LINK’S CROSSWORD PUZZLE

Taranaki Daily News, 10 May 1930, Page 24 (Supplement)

LINK’S CROSSWORD PUZZLE

The three letters beside lust- week's- puzzle were W, II and E. If you noted their positions carefully, you saw that they were arranged thus: W H in £, a«d sw Jf°« probably guessed that the hidden word was whine! Full solution; ACROSS. . - 1, Gem (Treasures). 9, Goes Quickly (Runs). 10, Certain (Sure). 11, Join. (Add). 13, Organ of hearing (Ear). 14, Compass point (N.E.). 15, Musical note (Si). 16, Hidden Word, (Whine). 18, By (Per). 20, Large bird (Emu). 22, * Egg-shaped (Oval). 24, Historical periods (Eras). 25, Scold (Rate). 26, Lassie (Girl). 27, Bushy fence (Hedge). DOWN. 1. Carry from one place to another (Transport). 2, Impolite (Rude). 3, Conclusion (End). 4, Because (As). 5, Pronoun (Us)_. 6, Regret (Rue). 7, Same as 24 across (Eras). 8, Earnestly (Seriously). 12, Decorate (Trim). 16, Anger (Wrath). 17, Weird (Eerie). 19, Girl's name (Eva). 21, Spoil (Mar). 23, The Sheltered side (Lee). 24, Something for breakfast (Egg). Now look at this week’s picture—you see a man who represents something, and if you add the letters which spell this to the word “man,” you will discover theword that is hidden in the puzzle. Clues; ACROSS. > I. Impede. 5. Object. f>. Short sleep. 8. Keep apart. 11. Negative. 12. Hidden word. 14. Therefore. 15,. Part of verb “to' Ire.” 16. Roman numeral. 18. Fuhs. 20. Put. 21. Refers to. DOWN. 1. Hurry. 2. Mischievous fairy. 3. Girl's name. 4. Rodent. o. Invite. 7. Favourite. 9.. East Indian coin. 10. Wander. 12. Fashion. 13. Level. 14. Boy’s name (abbreviatedl. 17. Possessive pronoun. 19. Upon. 20. Same tw 14 across.

TOO MANY TUESDAYS.

A MISCHIEVOUS ELF. The Assistant Weather Clerk was going along with a big bag full of days that he was taking to the Weather Clerk. As he walked, lie swung the bag so carelessly that several Tuesdays fell out. But the careless Assistant Weather Clerk didn’t notice them. He was thinking about his tea. The Tuesdays lay in the road until presently an elf came along and carried them off.

“Ha, ha, now I’ll have some fun,” ho chuckled, and that mischievous elf put all those extra Tuesdays right into the calendar for the next week between the proper Tuesday and Wednesday; Presently it was the middle of next week, and everybody didn’t know what to do because some of them thought it was Wednesday, but others knew it was still Tuesday, though they didn’t know why. Some of the children went to school,' but some stayed away. Some of the shops shut, but some kept open. Worst of all, the King had given a great banquet on the Tuesday, and when it was Tuesday again the next day, he had to give another banquet. The nobles were delighted because they got two feasts, but the King was ever so cross about it. “This' is absurd!” he cried. “Who ever heard of two Tuesdays in one week?”

“Ridiculous,” agreed the Queen. “What’s happened to Wednesday?” Everyone went about saying: “What’s happened to Wednesday?” Then the next day was a Tuesday, too, and the King had to give another banquet. “Hurray!” cried the nobles, thinking of all the lovely things to eat. They hoped it would’ keep on being Tuesday. But the Kiner didn’t say hurrav at all.

‘'Two Tuesdays are bad enough in one week,” he dec-la red, “but three are monstrous.”

“I never heard such nonsense,” said the Queen. “.Where can Thursday be?” And everyone went about saying: “Where can Thursday be?” 1 Then the ' next day came, and bothered if that wasn’t still another Tuesday, so that meant still another banquet. BuV the nobles were getting so full of good things they could hardly look an ice cream in the face by this time. Some of them stopped in bed arid said they didn’t feel well enough

to go to-the banquet, and a lot of them stopped in bed and said they wouldn’t get up for the best banquet that ever was laid. “Great Crown Jewels!” cried the> King, stamping about and waving his hands. - “Four Tuesdays in one week, indeed. I won’t have it. Impossible, ridiculous, silly! -Are we using up next month’s Tuesdays or what?” “Rubbish', that’s what it is,” said the Queen. .“Whenever shall we get to Friday ?” And everyone dashed about shoutting: “What’s happened to Wednesday?. Where can Thursday be?” and “Whenever shall we get to Friday?” They shouted so loudly that the Weather ( lerk heard them, and guessing what had happened, he sent for his care-?, less assistant.

“Why can’t you be more careful with the days?” he said. “We shall bo> having a month of Sundays .if you drop them about like that. Go away and be somebody else’s assistant; ,I’ll look after the weather myself.”

Then the Weather Clerk went to the King and said he was sorry- about the Tuesdays and would put it right. He waved his hands. At once there was a clap of thunder and a flash of lightning, a gust of wind, a shower of rain, a dash of hail, and a fall of snow. He waved them again, and. there was a ray of sunshine and. ft snap of frost. Then suddenly it was Wednesday morning, and everything was all right again. “Thank you,” said the King, “but please don’t let it happen again.” The Weather Clerk said it shouldn’t happen again, and now he always looks after the weather himself. cause there’s such a lot to do, the weather sometimes, isn’t very good, though it isn’t fair to blame because he does his best. But there’s never more. than on® Tuesday in the week now. That’s something.to be thankful for, isn't it?” HIS GOOD TURN. “Have you done your good deed teday?” asked a lady of a diminutive boy scout? “Yes, I got it over before -breakfast,” the boy replied. “Oh, that’s nice. Now tell me what you did?” “I gave- Bobbie Smith a black eye.” “But, my boy, that wasn't doing him a good turn, I’m sure,’’ remarked th®, lady. “Oli. yes it was,” said the boy confidently. “He couldn’t go to school.”