The Record-Argus from Greenville, Pennsylvania • Page 10

STOMES SPOMS GAMES BOYS and GIKLS PAGE CRAITTS JOKES Too Wet for Baseball? Cheer Up and Play Flipball Indoors Many of Real Baseball's Thrills Can Be Enjoyed with Tiddlywinks The Ghost Swamp W. BOYCE MORGAN SYNOPSIS Keith franklin Is visiting Ills cousin, Jack Tnggart, and Jack's parents, who llvo on a farm just across tho road from tho Ghost Swamp. On tho first evening of his visit, tho Taggarts tell Keith many weird stories about the mvamp. Twenty-five years before, it had swallowed up eleven men and part of a railroad that they were trying to build across the treacherous ground. Five years ago, tho three Duncan brothers, living next to the swamp, tried to reclaim and farm part of the land.

Dave, tho youngest brother, was away, but one morning neighbors found John, eldest brother, dead, and Blgus indicating that some creature from the swamp had killed him and Carried away his brother, Henry, of no trace was ever found. Keith IB nervously thinking of this story When he goes to bed that night Finally ho falls asleep, to be awakened by Shrieks of weird, ghostly laughter. He Jooks across at the swamp and sees fc strange light moving there. Fright- ho rushes from the room. NOW GO ON WITH THE STOUT INSTALLMENT III REATHLESS, Keith reached the hall outside just as the door of Jack's room was flung open.

"Jack!" he cried. you hear that? That terrible laughing? It came from the swamp and I saw a light over there!" Jack's face was pale above the beams 'of the electric lamp he carried. 1 "I heard it," he said grimly. 'And so did Dad. He's moving in his room now'-" A moment later, Mr.

Taggart ap- pcared, and Keith gasped out the story of the light he had seen. As their rooms jwerq on the other side of the house, neither Jack nor his father had a view of the swamp from their windows. Mr. Taggart's lips were compressed a stern, 'straight line as he led the hoys into Keith's room, where they grouped themselves about the window, shivering in the chilly air. Keith indicated where he had seen the light, but now, strain their eyes as they would, they could see nothing except the black mass of the swamp.

"I was pretty excited," said Keith doubtfully. ''I suppose I might have just imagined it." "But we all heard the Jack pointed out. "And besides, we have heard it other nights recently, too, nnd one night Mother saw the light." "There!" The word exploded from Mr. Taggart's lips, and then they all heard it again, that weird sound of mirth that started their scalps to prickling. "And there's the light!" Over in the dark swamp it appeared again, just as Keith had seen it a few moments before.

It was a crazily dancing beacon that flitted in and out of yiew, never visible for long. Now that he was no longer alone, Keith felt none of the fear that had gripped him earlier in the darkened room. In its place was an immense curiosity about the Ghost Swamp, and an intense desire to solve its mystery. "Let's go over there!" he burst out. find out what this means." i Mr.

Taggart slowly turned his head and looked at the boy. "You must be crazy, Keith," he said solemnly. "There are some things in this world that arc far better left alone. You go back to bed now, and try to forget all about the Ghost Swamp. If you hear that noise again, cover your ears with the blankets and don't listen." With that, he stalked from the room.

Jack, after a moment's hesitation, gave Keith a doubtful grin, and followed his father. Keith got back in bed, for it was far from comfortable in the chilly room, Bcantily clad as he was. And again his thoughts were busy, but this time they were busy with plans and not with vague Before he dropped asleep, he had firmly resolved upon a course of action. 'HEN the early morning chores had been completed on the following day, Jack's father gave him permission to entertain Keith in any way that he chose. Keith said he would like to take a trump over the nearby country, and so the two boys jet out, with Major, Jack's Airedale, (tampering ahead of them.

Jack carried a small caliber rifle, with which he promised to display his skill at the first opportunity. They started out across the fields from the farm and the swamp, tut when they were well out of sight of the farmhouse, Keith faced his cousin. "See here, Jack," he said, "when I going over to the swamp last night, you looked as though you might like to do it. How about it? Are you game to go over and take a look? I'll Sever rest until I find out what that jumpus last night was all about." Jack pushed his cap back and his head. Then a dubious grin spread over his face.

"I'd sort of like to do it," he ad- inittcd, "but I can't help thinking Pad's right, and that it's a foolish etunt. People around here know too touch to trifle with the Ghost Swamp, gee, you never know what ve might find if we went over there." "But you don't believe in ghosts or demons' or any of that rot, do you, Jack?" Keith cried. "You have a gun, Major is with us. There's certainly nothing over there that can hurt us, if we Just sort of scout around, and in fcfoad daylight." Jack pulled his cap down firmly on Ills bead. "I'm game," he said.

"Come on. We'll circle around to hit the twamp near the Duncan place. I don't Pad to see us going toward it, or be worried." minutes later the boys stealthily from a clump of trees close to the old Duncan farm, ey paused there a moment, gazing at dilapidated buildings that had IJIO.WB little care since the tragedy bad them five years before. ttus Js where Dave Duncan lives gaid Keith. "It certainly a forbidding place." we'd see Dave Duncan him" "He's W9W6li With downcast eyes and bent shoulders, he turned his steps toward the swamp.

you, just looking at him. He has a long beard, he dresses in rags, and he looks almost like a wild man." Keith suddenly clutched Jack's arm. "Look he cried. "Somebody is coming out of that barn by the swamp." "It's Duncan 1" gasped Jack. "What in the world is he carrying?" With startled eyes, the boys watched the figure that had just emerged from one of the buildings.

The figure was that of a man of uncertain age, dressed in clothes that barely were able to ding to his lean frame. With downcast eyes and bent shoulders, he turned his steps toward the and plodded straight into the first low bushes that marked its fear-inspiring borders. "He's got a spade on his shoulder!" cried Keith. "And that looks like a roll of canvas under his arm. But what in the world is that other thing? It's something made of white wood." Jack uttered a low cry.

"It's a cross, Keith. A cross such as they put up on graves!" Fascinated, they watched the man disappear behind the bushes of the swamp. Then Keith stirred. "Let's follow him 1" he said in a tense voice. "We've got to see what he's up to!" To Be Continued Next Week Decorate House With Butterflies In Spring Colors By Elma Waltner These colorful butterflies will decorate our homes and add a note of gayety on the rainy days of early spring.

A common clothespin is needed for the body. The wings are cut from the thin wood of a fruit crate. They are placed between the two prongs of the pin and held in place with small brads. A CLOTHESPIW AWO VJOODEU WlWeS WILL MARS THIS BUTTERFLV- OR VOU CAW USE. CREPE PAPER.

Feelers are two lengths of pipe cleaner, glued in holes drilled into the head. Both body and wings are painted bright colors. These butterflies can be fastened to stakes and used as plant sticks. Mother will like them to tie up her cherished geraniums. Later they can be moved to the garden.

Another method is to use the clothespin for the body and crepe paper for the wings. Unless you want a very large butterfly, use a doll clothespin for the body. The pins can be gilded and any bright colors of crepe paper can be used. Cut two sets of wings and gather through the center. The wings are fastened into the prongs of the pins with glue.

These butterflies make very pretty curtain tiebacks. They can also be used for place cards and table decorations for your spring party. Kay's Corner- By Katherine Ilouison KITCHEN REMINDERS For the first and easiest of these reminders get a small bread board, one that will hang up, and a "magic slate" pad (the kind where you lift the top sheet and the writing disappears). Also a small pencil on a cord. Lay the pad in the center of the board and mark around it.

Now, cut bright-colored pictures of foods and paste them around.the edge, then varnish the whole board carefully and set your magic slate in place. The varnish will hold it. When this is dry, tack your pencil beside it. For a more elaborate reminder, cut an 8- to 10-inch square or circle of wood, sandpaper it smooth, and enamel it to match the kitchen color scheme. Add a design all around a pad in the center, or scatter fruit and vegetable designs around the edge for an attractive finish.

Or you can use an oblong enamelled board. Divide it in half vertically and mark off a quarter inch on both sides for checking. Now letter the names of foods, spires, vegetables, etc. in the panels in black or colors. Be sure to attach a soft pencil so the marks can be easily warhcd off after the list is copied for market.

Here's another useful and easy kitchen idea. Get a toy rolling pin and screw in several cup hooks. Enamel this in some bright color, making the handles and hooks a contrasting color, and add a picture cord to hang it by. Now you've a parking place for Mother's kitchen gadgets. The Kitchenette By Aunt Peggy Here is one of the most unusual recipes we've run across in a long time.

It happens to be the favorite candy of Maggie Lee Cooke, who sends it to us from Glen Raven, North Carolina. And as a reward we've sent her this week's one dollar prize. IRISH POTATO CANDY 1 Irish potato, size of an egg 1 pound pulverized sugar 1 small jar peanut butter Boil potato until done, leaving on the peeling until cooked, then peel and mash with a fork. Work in the sugar making a stiff dough. Roll thin like piecrust with a rolling pin, then spread a thin layer of peanut butter all over the crust.

Roll up like a jeljy roll, and cut in one-inch squares. Chill and serve. Disappearing Dime Wins Magic Prize For This Reader By Frazier Thomas "Dear Mr. Thomas: I have used this trick many times and it always causes a great deal of curiosity." So begins the letter from Spencer J. Titus, 33S Pearl Pickney, Michigan.

Spencer is this week's winner of the autographed picture of the old professor, and the book of Magic. And here's his winning trick. EFFECT: A dime is wrapped in a borrowed handkerchief and placed on top of a table, A glass tumbler is held beneath the table. At the command of the performer, the dime disappears from the handkerchief, and penetrates the table. It is caught in the tumbler beneath.

EXPLANATION: To perform this trick, the magician must have a dune sewed up in one corner of a large handkerchief. Now borrow a dime from a member of the audience, and while appearing to wrap it up in the handkerchief, really hold it in your hand, and wrap the folds of the handkerchief around the dime that is sewed in the corner of the handkerchief. Place Handkerchief on Table Now ask anyone to feel the coin to be sure it is still there. After this is done, place the handkerchief on a table, and if you like cover it with a hat. Next, take the drinking glass in the same hand which is holding the coin, palmed, in such a manner that you can drop the dime into it at the proper instant.

At this point, place the hand, and glass underneath the table upon which reposes the handkerchief and hat. Tap the hat three times with the other hand, and command the coin to penetrate the table. As soon as you have pronounced the Magic Words (probably "Presto Change" would be appropriate) drop the coin from the hand into the glass, and bring it forth to prove that the penetration has taken place. The final step is to lift the hat, and shake the handkerchief to prove that the coin isn't there. Of course the coin sewed into the corner of the handkerchief will be invisible, and since it served its purpose magnificently, was an excellent gimmick for this bit of mysticism 1 STILL THERE have Is that sentence wrong?" ma'am." you ain't went yet." RUNNING TOO, WE'LL BET woke up last night with the awful sensation that my watch was gone.

It was so strong, in fact, that I even got up to see." was it gone?" but it was going." FUPBAU. PLAYED MUCH THE SAME AS A (SAME OF BASEBALL IW ORDER TO eer A BASE HIT THE BATTER MUST PUP HIS OlSK TO FIRST BASE AMD (WTO TVAE CUP BEFORE Money or Makers Of Our Readers CABBAGE CULTIVATOR Another in the long list of profit- making ventures by boys and girls comes from the agricultural efforts of W. Dean Alseth, 15, of Lake Preston, S. D. Dean's project involved the importing of plants from a southern state, careful cultivation and shrewd selling, but he found himself with a neat profit after it was done.

He writes as follows: "Having a large garden space, I was given a portion of it to use as I wished. "I ordered 1,000 frost-proof cabbage plants from Georgia for April ISth delivery. They all grew, and after cultivating them carefully, dusting them with tobacco powder for aphids, and spraying them with Paris green for cabbage worms, some were ready for market by July Sth. From then on, until about August ISth, I sold my supply. "After deducting $1.80 for the initial cost of the plants, SO cents for Paris green and 2S cents for tobacco powder, I netted $18.83 from my venture." That was Dean's major work.

But he had a hobby, too. And from this hobby he made a slight profit in addition to the enjoyment he derived. "In the spring," he says, "I purchased two hives of bees at a hive. Although it wasn't a particularly good year, because of the drought, I sold $5.58 worth of honey. "It more than paid for my bees, and I will have the original hives to start on next spring.

"Even though the bees are not always good-natured, they are mighty interesting to work with," he adds. There you have another Money Maker. What is YOUR scheme? Write the details to the Money Makers Editor of the Boys and Girls Page, in care of this paper. An award of $1 will be made each letter accepted for publication. Riddles Lindsey Cranfprd, of Washington, D.

sent in a list of questions about nuts that should keep you guessing. 1. What nut is made from cream? 2. What nut should be given to bad children? 3. What nut comes from the seashore? 4.

What nut is the name of a girl? 5. What nut hurts your foot? THE "DIFFERENT" PEOPLE I you are like most boys and girls, you are inclined to laugh and scoff a bit at any of your acquaintances who arc "different," For example, it's the accepted thing in your group to wear certain clothes, do certain things, and have particular likes and dislikes. And if a boy or girl ignores these customs, you think he is "queer," "goofy," "sissy," or "stuck-up." Now, the strange thing is that the people whom you are most apt to admire in later life, are the "different" people. Often this refusal to conform is a mark of exceptional ability, even genius. Not always, of course, but frequently enough go that it is a little dangerous to condemn those people who don't always do the usual thing.

Being "one of the gang," following all the accepted rules and customs, is natural for most of us, and cannot be criticized. On the other hand, when certain people do show enough courage and originality to be different, let's not laugh at them. We may think they are a little queer or a bit foolish, but let's keep the opinion to ourselves. We may just be making fools of ourselves by refusing to recognize exceptional ability. Editor, Pointers on Pets By Horace Mitchell LAMBS, TOO Did you know there are many kinds of pets which a city boy or girl can have in the country during vacation without the trouble of keeping them ir the city all winter or of disposing oi them when the summer vacation is over For people who live in apartments or who haven't a yard of any size, or who live too close to neighbors, active pets are often too much of a bother But summertime, in the country or at the beach, is usually another matter entirely.

Now is the time to make plans for such pets. If "you don't, you may arrive at the summer place and find al available sources of supply have been exhausted. Write now to nearby raisers of birds and animals. If you do not know of any, a letter to the town clerk The lambs did a nice job of keeping the lawn cropped. will often supply the be sure to include a stamped addressed envelope to help this overworked official.

Dogs are not so good for summer pets. You get too attached to them, and your owning them may spoil them for somebody else. Pets like bantams or chickens or goats, and lambs, too, are very good. After you are through with this is the main former owner will frequently be willing to take, or even buy, them back. Sometimes they increase in value.

I know of one city boy who bought two lambs from a farm near his summer home. He wrote about them early in the spring and had the farmer save them for him. During the summer he kept them tied out on his father's lawn. The lambs did a nice job of keeping the lawn cropped short, and his father was highly pleased. But what pleased the whole family was that the market value of lambs increased in August that year, and the boy sold the two for ten dollars more than he had paid for them.

But even if you don't make any money when you dispose of your summer pets, you have had the fun of keeping and studying and finding' out things about them. It is best to have an understanding with the breeder in the spring about his taking the stock back later. Then you will not need to worry about a market for them, nor will you be forced just to give them away to somebody when the. summer house must be closed. DOGGY DRAMAS By CALVIN FADER LET YOU STAY PER A FEW 6-ECOWDS, HICkiY EITHER He PUWK-THEW EARMS $100 FOR LA6TIW6 2.

ROUK4DS WITH FA6AW, CHAMr? OR, MABEL I CAKJ MAKE HUWDREP DOLLARS HICKY HITS THE HIGH HAVE. QVJM By Harold Jay you want something different to do to pass away the hours when it's chilly and miserable outdoors? Of course you do, so why not make a game of flipball? It will give you and your friends lots of good sport. The materials you need are few and easy to get: Nine small round disks such as are used in playing tiddlywinks. Some cardboard and a pair of scissors. Three small cups or glasses.

The little disks or "winks" may be obtained at any dime store for a few cents. However, they should be divided as to white, four red, and one blue disk. The blue one is the ball, while the others are the opposing players. The basic idea of flipball is a combination of baseball and tiddlywinks. Baseball rules are used, and the winner is the one who scores the most runs in a given number of innings.

All plays are made by flipping the disks from one point to another, as in tiddlywinks. Making the Diamond To make a playing field or diamond, cut out a five-inch piece of cardboard for home plate. Then cut several smaller pieces, and using them to mark the different positions (first base, shortstop, outfielders, lay out the rest of the diamond. On each base place one of the cups or glasses. The pitcher's box is fifteen inches from the plate, while the bases are three feet apart.

let us say (hat two boys, whom we will call A and are going to play a game. who chose the white disks, will take the field, while with his red markers, will bat. This he does by placing one of his men at the plate. The ball is pitched by flipping it toward the plate. If it crosses three inches or less above the plate, a strike is called, otherwise it is a ball.

Three strikes are out, while four balls mean a walk. When the ball lands on home plate, it can become a batted ball and is made so by player flipping it back into the diamond. As long as it lands inside the base lines, it is a fair ball. If it goes outside, a foul ball is counted. However, if the ball lands in one of the cups, it is an out.

Running the Bases As soon as the ball lands fair, turns his batter into a base runner by flipping his man down to first base. Player A docs the same with the ball. If A gets the ball in the cup first, the base runner is out. If gets in the cup first, he is safe. When the side at bat has a man on base, and a batted ball Is made, the runner already on base must be lifted from the cup and flipped to the next base before the baiter can go to first.

For example, is at bat. He already has a man on first base. He makes a batted ball. must then move his man down to second before he can send the batter to first base. Two men cannot occupy the same base at the same time.

The fielding team, however, may try for a put-out on either man. Another example: has a man on third, there is one out, and be makes batted ball. The play then would be to bring the man on third in to try to score while a put-out was made on the batter at first base, As soon as three outs are made, the PUZZLE CORNER T.TTI names of three different JL kinds of musical instruments are hidden in this picture puzzle. Get in the groove, puzzlers I In the following sentence there are three missing words, all of which are pronounced alike. But they are spelled differently and have different meanings.

One of them is a musical term. Guess them all and lead the band! As Johnny's mother an apple, she heard her son strike such a loud in his practicing that the window flew up. Still on the musical theme, we swing into a word chain. Change only one letter each time, always forming a real word. Change CLEF to FLAT in four moves.

Change NOTE to TUNE in three moves. Music should be tuneful and pleasant to the ear. Once in a while, however, it doesn't come out that way. When it doesn't, it's a that's our word for the diamond. I DISCORD The second word is vigor, the third is to be held securely, the fifth is what a cat does, and the sixth is the plural of the abbreviation for a medical man.

CROSSWORD PUZZLE teams change places. The game con- 16. 17. 18. tinues just like regular baseball, for any number of innings you prefer.

If are familiar with the finer points of baseball, you can make other rules to cover them. For example, two boys who play flipball regularly al- ow the batter to make an extra base lit by merely touching the first base cup with his disk, and going on to try to put the disk in the cup at second or third. The fielder, of course, tries to beat him to those bases. So get your tiddlywinks out and start playing flipball. You'll find it a ot of fun, and a test of your own tnowledge of real baseball.

ACROSS 1. Trained 7. Exclamation 8. Possessive pronoun 9. Behold 11.

A bath 13. Preposition 14. Anger Not on Broader Before 20. Organ of hearing 22. Mother 23.

Fancy 25. You 26. As 27. Measure of type 29. Least broad DOWN 1.

2. 3. 4. RIDDLE ANSWERS 1. Butternut.

2. Hickory nut. 3. Beech (beach) nut. 4.

Hazel nut. 6. Acorn. If you know any good riddles, write in to tho Man, In care of paper. The name of the contributor will be published with each riddle accepted for publication.

Posers A quick trip via the Poser Route will help us to brush up on some of the things to be seen in the world. 1. Where is the Great Pyramid? 2. What is the full name of the man- drawn vehicle used in the Orient? 3. Where is the temple of Angkor? 4.

What is the name of the famous leaning building in Italy? 5. Where is Liberia? 6. Of what country is the kangaroo a native 7. What bodies of water does the Suez Canal connect? 8. What is Pnom Penh? SILLY RIDDLE Dr.

A. lives In a stall, eats oats, and can see equally well at both ends?" donno." Dr. A. sorry, sir. A horse." ANSWERS TO POSERS 1.

At Glzeh In Egypt 2. Jinrlklsha. I. Cambodia In French Judo-China. 4.

fhe Leaning Tower ot Pisa, 6. On west coast of Africa, li. Australia. The Mediterranean and Red seas. 8.

The capital of Guardian of the law An exclamation A fish A demon 5. Boy's nickname 6. Unlike Either 12. A country in Asia 13. Belonging to A female sheep Crude metal 19.

The sun god 21. Yes 23, Preposition 24. Moisture 26. Elder (Abbr.) 28. Personal pronoun 10.

IS. 16. THAR SHE BLOWS! Father have been, James?" 1 come into the shed, and we'll have a whaling eipedl- tion." ANSWERS TO LAST WEEK'S PUZZLES j. Pansy, roue, violet, carnation. 2.

Sparrow, woodpecker, robin, nightingale, eagle. COLP. cord, card, ward, WARM. BARB, bark, park, perk, peak, 4. Alf, blossom, toy, M.

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