to start ~ six. The morn
ing was brilliant with sunshine though
there was a penetrating chill in the
air that made Dodge grumbIe
You're regular old granny.
Dodge" was Don's parting shot, and
tucking his lunch into the capacious
pockets of his coat he was off.
In ten minutes he had picked UP the
trail leading to the top, and he was
trying not to walk too fast for he
knew that a quick gait now would
only retard his progress at the end
He felt exhiIarated and tireIess and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-09

they suddenly yelled the sun. with a
vague uneasiness he halted sharply
and looked up. He thought of old
treacherous fall storms. But Don,
with a careless little shrug, and the
cocksureness of very young manhood.
determined to make that beckoning
peak at all costs.
A penetrating little wind struck
suddenly at his very marrow as he
reached the FAR margin of the swamp
land and he turned up his coat collar
as he hurried forward. His quick eye
glimpsed a large lazy fake of snow
which fioated down tantalizingly near
him as he began his final climb. AS
he reached the tip-top of Mount Rayo
the flakes were not falling in ones but
in dozens and Don did not Iinger to
look at the scenery. 1t had taken
longer than he had imagined 1t would
TO climb that last weary stretch and
he turned Immediately.
Dons legs were long and his strides
were twice their usual length for
small scrap of real fear had entered
his heart and doubts of all sizes and
varieties were springing up unbidden.
Little wonder too for by the time he
had reached the swampy land the
flakes were hurrying earthward so fast
that they were crowding one upon
another, and Don was not so familiar
with the country as to find his way
about without the trail. 1t needed no
Dodge to tell him how fast that trail
was disappearing beneath the soft
fleecy snow.
Don tried too not to think OF all the
stories he had heard of people being
lost on mountain peaks, and he tried
not TO think how unpleasant 1t would
be 10 spend the night quite alone,
without food or even an overcoat, on
Mt. Rayo in a raging snow storm.
Before very long the strain on GER
tain leg muscles began TO tell and he
stumbled little, once he fell and was
on his feet instantly rushing on like
one pursued. But hurry as he would
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-09

it was, in truth. IilSe fleeing from fate.
The snow fell faster and faster. travel
ing grew slippery, and Don found him
self suddenly face TO face with the
awful fact that he had finally lost the
trail. He retraced his steps and
picked it up at last a full half mile
back, and reflected with some bitter
ness that he had not yet reached tim
berlIne.
or course. he lost It again and again
and was driven to going on without it,
He must reach The Shack before dark
But he did not. It was now dusk. He
was cold and wet and hungry and
frightfully tired, but he ploughed on
YEARLY through the soft snow won
derlng what was going TO become OF
him. Suddenly It seemed to him that
he had been wandering on like this
forever.
He wondered II Dodge would start
out to hunt for him and If they had
the slightest chance of finding each
other. He reflected sadly that two
people might play hIde-and-seek on
Mt. Rayo for q life time. Abruptly he
halted and gave a lusty shout. His
voice sounded ridiculously small and
lost and It was good half hour before
he stopped TO call again. But not even
an echo answered him this time. It
seemed foolish to go on this wayne
was so abominably tired yet there was
nothing else to do. He thought the
snow was falling more slowly and no
wasn't so cold as he had been though
his ears felt funny. He supposed he
were going around in a circle as they
say people do who are lost-and he
felt very sleepy-he thought he'd lie
down and have forty winks.
Dodge. after a preliminary search,
/ found him ten minutes later. He had
difficult time trying to rouse him
| for the boy was almost frozen. What
you dom way up here. old sport ?"
asked Don quite dazed.
way up here?" echoed the dis
gusted Dodge. The house isn't ten
feet away! Lost, Ell? Think you're
! lost ?" and Dodge suddenly chuckled.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-09
Don Climbs Mount Rduo

q CIi0oL DIDN'T begin until late
one reason for this was that
y The farms of the country had
9 called school boys to, serve
Uncle sam; another reason was the
scarcity of teachers.
Don Stone had finished his agricul-
tr-z. stunt the week before and had
Immediately left for The Shack" the
stones hot weather home at the base
a. q towering mountain peak. Very
much 70 his surprise he found upon
his arrival alt The Shack that the fam
lis had .eft Tor town the day before.
Fss was disappointed, Of course. but
DaE-.. thc Caretaker, was there and
rsF plenty Of provisions, so Don CON
Guided THAT he would remain few
days.
II was q heaven sent opportunity TO
climb the peak. Mount Rayo, and early
fsa was the best time of the year 10
make tna Trip. Don said nothing to
D1E=e about his plans though until
the -.-lr before his climb. for Dodge
was a pCss.ulls- and constltutionally
averss to anything like good times.
knowing this Don opened the subject
with some hesitation and uncertainty.
Think I'll climb Mount Rayo,
Do5Ee."
DodEe looked gloomy. "When?" he
fncu.red morosely.
Tomorrow morning"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-09

and bore from each side. If the Dor
ing was done entirely from one side.
the bit might not come out on the
other side exactly opposite the point
you started from. In boring from
each edge, the error. if any. is greatly
reduced.
Next make A. Lay out and bore
hole for axle from each side of piece.
BE careful to get the outside Of the
wheel true. A good way is to describe
a circle on the stock with q sharp
pair of dividers. scoring rather deeply
on the circumference. This will give
you good line to work to.
Next make axle F. This Is one-half
inch in diameter. The hole that Is
bored in the wheel is also one-half
inch in diameter. and in order that the
wheel may turn easily on the axle,
sand = down slightly in the middle
part where the wheel will have its
bearing. It IS thought that this will
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-09

z y PLANNING the making of gifts
IA this year do not overlook your
FL little brother or sister. or some
q other little person you may know
The stradle horse shown today will
provide much pleasure for you in its
construction, but the little folks who
use it will get even more.
As the whole toy is to be painted,
most any kind of wood may be used.
First make out a lumber bill so you
Will know exactly what IS needed.
Start first on the head. Square up
an edge and one end of the piece of
stock from which you are to make it.
Lay ont the squares as indicated and
lay out pattern. Bore hole for D.
Next lay out patterns for pieces c.
the saddle-then saw all to shape.
Make p next. This is a good prob
lem in laying out and viii require care
in cutting to shape. In boring hole
for axle =. lay out on each edge Of p
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-09

I'D like 70 60" said the Ginger
Loaf House. but you see, I don't
know which IS my right-hand and
which IS my Ieft-hand. cause If you're
standing out in the street in front Of
me your left-hand isn't on the same
side IS It would be II you were inside
Of me. get all mixed up, you
know"
Your left-hand's always on your
left side" said Susie. IF I'm IN front
Of you my right-hand would be in
front OF your left-hand, but that
wouldn't make any difference to you"
please don't talk about 1t any
more" said the Ginger Loaf House.
It mixes me up and gives me e
headache. know I'd get lost II I
tried to ind the Meadow. I wish
you'd come and show me the wayl"
I'm not dressed" said Susie. I'D
catch cold outside"
well. come in them said the
Ginger Loaf House.
PIop! one Of its upstairs shutters
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-09
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MNAP ~ II
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STUFFED PRUNES

In the afternoon after school pour
one quart of water over a pound OF
prunes and let stand for an hour.
Wash carefully and pour on another
quart of water.
Wash again to be sure that all dust
and dirt is removed. Then drain off
all the water.
Lay the prunes in shallow dish.
Pour one cupfuI Of water over them.
cover tightly and let stand till morn
ing
In the morning turn the prunes so
that all get into the water.
In the afternoon. after the prunes
have soaked "a hours all the water
should be soaked up and the prunes
should be nice and plump.
Slit each prune down the side and
dry them and send them to the gov
eminent
In The place of the stone put a
peanut and tuck in the edges Of the
prune neatly.
Roll in sugar Zone tablespoonful
viii sugar a whole pound if you are
carefully.
Fine instead of candy in your lunch
or at q party.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-09
7.5H.E1ZNzzER4dEf{EFFI5l1E

~ I'D YOU ever see a house walk?
a. guess not. Wen. Susie says
E She has seen a house walk: she
- just insists she has, and If you
ask her how and when and why
house should walk-evcn if it could,
which you very much doubt-Susie
would SIT down and tell you all about
it.
You see. the house was very mar
row, -eo-srorled house. shaped like
enc w S4s-e's mothers Gingerbread
Loaves. and painted yellow with green
shutters II stood across the street
from sasie's house and Susie could
see Sc when she vent TO bed. because
her bed was 6y the window. There
were t.go ladies living in the house at
first. bat they moved away and theh
for ever SO long the house stood
empty uitl its two green upstairs
shut r. zlu. and its front door locked
sight. Tor all The world like person
who'd SHUT his eyes and gone to
steep.
Susie used to 90 and play Jacks on
the Iraa. steps sometimes. OF course
she had front steps Of her own. much
u.Ll- and nicer front steps. but it's
Interesting 10 change soneumes-isn't
it?-alE play jacks on strange front
steps susie began TO almost fee! as
if Tho house were her house after
while because nobody else ever came
there.
SHE was funny little girl. was
SIs-e. You see. she was the only child
and because she was with grOwn-ups
SO much she used long words. she
said She was on intimate terms with
the Ginger Loaf House"
At least. ia the day time she was on
"rtr-luate terms" but in the evening
and at night whom she lay IN her little
white bed anG looked out Of the win
dow at tEc house she wasn't on "ninti-
mate terms" - all. Indeed-and this
was S.sle's secrct-the Ginger Loaf
House was saarey and goblin-lsh az
night TIE upstairs windows looked
Hike TIVE black eyes. staring out, ana
the ttzsaw ornaments over the front
door locked Ike teeth, and the front
door looked Ike a black mouth wide
open. and the steps where Susie
played Jacks IN the day time, looked
Ike a. H5-ch's chin. sticking out into
the walk
FL wish the Ginger Loaf House
would move away at night" thought
Susie, turning over so she wouldn't
see r. Il wish IL wouldn't stare az
me So"
Wen one night after she had said
taa- and had turned over and begun
70 whisper t1e sleepy song Mother
As4 taugAt ASH:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-09

be a better plan than to bore a slightly
large hole through the wheel. Then,
too. you may have difficulty in getting
bits of such slight variation in size,
unless you are fortunate in having a
full set.
Sand all pieces well Fasten D and
part c in place, then fasten E to c
with fiat head screws and to B with
round head.
Before placing wheel in position.
paint the parts. \ scheme for paint
ing is given on the drawing. This has
been tried and the result was very sat
isfactory.
Two coats OF paint will be necessary
to give the horse the real finished APP
pearance, but before giving the second
coat, place the wheel in position and
paint It fully assembled.
Use washers as indicated and be
very sure the wheel turns easily.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-09

springs bubbling the clearest. coolest
water Don had ever sampled. At one
of these he ate his lunch before push
ing on.
Some distance farther on he was so
intent on crossing a swampy piece of
ground and so sure that the beckou-
ing tip before him was really the
browning peak that he did not notice
the fine whisps OF cloud which seemed
to be dancing in from the east until
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-09

EcuturCuS-
His tran lead for long distance
through dense pine growths. Chip
hunks flashed from the forest, dis
covered him, fed madly up the trail
and dIsappe sharply into the
woods again. Squirrels chartered
loudly at him and birds sounded notes
Of warming 30 each other as he ap-
preached heir particular domain. But
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-09

the most dangerous thing he encoun-
tered was a porcupine.
As he approached timberIine the
pines grew scraggIy and scrubby and
more and more dwarfed. Presently
they became fewer and fewer until at
last there were no trees at all
For some distance the travelling was
a bit monotonous. An occasional
snow bank in the vicinity caught the
eve and there were number Of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-09

to 10-One of the West Indian
Islands.
10 to IA country IN Europe.
II to 1.-THE scene Of a famous
battle in France during the present
war.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-09


each word ends in PY.)
The floral Ply.
The animal py.
The by that possesses.
The Ply that discovers.
The py that initiates.
The wet by.
The Ply that plumbers.
The short thick py.
The Joyous Ply.
The frizzled Ply.
ZIG GAG PUZZLE
Each word begins with the last let
-er Of the previous word. and each are
of five letters.
to "A bird.
to 3-An animal.
to A fish.
to 5-An insect.
20 "a flower.
6 70 "A fruit.
ITO S-A nut
to "a tree.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-11
DIR. GALLAGHER
DELIVERED A
FINE SERMON
Large Sunday Morning Con-
gregation at First M.
E. Church.

a large Sunday morning congrega-
ton at the First NJ. T.. church listened
to a very interesting sermon delivered
by DIR. Thomas II. Gallagher.
Using as his theme, Another Side
of Christ" he declared that in order
most Of our opportunities or of the
environment in which we are placed,
it is necessary to have patience, cour-
age, faith and fortitude. These. quail
tics are essential in overcoming the
handicap under which we live, he
said. et"s
Continuing DR.. Gallagher. said:
"0ne of the most admirable qualities
in any life is the quality of endurance.
One that we should covet and en-
courage. 1t seems that every life is
lived with some sort of handicap
some are handicapped with too much
wealth. others with not enough. some
with ickness and others with many
other kinds.
".Many IL mai and wonan has risen
20 a high place in life in spite of
their handicap. Unideal conditions
surround most of our lives-to sue
coed. patience courage. faith and for
titude arc absolutely necessary.
ITO do what the Master wants is
to turn the unideal into the ideal-to
improve conditions. '
Christ found unideal conditions
when He sought to establish the
Kingdom Of Righteousness. He was
tempted in all points as we are. He
was human, meeting the things that
we do. n never demanding that Hc
he taken away from disagreeable con-
ditions of people. .
When victories come to us-ma-
terial successes--sonlc men become
moral failures. others who have had
successive defeats have risen higher
and higher morally.
in the great game of life the fell
low wh0 sticks to it is the one who
wins out. If we are to meet the bat
ties of life successfully the greatest
help we can have Is to be able to say
from OUT experience with life, I and
my father are one"
The spring drive for Sunday school
attendance has begun with a mark
of 400 set for Easter Sunday Or be-
fore. which Superintendent Coad is
will be easily reached.
A beautiful solo by Miss Esther
Sanford was a feature of the OPEN
ing services of the Sunday school.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-11
"I'Ue Come Back From
War Believing in Hell!"-
Says IdQh McGlOne Gibson

all these men have made their peace
with Go in q, way that brings a sure
feeling of security.
An English Tommy remarked to
me quite casually. n evening in
Paris. where he was on a leave Of alb
n after months in the trenches
AND behind the lines: 'If the damned
shell or bullet or bit of. shrapncl
comes across from those hounds of
hell h a has my name and address on
it.. | shall go out white, for the cap
tain up there understands"
What is the use of talking church
or creed to a man like rhat?-and
every man talked to was like that.
He has gotten beyond your ken. F.. He
must believe, as he faces the top
which sooner or later he must go
over. that God is,as sure as the hell
in which he is living. Only this gives
him the great courage to fight and die
unwhimpering.
AS for me?
I have come back BELIEVING IN
HE'LL, AS SURE AS GOD.
] have seen it in the tear-dilnmed
eyes of black-garbed women; in the
pinched faces of little children: in the
hopeless despair of old men and.wom-
EN-. ] have heard it in the screech-
ing of bombs over French cities, and
seen it when the star shells of the
enemy have lighted No Mans Land.
l have watched it settle over the
groups on the street when a boy with
his eyes shot away passed. or they
heard the tapping of a stick and look
ed to see a soldier with only one arm
to grasp the crutch that served him
for a leg.
7 have seen it incur own hospitals
when whole wards Of American boys
were i'll with pneumonia. and I saw IL
creep. into the eyes of our first cripple
for life. a handsome American boy
who was the first to lose a leg in the
trenches when 7 asked him what he
was going to do when he got back tn
America.
YES. j RELIEVE IN HE'LL, AS
SURE AS GOD! @
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-11
Director Of the Home
Service Department
Cross Organizations in Home
Service Work.

Fargo, March 11-Announcement is
made Of the appointment by Director
n. c. Young and Secretary Harry Cur
ran Wilbur Of Ed. G. Anderson Of
Fargo to the post of state director
Of the home service department!
AS chief of the home service de-
partment. and working uncer the d.
rection OF the state officers. it will
be Mr.. Anderson's duty to interest ev-
cry Red Cross organization in the
state in the home service work. and
the first task will be thct Of obtain
ing in each county a complete list OF
all men in the military service.
The casualty lists, already coming
from abroad carrying names Of North
Dakota's soldiers. means that there
will be need for civilian relief work
before long. and it is absolutely essen
tial that the preliminary work be
handled as early as possible by the
various Red Cross branches.
Mr.. Anderson takes up this work
without compensation. the local Red
Cross branches being epected to pay
only the necessary pense incurred
by him in the event that special trips
may be required to various portions
of the state in the interests Of the
department.