The Boy with the U. S. Weather Men

by Francis Rolt-Wheeler

"He's right, Mr. Abner," he said, "he wore those shoes."

The sheriff, divining by the excitement in the boy's voice that there was a hidden purpose in these remarks, took up the second pair of shoes and looked at them.

"Yes, that's sho'," he answered, "he didn't wear these hyar!"

"Then he wore those," said Anton.

"Well, what if he did?"

Thermometers and Rain-gauge.

Instruments in shelter, as supplied to each co-operative observer.

Courtesy of the U.S. Weather Bureau.