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The Baby.

Harold, come here quick ana le
me put on your shoes. Papa wants
When mama spoke from the mex
room, Harold and Katy were stand
ing in the floor pouting because they
did not agree in their playing.
Harold ran to mama, and katle raj
to the window to see where ne was
going. He and papa stopped at the
fruit store on the corner, and he sool
came back with q big apple in MS
hand. .,
.I'm going to make up with Katy
now if she'll be good" said Harold te
himself as he went up stairs. Katy
had forgotten her pouts. she "anteo
q taste of that apple. 49,,
20 Harold, give me blte'
"Well, if you'll put your hands stiff
behind you anil not touch 1t, you
may have bite,-just one bite" =,
Katy tucked her doll under her lefi
arm. braced her little feet firmly on
the door, and, well, it was rather q
large bite for little girl--but then she
knew she could have but that one.
20, you stingy girl to take such q
big bite out of my apple" said hel
brother as he walked to the window
to finish his feast alone.
Katy ran to mama's room and hid
her face in her lap. There were tears
in her blue eyes. "What is it, dearie"'
asked mama in CHEEKY tones. When
Katie had finished her story, mama
said, "Never mind, my little girl, you
feel hurt, but brother feels worse than
you do, and we must teach him not To
be 80 selfish, for selfish boy can never
be happy, and don't we want brother
to be happy w
soon she and mama were very busy
making q new apron for Dolly:
Harold heard Katy's merry laugh and
wanted to 90 in and join the fun, but
he did not feel right in his heart, 80 he
kicked his heels against the chair and
looked out of the window.
By and BY mama and Katy went out
and all was still until Katy came
running in and with winning smile
said, -.
"Mr. Gent'lum, will you please
come to my partyw
Harold had stayed alone with him
self until he was unhappy, and was
glad to follow his sister to the play,
room. A plate with q slice of bread
and q bowl of milk on 1T was placed
on each of their footstools, and Katy
had their bibs in her hand. She pass
ed Harold his, put on her own, set hel
plate on the floor, and sitting down
on her stool, placed her bowl on heI
lap and took a good bite of hei
bread. :,
'tS'cuse me, Mr.. Gent'lum, I didn't
wait for Manners" said Katy
Harold's bread had fallen on the floor.
He had his spoon in his hand but he
had turned his back to stool and COM
pany and was winking very fast. The
thought of eating choked him and he
felt that he must make it all right
between his little sister and himself
before he could eat anything. He did
not want her to see him cry, 80 he
winked fast and hard to throw the
tears out Of his eyes. It seemed to
him If he tried to speak, the words
would not come. But Harold was 8
brave boy with plenty Of grit, so he
swallowed a big lump in his throat
and turning suddenly with his spoon
in his uplifted hand, said,
"Katy. I was awful mean. Will
you kiss me?"
Up went the rosy lids for sisterly
kiss. A. great burden rolled from
Harold's heart, and he made up his
mind that the next time he had an
apple all his own, he would get mams
to cut it in two pieces, just alike, and
Katy should have whole piece.
After their party, which was 8
very pleasant little one, they went out
to walk with mama, and Harold tried
his best to bea good brother to Katy
while they We're out.
In the evening they prscticed sing
ing with papa and mama and these
were the words they learned: "And
be ye kind, one to another, tender
hearted; forgiving one another, Even
as God, for Christ's sake, has forgiven