"A HOLIDAY SCENE. BY MURIEL F. CARDY, AGE 13 has n't been asked to buy-Mr. John Roeder. I'm going to see him." There was a gasp of astonishment as Marjorie said this. Mr. Roeder was a wealthy, eccentric old bachelor who lived in an immense house. Every one seemed afraid to approach him. But Marjorie could not be persuaded to abandon her plan. We waited anxiously for her return. At last she arrived. "Freshmen win!" she cried gaily. "I got him to buy 5000." "You did n't!" we gasped. "How?" "Why, he was as nice as he could be," said Marjorie. "It was really pitiful how glad he seemed to see me. He said that people ignored him, so he ignored them." The next morning, when the reports were read, it was found that we won, having sold 5799 seals. ON TIRELESS WINGS BY MARGARET B. OLESON (AGE 16) (Honor Member) ON tireless wings Time flies! Old kingdoms fade away; Their splendors, worn and tarnished, fall. On the tireless wings Time flies, Fair countries call across the seas; On tireless wings Time flies. "LEFT BEHIND." BY JANET FORTSON, AGE 14 WHEN WE WON A TRUE STORY IN the summer we go to Nahant. There is a club there, and during the war we used to have sports, and get prizes for winning them on the Fourth of July. Well, it happened that I asked a girl to come in the three-legged race with me. We practised and practised and finally the day came. We all gathered on the lawn of the club, and after the seniors had their three-legged race, the juniors had theirs. We hurried out and got all settled, and the whistle blew. Off we started and got to the goal first. My, it was a proud moment! After all the races had been finished, to our great astonishment, Senator Lodge gave out the prizes. We got a nice silver medal with a blue ribbon on it. WHAT THE LEAGUE IS THE ST. NICHOLAS LEAGUE is an organization of the readers of the ST. NICHOLAS MAGAZINE. THE LEAGUE motto is "Live to learn and learn to live." THE LEAGUE emblem is the "Stars and Stripes." THE LEAGUE membership button bears the LEAGUE name and emblem. THE ST. NICHOLAS LEAGUE organized in November, 1899, became immediately popular with earnest and enlightened young folks, and now is widely recognized as one of the great artistic educational factors in the life of American boys and girls. THE ST. NICHOLAS LEAGUE awards gold and silver badges each month for the best original poems, stories, drawings, photographs, puzzles, and puzzle answers. PRIZE COMPETITION, No. 269 Competition No. 269 will close May 1. All contributions intended for it must be mailed on or before that date. Prize announcements will be made and the selected contributions published in ST. NICHOLAS for August. Badges sent one month later. Verse. To contain not more than twenty-four lines. Subject, "Day Dreams," or "A Day Dream." Prose. Essay or story of not more than three hundred words. Subject, "An Ocean Adventure," or "A Story of the Sea." Photograph. Any size, mounted or unmounted; no blue prints or negatives. Young photographers need not develop and print their pictures themselves. Subject, "My Favorite Negative.' Drawing. India ink, very black writing-ink, or wash. Subject, "An Object of Interest," or "A Heading for August." Puzzle. Must be accompanied by answer in full. Puzzle Answers. Best and neatest complete set of answers to puzzles in this issue of ST. NICHOLAS. Must be addressed to THE RIDDLE-BOX. No unused contribution can be returned unless it is accompanied by a self-addressed and stamped envelop of proper size to hold the manuscript or picture. RULES ANY reader of ST. NICHOLAS, whether a subscriber or not, is entitled to League membership, and upon application a League badge and leaflet will be sent free. No League member who has reached the age of eighteen years may compete. Every contribution, of whatever kind, must bear the name, age, and address of the sender and be indorsed as "original" by parent, teacher, or guardian, who must be convinced beyond doubt-and must state in writing-that the contribution is not copied, but wholly the work and idea of the sender. If prose, the number of words should also be added. These notes must not be on a separate sheet, but on the contribution itself—if manuscript, on the upper margin; if a picture, on the margin or back. Write in ink on one side of the paper only. A contributor may send but one contribution a month-not one of each kind, but one only; this, however, does not include "competitions" in the advertising pages or "Answers to Puzzles." Address: The St. Nicholas League, The Century Co. 353 Fourth Avenue, New York. CHICAGO, ILL. DEAR ST. NICHOLAS: When your November number came the first place I opened to was the new serial story "The Turner Twins." The Turner twins in that story are not the only Turner twins I know, for I am one of a pair of Turner twins. We are girls. We are fourteen years old and our birthday comes on February nineteenth. Our names are Emilie and Elinor and we belong to the LEAGUE. We do not live in Chicago, but have come up here to school. We live in Tennessee. With love, EMILIE TURNER. I SOUTH INVERCARGILL, NEW ZEALAND. DEAR ST. NICHOLAS: I have been getting you from the Athenæum for over two years now, and each time I read you I love you a bit more. wish you were a great deal larger, for when I have read you from cover to cover, I always heave a big sigh, and look forward to the next month. I like all the stories very much; but I especially like the letters to campers in the front pages, and I love the LEAGUE. I do wish I could become a member, as I love writing stories, but I am over eighteen. 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My mother took you when she was a little girl, and thought so much of you that she had you bound, and we still have some of the volumes. When anybody comes over I am always proud to say, "This is the magazine I take." I thought of not taking you this year, but when I thought how lonely it would be on the first of the month I just had to take you. Your always true friend, MARY MASON. LONDON, ENGLAND. DEAR ST. NICHOLAS: How I came to know of you, was by being given a bound copy of you when I was about three years old (I am now thirteen) and I have had you ever since. I always wished I could have you every month, and just a month or so ago Father met a friend of his who has something to do with the Century Publishing Company.-I don't quite know what; but when he came to see us he was talking about ST. NICHOLAS, and I said what a lovely magazine it was, and he offered to send it to me every month, and he has just sent me the first number. I like it ever so much, and I do wish we could get some of the things advertised in it, here in England. I would like to join the LEAGUE so much, for one or two reasons; one being because I am very fond of writing verses and of drawing (as I am the top in my class at school), and the other reason being that I would like to feel that I am in some way connected with my favorite magazine. Ever your ardent reader, NICHOLAS BENTLEY. NEW YORK CITY. DEAR ST. NICHOLAS: I have taken you for three years, and I just love you. I have a twin sister who loves you too, and of course we are particularly interested in the story of the twin boys who are about our age. There is a great scramble every time you arrive, for I have a sister of ten, who adores the LEAGUE and one of six, who knows the page for little tots almost by heart. We all spend our winters on Lake George, where we have wonderful skating and skiing, and every kind of winter fun; and then in the evenings we gather around the fire and read you, and wonder how we could ever have got along without you! Your loving reader, ANNE HOMER (AGE 14). PYENG YANG, KOREA DEAR ST. NICHOLAS: I certainly enjoy your magazine. We have taken ST. NICHOLAS ever since November, 1919. My sisters Gene and Grace enjoy it as much as I do. There are quite a few children in Pyeng Yang that take it. I especially liked "The Dragon's Secret" and "Kit, Pat, and a few Boys." My little brother Dayton was always asking me to read "The Tiptoe Twins" to him, he liked it so. When we come home from school and find a ST. NICHOLAS, there certainly is a mad rush for it. I will close now by saying that ST. NICHOLAS is the best magazine I ever read. Your loving reader, LUCY S. ROBERTS (AGE 10). NISHITU, CHINA. DEAR ST. NICHOLAS: My mother and father live in China. I was born in China. Nishitu means Twentieth District. Lots of bamboo grows up here. The Chinese use it for many things. They use it for chairs and tables and rafts. They use ropes to pull boats up the river. They have the ropes made of bamboo. My sister and I see them use the bamboo to make paper with. I see the bamboo fiber sunning. People in China don't see how the Americans do without bamboo. A friend in China gives you to me for Christmas. I like you very much. I like THE LETTER-BOX, too. Your own reader, KATHARINE KELLOGG. CONNECTED DIAMONDS. ANSWERS TO. PUZZLES IN THE MARCH NUMBER I. 1. T. 2. Pet. 5. S. II. 1. S. 2. See. 3. Serve. 1. S. 2. Ace. 3. Scare. 4. Era. 5. E. 3. Elect. 4. Icy. 5. T. Tip. 3. Tires. 4. NUMERICAL ENIGMA. "Duty makes us do things well, but love makes us do them beautifully." ILLUSTRATED ACROSTIC. Fourth row, St. Patrick's Day. 1. And the stamp of the stabled horse is vain, James Whitcomb Riley. WORD-SQUARE. 1. Peat. 2. Erie. 3. Aids. 4. Test. DIAGONAL. Charlemagne. 1. Consequence. 2. Thuringians. 3. Plantagenet. 4. Tournaments. 5. Development. 6. Pierrefonds. 7. Settlements. 8. Netherlands. 9. Drawbridges. 10. Revolutions. 11. Renaissance. DOUBLE ACROSTIC. Rochester. Cross-words: 1. Rudder. 2. Office. 3. Carpet. 4. Hordes. 5. Exhale. 6. Scorch. 7. ADDITIONS AND SUBTRACTIONS. 1. Navigation. 2. Parthenon. 3. Leopard. 4. Pawnbroker. 5. Development. 6. Tomorrow. 7. Dictionary. 8. Devastation. 9. Longitude. 10. Wheelbarrow. 11. Precipice. 12. Crocodile. GROWING WORDS. Y, ay, ray, yard, diary, aridly, rapidly, lapidary, pyramidal. A POLITICAL PUZZLE. Initials, Disarmament; from 1 to 10, Conference; 11 to 15, peace; 16 to 18, war; 19 to 25, nations. Cross-words: 1. Duped. 2. Idaho. 3. Snake. 4. Acrid. 5. Range. 6. Marne. 7. Abaft. 8. Moons. 9. Evade. 10. Niche. 11. Twice. TO OUR PUZZLERS: To be acknowledged in the magazine, answers must be mailed not later than April 28 and should be addressed to ST. NICHOLAS RIDDLE-BOX, care of THE CENTURY Co., 353 Fourth Avenue, New York City, N. Y. Solvers wishing to compete for prizes must comply with the LEAGUE rules (see page 669) and give answers in full, following the plan of those printed above. ANSWERS TO ALL THE PUZZLES IN THE JANUARY NUMBER were duly received from "Allil and Adi." ANSWERS TO PUZZLES IN THE JANUARY NUMBER were duly received from Lucy Sperry, 11-Esther Laughton, 11-Jean Wheeler, 11-Vera A. Skillman, 11-"Three R's," 11-John F. Davis, 11-Elizabeth Tong, 10-Priscilla, 10-Frederick W. Doolittle, Jr., 10 Corinne Clayton, 9-Kemper Hall Chapter, 9-Carlan S. Messler, 8-Adaline Geehan, 7-"Us," 6-Margaret and Mary Swift, 6-Elsa Russell, 6-St. Anna's Girls, 5-"Blackie," 5-M. Willard Messler, 5- Eliza Smith, 5-Evanitcka, 5-Rachel P. Lane, 4-Mary E. Haley, 4-Marian R. Ballin, 4-Harriet Hanger, 4-Frances Cunningham, 4-Gertrude Leich, 3-Ruth Henry, 3-Marion Crockett, 3-Roma Kendal, 3-Ruth Avery, 3-V. W. Smith, Jr., 3-Roman Kopeé, 3-E. Seligman, 2-A. Busselle, 2-D. Turnbull, 2-A. Ward, 2-R. Kuerzi, 2-K. Gregory, 2-B. H. Rogers, 2-M. T. Hatch, 2-K. Kahler, 2-F. F. Hill, 2-E. Cartland, 2-G. Rorke, 2-H. Byrne, 2-M. Untermeyer, 2-E. H. Ferrida, 2-E. Bowman, 2. One, puzzle, E. B. T. -M. W. R.-E. C.-F. V. P.-W. I.-M. L. B.-P. B.-G. C. M.-S. P.-E. H. G.-E. L. M.-V. O.-G. M.-M. W. B.G. F. B.-E. N.-A. K.-S. R.-I. N.-H. R. H.-N. D.-M. F. L.-E. L.-D. O.-M. H. C.-E. D. A CROSS (Silver Badge, ST. NICHOLAS LEAGUE Competition) 1 * * 2 3 * * 4 CROSS-WORDS: 1. An From 1 to 2, has been called "a welcome visitor"; from 3 to 4, a bit of counsel. VERA A. SKILLMAN (age 14). ANAGRAM WORD-SQUARE REARRANGE the letters in the following words so as to make four new words which will form a wordsquare: MINE, DINE, BEAN, DANE RIDDLE Take one hundred; add a letter; add a thousand; add a letter; add one hundred. What word is the result? FRANCES CLARK (age 13), League Member. TRANSPOSITIONS EXAMPLE: Transpose a narrow opening, and make ruined. ANSWER: Slot, lost. 1. Transpose a fruit and make to gather. 2. Transpose to wander, and make above. 3. Transpose a Spanish American laborer, and make unreserved. 4. Transpose an ornamental object, and make to hoard. 5. Transpose a hard substance, and make black. 6. Transpose vigorous, and make sinful. 7. Transpose a very small object, and make to send forth. 8. Transpose a famous river, and make a hawser. 9. Transpose to observe, and make drift. When the words have been rightly guessed and transposed, the initials of the new words will spell an honored name. JEROME A. LISCHKOFF (age 14), League Member. CROSS-WORDS: 1. A grain. 2. Void of sense or intelligence. 3. Unwilling. 4. Work. 5. Pointless. 6. Belongs to Andy. 7. A large parrot. 8. A river of France. 9. Large families of cattle. 10. A feminine name. 11. A little round hill. 12. Mischievous fairies. 13. Useful on the breakfast table. 14. Glimpses. 15. To try. 16. To lessen in severity. 17. Builds. 18. Uniform. ELIZABETH T. SELLERS (age 15), League Member. A LITERARY ACROSTIC (Silver Badge, ST. NICHOLAS LEAGUE Competition) 47 12 20 59 27 56 37 49 29 61 13 60 39 22 55 44 17 33 50 38 48 45 62 18 9 14 57 15 8 36 30 52 CROSS-WORDS: 1. To 4 26 7 increase. 2. Casually. 3. Miserable. 4. Beaming with happiness. 5. Marked by refinement. 6. To distinguish. 7. Consideration. 8. A building. 9. Not engaged on either side of a contest. 10. To cancel. 11. A peninsula of Mexico. 12. To put into a scabbard. 13. Not easily understood. 14. Ideas. * 2 35 11. 24 41 * * * * * * * 40 1 19 6 28 58 42 31 51 23 32 51 10 21 53 3 34 43 25 5 16 When these words have been rightly guessed, the initial letters (indicated by stars) will spell the name of a famous writer. The letters indicated by the figures from 1 to 12, from 13 to 30, from 31 to 47, and from 48 to 63 will spell the titles of some of his poems. MARGARET LANG (age 15). CROSSWORDS: 1. Fear mingled with reverence. 2. To command. 3. Legal. 4. To steady by weight. 5. Opinion. 6. A line of English kings. 7. Necessary as a foundation. 8. Allowable. 9. Bashful. 10. Money matters. 11. Places where provisions are sold. 12. Extremely ugly. 13. A venomous serpent. 14. To mimic. 15. A tree. 16. A large fish. 17. To frighten by a sudden movement or noise. 18. Innocent. When the foregoing words have been rightly guessed, the central letters (indicated by stars) will spell the name of a famous person whose writings are enlightening. THE RUMFORD PRESS CAFE |