a 'The Boys and Girls Own Page " ER I SR JY SPORTS, STORIES, GAMES, PUZZLES, HANDICRAFT, SCIENCE, ADVENTURE, JOKES, CARTOONS A STRANGE CHRISTMAS TRADE THE STORY SO FAR: Warren Knowles was making a trip across coum in an auto to Christmas with his uncle. He was h up by a sudden snowstorm and had to take refuge in a lonely house belopg- ing to a queer man. On entering a. houss, Warren's dog, Rags, became terror- stricken and refused to go further. War- ren followed the old man into another room, where the light suddenly went out. Warren followed helplessly as the old man led him down the narrow passageway. A match flared, light- mg the cobwebbed ceiling dimly, Then they entered a little parlor with worr, red plush furniture. Here a cheery baseburner was doing its best +5 Push away the big black shadows that filled the corners of "the room: Warren took off his things with- out being asked to do so. Then he bent cver the little stove. The old man turned up the wick of the dirty kerosene lamp which had guided Warren down the snow- hidden road. There were hesitating footsteps at the door and Warren turned quickly, to face a boy about his own age who stood in the doorway. The boy had a slender face covered with Warren turned back to the fire. They surely weren't a sociable pair, though the boy seemed shy, rather than unfriendly. "Well," remarked Warren, "it's sure going to be a white Christmas." "Christmas--oh,. yes," repeated the boy dully. Warren felt sorry for him. Christmas evidently meant nothing to him at all. "Better get up to bed," command- ed the oid man, picking up the lamp. He turned to the boy. "He'll go in the front room, Budge. Light" the hater in there." Then he led the way. Warren noticed, with a shudder, that one of his fingers was missing and there was a long scar willding up his hairy forearm. They went up the creaking stairs and Warren entered a low-raftered roon: furnished with a battered bed and dresser. In the corner was a rusty oil heater. Budge said goodnight and went out. . Warren shivered in between the sheets, rolled himself up in a ball, and went to sleep.. A sudden strange sound wakened him. He sat straight up in bed. It seemed to come trom within the house--a sound between a scream and a sob. It died away on the frosty air, with a final weird, inhu- man note. Then Warren heard poor Rags whimpering in terror some- where down below. He'd forgotten all about his dog. The cold moonlight streamed into the room. Warren hopped out Ff of bed, opened his bag, which he tiny brown freckles that stood out strangely against his pale skin. He stared at Warren. "My name's Warren Knowles. I got stalled in the snow and your-- your--" "My uncle." "Took me in for the night. It doesn't seem to be snowing so hard now. Guess it'll be'all right by morning for traveling on." Tool-Craft had brought in with him from the car, and took out his bathrobe and slippers. . Then he pulled together his courage apd opened the door nto the. hall, A As he did so, he ran full-tilt into the old man, who was hurrying down the hall with a candle in his hand. At sight of Warren his face twisted with rage. "Pryin', will ye?" he thundered," and gave the boy a push which sent him hurtling back into the room. Then he slammed the door. Warren climbed back onto the bed and sat there, trembling. There was an odd noise at his window. He jumped, and turned. Budge's pale face looked in at him. He put his finger to his lips, shook his head warningly at Warren, and climbed in over the sill. (To be concluded next week.) All Sorts of Things for Boys and Men to Make A CHRISTMAS SNOPPY CLAUS "Twas the night before Christ- mas," and all through the Boys' and Girls' Page not a creature was stirring except the Jigedies and the editor of the Animals' Newspaper, who were all terribly excited' be- cause Snoppy Claus was coming. 'By Frank I. Solar Four Mores Foma Sas OF MHigw Cram, Size AND LocaTion DEPENOING Uron Tyre OF Cram USE0 TO LocaTe, LasTEN TOP PIECES TEMPORARILY , PLACE Cram IN POSITION, THEN Mame, OWNING TO S.anT OF LEGS, TWO OR THREE FITTINGS I'Tav BE NEcAS seme pri eeeveer eres rrr meena i ! ' N pra TERIAL ~ WOOD Laing To Suir. N L AT Emacs Connen ATTACH A Goo) GRADE OF SwivEi. CASTER WITH, Bare. OR RoLLER BEARINGS. EQUALLY IPacED, Ane lA The high chair stand is a contri- vance' serving two purposes, for at the same time that it holds baby's chair in place to prevent it from tip- ping over, it is also a container for his toys. The chair may be set in the stand and moved anywhere in the room by means of the casters below. & Constructing this 18 a simple mat- ter. Use a good grade of wood and be careful in cutting to get all the similar pieces the same length, and The diagram gives the dimensions and shows how to cut it. The assembling may be done with screws or finishing nails. As soon as the parts have been reduced to the proper dimensions, they may be assembled permanently,- with the exception of the two top pieces. These should bé fastened only tem- Joan , in order to locate first the oles for the legs of the chair. Remove them to cut the size hole that is required: Because of the be cut oblong. It you experience difficulty in getting a good "fit the first time, with patience yop will be able to make them work out sat isfactorily. When you have suc- ceeded, fasten the top pieces per- manently. The casters that you next put in place should be as high grade and noiseless as possible. Two coats of paint of a color to harmonize with to keep the ends perfectly square. slant of the legs, the holes need to the chair finishes the .box. Stop! Look! Laugh! All week long you've been guessing what Santa is going to put in your Christmas stocking, and what fun would be in the Boys' and Girls' Sunday page today. Glance around at the numerous good features. There's one of Feg Murray's side split- ters--a Snoppy Claus on the gal- lop to spread Snoppy cheer. Then there's the second installment of that fine Christmas story that started off last week witha trip, a snowstorm and a mystery. Tool- craft and the Bubble Apron are two excellent suggestions for gifts to make. Moreover, here's the first edition of The Animal | Times. News for all, the boy, the "girl, the baby, even | Go And what did Sacopy Claus have for the good little boys and girls? A nice, new left-handed roller skate stop signal for Peter Puzzle, a hand embroidered Fun Box for Randy Riddle, and a real four-cylinder pic- ture products map for the Young Experience Had Taught Him. Tired Business Man: "Hello, Central. Would you please suggest what number I might ask for to get Main 2705?" Its Death Was Fatal Boy (to stranded motorist): "How did you get the puncture?" Autoist: "Ran over a chicken with pin feathers on it." Knew His Numbers "Now, Bobby, how much do six and four make?" "Eleven," sir." "Guess again." "Twelve, nine, thirteen." "How about ten?" "Oh, you can't mix me up that way! Five and five are ten!" A Future Business Man "James, my son, did you take that letter to the post office and pay the postage on it?" "Father, 1 saw a lot of men put- ting letters in a little place and when no one was looking I slipped in yours for nothing." Another Language Little Chicagoah (visting in Bos- : "Aw, fudge! You're bug- Bostonian (deeply shocked) : "Oh, such terrible and de- plorable vulgarity! You should say "beetle-garage." \ Joke on Teacher Jack: "Well, I showed up the "How'd ya do it? "She asked me for Lin- coln's Gettysburg address, and I had to tell her he never lived there!" Simply Great! Scientist. I hope the Snoppy Claus doesn't get wet, for it looks as if it might reindeer. A Murray Christmas to all and to all a GOOD NIGHT. Stories of Fur and Fur Trapping RUSSIA'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE FUR MARKETS FURS FOR CHRISTMAS: If you're looking forward hopefully to some fine fur gloves if you're a boy, or a snug furry neckpiece, if you're a girl, don't you think it would be interesting to know something about the kind of fur you get? Where the animals come from? How they're caught? How they're prepared for market? All these things you can learn in these articles about fur in the Boys' and Girls' Sun- day Page. In the days of the Czar's rule in Russia, the choicest of all the most select sable furs were designated Russian Crown Furs and appointed to fill the needs of the Russian royal family. They ranked in value with the gems for which that monarch was famous. Sables have always been a costly fur. A coat lining made of sable skins has brought $30,000. For one thing, trapping them is a difficult matter. The animals dwell only in the 'most frozen, desolate wills and the loss of human life is frequently to be reckoned in the price paid for them. In summer the furs are a reddish brown, but winter turns them dark brown, or a deep plum color. Squirrel Fur Is Plentiful Russia supplies the fur markets of the world with squirrel pelts. The gray and red squirrels we have in America are useless because they do not really have fur coats, but only hair ones. Winters here are not long nor severe enough to produce a heavy coat, as do the long, rigorous Russian cold seasons. Russia and Siberia bring forth from six to twelve million squirrel skins each year. Some of the ani- mals are caught in traps, but many are shot with blunt arrows that do nét in any way injure the fur. latter is the eaSiest way to catch them, for in the fall of the year the squirrels migrate in large numbers, and may be brought down, one after another, in short order. Many Furs Exported Archangel is the center of the squirrel industry for pelts that are to be used at home, but at least half of those caught are sent to other countries, mainly to Europe and China. Those exported are of sev- eral varieties -- dark gray, blue, steely gray and striped. It is an interesting fact that the paint brushes used by artists, com- monly known as imported sable brushes, are made of short squirrel hairs that have been dyed. Inferior squirrel skins that are not of high enough quality to be used for a coat or trimming are fre- quently sewed up into coat linings: Sewing together so many small skins would be difficult, and expen- sive, because of the time required to complete such a task, were it not that sewing machines, specially de- signed for sewing up fur, are now in use. Squirrel is a fur used to a great extent as a trimming for garments made from other animals. Seal and other dark furs made up into coats frequently have collars and cuffs of gray squirrel. It is also used for hat trimming. Some little squirrel on the market comes from Australia where the flying squirrel is the species caught. HOW TO MAKE A CHRISTMAS BUBBLE POCKET APRON If Sister Sue wears an apron bubble game is over, she can put her when she blows soap bubbles, her pipe and soap dish inside and hang freshly starched gingham dress is them safely away. The oilcloth a clay pipe inside will delight a child's heart. It's easy to make, too. ps The oilcloth you use may be either white or black. Take 2 strip thirty inches long and seven and one-half inches wide. Fold it in the middle crosswise and then in the center lengthwise. Round the cornet on the open side--that is, the side away from the fold, as in diagram I, and cut a neck opéning at the top. Fasten the two pieces together on three sides with a run~ ning stitch of colored yarn. Run stitches through each of the two top edges. Make green eyes for the cat face and a pink mouth from pfeces of felt or scraps of percalé or mus- lin. Two colored tapes or ribbons fas- tened at the shoulders hold the apron around the child's neck, and are the suspension cord when it is hung away on a peg with the bubble toys inside. Be sure that saved a splashing. And if the apron rubber kitten-face apron with a dish your color scheme is a harmonious is made like a big pocket, after the for suds, a cake of bubble soap and one. The lady of a cartoon should be one of grace and beauty. When you draw women, try to make them pretty. You can't put big noses and wide mouths on them, or make them stand in awkward, usgainly positions' as you may do in a car- toon of a man. Keep your women up-to-date in the matter of fashion. When beads and earrings are the vogue, be sure your cartoon ladies are plentifully supplied with darigles. In Figure 1 you will notice that the same oval was employed that we used to draw men's faces. Figure 2 is a profile view of a pretty girl. Always draw a small nose and small lips. Two little dots will do for the nose. The eyes can be either large or small In this connection I might say that it is best not to use too violent an action when drawing women. For instance, if you draw a man running you may go as far as you + HOW TO CARTOON--A LESSON IN DRAWING WOMEN 3 hink of my like, but in the case of a woman, angles. Remember, the ladies have Percy: "1 think they're immense." AT_THE POLICE COURT BAFFLED THE POLICE MIKE, THE MOUSE ISCAUGHT IN CLEVER TRAP A THIEF WHO HAS shave her take shorter steps and don't bend hec arms at s acute dainty. Show cartoons. a reputation for being them that way in BY EPHRIAM OWL. Many of the comic strip car- toonists use pretty girls as char- acter. Study them carefully. y THE ANIMAL TIMES POLITICAL NEWS EXTRA! TURKEY HAS EXTRA! The | aa CE