The Leader-Post from Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada • 54

Sunshine by Mail AN IMAGINARY SCENE By Ethel. Lendoff (15), Sask. TRIED AGAIN Dear Torchles: Well iere I am again, writing to your club, trying to get a certificate, You N69 I bellevo lu th) motto "Try, try again." You may bo sure I envy you Torchles. Who wouldn't? Two years ago I was in Heglna, I went with my cousin to the Leader Uulldlng. She chow'cd me the editor office, but as it on 1 did not the editor.

I eerfainly enjoy tho stories. "Hero BouVnn nice, also "Jack and Jlil." I enjoy the others too. I.ani very glad Marlon Andrews lt writing another "Wild lied" etory. I enjoyed tho others very much. I liko composition tho best of all school nubjects aivl I ttki writing storlej almo-jt aj well at reading them.

I have written a few-poems'' and I might send muno In If I gain courage. CMrlstma is near. We are practls- "lug tor a -Christmas 'antata at our Is called Th Koronatlon of King Kris Ki ingW I like It very well, I suppose you are all jour- Chrttftmas prw-nts rady. To tell -the-truth I. haven't Warted yet.

Thla IS all for this tUn-s 1 will losor IWBW J. lJM.VIOttK.-5T iUK Hearne, Sask. "What lh the world could be tho meaning of this?" Blancho Horace turn'd the letter over once more and aried' hard to de-Ipher the postmark, but it was Indistinct and blurred. There was nothing to show the meaning, noth-. ing to signify the hidden mystery.

Perhaps the nunc could help her, she tunned, and fixing her starry 'yes on the door that ld to a long narrow corridor, she waited for the day nurse to pass. As soon as tho nurso passed, a itildish vice rang out, nursie, will you come here a minute, please 7" "What is It 7" the -white-' nume, smiling at the wistful though anxious Cace of the Child, in the bed. "I got the. most o.ixre.it letter to" 4iay with the most funny message, and I don't understand It at all. There's no name signed, and I can't make.

out the nosfmaik. Won't' you pleaae see At you can make Jteut?" She went oyer to the window and tried to see but it was In -ajjd the soon retired to her work. The letter, was simply a short letter from an unknowu, and stated that- she was busy making some ttcrapbooks of some sort. Ulee. Blanche's best friend at the San, came In and together thjr did their, beat Jo mako out the hidden pux.le, but to no avail.

I-ater on tte nurse again entered and said, "Well, that -certainly Is a uueer letter and with no name or Uibt as to' the sender. I'll make a guess that there's a lovely surpriue 'ucked away in the mail bags of Saskatchewan for the dear little girls who so patient and bo chet-rful In a new town at that." Ulanche HinJIed. Sometimes mile had to beforced, because bhe was so homesick up hero in a ntrar.g.3 town. Of course Aunt Poily was-so good to her, and always brought such nice things for her when she eame to see lit r. Bhe thought of her friends at home, and wondered if evAry thing- was as and how Baby was keeping himself.

She wished she could now. The summer vacation had come and bad been gladly welcomed, when all tne plans were shattered wh.en Blanche had been forced to go to tho 'Sanatorium. This morning, however, the mall man had brought the stiangs letter and sho had forgot her loneliness. And what the nurse had said puzzled her still morel She had lovclv dreams' alt night, and sunbeams peeped at her through t-her frilled Swiss curtain. anl nestled upon her golden locks while she -ib'Pt.

A bright, hapvy face greeted ths nurse the n.xt morning. "IIa it asked even before she had said good morning. "Tbe surprises, do you mean? No, the podtmun haen't come yet. JBut first eat your, breakfast, and 'then 3TO out till I call, you." Ho she ate her and all the' while asked many -questions. that tfhe nurse found It hard to get answerw, "There's the- postman's -whistler JJun, nurste, run." But In -a, few" -minutes came-.

hurrying up with the large box, and cried, "Ten, this to -a nice Christmas!" The buge joes were opened and revealed" Tjooks, all slses all shapwishape. Then there came the passing around! 1. But no one was happier, than A lice and Upon receiving ttielr- own thor-' omrhry examined, then re-read. It-revealed thin tissue coifirlug. red- -umii grnn: iitybon, colored liilc- tures of all kinds.

Tuere would be a eudden Reclamation from while Rlanciie not having retained ber breath, Xound another wonder. Tho pictures, the many, puzzle and jokes fr every corne.r.. And when they wtnt'to bed that nifht there was no need of, tears falling- down the pillow, Alice aald, "What a happy I aunshicy place thlahas been since the erapbooks arrived, from the Torehles! They -have turned sadness to gladnesa-. And we are sure to find sometblnuto do for the next month and more! And the next day. after the gir! bad declared that the letter and snap of the maker was greatest of all, they 1 were busy writing a Ions letter ta the maker.

TOEHBEARERC 1TetterST2) MARGUERITE BETTER Dear Torchbcarcrri, It Is such a very long time since' 'a letter from mo has appeared that no doubt it will bn a biff shock to some of you to sco my name. I ait writing this time prlnclpuljy to thank all thos? Torchles" who ho kindly remembered nie during my recent illness. Our Editor ramo ovVlo the hospital 'the Jriduy aftermton- of the radio eoneeJt. 1 wua feeling miser, able, but the night of and the lovely flowers Mho brought, cheered' mo up considerably. don't know what I said or did I don't think I was out of my heaj the -way I was on the previous Monday, -when I nearly Jumpfta out the'wlndow.

The Chaplin Tochies I must thank for tne timely postcard shower. At. though I kncw.nono of them before. I feel an If I hud made a great many frlen.M In Chapria. More particularly I iwlnh to thank Eva Huiiett, Oeorge Murphy, tiordon Lec Vera and Hllma Wiekstrom, JIanor Uoruwcll, Lyl Oowan, L.

heater, Lorry Wheeler, Sue CVBunu, Airs. Wheeler and Mrs, Murphy. The letters from the Kronau Torchles, Barbara Tena Hllner and Elsie and Olga ITahlmaii, were also a very welcome surprise, ns were the card from Violet William? and Jean Brown. I must describo Violet's was ho appropriate to my situation, a doleful looking tittle -boy with very red hair and very blue eyes eaivfully stuffing a cushion down behind, where It -will do the ino.tr 10.1 Underneath is tho title, "The P'rniM," and tho words he Is to be "Suppose I'm hi for Thanking you nil again for v.mr kindness, I remain, yours smceroly 'nvch. zeos Montugue street, Regina.

TREATS OR TRICKS Dear Torch'es: I like reading; very rmi-h, anl eii-ioy reading Toiohlps Magazine, 1 the short stories. htt-and I asive all tho 'ihorojfraijha of different Tore him fc'o had a Uudy time -n Hallowe'en. A of us went out toegthcr and it waun't very before we had a real crowd. We played tricks and also yelled "Treats or trloJca!" and usually wo got the treats, which were "apples, peanuts, candy, or Kirn. One place we were Just going to tick.

tack on tho window when they looked out the window, and we surely did scoot. On girl tramped on my and the buckle came oi'f my sandal and I had tuite a time keeping my sandal on. We didiit tay out very late though as the older oneaalways wait till late" to so out and v.e didn't want to be out when they -were. I have -a stamp book but haven't very -many stamps I have. Canadian, United fifates, Belgium.

iermany and Austria stamps. I am always getting more, so hope to have Quite a collection before long. 1 HELVA E. LINES -12. Wilcox, 6ask.

Don't Keep Grumble Days By Barbara Pahlman (17), Kronau, Sask. ENJOYS MAGAZINE lar and fklitorr- Af.tr one finishes the page the temptation to write no grer.t one cannot resist It. Well, how are you all these- days? Hne, I borpe. I was HI for ubnoff, a week, which, delayed my going to sctiool. Aren't the stories i and.

letters written by mejii-bera wriiuiptioufl? I think they xe very good Do you know, Totvi.Uh, 1 was rummaging around In all old Torvhbearer pages, uid I came across a letter written by Karl Steimes when he warf'lS years It was only a eliort letter, not like the ones be write. riow! Where iH AJphie Warden hers. lf nowadays? SShe hasn't written to for ages. I saw some in a V. shape going south.

Thy were making a terriblo We are going to a masquerade. I will write and tell you about it. I am jfoiiiK lo dress like a I'Mnese girl, an 1 my jiistr in going to dres in a pier-ett costume. I am now oorrcspond-nt with quite a few Torehies; and I think IVg-gy Black is one of tho inuut mf ere-sting of my corrles. and an Da vied too.

Kxcuae me, Jean, but I will roaPy write soon. It wa-s ijnowing and raining hM-e at i lie time one day. VV had so iiiticih snow here, onee we thought It w-uuld surely winter, but then t.ie malted almost all away. Aietha' and Teddy looked Juat too '-lite in that ptct-ure in the Torches l'are. I thought they were Jumtovely.

Wishing the club Editor and Us members the very, very bet "Carry on! on!" FRIEDA E. SCirULTZ (10). 'hat Held, Wan. f.S.---Could someon supply me with the words of "Roamln in tho I would be very pleased tn receive the words of "Pal Of Afy lv.iavs" also. Thank you.

A CORRECTION Kditor and Torchles: In your Issue of Saturday. November 19, I had a letter published and in it I made some comments on 'tho dandy essays that have been appearing recently, especially Uoy King's on stampedes and Jennie Bert-- w'stl's on "the Red Cross add on an essay about a long motor trip. When this letter came out In print it stated that the fissays were funny: But In the letter I wrote I said they were" fine. Hoping that nobody will take offense at 'this-mistake as I am mr it was unintentional, both by the typesetter and myself. GEORGE B.

MURPHY, (17). t-'haplin, Sask. CLIMBING THE GRADE ar Torehbearers and BJitor: I wish to be a member of your in-t cresting club. I am a book worm liko tho most of you. I like to read the storiee and letters of your magazine.

I think the Cooks' Corner is i good idea. I go to a country hool. I am in graio VII. We get lots of lvornework 4iut we are climbing tho grade. 1 have three brothers am I one Two of my brothers go to Hchool.

One is In grade V. and tho other has Just started. IXmOTUT DAVIS (U). VV ifeox, Sask. SCHOOL MADE OVER Torchles: -My sister an-d I are wrttlcg a ein.r at tehooL We have had our st-iiool built ovr.

They put founda-tion under the iK'hool aiwl they put tern feet on for I'loulcrouint and ur das-riNm much larger. Then we hav a largi playroom lu the twvmin. WOODRDW WILSDM Kask. The other day as I wa3 talking to part of bur conversation was on Thafiksgtvln.K Day. "Wouldn't it' be "splendid to have ThaHksgiving every day." my frieTvl.

after telling me how thank-rut she had been for and that and other simple pleasures or pp- portunities that bad come to' her lo the course of a day. I laughed, and ftald. "It would Indeed be nice, but It makes me laugh to hear folks say that they keep Thanksgiving Day once a year and Grumble Day every other day in the vcar." It Is indeed wise policy to watch, not our friends, but ourselvee. and -aee how nearly Hgbt I was In saying' what I had In the year. It iif so easy to fall into the habit of being grouchy and gTumbMng over mtie nut and mlsha-pa and wrong-doing, things fif our days and lives, and to emit the gratitude and thanks that are really due for the many blewa-Ings that come in between time and lib, no matter how many of thewe may be.

Sometimes we, never Ucsitato or stop to think before saying hawh HOME AGAIN D'-ar Torchles, Well, here I am again, ond all alive. Home of the stories are, great. I liked "Vendetta" best, it was fine. I did not listen In on your first program this tlmo because I wasn't home, but I am home now and will listen lu on tho next because they ore too good to miss. Hallowe'en Is over and wo had some fun.

JOHN Ml'RPHV 7l5). KlncMd, Bash. CHICKEN FLOCK I ieur Torchboarers, I have read your paper for about three years and wan always afraid to wrlfo but I hive made up my mind to try. I am In Grade Eight and am going to the Neudorf public nchool and words about our dear friend whom" we thought had brought hardship or-a. bit trouble upoa I'm' -positive if we were apt' to hesitate or-think twice' before saying these harsh word to whether we would ay the same things "to their face," many and rnanj thinga would be left unsaid and only'nm back and forth our "Channel of Thought." 1 w'onder then why so.

many folks grumble and growl and complain, about the things that Cod has given and thinks crood and fit for us. even though many things are hard and btter to bear and may be altogether Sometimes to our near." ett and dearest utter our thankless thought, or hoid them unspoken In our embittered hearts; but either way the Almighty hears those sounds and they are loud and clear toHlm. This should help im to bear In mind to make our Thanksgivings tbe every day kind, and by so doing, crowd out the evil of grumbling. There Is an old saying that grumbling In the Spirit of rebel-'Hon that loads away instead of toward peace and comfort and good-fellowship. hope to pass my entrance this term if possible.

Wo havo a concert in our school every Friday by tho Literary Society and think they are doin very well for beginners. At home I have a flock of about 11 White Leghorns and ahout 13 -Plymouth. Hocks, and one black ow. JOHN IIOIIN (14). Neudorf, Sask.

A LONG NAME IWr Tordibearere: I go to school and am In tirade 2. and I hope to pass at Christmas time. My three brothers and drive two and a half illej to svImmjI. Jenntte lierjjard goe with ua. Can you pronounce my name? TOISA IONTK nOHULTTi: ALLEN Liberty, Sask.

(7) VISITED SAN tJrCHIES Dear Torchies I went to Katepwa several times this miaimer, also to Tort Qu'Appelle aiid one Sunday -afternoon I motored up to the sanitorlurn at Port Qu'Ap-pello with some roof of my.Torchie friends. 1 spent a enjoyable afternoon vlsltljug the patient. I met several members of the club, includ-Ins Irene Thompson, Ruby Guest and Nellie AlellcnchucK, ec.itdes a very great many others. Ttiey were very, very friendly and very 'iicc. The sari.

Is very pretty. Th "dinga are al-nwst all white with red roofs. They arc nesrth'd elowe logetlier in the hllh. The view from thin ir, of tho lake, the trees and the warro.mdinp hill-Hides. I uliio took, several trips to the noted shrine at lv'hret.

The shrine Is situated at the top of the hill. The view from there is magnificent. Three lakes may be seen, Echo Lake, Mlt-Mlon Lake and al Katepwa Lake. Looking down ihe teep hills one sees the nniu i town of Lebiet at the foot of the hill. It contains Home, very fine buiidimn, among them the Indian InduMrial School, the Co i-vent, and also tho Catholic church.

Directly opposite the Indian school across the lake i itutited the Seminary. The building is not completed yet but will be very beautiful when It finished. At the end of the titretchlng out like a miniature P'Munmila. into the water Ib'S in- Immi where our 'ottage was sltuaffd. 'MILDKKD MARTIN (1).

1H3 Hfth Ave. N.W Mooso Jaw. H.cik. The Wise OSdOw! I'll' Wl.V ))! 'vim out hi tlie vnuLs ail fright 'US petipl" with I.U "Who, wild, (')'' ally ,1 f'tllow tfn-s." Magic Key Line Drawing Lessons I 7 w-.