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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-08-18
rns xruwooD GAZETTE, REDWOOD FALLS, MNNEsorl

Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Hoppenrath and
little son visited at the r. w. Hop.
penrath, H. Hegdahl and Russell
Payne homes the past two weeks
They will return to st. Paul this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Payne attend
ed the dance at Renville Friday ev-
ening.
Miss Anna Scanlon spent the past
week with her sister, Mrs. Mary Nor
ten at Belview.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Muetzel of
Mankato visited with relatives here
over Sunday.
The annual picnic of the Belview
band was held at the Saunders pic
mic grounds Sunday and was enjoyed
by large crowd.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Tordsen were cal
lers at the William Tordsen home on
Sunday.
Last week seemed to hold a ink
for some motorists when number Of
dCCluCIiCS OSCuIIcu Ill ILLS NlClIllCy.
The Raleigh Medicine Co. agent and
Halvor Johnson having a bad smash
up near the Fred Marquardt place
Monday caused by the former driving
out of this place onto the main high
way at such speed that he was unable
to avoid striking Mr.. Johnson's car
which was badly wrecked. On Sat-
urday A. 0. Gibbs ran into a car driv-
ing without lights and damaged his
car. A North Dakota Hudson Six
and a Ford collided near the George
Whittet place which completely wreck
ed the Ford and damaged the North
Dakota car. A lady was reported as
seriously hurt and taken to the Red
wood Falls hospital in the last acct
dent.
The damp muggy weather of last
week greatly retarded threshing and
stacking operations and is reported
as injuring the rain still in the fields.
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Correspondence

Sunday for visit with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Mckay and
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Mckay left on
Friday for motor trip to Rockford
Illinois, for visit with relatives and
friends.
Miss Gladys Scott left Saturday fol
a visit at the home of her brother
Percy Scott, at Ames, Iowa.,
A. H. Dorm, son Warren and daugh-
ter Kathryn were Friday visitors at
Minneapolis.
Walter Calvin and family of Nor
ton were Sunday visitors with Mr.
Galvin's aunt, Mrs. H. c.. Engeman
and family.
Inez Swanson of Arlington, S. D.,
spent several days last week visiting
her aunt, Mrs. E. A. Samuelson and
family.
Lawrence Posi- and family of Ma
son City, Iowa, arrived last week for
a visit at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. D. Dorm. Mr.. Posi- is Mrs. Dorn's
brother.
Mrs. Henrietta Bramsche went to
New Ulm last week for a visit of
several days with her sister, Mrs.
Mary Rinkel.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. L. Maurstad and
their guests, Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Jen-
son of Minneapolis visited relatives
at Wabasso last week Tuesday.
Miss Janet Rankin was operated
upon for appendicitis at the Redwood
Falls hospital last week Wednesday
and is reported to be improving nice
".
Mrs. Sarah Piersol of Rockwell, Ia,
who has been visiting relatives here
'or ten days left Monday for Dawson
where she will visit at the home of a
brother.
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SeafOrth

Mr.. and Mrs. j. C. Johnson wer,
Saturday business visitors in Redwood
Falls.
A son was born recently to Mr.. anl
Mrs. Pete Loges.
Mrs. John Longbottom and daugh
J ter Vera were shoppers in Redwood
| Falls Bargain Day. .
Carl Dahl was a recent business Wis
itor in the Twin Cities.
Mrs. George Fuhr is entertaining
! relatives from Illinois.
Reports from Rochester state that
Arthur Johnson is doing nicely since
his operation last week.
The Ladies Aid earned over. forty
dollars by the ice. cream social CIV
en- by them Tuesday evening of last
week.
Mrs. Pease. and daughter of Mime
apolis who spent week with Mrs.
Pease's sister, Mrs. jeanette Davis,
and other relatives, went to Faribault
the last of the week for visit before
returning home.
Mrs. F. L. Tout arrived from Min
neapolis Monday to spend her weeks
vacation at the home of her sister,
Mrs. George S. Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Davis accom-
panied by Mrs. Pease and daughter,
drove to Cottonwood on Wednesday
where they spent the day at the Ben
Knutson home.
Arnold Eischen of New York is Wis
iting relatives in this vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pape and daughter
Lucille have returned from a weeks
visit with relatives at Little Falls
where they went to attend the wedding
of niece of Mrs. Pape.
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST IS, 1926.
ONE WAY TO SELL

1t seems that every mothers son
in Franklin received a package last
week containing an assortment of
three neckties with the request that
the addressee examine them and if
satisfactory, please remit one dollar.
Equal and better bargains have been
offered by our local merchants, and
can no doubt be duplicated right here
in Franklin at any time. 1t is evil
dent that the concern sending out
these ties and similar wares relies on
psychology to sell the goods; that the
persons receiving the ties will either
grab them at sight or neglect to re-
turn them until reminded of it by
the company and then feel at fault
for his neglect and remit the one
PUNK. The local postoffice received
three parcel post bags of these con-
signments last week and two more
this week. We wonder how the good
people of this community would take
to this method of merchandising
should our local merchants send out
goods in the same manner.-Franklin
Tribune.
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Delhi

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Chroup and
son Raymond of Morton were Sunday
visitors at the j. A. Piersol home.
Ray Helgeson who is employed in
a restaurant at Montevideo visited
Friday and Saturday with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Helgeson.
George Leslie and sister, Miss Lena,
Mrs. Ann MacDougall and Miss
Christine Stronarch were Sunday Wis
itors with relatives at Granite Falls.
Mrs. Helena Sundine and Miss Mar
tina Braafladt of Belview called or
Delhi friends Thursday evening.
Rev. R. J. Aitcheson arrived Mon
day from Poinette, Wis, for visit
with Delhi friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Parsons and
daughter, Frances and Mrs. Parsons
mother, Mrs. Mock of Goshen, Ind.
are visiting with the Roy Bunting
and Albert Parsons families.
Henry Zorn and wife of Vesta and
Mr.. and Mrs. August Zorn of Bottin-
eau, N. D., were Thursday visitors
with Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Samuelson.
Mrs. Hugh Mckay is a patient in
the Redwood Falls hospital where she
was operated upon for appendicitis
Saturday. She is reported to be do
ing nicely.
Robert Cummings was a passenger
to Cottonwood Monday where he went
to look after his farming interests.
Mrs. C. R. Hallburg of Rainier,
Ore, spent the weekend at the home
of her aunt, Mrs. c. A. Swenson. =
A. G. Sandberg of Rush City was
q business caller here Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sisson and dau-
xhter, Dorothy, and Mrs. Sisson's
brother, Ivan Hanson, drove to Tyler
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probation Of her faithful services.

The fourth quarterly conference
was held Monday evening in Tracy.
No definite plans were made for Net
tiewynntt for the coming year but the
following board was elected: Trus-
tees, S. E. Weber, Otto Larson, Ed
win Michigan, Tom Hicks, and Phillip
Reynolds. Stewards, S. E. Weber
Edwin Michigan, Caleb Olson,
Tom Croft, Tom Hicks, Mrs. Tom
Hicks, Esther Flesner, and Mrs. Phil
/ lip Reynolds; treasurer, Tom Hicks.
A special service was called for Sun
day, August %, when Rev. Rinkle,
district superintendent, will be here.
All who are interested in church SER
vices for the coming year are urged
to be present. Lunch will be served
in the town hall about five o'clock.
The Pat Dolan family was enter
tanned at dinner at the P. H. Kelly
home last Sunday.
Mainford Leonard spent Friday ev-
ening at the Charles Prince home in
Minneapolis. From there he went to
Rice Lake, Wis, to visit his sister,
Gladys, and his grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. Joe Leonard.
Mrs. E. j. Kaunzer was taken to
the Tracy hospital Tuesday, where the
doctors pronounced her trouble gall
stones. An operation will not be nee
essary at present.
Messrs. Henry and August Primo
drove from Chicago and spent Thurs
day at the E. J. Kaunzner home.
They left for points in Iowa Friday.
Anthony. Giroux, who has been very
i'll for over year with bone infec-
ton, was taken to the Tracy hospital
Monday morning for an operation and
treatment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Nemitz and fam
lily and Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Nogaj
were entertained at the Earl Reed
home at dinner Sunday.
The w. A. Leonard, Paul Grunden,
and S. E. Weber families, Lawrence
Kaunzner and Howard Sweeley sur
prised Miss Eva Petrie and her broth
ers, at Lucan Sunday. They took
picnic dinner, which was eaten in the +
the Petries are having re-
for home. A very pleasant
afternoon was enjoyed by all.
Miss Inez Grunden returned to her
home from Edward Skaters Mon
day to do some sewing before taking
up her nurses training at Fairview
hospital.
Mrs. Rosa Van Dorsten and son Leo
called on Mrs. E. j. Kaunzner at the
Tracy hospital Sunday.
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Walnut Grove
Mrs. M. Riorden of Lamberton spe,

Mrs. M. Riorden of Lamberton spent
Friday at the Mc&inn home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lenly Nicholson and
daughter Betty Jean, Mrs. Bertha
Nicholson and son Victor visited at
the Slayton hospital Wednesday.
The State Highway department is
planning to gravel the road between
Walnut Grove. and Tracy. This is
needed very much.
Velma, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Weeks, was operated for an
pendicitis at the Tracy hospital on
Tuesday. She is getting along nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. A. Dahms and Mrs.
w. j. Mcdonald and sister, Miss Stew
art, were Redwood Falls visitors We'd
nesday.
DR.. G. M. Davis left Thursday by
auto for trip to Minneapolis, from
there accompanied by his sister, he
will go to Fort Wayne, Indiana, and
Menominee, Wisconsin, before return
ing home.
Rev. and Mrs. l. R. Stephens and
Mrs. Steele attended the funeral of
Rev. j. F. Van Camp at Springfield
| Thursday afternoon. Mr.. Van Camp
passed away while on vacation at
Brainard.
Mrs. o. B. Nordgren of Watertown.
5. D., called on relatives and friends
here last week.
Rev. Karleen occupied the pulpit
at the Trinity Lutheran church Sun
day morning.
| Mr.. and Mrs. E. Mcclure returned
Wednesday from trip in Wisconsin
and Illinois. They went through the
bellies of the Wisconsin and visited
relatives at various points. They also
visited former residents of this COM
munity.
Mrs. Fred Prail and children auto
ed to Mortified Saturday to visit her
sister, Mrs. j. Sommerfield. They
returned Sunday and were accompan-
led home by Francis Sommerfield who
will visit at the Prail home for some
time.
Mrs. Ole Olson and son Orville are
spending the week with her mother
and sister at Lake Okiboji.
Miss Mary Olson who is at the
Slayton hospital is getting along
nicely.
Miss Edith Paulson who under
went an operation at the Slayton hos
pital is improving.
Mrs. A. Johnson Of Batavia, ILL.,,
visited at the Albin Anderson home
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Samuelson and
son, also Mr.. Samuelson's mother, of
Ring Rock, ILL.,, spent the week at the
Albin Anderson home.
Mrs. James A. Larson of st. Paul
who has been visiting her sisters,
Mesdames M. Jacobs and C. Hanson,
left Friday to visit at the Chris. Lar
son home and with her son, Frank, at
Brainard.
Mrs. Martin Jacobs had the mis-
fortune to fall Thursday and hurt her
back. In trying to step over chair
which was Icing across the door she
caught her foot in the chair and fell.
Agnes Anderson of Revere is stay
ing at the j. F. Hesanult home.
Threshing in this vicinity has been
delayed several days on account of
rain.
Mesdames Shoeman, Cantine and
Prail, Lillian Prail, Katherine Shoe
man, Frances Sommerfeld, Charlotte
Cantine, Delaney Cantine and Ogden
Fordham autoed to ST. Peter Mon
day to spend the day and to picnic
at the Caves. They also made ar
engagements for the young people to
attend school the coming year.
Mrs. Martin Peonie of Minneapolis
came Sunday to spend week at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
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Mrs. Paul Glevan and four child
rem of Starbuck, Mimi, drove down
last Saturday afternoon to visit the
lady's cousin, Mrs. Louis Peterson and
family. They returned home Sunday.
The Lutheran young people gave a
surprise party for Miss Florence
Johnson, their church organist, at her
home Monday evening. A gift of
money was presented to her in ap-
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North Redwood

Miss Bertha Philips of Minneapo
lis is visiting at the Thos. Hoskel
home and with other friends here.
Mrs. w. Kelly and daughter spen
a few days in the cities this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. j. Kurtz and famil
and Mr.. and Mrs. E. Query and famil.
notored to Henrietta Friday to visi
relatives.
Mrs. D. Soderquist and daughter o
Waukegan, ILL.,, are spending a few
weeks at the home of her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Lindeman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Lueck motoret
to New Ulm Sunday to get Mrs
Lueck's mother, Mrs Zimmerman
who will visit here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson and sor
who have been visiting Mrs. Thomp.
sons brother, R. A. Gluth and fam
lily left for their home in Portland
Ore, Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Taubert and
family of Hollandale visited relatives
here few days last week.
Paul Miller and son Melvin of Fari-
bault visited relatives here last week.
VIM. Hosken motored ito Jasper
one day last week. He was accom-
panied home by Mrs. John Rowe who
is visiting at the Hosken home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Herdina and dau-
ghter were weekend guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Joe Moudry of Olivia.
Miss Eunice Huweiler returned to
Ter home at Minneapolis Saturday
after two weeks visit here.
A large crowd from here and Middle
Greek motored to Lake Koronis Sun
day to attend General Conference.
VIM Fleischer of Franklin and
Misses Lena and Mabel Stevens of
Morton were Sunday guests of Mrs.
Chas. Fleischer.
Mrs. A. Simondet and daughters
and Mr.. and Mrs. o. w. Simondet and
sons motored to New Ulm Sunday and
also visited at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis Peterson of Brookings
township.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Lindeman left
Sunday on a three weeks motor trip
to Canada, the Dakotas and Montana.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ziegler of Bel
view visited relatives here Sunday.
Mrs. Joe Hanson and son of Wad-
ena were guests last week of Mr.. and
Mrs. B. H. Kuenzli and Mr.. and Mrs.
j. D. Ziegler.
> Mr. and Mrs. Willard Neuenburg
were callers here Sunday.
Mrs. l.. Dittbenner and Mrs. Ralph
Weeks and daughter motored to Mil
bank, S. D., last Thursday, returning
home Sunday. Mrs. C. Nuremberg
and Sonnie Nuremberg, returned home
with them.
S. J. Sampson of Franklin was a
caller here Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ferdinand Kohner of
New Ulm were Sunday guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Becker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dotson of Sanborn
and Mr.. and MrG. VIM. Hosken and
family were Sunday dinner guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Hosken.
Mr.. and Mrs. H R Simondet and
family, Mr. and Mrs. w. j. Simondet
and family and Mr.. and Mrs. U. H.
Lipp were six o'clock Sunday dinner
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Simon
Diet.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. Gaffney and Mr..
and Mrs. Alva Gaffney and family
were Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Will Zumwinkle of Beaver Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Steinkamp enter
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Kintire

Mrs. Morris Byussa of Casper
Wyo., is visiting at. the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Van Selus
and with other relatives.
Miss Belle McCorquodale has re-
turned from her visit with Marshall
friends and spent the past week at
the Sherman and Lucien Payne
homes.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Werner anc
family and Mr.. and Mrs. William
Keuhn of Wabasso were guests O.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Tonak Sunday.
! Miss Lena Bredvold of Minneapo
lis spent several days with relatives
here the past week.
i Mr.. and Mrs. Jul. Jensen and fam
lily, Mr.. and Mrs. Miller Jensen, Mr.
and Mrs. Senius Jensen and family
Mr.. and Mrs.~C. D. Jensen and fam
lily of Clements, and Miss Helen Jen-
sen of Mapleton, were picnicing near
Fairfax Sunday.
Abe Croft accompanied by his son
Nels, and daughters, Anna and Chris
tine and Mildred Lawrence left by
car Thursday morning for Pine River
where they are visiting relatives for
a week.
Ethel Thorston spent the past week
with her grandparents at Lamberton.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G.. Lipetzky are
the parents of a daughter born Thurs
day at the Loretta hospital at New
Ulm.
/ Norman Peterson returned home
Saturday after a six weeks stay in
Minneapolis.
Mrs. c. N. Skow left Thursday for
few weeks visit with her children ir
, Cass County.
Mr.. and Mrs. Senius Jensen and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Thors.
ton and family spent several days at
Lake Jefferson last week.
Alma Meyer, who has been a pa
tient at st. Johns hospital the past
two weeks, returned home Saturday
Gerda Peterson spent week with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Pet
erson, returning to Storden Sunday
where she is employed.
Harold Conrad had his hand quite
badly bruised and a bone broker
while operating grain elevator las
Thursday. He is employed at tn.
Mrs. A. F. Schultz farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Bredvold wer,
guests of Lamberton friends Sunday
Joe and Elmer Jacoby, Jack Miller
and George Schmidtke left by car OF
Thursday for points in North Dako
ia.
Mrs. Andrew Jacoby was canvass
ing this community last week fol
funds for the Salvation Army.
Mrs, Wilbur Evans was a Redwood
Falls shopper Saturday.
Observation-Disclosures
| On Saturday afternoon at thre,
o'clock occurred the wedding of Mis-.
Myrtle Christensen, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. M. F. Christensen, an,
Edmund Meierbachtol, son of Mrs
Lydia Meierbachtol of Burnstow1
township, Rev. Paul L. Grove official
ing. The ceremony was performed
at the M. E. parsonage at Redwood
Falls. The couple were attended b,
Miss Edna Meierbachtol and Eldree
Christensen. Immediately after the
ceremony the bride and groom de
parted on a motor trip through the
Black Hills. Upon their return they
will reside on a farm owned by tn,
| groom's mother.
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Cantine.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Emil Lindenberg
spent Sunday at Lake Okoboji.
Grandma Sand passed away Satur-
day morning at the home of her son
August Swanson. She was ninety
two years old.
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If insects can't think, how does a
darn fly know it's Sunday morning
and your one chance to sleep late.
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AN Exposition OF
~ stock and f arm
crops, bigger and
more comprehensive
than any show of the
kind ever seen at a state
fair, will be a feature of
the great Min n e. sofa
State Fair and Northwest
Dairy Exposition, Twin
Cities, September 4 to IL.
Pure-bredcows, prancing
horses, grunting hogs,
and broad-backed sheep,
valued at more than a
million dollars, are COM
ing from every part Of
America to compete for
the princely prizes Of
fered by the fair.
The Crops show will be a
hummer. 1t will present
the finest exhibits of
grains, grasses, corn, veg
etab1eS and fruits. ever
assembled in the West.
Eighty acres of latest
farm machinery, a style
revue, a $500, 10000 Art
Show, and1, 100farm boys
and girls in club work,
are big features.
The big Northwest Auto
Show, enlarged wornan's
work exhibit, a display
by Minnesota's leading
departments and insti-
tutions, and a health
show with new features,
are other attractions.
You'll t h i n k it's the
Fair Of a Thousand
Thrills, when you see it.
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CHE WHY of
SUPERSTITIONS
By H. IRVING KING
CURING SITES

A FAVORITE method of curing
"A those annoying little swellings on
the eyelid known as sites is to go out
to a crossroads and repeat:
Sly, sty, leave my eye:
Go to the first that passes by.
They vary this by rubbing a small
piece Of paper on the sty as they re-
peat the magic formula while walking
three times across the road. In all
rural districts, from Maine to Califor-
MIA, this cure for sites is popular.
1t is a survival of the idea Of print
tive men that all diseases were caused
by evil spirits; 1t following logically
that the proper way to cure the dis
ease was to drive out or coax out the
said malign spirit. The medicine-man
among the savages of today who
seeks to cure his patient by horrible
din and incantations Is merely work
ing on the same principle as did our
primitive ancestors-and on which we
work now In putting into effect our
Justly celebrated sty-cure.
NOW the evil spirit which caused
the sly will not leave its victim read
lily unless 1t has some other refuge
offered 1t. Hence the doctrine of
transference-the transferring of the
evil spirit from one man to some other
man or animal, custom much prac-
ticed by the ancients. Hence a cross
roads where people are passing fire.
quently is suitable place for the in
cantation. Accounts of the treatment
of their patients by the medicine-men
of savage tribes today shows them
strong in this magic of transference.
The custom of rubbing piece Of pa
per on the sty and dropping 1t in the
road introduces an element of CON
tagious magic" which would seem
calculated to help considerably. Our
remote ancestor would probably have
called in skilled necromancer to
work this sty-cure, but we have so far
progressed in civilization that now, In
such cases, every man Is his own
magician.
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qlHo TALE dNA
KIDD[E MIYDD a
l2Arth1ar Scott Bailey HE@Np

with my family. Not being acquainted
in your part of the country, am send
ing you this message with the hope
that you will be ready to welcome US
when we arrive. Please see that
there's plenty to eat!"
That's odd!" Kiddie Katydid ex-
claimed. after the stranger had fin
ished. Wont you please read that once
more? / want to be sure that / un-
derstand it."
Thereupon the travelworn messen-
ger repeated the contents of the let
ter. And this time he held 1t with the
back towards him, so that he couldn't
see the writing at all. Like Riddle
Katydid, he didn't know how to read
word. But luckily he had learned
the message by heart before starting
on his journey.
whats my cousins manner" Kiddie
Katydid asked him abruptly. Hasn't
he signed the messenger"
I'm afraid he forgot to do that"
the stranger muttered. mo doubt he
wants to surprise you," he added, as
he handed the letter back to Kiddie.
''This cousin of mine-is he Long
horn or Short-horn?" Kiddie Katy
did inquired.
At that question TIE stranger shifted
uneasily from one foot to another.
And since he had six feet, he looked for
moment as If he were engaged In
queer sort of dance.
81 should say" he said at last-"I
should say his horns were about me-
dunn"
Kiddie Katydid stared at the fellow
very hard.
II believe you know more than
you're willing to tell J" he suddenly
cried. And then he quickly showed the
letter inside the strangers mail pouch.
That's not for me, after all - he de-
clared. "Unless I'm greatly mistaken,
the person that sent this letter is a
Short-horn, the same as you. And
want nothing to do with himl"
where's that other fellow that was
clamoring for the message?" the stran-
ger asked And spying Leaper the
Locust on the edge of the crowd, he
sprang upon him, collared him, and
explained that there had been mis-
take.
1.-THE message is for you," he an
nounced.
''But l don't want it now!" Leaper
the Locust shouted. 1--WE heard it
twice already; and l don't like it in
the least!"
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