Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-26
THE ORIGIN OF TIKI; IDAHO CAMP
FOR DOYS.

van,a. Apparently ne looked as
though he was fast asleep. out he
nu,e sid fis9 um saSSsh up a nS'n saH IN
bud had CHANGED to como to the
store. and. sceing Sid there. thought
Cut it out" said Sid. II was
th i!iia about a t." sN,methins.%
haven't enqugh. sense TO think you
vo ~ h ssis s sTico as much sense as
Well" said Dud. I'VE won't talk
about that any longer. have been
looking for you for some time. /
wanted TO see you and ask you what
place y were you going on your sum-
That's the very thing I was think
thoughts ran OF going down to this
and from there I wanted to go TO
New YORK and stay "A few weeks.
Just have not. planned on anything
and nifty dollars Of my own money,
put l expect iather to give me a
little more. l think he can afford IT,"
lou nave hne change TO go most
persuade father to let me go. but he
says am loo young and he hasn't
the money to spare. II / had only
could haye gotten job after school
and on Saturdays which other boys
are .u doing, ID, but It. is too late now"
m. hhe lex, Duo' yelied his father com
Well. 80 long," said bud. Il want
TO see you again before the weeks
over. Sid left bud then and went
to the aid OF his father.
Before 1 go on any further with
TINS story j think ] must Try to de-
scribe sb me most important characters.
ciarence coIb p arf s'd smI,h ca nsS
section OF the State. and / supposs
elsewhere. always had some short
called. anne" aS 'heS are often
Sidney Castle was boy o. nf-
toen. who went by the name or Sid
for short, He stood fairly good AT
sSnooi and mannged to get promoted
get mad very quick. and il you cid
not know him. ne would Jus: as soon
pick up brick and hit you IL you
made him mad. But bud. who you
Will later hear from. greatly reduced
S!d's temper. and now he is almost
pleasant boy 10 speak to. lie is
hye feet tall and weighs about ITO
pounds.
Dudley Smith. who went by the
name of bud. was also fifteen years
of age. He Is very mild sort OF a
boy with disposition that any one
would like. He is very friendly and
often times he could be seen break
Ing up Quarrels or lights among his
FELLOW companions. He is about four
ieet tall and weighs about 100
pounds.
Clarence Cobb. better known as
Skinnay, was never called by his
right name except at school and at
home. Now Skinnay, when he was
quite young. lived in the city. am
told that that was not the place for
Skinnay. because he was very dell
cate and needed plenty OF fresh air.
When Skinnay was about ten years
or age he moved to the country. The
neishboring gang who was chunky
and robust. called him Skinnay be-
cause he was so small and thin. Now
however, his name should be changed
saved his life. He has practically
the same disposition as Dud, bu,
weighs one hundred and ten pounds
and is i've feet tall.
Bedford anry.n, who goes by the
n pan OF ~ seI Is the oldea. in the
goes to school and is n little higher
than Sid. He is like other boys: his
age. very wild. He Is abou, five and
one-haif feet tall and weighs about
one hundred and twenty
That nigh, SID was talking to his
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summer. He had not asked him be.
fore because he thought, IL was cas-,
TO get OFT from the farm. He wa:
very much surprised to know thai
leave. Then Sid said father wher
was sick. didn't you take care o.
me poultry. for he owned n lars,
poultry farm"
bought ten more adjoining acres ant
carpenter will be here somctim,
tomorrow to fence it in and put M
some chicken houses. Sid did no,
say word. Life looked like a darl
cloud. He did not know what to do
Just to think, stay around the hous,
and work the whole summer Will,
other boys were having a nice vacn,
The next day he met Dud. Boil
eents., But arc thoughts often com.
In boys minds unexpectedly 50
came one. and Sid let it out. "Dud.
SAID sid. Il have n peachy idea thai
think VIII solve the whole mys
terry. Let's work this summer am
save every cent we earn. we wi!
make up our minds not to buy an,
more trashy candies. etc, and W.
alonS with two or three others car
20 on a nice camping trip. and sta,
spot and in less than ffteen minute.
the two boys were seated In Dud,
mouse drawing plans and fgurins
the cost and deciding the place e
go the following summer.
Early the next morning Sid an,
Dud went over to Sinnsy's hnus,
and talked II over with their parent,
Skinnay's parents agreed to Ter SIM;
may go IL they had more than thre,
boys: Mrs. Cobb said i, was no
much fun II only two or three went
Leaving Sktnnay's house thew pro.
ceeded their Journey over To Raj,
honsc Her" they did not yet wsr,
satisfactory answer because thew ba;
NOT decided on any definite csmp.
ing PLACE. But one night ihev -
81 four boys together In SId's honse
Ihey had several places which tbs,
would like to so camping. but !
seemed that they could not aerce n,
one. SO the boys left Sid's hous.
promising each other that thev wouIt
their advice eeioe OF
Early in, the morning Sid GO, y,
and went to the mail box to eet Nh,
man: as usual. He never toSk an,
particular notice OF the letters In,
THIS time one OF them looked r,eh
large Another thing, II was statn5a,
rom the State Of Idaho. At flrst h,
Wondered what 1t was. but he thourh
~ was Just some one wants to H.,
some OF fathers eggs. That nirb
ms rather opened the letter ana a.
thelr great surprise it was from ~ h.
sheriff of some smalI county T., IA tht
n hnir ~