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Carolina watchman., 1935-06-07

of familiar. Haven't I seen it
tackled up in the post office or
somewhere?
''IIe almost jumped. I hadn't
had a notice how near the truth a
reward poster might be. When l
smiled, he gave laugh that sound
ed flat.
"You've got the start on me,
baby" he said, patting my hand.
The nearest l ever come to i'm
aginin' you was a fool kid met
once in Frisco. You're pretty wise
and you've been around. Maybe
as a woman, you can answer a quse-
ton that got me curious once. 1t
just come into my mind. Do you
believe a girl could be brought up
as boy without anyone on the out
side guessin' it?'
" 1T depends on the girl and the
surroundings said, still not sus-
pecting anything in particular. 4
think it could happen case without
seeing the boy you suppose to be a
girl
" We'll, you'll never see him, >
Fallon said, little too offhand. ''It
just come into my mind
"TIe started his meaningless love
making again and I left him.
"What he'd said chimed with
something else in my memory
Though l didn't recall right at first
what it was, l kept looking as
played the camp for a baby who
might not be SO boyish except fo1
the clothes. The only one I no
ticed was boy with gold hair. HI
didn't look girish-wore his cloth
es, mean, as if he had a right tc
them. But it struck me that
could have dressed him up as :
stunning girl, and it was a crime te
see hair like his wasted on boy, HI
was with an older, whisky-facee
man I'd never seen in the camps be-
fore, and whose name | learned tC
be Owens. The man was buying
an outfit to go to Alaska.
"Owens are uncommon, but il
was the name of the rancher May
had married, and with that I re.
membered, in shock of under
standing, that the child left at tht
ranch house had blonde hair ane
had been dressed as a boy.
''Dalton had gone North. Owen!
had staked him. A man like May.
Owens wouldn't make that triE
without a solid lead to go on.
remembered his passion for gold
Dalton must have made strike anc
sent for him.
"Certain this was the same man
I wondered how much Fallon hac
guessed. Maybe he just suspected
a girl in boys clothes and was curl
Gus. She was young and innocent
and he liked them that way. Hel
name, Pete was as boy-like as pos
sible, but since it didn't fit her ap-
pearance, it was a kind of give
away"
The chortling voice of the river
rippled through the silence as Rose
paused. Speed leaned on the bal
of the prisoners dock, intenly
Evening star., 1935-10-13
Loco" Substitutes
For Real Foot Ball

I OTIS Of times you feel like playing
foot ball, but there aren't enough
players to make up two teams, or you
.cant get regular foot ball field.
Then LOCO" is the game to play.
You don't need 22 men, or a field,
either. You can play it with only
four or five in the game and still en-
Joy it as much as foot ball.
The players stand back Of the goal
line. which is at least 10 feet long.
The leader stands In front of the line
with his back to the players. He
. throws the ball-a foot ball, basket
ball, or other large bAM-over his head
to the players behind him. They all
try to get the ball, and the lucky one
then attempts to cross the line with it.
The other players try TO tackle the
one with the ball and throw him to
the ground, but if he gets across the
line with the ball, he has made a
touchdown and scores three points.
Then the game begins again. If he
drops the ball, however, any other
player may pick up and try for a
touchdown.
If the player carrying the ball is
tackled and downed before crossing
the line, he yells Loco" and the
other players let him up. Then he
must change places with the leader,
who joins the other players.
The first boy to score 81 points Is
the winner.
Evening star., 1935-10-13
Riddles

IND you ever stop to think that
Columbus was trying to solve q
riddle when he discovered America?
He was trying to reach the East by
sailing west-and he would have done
1t, had not the American continent
been in the way!
l. When has a man four hands,
Marvin Helm.
2. What continent do you see when
you look in the mirror in the morn
ing?-Virginia Salmans.
3. What flies up but still is down?
Donald Nelson.
4. When does an automobile go ex-
actly as fast as q train?-Florence
Rawett.
5. went to the woods and got 1t,
sat down and looked for 1t, and I
brought it home because I couldn't
find it.-Loretta Ann Vending.
ANSWERS.
!. When he doubles his fists. 2. You
see Europe you're up). 8. A feather.
4. When it's on the train. S. A thorn.
Evening star., 1935-10-13

TROM that moment on, every one
- on the squad realized that 1t
was to be war between Paul
4 Shields and Gabby Gabriel.
Since the players all knew Paul, their
sympathies were with him. and they
didn't blame him for refusing to
give up his hard-won quarterback job
without fight. On the other hand,
they knew that Gabby was the better
player, and that there could be only
one possible outcome of the rivalry.
And, because they wanted to win
foot ball games for Dorset High and
for their coach. they were glad. 1t
was tough break for Paul. but it
just couldn't be helped.
Paul, however. couldn't see it quite
that way. Down in his heart he
realized that Gabby was his superior.
But he couldn't forget those long
years of toll on the scrub team. and
he couldn't help resenting this boy
who had stepped in to rob him Of
his just reward.
Paul, of course, was in the lineup
against Calvin, for Gabby did not
yet know the Dorset plays. The game
was played at Galvin's field, which
was quagmire of mud after an all
night rain. Under these conditions,
Paul followed a cautious course, using
simple plays that offered little chance
for tumble, kicking on third down,
and waiting for a break.
The break came when the Calvin
fullback tried to punt the soggy ball
in the third quarter. The kick was
partially blocked, and Tommy Plum
ber fel Ion it on Galvin's 23-yard
line. Paul then called quick series
of power plays. and smashed over a
touchdown. The try for point was
missed, but Dorset settled down and
protected its six-point lead until the
final whistle.
THE members of the team ate din
ner before starting home, but
when they got into Dorset they all
were hungry again. and they went
to combination restaurant and soda
| fountain to eat. Coach Travers didn't
allow them to eat sweets during the
season, but be did permit plain matted
milks. made without syrup. Several
Of the players ordered these. and
Tommy Plumber suggested to Gabby
| that he also have one.
Not me-" said Gabby emphatically
Matted milk is poison to me. If ]
drank one I'd be sick as a dog all
night. I'm really not on the team yet
so I think III break over and have a
piece Of pie tonight. II will be my
last chance until Thanksgiving"
Some of the players looked doubtful
knowing that Coach Travers would
| hardly approve of pie. but Gabby
Evening star., 1935-10-13
Black Cats Haze
Been Thought Bad
Luck for Centuries

THE idea that black cats bring bad
luck is very old. The black cat was
long supposed to be the companion Of
witches, and it was even believed that
the much-feared witches had the power
to transform themselves into cats nine
times.
A book called Beware the Cat" was
written during the sixteenth century.
This book contained warning against
these witches in disguise. and stated
that killing black cat did not always
mean that the witch's power was end
ed, because of her ability to change
herself so often into animal form.
In the Middle Ages women who
thought that they had magic power
made pets of black cats, and always
carried them about. They used the
brains of black cats in compounding
their remedies. So the unlucky repu-
tation of the black cat spread. There
are still many superstitious folk who
believe that black cats bring bad luck.
Evening star., 1935-10-13

lift it and twinge Of agonizing pain
went through his shoulder.
He said nothing about, and tried to
continue playing, but he finally had
to give in to the pain and quit. The
coach examined it. then abruptly
summoned all the players to gather
around him. His face was stern as
he confronted them.
II want you boys to get one thing
straight right now" he said. Il be-
lieve in playing hard, and I don't be-
lieve in pulling your punches. But
for the love of Mike. save your hardest
wallops for Saturdays games, and
don't start smashing each other up in
practice! That goes for everybody on
the squad, and I want it distinctly
understood from now on that I'll stand
for no rough stuff. and for no per-
sonal feuds. I'm not going to have
the season ruined by lot of needless
injuries"
PAUL hung his head little at that,
but he noticed that Gabby was
smiling impudently. Then the coach
turned and ordered Paul to rest his
shoulder for few days. And as he
left the field, Paul could hardly keep
from biting his lip with fury at the
realization that Gabby Gabriel had
paid him of in his own coin-and
with interest.
From that time on there was no
doubt as to who was quarterback on
the Dorset team. Paul didn't get in
the game at all on Saturday. and
Gabby turned in one of the brilliant
performances that had made his
reputation. He ran the team COM
petently. and he brought the stands
to their feet half dozen times with
his own shifting, twisting dashes
through a broken field. 1t was his
playing that turned what might have
been a defeat into hard-won 1877
victory for Dorset.
| Gabby was now taking his place as
one of the idols of the school. and as
the team continued its schedule with
out tasting defeat at the hands of a
district team. his prestige grew. Paul
toiled daily on the scrubs, and man
aged to conceal any bitterness that
he might be feeling.
Then members Of the squad began
to hear persistent reports that Gabby
Gabriel was breaking training. He
was careless about his diet, and about
going to bed at the proper time. Paul's
face grew serious as he heard the
rumors. He knew what the coach
would do If they reached his ears!
To Be Continued Next Sunday. =.
Evening star., 1935-10-13
Earfh's Crust Too
Big, Wrinkles and
Starts EarfhQnake

THE earth's crust is too big for its
- shrinking. cooling insides. And
consequently it is never quiet. 1t
shrinks and twists and slips and cracks,
to fit.
The cooler the inside of the earth
becomes (and it gets cooler with the
passing centuries), the smaller the
crust must become to fit it. And since
the crust is thin, compared to the mid
die, its rocks and mountains are
snapped and bent and strained con-
stantly.
Just taking hold of hard rock, one
wouldn't think it would bend. But
Judging rock from scientific standards
it is comparatively rubbery and bend
able. as hard things go, and the earth's
crust will stand quite bit of stretch
ing before it breaks.
OF course, in the end, when the
curves and folds of the wrinkles in the
crust are more than the rocks can
stretch, the break comes.
Then there is a great smashing and
cracking and sliding as millions OF
tons OF rock split into long rift and
slip up and down and sideways, making
big sharp angles Of the layers of rock.
And, of course, the countryside near
the rift is considerably shaken up by
the cracking.
The quaking Of the earth causes
much damage in cities and makes peo-
pie who have known earthquakes live
in terror of them. Buildings are top
pied over. People are killed by flying
bricks or stones, or are burned to death.
But away from buildings the earth.
quake would be more exciting than
dangerous. In the tropics where people
know how to build their houses so that
they are not often shaken over, and
where, even when they are. there is no
great loss, people feel earthquakes
every few days and scarcely bother to
mention it to their neighbors. It is
' only in cities of brick and stone and
wood that earthquakes kill thousands
Those that occur under the floor Of
the ocean cause big rushing wave of
water, which works its damage on the
cities along the coast, sometimes
drowning whole towns. These waves
are called tidal waves, and they may
be more destructive than an earth
quake itself.
Evening star., 1935-10-13

laughed at their objections. Paul said
nothing. He was seated at the other
end of the table. and he and Gabby
had little to say to each other all eve
ming. But he was to remember that
incident vividly later on.
The following week brought the in
evitable for Paul. On Monday and
Tuesday afternoon he piloted the first
team in scrimmage, while Gabby
worked with the scrubs. On Wednes-
day Gabby was in the regular lineup
for part of the session. On Thursday
he was in there longer than Paul.
Paul tried not to reveal how deeply
he cared. He said little and played
hard wherever he was. But he couldn't
help feeling sick with despair as he
saw just how good Gabby Gabriel
really was. With him in the lineup,
Dorset had four good running backs.
two of whom were triple-threat men.
It was a big. fast. powerful and we'll
balanced backfield, capable Of walk
ing over any opposition that Dorset
was likely to encounter. And Paul
knew how badly Coach Travers want
ed to have an undefeated season and
win the district championship.
ON THURSDAY there also occurred
an incident which made Paul re-
! alize Gabby had not forgotten his
savage tackle of the preceding Friday
Paul was playing on the second team
and he intercepted pass thrown by
Tommy Plumber. At the moment he
didn't realize that Gabby Gabriel was
anywhere near him, but before he had
taken two steps something crashed into
him like a locomotive and sent him
hurtling to the ground.
He picked himself up, shook his head
to clear his brain, and Ihen saw Cab
by's grinning face only a few feet
away. A wave Of anger swept over
Paul, but he choked it down. Their
suddenly he realized that his left arm
with which he had been holding the
ball, was aching badly. He tried tt
Evening star., 1935-10-13

TUT 10 clothespins in two, discard
ing the prongs but using the top
part for the men in this bowling game,
which may be played on the sidewalk,
or on q table by using marbles for the
balls.
Make a chute for rolling large
marble at the pins, by lacking thin
wood strips into a square U-Shaped
groove. This groove should be about
10 inches long and is mounted to a
wooden base, beveled along the front
edge so the marble leaving the chute
Evening star., 1935-10-13
Scrub Quarterback

For two years Paul Shields has per
School scrub team and looked forward to
the day when he would be flrst-strins
Paul realizes his ambition and pilots the
team to victory in the frst game of the
season. Then, suddenly he learns u that =
coming out for the team. Gabby has
starred at Medvick High for two years.
and has been chosen as all-State quarter
ers are delighted. but Paul realizes that
this means the loss Of his coveted quarter:
back Job. Gabby arrives, and on his nrst
in charge of the second team. running on
the plays OF Dorset's next opponent: Gabby
breaks away for a long run and Paul. fuli
of smoldering resentment brings him
down with q clean. savage tackle: Shaken.
Gabby gets UP and says to Paul. 80 that's
the way you feel about it? That's all ]
wanted to know"
Evening star., 1935-10-13

,
Below are listed six kinds of fish.
BY selecting a letter from each Of
them, you can spell the name of still
another fish.
/. CARP.
2. EEL.
3. TROUT.
4. COD.
5. HALIBUT.
Each Of the lines below contains
the name of a country, with the let
ters jumbled up. Can you straighten
them out?
l. NEAT GRAIN.
2. A BUG RAIL.
3. LUG A PORT.
1. LEND NAG.
f.
Take q four-letter word for taunt,
add S, rearrange the letters and form
to wind or entwine.
Take q four letter word for peruse,
add C, rearrange the letters and form
kind of tree.
Evening star., 1935-10-13
CROSSWORD PUZZLE.

The definitions:
HORIZONTAL.
I. Seat Of government.
7. Unhappy.
9. Provided that.
IL. Boys nickname.
Is. Neuter pronoun.
IA. Cut of the end. shorten.
II. Large woody plant.
18. Isinglass.
20. Decorative hanging.
%. Belonging to.
%. Nothing.
"a. You.
26. Make a noise like q cat.
28. Piece Of bedroom furniture
VERTICAL.
2. So.
3. Design.
4. Thought, notion.
S. Chopping tool.
6. Imaginative writing.
8. Wandered.
10. Animals coat.
IL. Indentations in the cheeks.
Is. A color.
16. Falsehood.
19. Weep.
81. Points, directs.
IS. Word used with either.
81. You and I.
Evening star., 1935-10-13

often 60 wrong without notice. And
that's just what happened to me in
spite Of all my precautions.
I had driven into some very rough
semi-badland country q point about
rs miles from our camp at sundown Of
very hot day. We needed lot of
water for man and beast, and were in
q country where man would not dare
touch any pool he might find, though
horses could and did drink any water
they could get when thirsty enough.
IN CAMP that night I had to use
about 10 gallons out of my 20
gallon keg, which left us short If We
found no good water on the way back
to camp. I looked after the keg just
before 1 went to bed and knew we had
about 10 gallons to 60 on, but in the
morning when I went to get water for
coffee the keg was dry! Not drop
was left.
One of the horses had pulled his
RAShSV pa AA4SA CIV w CAtS "ehSSA ASo
in the night. He had pulled at the
bung with his teeth until he had
pulled it out and the water had all
run out. We were without even a sip!
I hitched up at once and started
for camp to get as far on the way as
I could before the sun got hot. At
noon our thermometer showed ITO
degrees and. we had gone less than Is
miles! At sundown we were still Is
miles from camp and our tongues were
beginning to swell! At sunrise next
morning we reached waterhole 10
miles from camp. 1t was covered with
green scum, but I think it was about
the best water I ever tasted. If I had
not found it by noon that day never
could have told you this little story.
Evening star., 1935-10-13
Tomatoes Proftless.

THOSE who see the need of higher
return for farm products could
have found ample support for their
arguments over on the Eastern Shore
Of Maryland. At the height of the
tomato marketing season as low as 8
cents a basket was paid for 14-quart
baskets of the vegetable.
Evening star., 1935-10-13

the winter, SO II is always q more or
less dry region. Yet when I was there
the game was plentiful enough so that
! had no difficulty in getting all we
needed for the outfit, and cattle
ranged all over the land. This was
the time when the whole plains
country was open range" and the
cowboy was in his prime.
Settlements consisted Of scattered
ranches along the streams miles apart,
and the streams" were mostly just
strings of stagnant water holes left
from flood waters that ran down the
river courses when the snow went of
In the Spring, or in Summer when a
quick, hard thunderstorm amounted
to what is now called "cloudburst."
These storms poured great amount
of rain down very suddenly over a
rather small territory, and nearly
every bit of this rain ran off with a
rush as soon as it fell, for the hard,
dry ground shed water almost as
completely as q Shingled roof.
co YOU see, water to drink and cook
with In camp was always some
thing for us to think about and worry
over, for there was never much of it to
be had anywhere. The stagnant pools
were all heavily charged with alkai
and covered with a green scum. And
usually there were the carcasses Of
one or more dead cattle either in or
close to every pool, so it was about
the last thing any sane human being
wanted to drink.
r always carried canteens with me,
and always had a 20-gallon keg fas-
tened on my wagon as reserve supply.
for roamed about all over the country
and had no desire to be caught so or
100 miles from good water. Yet the
''best laid plans of mice or men"
Evening star., 1935-10-13

will roll smoothly without jumping.
The pins are then set in position
and the maj bles rolled at them from
the chute. Allow two marbles to each
player. The play is scored by count
ing one for each pin knocked down by
the marbles rolling from the chute.
The player knocking down the largest
number of pins is declared winner.
This game is an adaptation Of regu-
lar bowling or tenpins; but it is so easy
to make that any boy or girl seeking
an hour or two of different" fun will
enjoy making and playing it.
Evening star., 1935-10-13
Keep Handy Some
Standard Remedies
For Pets Ailments
BY HORACE MITCHELL.

THERE are few standard remedies
for pets ailments which should be
kept on hand wherever pets are owned.
Some of these medicines are the very
same you would take yourself for SIM
liar troubles.
For dogs and cats there should be
q bottle of castor oil. This is always
useful, in case of digestive disorders.
Worm capsules or a bottle of worm
expeller should be available always,
especially where there is a puppy or
kitten.
Antiseptics come in handy now and
then. So does a good liniment. But
these are not absolutely necessary. If
dog or cat can lick a wound, it will
be sufficiently sterilized. Animals are
not nearly so prone to infection as
human beings. And it may interest
you to know that a dogs mouth is,
most of the time, far cleaner than a
humans.
A skilled veterinary told me once:
IF hot water sold for IS a gallon,
everybody would be buying it." He
meant that hot water is mighty val
liable aid in the treatment of pet all
ments. Rather than buy one or more
of the hordes of proprietary medicines
for pets, it is often Just as good to
bathe the affected parts in hot water.
OF course, it would be foolish to say
hot water was cure for everything.
but it certainly helps. For many
troubles you can use it for q day or
two, then if no relief is in sight, see
a good wet" at once.
Dog soap that will kill feas and
"doggie" odors, and improve the skin
and hair, Is q big aid. But 1t isn't
much use on cats. Washing a cat
may cause 1t to become chilled and
serious diseases to start. Dry cleans
ing a cat with cornmeal Is good.
Evening star., 1935-10-13
China Buying Wheat.

THE American wheat exporter has
prospective market for wheat
which will take 100000 bushels,
but advancing prices might cause a
considerable reduction in this figure.
China is heavy purchaser Of
the grain, but the total of imports
is directly affected by world prices
for the grain. China's own crop Of
wheat is expected to be around
720, 100000 bushels this year. q loss
over last year of about 10000. 900
bushels.
Evening star., 1935-10-13
Chinese Tobacco Up.

DESPITE a bad growing season
complicated by unfavorable
weather in July and August. China
will harvest a greatly increased crop
of fiue-cured tobacco this year, the
output being up about 100000
pounds over last year and nearly 40
1000 pounds over the average Of
the previous three years.
Evening star., 1935-10-13
Bovine T. B. Routed.

TENNESSEE has become the twenty
- sixth State to win a rating as
free from bovine tuberculosis, mark
ing one further step forward in the
campaign to rid the dairy herds Of the
United States of the disease which
many experts blame for the transmit
ting Of tuberculosis to humans.
Evening star., 1935-10-13
Library's Drama

do you mean to tell me-" he in
quired, that from 10 to 10 every
week day in the year any one is free
to sit there and read from those great
stacks of books?"
They are welcome" replied Mr..
Roberts. The privilege is extended
to all alike"
And without credential-without
formality! Amazing" exclaimed Mr..
Ludwig. 1T can't be done anywhere
in Europe!"
Evening star., 1935-10-13

a effort pull
shooting the field strategy
passing attack had weak
wildly
click visiting ouchdows
kicked both goals that 14-13.
bitter blow to the home team and to the students the
touchdown made snatch the VIC
shed then the cheered visiting
left field walking
plenty the defeat but not single ab
complaint
Good sportsmanshp? It certainly was!
Evening star., 1935-10-13

- OMETIMES boys and girls feel that they
always are criticized when they do something
wrong, but seldom praised when they do
- something good So today want to tell you
about bunch of young people who showed me
fine exhibition of sportsmanship.
Recently I attended foot ball game between
two high schools that have been rivals for years
The home team was very anxious to win and was
figured to have an excellent chance They COM
pletey outplayed the visitors in the first three
quarters and when the final period started were
leading
Evening star., 1935-10-13
The BOYS and
GIRTS PAGE
Puzzles

Il
TUT out this whole puzzle and
~ paste it to cardboard to stiffen.
Then when 1t Is dry, carefully cut
out the individual pieces. The OBJ
ject Of the puzzle is to rearrange the
parts 80 they form a perfect square.