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version your editor has read. Robin 
Hood is an ideal outlaw, bold, skillful, 
kind to the poor, courteous to ladies. He 
's a legendary person; nothing of fact is 
known about him, but many episodes 
from old stories and ballads have been 
woven together by various authorities to 
make books of his adventures, which are 
most enjoyable reading for boys and 
girls. 
TIIE KING OF THE GOLDEN FIVER 
By John Ruskiu 
This story tells of a little hoy, Gluck, 
and his two older brothers. Famine dis¬ 
tressed all the country except their Treas¬ 
ure Valley* The poor came begging, but 
were driven away by the older brothers. 
One night the valley was swept by a 
flood. So the older brothers turned gold¬ 
smiths to gain riches. At last, only 
Gluck’s mug remained. lie didn’t want it 
melted, but they threw if into the pot. 
Gluck was left to pour out tin* gold. The 
dwarf King of the Golden River, coming 
out of the melting pot, told Gluck how to 
turn the river into gold by throwing into 
it three drops of holy water. Gluck’s 
brothers tried, but they were turned into 
black stones, because they refused to aid 
the dying. Gluck succeeded, though lie 
used the precious drops to comfort the 
thirsty. Instead of the river's turning 
to gold, it flowed into Treasure Valley, 
making the land fertile again. 
Oklahoma. ELEANOR HENDERSON 
(12 years). 
"Write-ups on this book were also sent 
by Helen Xetzer (14). of Oklahoma, and 
Ruth Xcwcomb (14), and Beulali Grohen 
(15), of New York. 
Our Artists 
There was the best response to the 
drawing work this month that there has 
ever been. Three hundred and six read¬ 
ers sent in drawings of the “boy of nine, 
with his can and line.” It is interesting 
to learn a few facts about these “artists.” 
They live in 23 States, scattered from 
Maine to California, and irom Michigan 
to Texas. Of the 306, 7S are boys and 
228 girls. As to ages, they range all the 
way from six to 10. Fourteen-year-olds 
are first, with 48 drawings; 12 years, 
with 45: 11 years, with 44; 13 years, 
with 30; 15 years, with 30; 10 years, 
with 27, aud nine years, with 14. Xo 
other age group sent in over 10 draw¬ 
ings. Eight-year-olds sent seven; seven 
and 16 years, six each; six years, five; 
17 years, two, and IS and 10 years, one 
each. Thirty-one gave no age. So you 
have the whole record. 
Of course your editor has had nil excit¬ 
ing time selecting a few to print. I wish 
you might all see the whole collection. It 
is not always easy to decide which are 
best. A certain drawing by a nine-year- 
old may he much better for that age than 
a much finer drawing by a 15-year-old is 
for the latter age. I try to take all these 
tbiugs into account. But, after all. the 
greatest thing is to have tried the draw¬ 
ing, to have done your best and scut it in. 
The full list of 306 names is the real “roll 
of honor.” But you will find 11 drawings 
printed ou these pages, and 32 others 
were considered as possibilities and de¬ 
serve honorable mention. These are indi¬ 
cated by a little star before the name. 
Here, then, are all “our artists”: 
California: Elpnuor Koehler ( 8 ). 
Counoeticut: Norman Halloek (13). Peter 
Korin (13). ‘Alice Weik, Helen TrursfieU (Hi); 
Until Dmllev (1-1), ‘KlBabetb Stood (12). Mur- 
Kiirot W , Mvrn Lloyd (12). George. Dalnton 
t»). Ed l tli Herman (1«). Lillian Bench (11). 
James .McMahon (14). Belle Wr(*!it »10), Lois 
Smith (HD, ‘Cornelia Moshier (1.3), Irving 
Ueeee (13), Lucille Perry (11), Margaret Kim¬ 
berly HD- 
Delaware: Germaine Lapping (13), Elsie 
OraSM-lly, ‘John Ireland (Hi), Bernard Ireland 
(131. 
llUnohc Gertrude Cogda! (11). 
Louisiana: WUItamm Thirty (12). 
Maine: Ruth Milter (12). ‘Ruth Hayes (101. 
Kathleen Hooper. Clnnt Smith (14). ‘Winfield 
Hooper 115), Marjorie Towitc (12), Everett 
Mourn (13), ‘Myrtie Hemeuway (11). Harlan 
lliippcr. Dorothy French (11), Grace Miller 
(It). Edward Sproul ill), Nina Tucker (13). 
James Plnard (13), Edwin JUckinore. •Keboeoa 
Spencer (12), Emily Cole. 
Maryland: Beulah BllUrougli, Evelyn Perry 
HD, Dorothy Perry is), Jennie Bafford ill). 
Ma saehnsetta: Gladys /.wicker (14), Hazel 
Hamilton (11), Beatrice lshnin (18), Betty Boh 
inson (Hi, Vest.i Miikou (10). Dorothy Herrick 
(14), Eleanor Hart ill). Caroline Powell (12). 
Rose OunnahTi (14). Valery Burati (15). Ed¬ 
ward Larson (til, Ethel Procter (15), Beatrice 
Stevens (111, Paul Vaughan, Alice Puringtou 
(131. Alhertiue Leveridgc GO). ‘Esther Temple 
(17), lUcbnrd Phelps (13), John Phelps (141, 
Zrdmn Bandlow (101, Georgs Blair (11), Helen 
Mower ( 11 ). 
Michigan: Ethel Hoot 1121. Agnes lterglund 
(131, ‘Dorothy ivlVItt (15), Lena Smith (14). 
Mississippi: Stella Wilson (14), 
Missouri: Helen Netxer (14). 
New Hampshire: Gladys Gnnnarson (12). 
Kv.dyn Haskell (12), Hand Curtis (13), T. Kitt- 
redge, Jr. (14). 
Sew Jersey: Emanuellii Kantner, Clara 
Kuntner, Sura Smith (10). Amy Barton (10). 
'Wilbur Brower (111, ‘Mary Lewis (15), Sarah 
Stevens (15). Dorothy Adams (12). ‘William 
Johnstone (13), Herurin Lurk, (9). Samuel 
Hocking 114), Everett Denworth (16), Allen 
Hurling (12) Edith Peau (10), Edwin Herr 
Drawn bffT. H. Kitlredye, lr. (ly year*). 
\>w Hampul ire 
Drawn by Williann Daffy (12 years), 
Louisiana 
Drawn by Elizabeth Ganoung (l.\ years> 
New York 
Drawn by Hang Shiner, Pennsylvania 
•~ge\tr-YOflU 
Drawn by Irving Burnham (10 gears), Yew York 
Traviiham (121. Isadora Bryant, ‘Eleanor 
Heaton ( 10 ) Viola Parker (111, Donald Kosen- 
erantjj (12), Magnus Nelson (15), John Ike (lr>). 
Phyllis Fitting (9), Barbara Diefenlmch (7). 
■ in Dtpfenbaeh (9) G. Edcr (7), *Kurt 
lln'iH.ni (9), Arrlith Vreelaod (TO), Irene Mo- 
•loogli (11), Aimee Winter ( 8 ), Eugene Clave 
I.lo), Mildred Bullmtia (12i. ‘Collins Johnson 
04). 
New York: Edna WohlDortb, (10). Abrara 
Kittle (7), Thelma Mein tyre (9). Beatrice Mc¬ 
Intyre (13), 'TTerman Tharratt (14). Margaret 
Parris (10). Roy Bergtuan (11), Irene Kingsley 
(13). Samuel Turner (12). Cora Blasdrii (12)’, 
Doris Hunt (18), Winifred Wallace, Ali < e 
.Lines (13), Merton I.obdell, Seth Cooml's, On- 
i o!ee Hons, (iu). Phyllis Hu e (11), Doris Wag¬ 
ner 1 12). Chester Wagner (14), Gladys Trier 
do). Cecelia Lipkin (15), Dorothy Forbes iio), 
Both Mead G 2 ), Sarah Van Alstvne (12). Verna 
Colvin (121, Joy Johnson. (9), Lela I.e Gro (13), 
'Charlotte Booth (14), Margaret Smith (11), 
Nano no Klein (13), George Benedict (15). Hur- 
i . Crawford (14), Ellen Sperlwck GO), Millard 
Spelt teck (12), Effie Abb.- (1C) Edna Koenig 
'21. Ida Nelson (151, John Regulinski (12), 
MoCarthy (11), Frames McCarthy ( 6 ), 
Dry (11). Rita Loreau 111 ). Alice Collev 
l',rta reiehmann (14), Katharine Trench 
M iuifred Wheeler <14» r Hawl Dun::: Go). 
Mood (111, Floyd Hansen Gl). Lillie 
>pragne GO), Helen Curran (S). Rose Waringo 
GO), i lyde poueher G3). Julia Danforth ( 10 ). 
Virginia Decrease (15), -Evelyn Xewman (15), 
Lari Krenscb GO). Franklin Griggs (11), .Tack 
Irrtggs (81, Mildred Simmons (11), Frances San¬ 
ford ( 12 ). Rollert Cane (10), Vera Mcrtz (15), 
Margrtenrc Barney Gl), Vera Enkler (15) 
vtiarles T.aphiski (9), ‘Bertha French (11), Ger- 
irude D:nz (11), Adeline Schilling (7), ‘Edna 
Hawley (M), Alice Harwood (12), Eva Dennis. 
Giierr nake ( 14 ), Donald Ruse (15), Carolyn 
**""* Colligan G4|. Dorothy Plaiitz 
G-_l, Tula Loop (14), ‘Wallace Griffin (14). 
Irving Burnham (19). Grace Hoistnmn (14), 
Ali»*p DoIboii % r:iizabftli Booker (13). 
Loins,? Nodecker ( 12 ), Beatrice Reynold- ( 10 ) 
Irene Tcpcrtt ill), Julia Sarilis ( 11 ). Jeannette 
T.arson (13), Morse Crawford (ft), Dorothy 
I «rikei- Ga). Elinor Bull (.14). Harold Jones 
(LG. Mary 1 lckerr G.,i, Emma Ort (13). Elsie 
Kewiedi, Anna Bailey (III. Ludle Gifford Gl). 
Lortoa Goossen G4), Lucy Vntiderwood i! 2 ) 
Henrietta \ underwood «)), John Shepards,,n. 
Hesse Hewitt G31, Warren Wheeler (14), 
Henry Alpine, Gladys Fcldherg G2, Fannie 
I rciidi (14) Harriett Clarke Gl), Susan Fnl 
US). Elizabeth Ga- 
,•! " l U) - Springer (ft). Ethel nvmdci 
' 1 -'- ,H a r r L Hen ski (131. Henrv Haas (12) 
I lls Aldrich ( 10 ). Edward Watts > 11 ), Ia>rett:i 
Moclx-r (13). T.orana S tabor (13). Alfrieda 
.hnler (12) Janet (Vagin (ft), Louise Borst 
Louise Comma |T3) Anun Borgtwon > 14 ). 
I.thc! IVkler Go), Ra.'hct Crouch. •Cnrlofta 
Baker, Harry North (12) x Gertrude Grisucod. 
Henry"Tl4? TUV U ’ W ‘ Dirr<Ml (111, Isabel 
North Carolina: -Herbert Wvllie (ft), Warren 
By life (101. Alfred Wyllie 112). 
, ' ,hl '/= Hazel McKIbhen (in. Edward McKil.- 
b - n '?>• Loretta Mnskoff (111, Esther Roxy 
',T 4 ) ' f ' r -oy,l (10). Ned Alexander 
■'et a„ 1,1 < rarea - Mary Palek 1121 Marie 
Lskola G51. Lloyd Candel Gli, Margaret TTott 
l ; ort 1 enger n2). 8) ' ,Wrn <**>• frothy 
I'emisylvanla; Gerald Kinsjnger (J3) Bessie 
Kins! nger (14), Emma Diakeslee (14)'. Alma 
B1 tikes less ill). Edith Cairns. Gertrude Brink- 
maun. Elinor Dilde (13). Iv.nrl Warner ( 7 ) 
G 4 ) r ' r riis^lTn, v r ' K * C | rI Hills. Ruth Jones 
* LbzaheDi N • nng |S). Evelyn Hay G") 
Ehiaberh 1 lav (W). Victoria Enilk G3i Els,. 
M Tslv 41 ,, 1 *""! n , X n3 >- Harry Shbrnr! 
lM,< '" rvln * SoU '«>• Margaret 
Rhode Island: ‘Clara Kenyou. Mrra Tucker 
Janus, Matthews ,U). W. R. Hen rr (151 
Eleiiiiur ltydberg ( 12 ). r * T 1 ' 
"■•) Dakota: Ne—ie Coles 
aflV r nl ,: u^ Bia rowcrs Eulalia Powers 
' DM. Dor,.thy Brown , tl>. May Hover (151 
Agnes Itovey (14) Florence Lee (13) Mar 
garer Luwsing («1 Ma * 
H«-d?„ l mil U 5 7 MWS (ln - WHli « Mills (13). 
I^e St G 3 V i 5 rg wi a « : Nellie Bnsey (71. G.ddi 
Ia*gg, G3), Marie Legge ( 11 ), Hulda Tri[,!ett 
Si-nre unknown: ‘Marjory Gardner ( 11 ). 
Several readers have asked whether 
drawings have to be the same size as 
fho.se primed. No, they do not! When 
the printer makes the engraving from the 
drawing he can make it any size; larger 
or smaller. Knt it is usually better with 
a line drawing to make the print smaller 
than the drawing. It comes our clearer. 
For example, Elizabeth Gauoung’s orig¬ 
inal drawing was GVjxlO in., and you see 
its size now. Yet it is beautifully clear. 
Therefore your drawings may well be 
fairly good size. Of course, you all want 
to improve in your drawing work month 
by mouth. Study the drawings that we 
have published. You can learn from them. 
Keep in mind a few simple things. For ex¬ 
ample. use as few lines as possible to ex¬ 
press the idea. Be careful to make ob¬ 
jects near at hand larger in proportion 
than those farther away. 
Mary 
Anna 
, til. 
G7i. 
Irene 
Items 
Margaret Kimberly. 11 years old. of 
Connecticut, sent the words used in the 
“Box” this month. The idea of Our Page 
being a messenger is a good one. 
Of course the riddle last month about 
Old Mother Twireholl with one eye and a 
long tail was a threaded needle, as many 
of you guessed. For this month here is 
something different for you to work out: 
Problem: On a main line two trains 
of 75 cars each meet at a point where 
there is a sidetrack that will hold 50 cars. 
How are they going to pass?—Sent by 
Charles Moore, .Tr., of New York. 
Well, it is good-by time again. Don’t 
forget about the Hallowe’en page. We 
want to make it a fine one. Send your 
letters right along to Edward M. Tuttle, 
in care The Rural New-Yorker, “33 West 
“0th Street. New York City. 
