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#ffitrWYffirure*ffi ffieffiffiKITE FLYING David Gunston

-Make one and fly oneyourself

HOW LONG TO SUNSET John Eller tr

-A quick, easy method inpredicting dusk

QUETICO EXPERIENCE 6

-Royal Rangers took a100 mile canoe trip

HISTORY OF CAMPORAMA 8

-Relive past camporamaswith us

MARBLES M. B. Lay 10

-A game that liveson and on and on

REDUCED TO GRAPES Homer Van Scoy 12

-Life not accordingto our dreams

WORDS Alan Brown 13

-Do they meanwhat they used to mean

RETURN OF ALOST KNIFE Richard Parker 16

-A lesson in giving back

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HIGH ADVENTURE STAFF:Editor: Johnnie Barnes, Layout Editor: Dave Barnes,Assoc. Editor: John Eller.

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"They'come any way you like them:square, rectangular, hexagonal,diamond-shaped; in the guise of fish,birds, snakes, mermaids, dragons, areo-pianes, butterflies, Chinese mandarins;in paper, cotton, silk, fibreglass, plastic,bamboo, or balsa wood. Use them as .vouwill: to entertain your pals on a *'inclrdav, to fish or sail, to erperirtent in theatmosphere-even to promote or protestagainst something. since lou catl bit.'messages on thent as u'e11,"

So declares Ber Kocir ar. att expert onthem. and he is ialkine abotit kite-..

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Ifever an ancierrt pastirte u'as literallysoaring to neu,-heislrts. it is 11r'ir.rg a kite.The aerial spoft tl-rev r,1-iet l,rrs rrer-er lostits popularitv in all the 1.500 r eirrs ci{'

recorded kite histon . bLrt it i. r,iru be-coming enonrtouslv ptgpr.ll:.t. :lr ;ltllr,:ter,er' Co.ntrr. itr the ,,.,,,rr1c1_ t,- ..,11 :,,n< ,ripeople.

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hilltop or seashore; scientists rvith a mis-sion or researr:h to ibllou,; whole familiesrelaxing togetl.rer; children always alndever-vu,here,

Kite-flf ing offers rvind on the facesand l.read enough to blorv all n'rentalcoltu ebs aq'ay, excitement, snspense,,'r.lt(1ilor ererci,se as much as ant'onerriirl:. rlrtliletjtloll il neecl be, the zest o{.1 llrr.e tr-rs:le u'ith the elen-rents ,rnd ,t

lnkir,g g ith tlre birds ancl the clouds. Itir,Lr, be irrerpensile. and i et as technicali1s ) o11 u'ish to make it. as nonchalant or:ls strenuous as )'or1 ,,r-ish. At-rd strangell'enough, it provides a fascination that

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to Waikiki, Munich to Meibourne, flyinga kite, usuaily in company with others, isfast becoming the hobby vogue of to-day.Towns and villages are organizingkite fairs and contests, kite rallies aregrowing apace, manufacturers are rush-ing out mass-produced kites and kite kitslbr do-it-yourself assembly-bird, bat,box, war, hawk. aero or double-whichever takes your fancy.

And in the Orient they are smiling asinscmtably as ever-and flying kites asthey have always done with such cere-monial keenness and flair.

For that is where it all began. In fact,individual kite-flying has always beenthe national pastime of China, Japan,Korea, Annam, Malaya and other FarEastern and East Indian lands.

No one know,s who invented the kite,or exactly when, but it was developed inChina some centuries before the birth ofChrist and may either have been an ob-vious extension of a banner or pennantstreaming out in the wind, or else "de-rived from an ancient Chinese method ofshooting off an arrow with a line attachedto it, so that both arrow and prey could berecovered by hauling it in" like an aerialharpoon. Most authorities today favor theformer explanation, because once an ex-tended banner has been stiffened wiihlight bamboo rod and allowed to streamout from its pole on a cord, it is in fact akite. For a kite is really a tethered glider,the prototype of the modern aeroplane

wing, and by far the earliest form of air-craft.

Early Chinese kites had messages,faces and other designs painted on them,while many were fitted with whistles orpipes operated by the force ofthe rvind toprovide celestial music as they flew. It isfairly certain, too, that even among theearly Chinese models some were largeenough to carry a man aloft, chiefly forthe purposes of military observation.

In modern times the Japanese havetaken over kite-flying as their own pur-suit, and kite-flying festivals are stillheld in Japan as they have been for cen-turies. The Japanese are certainly themost original designers of kites: amongtheir favorites are kites in the form oflife-size human figures, cuttlefish, oc-topuses, storks, tortoises, spiders, mon-keys, fans, and umbrellas. All Japanesechildren like to fly their colorful kites inthe traditional New Year's Day kiteceremony, and where possible theyequip their kites with "hummers" madeof catgut, whalebone, sheet brass, orleather stretched taut enough to makeloud "music" as they fly.

It is the Japanese, too, who perfectedeven larger kites, some of which are al-most beyond belief. Largest of all are the"man-wan" kites, and one measured 20yards across, weighed some 55 cwt.,needed a 35-leg bridle, flew a streamertail 480 ft. long, and took some 150 mento manhandle for launching and flying.

Kites have not always had a purely rec-reational use, of course. Down the cen-

turies they have been used ior spying,fishing, towing, signalling, crossing riv-ers, fighting (with other kites), raisingtelephone wires and radio aerials, takingaerial photographs, bearing firervorks indisplay, fishing and weather forcasting.More recent uses include such r,aried ac-tivities as measuring u'ind-speeds, in-vestigating high-level air-strearns in theatmosphere, securing san'rple of air forpollution tests, and as an exciting aid towater-skiing.

New types and purposes of kites areconstantly being der.'ised, and indeedthe range of possible kite sl.rapes is limit-less, although the heragonai box typeand the basic bird desigrr still take a lot ofbeating lor high fir'ing.

Of course, it is eas1. to say that flying akite is related to the innate human urgeto soar, even if r.icariously, to evengreater heights, as rvell as being relatedto man's interests in space and his desireto be free of all earthly limitations; forthese things are also satisfied to someextent by ballooning and flying an aero-plane. But there is something in thesenotions nonetheless.

Perhaps the feeling of the kite-flyerhas best been put into words by theSwedish authority, Yvro Hirn:

He walks on the earth, but a part ofhim seems to struggle with the ele-ments and rise to the clouds. With thelittle shining sail he moves throughspace and hurries across the firma-ment. *

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birds seen is about 700. Often, one ofthese bird-watchers will express thewish that he'd begun his list sooner.Now, isn'tthatan idea foryou? No matterwhat your age, why not begin Puttingtogether your own Iifetime bird list to-dav?

First, you'li need a bird field guide.There are scveral inexpensive pa-perbacks on the market, or you can buythe well-known Peterson's Field Guideto the Birds or one of the A udubon FieldGuides. Your local library is also a source

for these guides.Next, make it a habit to keep your eyes

and ears open wherever you are and atwhatever season of the year. Look andlisten, whether in the city, cor-rntry, park,woods, or at the lake or seashore. Re-member: Birds are everylvhere. Whatother equipment do you need? A bit ofyourself, if you will, because as that greatobserver, Henry David Thoreau, said:"Nature must be viewed humanly," or"What is nature unless there is an event-CONTINUED ON PAGE 14 >

How ToBegin oLifefimeBird Lisr

Quickly now, what's that bird with thebrick-red breast, gray back and yellowbill? Of course-a robin. And no doubtyou know a bluejay, chickadee, orgoldfinch when you see one, too. Butbesides these, it's been estimated thatthere are over 8,000 birds of differentvarieties in the world today. Certainly itwould be a unique experience to seeeach ofthem at least once.

Many bird lovers keep a lifetime checklist ofall the different birds they see, andso far the worldwide record for the most

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"The gorne hos been ployedsince prehistoric fimes.

The rules ond expressionshove come downthrough fhe oges. "

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Knuckle down!" Don't fudge!" thegame is rnarbles and the colorful ex-pressions are a part of it.

The game has been played since pre-historic times. The rules and expressionshave come down through the ages.

Originally marbles was a popularpasttime with men as well as children. Inrural America as late as 1900 men carriedmarbles to Sunday afternoon and holidaygatherings. They used baked clay mar-bles ranging in size from a quarter to ahalf-dollar in diameter. Each player hada special shooter, called a "taw," prizedabove all other marbles in his posses-siorr.

It is said that bowling, golf, chinesecheckers, checkers, billiards, and pinballall came from the game of marbles.

In England the game is called "taw."The game is known as "jorrah" in Africa.Mexican children play "bolitos" (littleballs) and in Italy is called "Patlina divetro."

Marbles has been played withknucklebones from sheep, polishednuts, baked clay, steel bearings, androcks. The most famous rocks used werediamonds the native African childrenfound in the clay river banks. Miningengineers saw that the rocks werediamonds. The children lost their mar-bles and the great diamond mines ofRhodesia came into being.

There are many different gamesplayed with marbles. For many, the funis in playing a game organized andplayed by mles determined by them-selves. Some children prefer collectingmarbles to playing the game"

Circle, Chase, and Hole are the threemain categories of marble games.Ringer, potsies and lag are versions ofcircle games.

To play, a circle is drawn in the dirt or

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other play area. The size of the circledepends on the play area as well as thewhim of the players. Usually the circle isdrawn to be from 2 to 5 feet in diameter.Some rules call for a l0-foot circle. Astraight line is drawn some distance fromthe ring. "This is the "taw line" or fairshoot line.

Players put their marbles in the centerof the ring. Sometimes clustered, or in atriangle or cross formation. Players standat the ring and toss or shoot a marbletoward the straight line. The one whosemarble lands closest to the line shootsfirst. Other tums are determined in thesame manner.

The player tries to shoot the marblesout of the ring u,hile keeping his shooterinside. The next plal'er gets his turnwhen the {irst pla-ver fails to shoot a mar-ble out, or when his shooter goes out ofthe ring.

Chase is believed to be the oldest of allmarbles games. The first plal.er tosses amarble out. The next player tries to hit itwith a marble. If he does not hit it. orcome within a "hand spread," (closeenough to span the distance between thetwo marbles from the tip of thumb to tipof little finger) then the first playerchases him. This game is also known asbossout. A variation of chase called"bomber" allows the player to drop themarble straight down from chin levelonto the players marble. The rule usuallyis if the distance between the marbles ismore than a span but less than a step theplayer may elect to bomb.

Holiakes is an English game. A ]role isdug in the ground. Players try to toss orroll their marbles into the hole. The firstplayer to get three marbles into the holewins all the marbles that have missed.American children call the game"holey." As in all the games there arevariations ofholey.

Years ago marbles knew no season.Only recently has it become a Spring

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game. Community recreation centersand many school health education pro-grams encourage youngsters to partici-pate in marbles. Some schools sponsor an"Under 15" marble championship tour-ne1'. Winners take part in a national tour-nament.

On some plal.grounds, rvalking aroundrvith a pockedul of marbles is a statusslrnbol. Good plal'ers alu'a1,s seem to belooking for games s'ith Iess experiencedor younger players. Playing "keeps" islrowned upon-strictly forbidden insome schools-yet the expressions"playing for all your marbles," or "lost allhis marbles" is heard as often today as itmay have been centuries ago!

Marbles are about the least expensiveplaythings one can buy. An average bagofglassies (glass) range from 25Q to79Q.Aggies (agate), favored as shooters, cancost $1 or more. Steelies (ball bearings),also desired shooters, range from 501 to$1. All marbles are subject to trade orexchange, but it is always heartbreakingto Iose a treasured shooter.

Steelies can be bought atjunkyards orfrom ball bearing companies. The high-quality agates come from Germany. Mostglass marbles sold in the U.S. are man-

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of morblesis o sfotus syrnbol."

ufactured in West Virginia.Marble King, of Paden City, WV,

makes about 300 million marbles a yearat the rate of 22O a minute! Reclaimedglass is used by Marble King to make themarbles. The glass is crushed and thenheated to 2,4O0 degrees until it melts.Colors are added to the melted glass. Theliquid flows into orifice rings. Smallamounts are dropped out and turned toform marbles. Marble King makes "rain-bows" and other "fancies."

Some tips to help other players havebeen passed on by good shooters.* Hold the marble between the firstfinger and thumb, palms facing up. Atleast one knuckle should be on theground when shooting. The best positionfor the marble to rest is between the tip ofthe finger and the first joint. The thumbnail and the tip of the finger help hold itin place. Thump the marble out with thethumb.* Slant the hcnd forward, bear down hardon the first knuckle when shooting. Thishelps the marble stay in the target area ofthe ring after it has hit a marble, givingthe player a good position for anothershot.* When bending over to shoot, restweight on the body not on the shootingarm. This helps keep the shooting armsteady.

* Shooting with the thumb under thernarble creates backspin. It can alsomake the marble go off at an angle. Thisis used to "bust up the middle," or breakup the clustered marbles, scatteringthem or forcing some out of the ring.

* Practice, experiment, and observeother players.

Buy a bag of glassies today. Lessonsgained from playing are ofgreater valuethan German agates. Hand and eye coor-dination, patience, sportsmanship andgood fun are a few ofthe benefits derivedfrom marbles, one of the oldest of man-made games.

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Aoor's witd dreamabout reaching the BelgianCongo, the home ol Tarzan,comes true, but onlyafter a lifetime ofself-discovering andhumbling experiences.

In my teens in Pike County, Ohio, Iread Tarzan books rvith great excite-ment. Tarzan \\-as popular then andnearly everyone u'anted to go to Africaand swing through the trees. Well, whatbetter way to reach the Belgian Congothan through a church mission board? Ofcourse, this was a u'ild, romantic notion.Nevertheless, after high school I rode abus to Nashville and entered a well-known school of divinity. I became agardener, fumace cieaner, and all aroundhandyman. I even packed notes from oneIovelorn student to another. For my workI was to receive 15 cents an hour, anacceptable rvage for the depressionyears. The money went on tuition for thefall and spring term.

I loved Nashville and the school and Imade a Iot of friends in the summer stu-dent body and in the various churches.However, my one suit was too worn andtattered to make me presentable and myshoes were wired together with bailingwire from a nearby hayfield. Therefore,when I went on preaching appoint-ments, which all students had to do, Iwas forced to borrow someone else'sclothing. I was ill-prepared for the class-room and the coming winter. Still I keptbelieving my needs would be met beforethe September term began.

But the president of the school hadother ideas. He called me to his office for

a discussion. Then he asked me to leavethe school. He even suggested I tryanother profession.

Next morning, a{ter breakfast in thecollege dining hali, I went to the finan-cial aid o{fice to settle up. Since I wasn'tgoing to attend school, I expected to re-ceive my summer wages. I had a rudeawakening. They positively refused togive me even a quarter. The $80 washeld should I ever return in better finan-cial condition.

Thus around 8 a.m. I began my450-mile journey north with a heavysuitcase and no money. The sun was sohot sweat coursed down my face andHighway 31E stretched on and on intothe blue distance. By five o'clock I was inLawrenceburg, Kentucky. I was raven-ously hungry. I walked past stores andrestaurants with all their mouth-watering goodness but with no money Icouldn't buy anything.

Late in the evening I caught a ride toWinchester, Kentucky. I could hear re-vival services over a loud speaker. Theywere shouting in great joy. Hoping for ameal and shelter for the night, I searcheda wide area but I couldn't find the shout-ers.

Somewhat like Jacob in the Old Tes-tament, I felt alone and forsaken. Theface of God was hidden and I was a 19-year-old penniless hobo with nothing to

eat and no shelter. Finally from my suit-case I pulled the one lone blanket I pos-sessed and wrapped it around me. Heed-Iess of snakes and wild animals, I laydown in the roadside ditch and inexhaustion and despair fell asleep.

Sometime during the night I had astrange dream. A supernatural being,dressed in radiant white clothing, stoodjust above my feet and spoke to me. Icould see his lips moving and tendercompassion on his face. There was noaudible voice, yet I understood hiswords.

"God hasn't cast you aside," said myvisitor. "The degree you sought atNashville will someday come to you.Right now you must learn that there aremany ways to serve God.". Then thevisitor left. Had I seen Christ or anangelP This I can't decide but whoever itwas had a message for me.

When I woke at daylight, somehow Iwas different. No longer fretting at theinjustice I had suffered, doubt and fearvanished and I took stock of myself. Mypersonal appearance would shock anymotorist. My suit was wrinkled, my facedirty from the dust of travel and I wasstaggering from starvation. It seemed Ihad reached the bottom ofthe barrel. Butmy heart burned with fierce determina-tion to survive my present ordeal.

A shoit distance down the road I cameto a creek. I washed my face and combed

my hair. Then I saw wild grapes growingin a tree. They were still green. I tastedone ofthe leaves. Then I stood there andate grape leaves, folding them intosandwiches or just simply devouringthem as fast as I could strip them fromtheir vines. The more I ate the better Ifelt.

I went back to the highway and sooncaught a ride all the way to Portsmouth,Ohio. The next ride took me into PikeCounty. Around 2:30 p.m. on August 20,1936, 34 hours out of Nashville, I satdown at my sister's table. She had pre-pared a meal of red beans, cornbread,and chicken. I ate till I nearly fell out ofmy chair.

That was 44 years ago. I'm presidentemeritus now of the construction com-pany I founded. My son is the president.The wall here in my little office is linedwith some pretty important documentsfrom a mid-western university and mydischarge from the Navy after World WarII. The letters are from friends in Africawhere I went on a grand missionary tour,and from students whom I helped putthrough schools of theology.

Just above them in a neat little frame isa single sentence. My granddaughter, abank clerk in our largest bank, put thatlittle sentence up there for me. I had tobe reduced to grape leaves before I un-derstood those words. They read: "Godneeds carpenters, too!"

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USED TO MEAN?BY ALAN BRAWN

Many of the words rve use today bezrronly a slight resemblance to their ori-gins. For example:

Bonfire stems {rom "a fire of bones"'In the N,Iiddle Ages it was a practice toburn victims of rvar or pestilence in a"bonefire." This same name was laterapplied to pyres of victims burned at thestake for various offences. Its presentspelling obscures its gruesome history.

Spud originated in Ireland long agowhen the potato was a favorite dish of theIrish. A group of well-n-reaning citizensrvho feared the Irish were endangeringtheir heaith by eating too many potatoesformed the Society for Prevention of Un-healthy Diet. The first letters of the titlespell spud.

Cur.few. To eliminate the dangersfrom fire, a bell was rung in the eveningthroughout Europe in the Middle Agesas the signal to "cover the {ire" (couvre-feu). The word passed through the spell-ings curfu and courfew to its presentform.

Kangaroo. The sailors who were w'ithCaptain Cook when he discovered Aus-tralia found in the new Iand a strangeanimal. When they asked the natives itsnAme, the response was "kangaroo."Many years passed before they learnedthat when the natives answered "kan-

garoo" they meant, "lVhat did you say'?"Assassin. In the 1lth century in Persia

there u'as a secret order of terroristswhose members commonll'ate the drrghashish. Under its influence thev ter-rorized and murdered lor near11'ts-o cen-turies. In their Arabic lar.rgr-rage the1.were called hashshashin. for u'hich ri'eget assassin.

Book. The rt,ord cotttes froru theAnglo-Saxon rvord for "beecI'r." on thebark of vvhich the ancient Strrons andGermans used to scratch their u-ritings.

Silhouette. Etienne de Sill'rouette u'asFrench finance minlster in 1759. Helevied such burclensome taxes on thearistocrats, they accused l-rlnr of ieavingthem but a shadow of their g'ealth. Forrevenge, they gave his narne to the blackprofile portraits then in vogue.

Candidate. In Roman times, a mancampaigning for office wore a rvhite toga,so was cnlled candidatus, from the wordcandidus meaning "glittering, " "n,hite."Today, office seekers are still candidates,but the dress is optional.

Salanl . In the early days of the RomanEmpire salt was regarded as being al-most as valuable as gold. Roman soldiersreceived all or part of their pay in salt.This stipend rvas called salariurn,whence comes "salary," denoting pay forservices renderecl.

LifetirneBird Lisfconfinued.

ful human lif'e passing within her?"The terrn "bird-watcher]' usually

makes you think of a person bundled upagainst the chill of dawn, with fieldguide, binoculars and notebook in hand,moving silentll'rrlong in a large group insearch of a hermit tl'rrush or a mby-crowned kinglet. -{.r.rcl probably he or shefinds great exciter.ner-rt and satisfaction insuch a serious approirch. But birdwatch-ing doesn't have to be tliis way. Simple,but caleful observtrtions any time out-doors in good u'eather, and from a

kitchen s'inclou' durir.rg the rvintermonths, u-ill serr e tlie purpose just as

nicell'-arncl is niuc}r more fun.Norv, s'hen )'ou see a bird for the first

time, note its color, size and markings, orlisten for its song, then look the bird up inthe guide. It might be one like,asPeter-son's book describes it, "a sparrowdipped in raspberryjuice," in which caseit's a rnale purple finch. Perhaps it willbe all red, rvith a black face and a crest onits head--definitely a male cardinal; orr.na1'be a shiny blue and white flash-atree srvallow.

\\/hen you're certain that you've iden-tified the bird correctly, write its rramedown in a notebook. Next to this, writethe date when you saw it (the day, monthand year), and the exact location. Addany other comments that you feel are im-portant.

It's safe to guess that within a shorttime, you'll have a list of a dozen or morebirds-no matter where you live. Fromthen on, each time you see a new bird forthe first time, simply add it to the list. Asthe years go by, the list will grow longerand longer. And who knows? PerhaPssome day, you'll be the one to toP thecurrent record figure of 700 birds seen.

Remernber: The birds are out thereright now-waiting to be identified andcounted.

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I ,"Now, friend, you heai yoar watchtickilng inside the handker*hielll therr-agician said. "Are you:satisfiedlll ,

r ,l'IVIore than satisfied," the man fromthe'raudience said. "It hasn't run farmonth.s."

.'John A. JohnstonManchester, CT

The little girl's aunt rvas visiting andbegan talking about birthdal,s. "What areyau' igiving your brother."r',iil'don't knorv," the girl said.

1lWhat did you give him last year?"r,l'Whoop ng cough."John A. Johnstonlvlanchester, CT

In t}te Bible class for young children,the pastor asked, "\Yhat do we mean'bysins of omission?"

Quicl< as a wink little ]immy shot,uphis hand and ansg,ered. "Those are sinswe should have committed but didn't."

John A. JohnstonL{anchester- CT

i'How much are your chickens?" sheasked the poultry dealer.':'Fifty cents a pound.""Did you raise them yourself.r'r"'Yes, they were 45 cents yesterday."John A. johnstonManchester. CT

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Woman: "Can you honestly say youdidn't take that apple from your little sis-ter?"8og; "That's right."Wa,ma,n: 1'But I saw you do it." l

Eorr :'Marliei But she isn't my sister,r'Henry LeaboTehaehapi; CA

Teachelr: "Doyou get fur from a skunk?':

Henry LeaboTehachapi; CA

Teacher, in hselth clasc: "lf there wereseven flies on,your desk and you hit oneand killed it, howrmany would be left?"Pupdl: "One*the dead ona."

Henry LeaboTehaehapi, CA

Pof.' 'iHave'you heard the story about thedirty window?'"Nnfi t'No."Pot: "Oh well, you couldn'f see throughit anyway."

Henry LeaboTehachapi, CA

lim:: "S'ee if ttre cook has pig's feet to-dav."Joa: "How can I tell? He has shoes on."

Henry LeaboTehachapi, CA

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Drew and Jeff were racing one anotherto the big oak tree on the far side of thelake. Drew suddenly halted and pickedup an object offthe ground.

"What you {ind?" Jeff asked."A bone-handled jackknife" Drew

answered, holding the knife up. "It's areal beauty."

Jeff gazed at the knife thoughtfully.He had seen it somewhere before. Butwhere? Aw yes, he remembered now.

"I believe it belongs to Jerry Turner,"Jeff said. "He had one just like it whenwe were up here last Saturday for theSunday school picnic. He was cuttinghot dog sticks."

Drew shoved the knife into his pocket."It's mine now."

Jeff frowned. "That's not right. Youshould return it to Jerry. It belongs tohim."

"Finders keepers, losers weepers. IfJerry is dumb enough to lose it, then hedoesn't deserwe to get it back."

"It's the same as stealing," Jeffargued.

"Oh no it isn't," Drew said defense-lessly. "He lost it and I found it. It's histough luck."

"But. . . ." Jeff started to protest."Look! Did we come up here to climb

trees or argue about this stupid knife?"Drew marched angrily to the oak tree

and began climbing. Jeff slowly shookhis head and followed his friend. Dur-ing the next hour, the two boys climbedto the top, played tag, and hanged upsidedown by their legs.

"We better be going," Jeff said. "I

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have to be home by three.""Okay," Drew said, dropping to the

ground.Jeff swung down and when he did, he

noticed a billfold laying in the grass.He recognized it as belonging to Drew.He scooped it up and was about to giveit back when an idea flashed throughhis mind. He quickly stuffed the billfoldinto his jeans.

"I still think you should give theknife back to Jerry," Jeff remarked asthey walked around the lake.

"I don't care what you think. Theknife is mine and that's final."

"Okay, you don't have to get up tightabout it," Jeff said.

"Then stop bugging me," Drew saidbitterly.

"Not another word about it," Jeffpromised. "What you say we mn over tothe ice cream shop?"

Drew grinned widely. "That's a greatidea."

As they neared the ice cream shop,Jeffsaid, "I have enough money for onedip. Can you loan me enough for a sec-ond dip? I'll pay you back when we getto my house."

"Sure, I have enough," Drew an-swered, reaching for hisl hip pocket.Suddenly, his face paled.

"What's wrong," Jeff wanted to know."I've . . .I've lost my billfold," Drew

stammered. "I must have done itwhile climbing in the tree. We'll have togo back and look for it."

"Is it a brown billfold with a horse'shead on it?"

"You know it is," Drew said. Jeffpulled the billfold from his pocket."Hey, that's it. Boy, I'm glad you foundit."

Drew reached for it but Jeff pulled itaway from Drew's fingers. "Sorryl Butit doesn't belong to you."

Drew's mouth gaped open in surprise."What do you mean it doesn't belong tome. You know it does.

Jeff shook his head. "Finders keep-ers, losers weepers." He stuffed it backinto his pocket. "You were the one whosaid anyone dumb enough to lose some-ihing didn't deserve to get it back. Re-member? Well, you convinced me."

"But. . . but. . ." Drew stammeredas his face flushed red. "We're friends."

"What difference does that make?"Jeff asked. "You kept Jerry's knifewhen you knew it belonged to him."

"But that's different.""I don't think it is."The two boys stared at each other for

long moments. Finally, Jeff broke thesilence. "I don't believe a person hasthe right to keep any lost article whenhe knows who the owner is. It's thesame as stealing." Jeff fished the bill-fold free and held it out to his friend."I don't want the Lord to think I'm athief."

Drew accepted his billfold as heshamefully hung his head. "I guessyou're right, Jeff. I didn't think of it thatway before. In the eyes of God, I wouldbe a thief." Drew spun about. "Let's go!"

"Where ?" Jeff asked, already knowingwhat the answer would be.

"To Jerry's house." *

HIGH ADVENTURE