Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-02

ing on card the findings Of each child.
/ The room was breathess as she SAID
Tommy has the smallest number; ne
| has one eKgY
At this announcement Tommy began
/ 10 yell. demanded his hat that he might
/ 20 home and toll his mamma.
Easter. who stood next 70 Tommy, ~
the line, said. why, yes, Tommy mas
more than one
ooh. but Easter cheated, cried Myron
Dart. who stood on TOmmy's other side.
'She has Just put eggs out OF Der Pasis \. y
into T0mmy's. ] have snwn her DO u.
You'd better give Tommy some o.
your egge instead Of telling on Easter,
Ruth Clark said with O flush.
All this time Casters sister was trying
10 get in some words between Tommy
shrieks.
but see here. Tommy, we are going 70
give you a present 10 make up TOT your
not getting many eggs"
Tie yelling suddenly ceased, ana JOin
my wiped his two eyes on nus TWO ist5
The announcement continues "ltuth
Clark and Chucky Potter have the most
eggs, aud they have exactly the suIne
number They'll have TO- draw, str9ws,,,
give the prize 20 Ruth; i shah
mini" said fat goOd-naturcd Chucky.
'But / mind" Ruth said. Catch me
taking half your prize, Chucky Potter
~ viii tell you" said Casters sister,
who had been adding the figures on the
card. There are three eggs nor yet
found Wen not call the game hnlsnea
until they are found, | propose ihAt
Rntb and Chuclty make a search for
these Any that wish may JOIN m the
hunt eulsting under Ruth and Chucky
as lenders. only there must be as many
HELPERS for one leader as Tor the other
There were six volunteers Tor ,ehcn
leader. What q hunt they made; IheS
looked into everything, that Woulu n olu
the little eggs, which, by the way VIZ
moi real eggs al all. but manufacturers
onos of bisdue; they searched behind lhc
furniture and under the rugs nnd the
Navajo Indian blankets tnat E9sltr
Uncle Major had sent from New Ae1lco'
"Wo've just looked everywhere, one
Another added. "Yes. we have, and
they Amt anywhere IA these pnrlors'
even N she did sny that they We're.
''But they are IN these parlors, sad
Casters sister you see that can
Ruth. noting this queer speech
looked sharply at the speaker aud az
rcrtly she cried ont In great excite
mcnt. 81 see one Of the eggs; IT'S III
Running forward. she stood on tip
toe, aud picked the guilty ngg from the
sisters ear, while all the children came
crowding around. laughing and saying
things that the printer couldn't put M
here without using up all his caclnma-
ton points. Then they looked in the
sisters other ear, rumagcd her hair
demanded that she should show the
PALMS Of her hands and open her laugh
ing mouth. But they found no other
egg about her.
Then there was another search about
the room. but X was spiritlcss, 80 sure
were the crV-huuters that there would
be no findings.
"Oh. just give che prize to Ruth"
said Chucky, ''and let's play blind mans
blun"
"But where can those other eggs
beT said Ruth. her curiosity well up.
II have large handkerchief for
binding persisted Chucly, feeling in
his pocket "Wcl. ] do declare" hc
cried out. Here's an egg IN my pocket
You put Il there! | know you didI'
Tho sister did not dony the charge.
again you and Ruth have n tie.
"Now push ahead and hud the other
egg. There's just one more Among
the bisquc eggs there Is one Of candy. .
A prize ~ going 10 be given 10 that one
of you who can pick out the candy egg
without having tasted IT,"
Ruth went around feeling In all the
pockets and looking in everyhody's
enmi Chucky poked about, not inter
estcd
AZ length Ruth said 81 give up! I've
looked everywhere IN these rooms.
cannot find that last egg"