“Contents,” Friend, Oct. 1979 Friend October 1979 Volume 9, Number 9 Contents Stories and Features Heartbreak Hill!Peter James Freeman Friend to FriendJoleen Meredith The Tardy TeacherDorothy Dreher Frontiers of Science: Comets! Wayward Wanderers of SpaceDr. Sherwood B. Idso Cousin Bradley and the Weather GoatsFrances B. Watts Halloween SecretsLois I. Fisher The Man Who Believed in ColumbusJean Guarino Mindy Makes the BedPenny Allen The Dodolly TrolleyJames Rhodes Sharing the Gospel The AnswerJackie Beecher Exploring: What Keeps You Up All Day?C. M. Armstrong How about Hornets?Lena Anken Sexton Friends in the News Our Creative Friends Lupe’s CornfieldEva Gregory de Pimienta Verse Witching EncounterEthel Jacobson Autumn TimeSolveig Paulson Russell AutumnNina Coombs Pykare Things to Make and Do Kitchen Krafts The Cipher SenderRoberta L. Fairall Funstuf October Calendar Cover by Dilleen Marsh/Cover photography by Eldon Linschoten