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slowly. BY Wednesday he was able to
| limp to school with the aid Of cane.
Red and Bob. with the other members
OF tie Sophomore team. were practtc-
ing every night. and 50 it was left 20
Perky and TO Ruth 20 keep Bill COM
pany and TO try 70 cheer him IN his
hard luck.
On the following Saturday night
these three were all On hand for the
two class games, the one between the
Juniors and the Freshmen. and the
important one-for the Sophomore
with the Seniors. The former contest
Juniors kept their record clean by win
ming It.
Then came the other game. Bob
was hoping desperately that by the fol-
lowing Saturday Bin would be back In
the lineup. He was therefore deter
mined that the Seniors should not 81
the present game destroy the Sopho-
mores' chances Of trying for the lead
Bob was not q great basket ball player
ordinarily. but that night he was. While
Bill, porky and Ruth sat bowling on
the edge Of the floor. the president OF
the ConouerorS Club literally ran Wild
From his position At center he Was al
over the floor. and he dropped baskets
In from angles that seemed impossible,
Before the game was half over It was
evident that the Seniors were over
whelmed.
The final score Was ~ 10 IS. and Bob
himself had accounted for % Of those
~ points AS he Joined the others after
the game they bounced on him with
glee,
bob" shouted Bill. What makes
you think you need me on that teamr
I never saw anything like the way you
played tonight"
And you probably never will again"
know how. Bill. We Just HAD 10 win
that one. Now. II your ankle IL In shape
we'll have you in for the last game
with the Juniors next week, and this
time We'll beat them"
His ankle viii be III shape. all right"
said Ruth positively,
And II we do win IL Just let the
Juniors TRY and stop us In the play
OF game" exultea Perky.
The three other members Of the
Conqaerors Club accompanied Hill IS
he took Ruth home. and then helped
nim 70 his own house,
You've got 10 put up with all Of uS
for q while. Ruth" was the way Red
put IL, We simply are not goinS 10 let
BIN out Of our sight until after that
game, You can't tell what Ripley might
try To do"
Nor did the boys let hin cut OF their
sight They we're with him when. On
Thursday night he made . final trip
To the doctor and VAS told that he
could play basket ball II he was very
careful They were StIil With him when. /
ri Friday afternoon, he went back 70 |
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For the Class Cup


practice with the Sophomores, heavy
leather brace guarding the still tender
ankle.
On Saturday night a raging, scream
ing crowd of students filed the gym
nasiun. Never had there been such
bitter battle for the class cup. Mons
OF the students knew about the foul
play that had been responsible for Bits
injury, and now that he was back n
shape, every one knew that this would
be battle royal-the Sophomores' big
chance TO tie for the cup.
A few minutes before the game, Ted
Weeks, Junior president, ran into the
locker room where the Sophomores
we're dressing, and clapped Bob on ths
shoulder
"As one class president TO another"
he said with a grin, Il want TO wish
you good luck. Bob. I only wish I was
on the team to help beat you
Bob laughed and returned the good
wishes. There's a white boy" ne said
70 Bill as Ted hurried away. TOO bad
Ripley isn't like him"
A tremendous roar went up a. the
two class teams entered the gymnasium
and started their practice. For the
Sophomores this changed 70 . wall OF
disappointment q few minutes later
when the team went on the floor to
start the game and Bill vas absent from
his position. But It was whispered
around that his ankle was sttll bit
weak, and that Bob was crafty saving
his star player until he was actually
needed. ConsoIed at this, the Sopho-
mores redoubled their cheers as the
game began.
From the first toss-up 1t was q racing,
breath-taking contest. The Sophomores
were the first to count when Bob DROP
ped In q field goal from the middle Of
the floor. Soon the Juniors tied It, how
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Arctic Paradise.

Those parts OF the earth usually
known as the great Arctic wastes" are
pictured by Dr. Rudmose- Brown. noted
English geographer. AZ ideal habitations
for civilization. harassed man.
In huge unoccupied areas such rs
spitxbergen. the Northern Canadian
islands and part OF Alaska. Canada and
Siberia. he says man could raise herds
Of reindeer and musk oxen and obtain
an almost unlimited supply OF meat and
iy easy now: scurvy, dread disease, Is
conquered. BY radio the colonists
would talk with the rest Of tho world
and live meanwhile with no great hard
ships In the beautiful Arctic valleys.
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chance at seif-expreSsion, even et
fancy dress ball. At 10 I ran away
from home and joined up with the
Canadian artillery: but to q romantic
soul there was nothing satisfying bout
the khaki regalia. So this seemed %
be the chance OF q lifetime.
AFTER long deliberation, repeated
| fittings and denominations, decided
upon a truly impressive model. In a
blue motif edged with scarlet and dig
nified with brass buttons upon which
were the insignia Of the King OF Eng
land. With It came . genuine black
bearskin busby, originally used by the
guard Of the King OF England stationed
outside Buckingham Palace. For a
sword I chose o Light cavalry saber
arm bestowed by the German govern
ment upon some soldier. whose name
was obliterated from the inscription, in
recognition OF his bravery during March.
ls4s. The words For Right and Free
DOM were engraved In German script.
Having arrayed myself In my proud
re9alia. I reappeared before SacaSa.
why did you choose that uniform? p
he asked me. That only brings the
rank Of colonel
I'm spite Of this encouragement
retained my choice. In the first place.
I liked t. It seemed more likely. too.
that my friends would believe I was o
colonel than O general
"Y never regretted my decision. That
splendiferous uniform was al got out
OF the revolution, except q couple OF
sword cuts and q lot Of miscellaneous
adventure.
"Once installed on Sacasa's staff,
found many World War veterans as
companions. There were several Amer
leans, some British. French and other
nationalities-a miscellaneous collec-
ton of men who made war q profes.
sion and an adventure.
The day after arrived. the stan
was spraying unceremoniously on the
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porch Of the sunbaked cottage that was
dignified by the name Of ofiicial head
quarters. Suddenly across the field l
saw q man In full West Point uniform
approaching. He was Immediately
dressed. from shake 70 white kid gloves
and shiny epaulettes. He approached
the porch and asked for Gen. Sacasa.
Spotting me for an American, he chose
me as interpreter.
TIN Col. Johnny walker he an
nounced. I'VE been In the Philippines
and now I'm here
Then with great solemnity he Of
fered Sacasa an elaborate scroll be-
decked with all sorts OF colored sealing
wax and inscribed In colored inks
which document was alleged TO show
the colonel's status IN the United States
Army. Actually the scroll read: This
gives the bearer permission to kiss any
girl he meets
''Sacasa, Q perfect master Of English.
read Il with Q straight face. He bowed
ceremoniously and welcomed the new
conner into the ranks OF his chosen.
A uniform like Johnny Walkers was
too good 70 pass up even II the man
didn't know q machine gun from q
ave must have that uniform In the
family, even III the young man does
kiss every giri he meets he conided
to ma later.
I'm this casual manner the staff was
gathered together. The army itself
consisted OF some three thousand
natives-that Is. except when the
banana plantations were busy cutting
fruit. At such times the army deserted
en- masse, and did not return until the
fruit was cut and the prospect OF wages
exhausted. In the meantime the
officers played po.1er. We had prac-
ticaily nothing TO eat except bananas
and no pay or even promise OF pay.
mo battles were staged with any
seriousness. To make the natives move
forward II was necessary 70 shoot about
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The natives In Borneo sometimes
made and used blow guns with the tips
OF the arrows coated with violent poison,
The blow gun was made of shaft of
bamboo and the powerful blast OF
breath from their lungs would send the
light dart through the air for great
distances Nor did the arrow need 10
more than scratch the surface OF the
quarry: once the poison entered the
system, Il was only q matter OF time
until the animal or bird would fall
dead. The animals. after being shot.
would then be followed by the natives
until they died.
This Borneo gun isn't dangerous. but
II shoots light arrows O great distance
and with surprising accuracy. The mo
tive power liant your breath either. but
q stout rubber band attached TO each
side OF the barrel. You can regulate
the distance of th9 shot by the distance
you pull the bar / back.
The barrel should be of bamboo about
10 inches long and from three-fourtns
To one inch In diameter. II a joint Is
included. ream this out well with red
hot iron. Cut the rubber strip from u
piece Of inner tube. one-half inch wide
and about 10 inches long BEND
handle from stiff wire. as shown, then
fasten the ends of the rubber band and
the handle TO tho barrel with wire.
strips of adhesive tape will help to
make the attachments more secure,
For the arrows, split OF strips from
o straight grained shingle. putting a
small tack In the end 10 make II
slightly heavier. To use the horneo
dart gun. drop q dart In the barrel.
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6>he BOYS and
GIRLS PAGE
Uniforms Make Fighting Leade

Wv YOU'D you like to be a gen.
n eral? Have you weakness
NV for gorgeous uniforms. a
love for sonorous titles. mil
itary pomp and the certain
ty of adventure? Then buy ticket
Central Americanward. But you had
better include q return ticket, unless
you enjoy walking. Being a general
enriches the ego: but generals wage
undercutS the pay check Of second
rate diShwaSher. so they say.
Alfred BatSon. who played the role
Of military aristocrat in any number
of o 10 carte revolutions in Central
America last year, says it's rs easy as
that. Just walk In and choose your
uniform and title.
Mr. BatSon happened In on Gen.
Sacasa's camp in Nicaragua last Sep
tember and said he'd like to join the
army. He said 1t in English, too. hav-
ing lost his Learn Spanish IN Easy
Lessons" in a poker game on the trip
down. Sacasa, who later revealed him.
self as q graduate OF Columbia Uni.
versity, responded with deferentiai
bow.
1--WE will find you a uniform almost
Immediately" he said.
May we have the pleasure Of your
company at q battle tomorrow? Just
a small battle" he added apologetically.
Being soldier of fortune. the new
arrival accepted with pleasure and Of
fered the information that he had o
hobby which amounted TO a passion
for repairing obstreperous or ailing
machine guns acquired during some
years OF service with the Canadian
artillery overseas during the late war
Apparently this news came to Sacasa
as O great surprise. for after stagge9-
ing q bit. he Led his recruit out behind
the barn to demonstrate just how far
his hobby for incapacitated machine
guns went in the repairing line.
hobby was no idle boast. but q prac-
tical accomplishment. Sacasa became
extravagant In his praise.
"Take any uniform you want" he
offered. generously. You are an in
valuable member Of my stan"
It seems that the privilege Of chooS.
ing Q uniform Is an extremely high
one. While most armies travel on their
stomachs. the success Of Central Amer
lean militarism appears to depend more
on a big noise. which in turn rests in
large measure on the dignity and splen-
dor Of the official uniforms. To rob
the wardrobe OF the chief Of stan
amounts TO landing q solar -plexus
blow upon the entire army's prestige.
Sacasa's collection OF uniforms was
one Of the most complete in the Cen
trail American revolutionary field. &C
cording to Mr. Batson. There were
scarlet and gold dress uniforms for
merry worn by Russian grand dukes:
the epaulettes OF viennese chief Of
staff: O massive swor| that had been
Bismarck's: elaborate regimentals from
the armies of France. Prussia. Spain.
italy. Greece and Turkey. which must
have represented the work o: active
collectors over a period Of nearly a
century.
Naturally with this varied store OF
magnihcence 70 choose from was be-
wildered," Mr. Batson confided. All
my life had cherished suppressed de-
sires In regard to uniforms with never
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TNSTALIMENT III.

During the week following their de-
feat by the Juniors, the Sophomores
were very gloomy. There was small
chance that the Freshmen could beat
the third year men, while the Sopho-
mores. without Bill In the lineup, had
to meet the Seniors on the coming
Saturday.
At the present time the Juniors were
ahead in the race, having beaten the
Seniors twice and the Freshmen and
Sophomores each once. The Sopho-
mores had lost one game TO the Juniors.
and had beaten the Freshmen twice
and the Seniors once. After their game
with the Seniors, however. there was
still another battle with the Juniors.
II they won both these they would be
tied with the Juniors for first place,
and pisy-on game would be necessary.
That was their only hope.
Meanwhile Bits ankle was healing
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AS Science Sees 1t.

Winter Is at hand, and with 1t comes
the fall OF snow. at least in Canada
and In most OF the United States. II
Is beautiful in itself as II falls out OF
lead colored skies and covers the fields
and houses In blanket Of velvet white !:
but each single fake has an individual
beauty that can be observed quite
easily II you have @nall magnifying
glass in your poSSeSsApN
Place few Snowf!akes on n cold.
dry. black piece Of cardboard and scat
ter them loosely over the surface 50
that each flake can be seen clearly.
Now look ut them with u small enlarg-
ing lens You will note that the fakes
are of many different sizes and shapes.
particularly II they fell out Of a cold
sky and undisturbed by wind.
Some OF them will appear rs small
stars. as six-Sided polygonS. as q six
spoked wheel. or rs six-Sided plates.
Their size and shape depend on many
things and vary according 70 conditions.
but YOU viii note that they are all ar
ranged In artistic shapes as though pat
termed by u master artist,
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The Sophomore Glass basket ball team. on
which three members Of the Conauerors
with the Juniors for the lead in the annual
interciass struggle at Fesriston High School.
these two classes. Bill. who 10 the star for
yard for the Sophomores. Is taking Ruth
Sailors home when he il forced into q fight
BY Frank Ripley. one of the Junior players.
and part Of HIS gang" Bill gets black
captain Of the Sophomore team. warns Bill
the next morninE TO l2ok out ter Ripley:
70 TO the river 20 skate and watch AN Inn
Dron,D;u hockey Eame In which Ripley -
olaSi ni Suoneny NIUE Ss . Dncr snTn,
accidsnt and sisshes his ankle with . hockey
club. Bali drops 20 the ice and on exami:
and he will NOT be able 20 play basket ball
for at least two weeks With him out of the
the Juniors who beat them that night 23-1g.
A. the conclusion of the xane Bob draws
hand tactics must stop.
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half the ammunition straight into the
air to make a noise big enough to startle
them into action. Noise and uniforms
were the only things that impressed
the natives. They themselves had no
uniforms to show on which side they
were supposed to be fighting. The fol-
lowers of SacaSa were supposed TO wear
blue hatbands and those Of the opposi-
ton red. AS a matter OF fact. all the
natives supplied themselves with both
colors. II they were taken prisoners
they would make a swift change-and
since all natives look more or less alike,
they would often succeed in escaping.
Nicaragua was the only country
much publicity" said Mr.. Batson. But
as I walked back toward the United
States I found that revolution was an
a Ia carte affair all through Central
America.
zone night In Honduras, for In
stance. was sitting in q small cafe
all was peaceful, and several people
were remarking upon the virtues OF
the President Of the country. At mid.
night l49 political prisoners escaped
from jail and managed TO seize ma
chine guns and ammunition sufficient
for twice their number. Then, en-
masSe. they invaded the cantinas and
saloons. They looted. burned, killed
A shooting in the American consuls
ONCE put finish TO the affair and the
next day the recaptured revolutionists
were executed In the public plaza.
THE Honduran papers called II an
affair Of 'ninguna importancia'-that is.
all In the days work. and of no special
importance.
Eighteen hours in the blood soaked
town. half possessed by flames, q
maelstrom OF drunken natives and
whanging bullets. and had enough.
walked north to Mexico and event.
uaily regained security and peace be-
yond the United States border with
my skin and my uniform safe. II was
beautiful uniform"
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ever. and then the Lead swung back
and forth. nrst one side scoring. then
the other. A. the end Of tho half the
spectators were hoarSe and wiltsd In
their seats. and the score Vas Ii 20 Is
II favor OF the JuniogS-
When the second hak started and
Bill was stin not On the floor. the
Sophomore supporters began 70 get IN
easy. But Bob was hldtng his time
He watched the other players getting
more and more tired Ripley. who would
guard Bill. was not IN condition and
was very evidently IN some distress.
But finally. when the Juniors had
pushed the score I'D TO ie-i4. he called
time out and mot1cned 20 Bill
The skyfight was nearly raised from
the gymnasium sS BIN trutted onto the
door. with Just the slightest limp. For
mally he shook hands with Ripley, who
glared &C him angrily. The referee pQt
hts whistle 70 his lips and tossed the
ball
ITO be continued next Sunday
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ana dispatch. accompanied by light
hearted chatter. there remained the
Hhois Of the long afternoon for roam
Ing the woods t0 gather the hazel
nuts which were bursting the prickly
coverings,
u do believe this II even better
than the root" sighed Patricia.
II Ia perfectly soul satisfying
day" aAsented Mary
Lets give three rolhing cheers for
the little hed H0,lss." suggested Louise
And The calls echoed and re~eeh0ed
through lhe woods and hills.
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The puzzle below is a little different
from anything We have given you re-
Gently. The dots represent ~ trees in
o farmers pasture. which he wishes 70
fence into separate lots. one tree to a
lot. He does 1t with six straight fences.
Can you, by drawing six straight lines.
separate each dot from every other?
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CHAPTER XII.

"Au right darlin's?" came the cheerful
voice of Miss Print, the nurse, accom-
panied by o succession of knockings at
each door along the corridor as she
made her morning rounds, tabulating
the various states of health OF her
charges. Occasionally there would be
a pause between knocks. as she stopped
TO take the temperature Of one or an
other who still 6rowsed SleepNy, to
judge whether the flushed cheeks were
accountable 70 fever or sleep. Usually
IL was the latter. but In cases when
the little thermometer. clutched
between the jaws Of the victim. showed
more than the required degrees, out
would come Miss Prints little memo
randum pad to receive the name that
was TO be reported 70 DR.. Padden. the
school medical adviser DR.. Padden's
ability as q follower of Aesculapius
may have been Of the keenest, but
somehow he had become an OBJECT of
humor among the students and his
pronunciementoes were regarded with
some derisiou II not distrust
IAN right darlin's?" asked Miss
Print. now at the door of Patricia'S and
Loutse's room.
Receiving no answer she walked
briSkly into the room and Patricia was
startled from q sound sleep to find the
clinical thermometer between her
teeth.
'-Goodnesh, Miss Print, might have
bitten it In half" she exclaimed with
dtfaculty. I'm not shick - just
Shleepy."
Keep the lips closed over the Their
mometer, please" admonished the
nurse, her hand on Patricia's pulse
No. guess you're not III. but You had
best hurry into your clothes now or
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The definitions are:
Horizontal.
!. A month of famous birthdays
z. A continent. tAbb.)
b. Grain.
o. Boys nickname.
IL. Eras.
II. BY way OF.
Is. Steamer (Abb.)
10. And so forth. abb
10. To prepare for printing.
20. Rabbit
~. "A marsh or lake.
~. Rim.
%. Body OF water.
"a, A dread disease. tAbb)
20. Gasp.
~. Surface size.
20. The sun god.
30. A metal.
81. WitheT.
~, Table Of dates.
Vertical.
!. Musical note.
2. A serpent.
3 Cloths.
4. Members Of a certain Indian tribe
b. A donkey.
d, You
Z, An Autumn month,
10, a Winter month.
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O. The word square Is drab. race. aces
and best.
3. The words In the cross word pug
zle are: HortEontal-l, February: z
North America: Q. oats: .. I'd: ii. ages
IL. via; is. 8. g.; i6, ETC.: iA edit: 20
hare: 81. mere: "a. brim: ~. bay: -
T. b.: 20. sob: ~, area: 20. RIA: 30
lead: 81. or: 30. calendar. Vertical
fa: 2, boa: 3. rags; 4. Utes: s. ass: 8
ye: z. November: 10. December: -
Idea IL. airy: 10. ears: II. trio: 10. te
20. h alfback III. b.: ~. trees: as. bean
~. all: 20. add: 20, A. c.: 81, or.
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Mistaken Identity.

Fiapper-Id like To try on that rose
dress In the window
saleaman~~Sorry. Miss, That's n lamp
shade
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grasp the rear end between thumb and
forefinger In the rubber fold, draw back.
sight, then release.
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WITH THE PUZZLE EDITOR.

10. Notion.
Il. Well ventilated.
is. Organs OF hearing.
II. Three singers.
49, You. tLatin.)
20. A foot bah position. (Abb)
"a. A huge plant.
IS. A vegetable.
~. The whole.
%. To do sums.
20. Athletic Club. abb
81 Either.
Answers.
/. This drawing shows how 10 draw
the lines.
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Patricia Hollnrshead has been made ser-
rotary of the junior class a: Miss Stanhopc $
school at Hoxing- or-the-Hudson Her friend.
MARY Harris of Los Angeles, is treasurer and
her roommats. Louise Davis rs vic~ nresi.
dent Of the Republic the student governing
body III The school A club consisting of n
Eroun of mine girls which includes Patricia
has hen formed nv Mary Harris. IL is with
The activities of this group that the story is
concerned. Thnir most rccrnt enterprise in
vulved the nrcliminarles Ia making a dancer
out Of the stndious Louise by nuttinc her
through a strenuous round of calisthenics.
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Wv YOU'D you like to be a gen.
n eral? Have you weakness
NV for gorgeous uniforms, a
love for sonorous titles. mil