31-:gRUARY 15. 1934 The Tiny Folk (A real story or real children (or very young children) ' might. morning sunshine .p.,;kisd on the snowy hill. 1'he . 4., id the swamp was smooth and :lear.. tor only a lew tops of rushes showed through here and there. A fiard crust'o1 frosty-snow and a row ice patches on the big hill made lust a perfect place for :c.utinx.. ' Laurie was visiting at his uncle's and he and his three cousins. Peggy, Ellen and Alan were al- reldy on lot a morning's run mutmg on that hill by' the IYIRTHD. Peggy was the oldest. so she led the way. "We had better try this ice before we cross." she said. "Th: water is not deep. but we would get wet ieet. it we broke through ;he ice." she stamped hard. and mad hitting the ice with a. heavy stone. but not even a. tiny crack uppeared. "It's safe." she called to the others. "Come along to the iill." With much laughtcr and noise Ellen. Alan. and Laurie ran across the ice, sliding on the smooth shots. crushing down a few reeds with their rubbers. and somctimzs Sitting down quite unexpectntilf. i'hcn they started to climb Inc will. It was .1 rather long hill. and tires year old Laurie found it znrrl to keep up with his n'.(I9r xousins. At last they were at the top. Laurie sat on the slrigh. and Alan I were all. Swarah - whes e down got on behind. Peggv gave th-am 2 little running push. and they REMEMBER VARIETY its round-the-woriri lligt in if) P. W. C. HALL WEDNESDAY. FEB. 17 - 8:00 PM. Auspicos 7th Troop Scout Committee This adv. courtesy DeBlois Bros. the hill they went! Ftsster the sleigh went! swish - they were cutting across the ice. This was Laurie's Iii-st coast on s-hill that high. and he was just I wee bit rightenecl. His eyes were very wide and big and black. and he held tightly to the sleigh. But Alan was there with him. and he was laughing and shouting. so It must be all right. The sleigh began to move more slowly now. Little by little it lost its speed. and at last it stopped. Alan Jumped off, "come on Laurie. "he said. "Get or! now. and we'll go back up again. See! the girls have had their coast and are starting up." Laurie Iumpcd up. and started off too. This time Laurie wasn't the least bit afraid. "Go fast, lime sleigh. go fast." he yelled as thny startrd down. "Wiles - watch us ru. This is fun. "Go! :0! go!" nnri down they went. swishing along thc crusted snow. and gliding: over the smooth ice. Laurie's eyes sparkled with the fun. This time he was all as snnn as tho slcich slowed (IOWH. "Coins. Pussy and Ellen," hc cailcd "Como. .-'.l-an Let's co coastiur: sonic more. I am not a hit nirazri now. This is Izrcat fun. We all iii-1v to coast. We all like to an fast. Cu; little red xlcigrli and vour hi" inoirii our likc to an fist ton. Lot's all '10 fast together." Q1 nil mornim! four Iiniitiy Lhiidrcn lrvi a nicrry timn on that cmsilnr: hill. Th" Gvrman dit'i1:ihl(- Gm! Zon- pclin took 20 (lays. four hours for T0 ATTEND concnnfr GsARi.tss(?osotcK' 0' AL CAPP - THAT'S ANYFACE, msrsu or 1.000.000 DIsGutsES!.'- IsI.u.Asr. romr ouu. .vou bsuzzu CRIMINAL, on I'LL snoor you in ms GAS-TANK GIT LOS1'.'.'- I'M -JUST A rust-Lovtno Hzttcoprsm! By Thornton a LUCKY auto He's wise indeed when things are tough, Who knows enough. when he has had -Old Mother Nature. Probably in all the Great WorliiI there was no more tired pigeon than Homer. He was far, far from home where Farmer Brown's Boy was watching Ior him. You see, he was a homing pigeon whom Farmer Brown's Boy had amend In R Ions-distance race. The start- ing point had been near the sea- coast. A light uind had grown stronger and stronger until the pigeons could no longer Ily against it. Homer had not been willing 10 tzive up. He had been blown out to sea. blown so far out that he.couidn't even see land. All ho could see was water below. and sky above. He was in despair. Hcj IIIIS so tired he felt. as If he could-I Int lift his wings again; as if I should he try they would drupi I right on. v I It was then that or! at onel Iside. rising and falling on the, waves. he saw what seemed to him to be a strange sort oi house. iAnyway. he could see that on it were, the some kind of two-legged folks. 1who live in houses on the land.I He turned and headed for it. AI great hope kept those wings, thosei very very tired wings, going Just .long enough for him to reach that strange house. 0! course it wasnit In house. It was a great ship that thud come across the great ocean.l I The instant Homer dropped onu the deck he was surrounded by Ipassengers and sailors. Gentle hands picked him up. At once the Ilolks knew that he was a hom-I M!!- NO SELF-RLSPECTING HELICOFTEJI wouu: so uov-mama WITH LOOSE nANDRuFF.'.'-GET WILDROOT CREAM-OIL, CHARLIE r!- W. Burgess ing or carrier pigeon and gucssed that he had blown out to sea. A sailor with a love for lurred anti ieathcred Ioik took charge of him. Down on the forward deck in a sheltered place a box was provided for him; a box in which he could rest undisturbed. That sailor knew that what Homer IMGE NINE He flew up on the rail of the: great ship. I needed most was the opportunity to rest in peace and quiet. with plenty of food and water at hand. Homer was in the strangest or strange places. and among folks all of whom were strangers. Yet srmiehow he had It feeling that he need no longer be alraid. He had I feeling that his troubles were over. They were, for the time being. The great ship was not heading straight in ior the land. It was heading for a port much farther north. so for two days Homer was still far out at sea. with water everywhere. 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