Modern Screen (Dec 1949 - Nov 1950)

how old is young? (Continued from page 50) water babies. This summer, right after she finished Harriet Craig, she gathered her brood around her to make vacation plans. "How about going to Lake Arrowhead?" she said. "We can take boat rides there and hike and swim. What do you say?" The children didn't say anything. Then Chris spoke up. "Mommie," he, said. "Let's go someplace where there are cowboys and horses." The other kids nodded their heads vigorously. Cowboys and horses it had to be. That afternoon they all went down to San Fernando Valley and cleaned out the wild west department of a clothing store — cowboy boots, levis, broad-brimmed hats, dazzling plaid shirts were swooped off the counters for the Crawford kids. Christopher, being a boy, had the edge on his sisters. He got a Hopalong Cassidy outfit for the mornings, and a Roy Rogers getup for the afternoons. He could have walked up to a bronco right then and busted him with a stare. There was nothing left for Joan to do but produce the cowboys and horses. Fortunately, there's a place called Alisal Ranch situated in the Santa Barbara Mountains. It's one of the largest working cattle ranches in Southern California and a couple of years ago, Lynn Gillam, the owner, decided to make it a guest ranch as well. While the kids slept Joan called up for last minute reservations and then she started packing. Bright and early, Chris have you seen page 8? hopped out of bed and into his new boots. He raced out of the house to the car where Joan was already loading luggage into a tiny trailer. "Let me help," he urged, and Joan let him. Soon the twins came out with Tina and there wasn't enough for all of them to do. By nine, they'd picked up Joan's mother, and all six of them, plus Cliquot, the poodle, were headed for a week at Alisal. They arrived at noon, and there were more horses on those 10,500 acres of land than Chris could have hoped for. "Let's go riding," he said as they drove into the ranch yard. "Mommie, can I go swimming, please?" asked Cynthia. "Me, too," said Cathy. Joan was saved by Mr. and Mrs. Gillam, who came out to greet them as if they were members of the family arriving home. "I'll need an ironing board," Joan said. "Keeping these four in clothes is going to be the biggest job." Mrs. Gillam smiled understandingly, and half an hour later, while Joan was unpacking, a cowboy delivered an ironing board to her cottage door. "Now can we go riding?" asked Chris. "Now can we go swimming?" asked Cynthia. Another mother might have given up there; she might have thrown up her hands and moaned, "Do anything, but leave me alone." Not Joan. Joan sat down and they talked out what they'd rather do. Turned out to be swimming. The horses were promised for the first thing tomorrow. They all went down to the pool and Joan took her knitting along to busy herself in between racing with the kids. Joan is a Little Lulu Theyre safe tor next Christmas in Kleenex ! Liftfe Lufu says: when you un-trim the tree PACK DELICATE ORNAMENTS AWAY IN SOFT KLEENEX* TISSUES, AND AVOID BREAKAGE. A SPECIAL PROCESS KEEPS KLEENEX TISSUES EXTRA SOFT. GENTLE, STURDY KLEENEX GUARDS DELICATE COMPLEXIONS, TOO.' © INTERNATIONAL CELLUCOTTON PRODUCTS CO. *T. M.REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. TOML NEED who M0NEY I'll help you get extra cash to fill your pocket-book. Supply my food and household products to regular customers. i\o previous experience or capital needed. I'll send FREE an assortment of fine fullsize products to test and show. Start near your home, full or spare time. Gift premiums Rush your name for free outfit. BLAIR, Dept. 360-FX, Lynchburg, Va. Get Well QUICKER From Your Cough Due to a Cold FOLEY'S Honey & Tar Cough Compound NOVELTY MART. Dept. 820 59 E. 8th Street, N. Y. C. Gentlemen: Please send me. ADORABLE SANDY ffl 3.98 each. Enclosed please find: □ Check □ CCD. plus postage. Name Address City _Stale_