Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-12-12

| the block than Molly and
Mabel. They lived side by
side, went to the same school, read the
same stories, and wanted their best
hats trimmed just exactly alike, even
to the number of white spots on the
| gray quills, which made the blue felt
sailors so very charming in the eyes
OF both. But, on the tenth day-oh,
dear! how everything was changed!
Molly went to school on one side of the
street, with never a glance across at
Mabel, trudging disdainfully along on
the other; and from breakfast to bed
time the day was out of joint for both
To be sure, the quarrels never lasted
long; but they were serious matters
while they did last.
In vain the mothers took counsel to-
gether. In vain they reasoned, each
with her own particular little girl
Both Molly and Mabel protested that
they loved each other, and never
meant to quarrel; but still the quarrels
would come, and make both miserable
And they arose over such trilng
things! After the making up" the
two friends never could see "how they
came to quarrel over little thing like
that"
So things went on until Mollys Aunt
Frances came to spend the winter with
her sister, Now, Aunt Frances was
Molly's ideal of everything O. young
lady should be. So it was no wonder
that her niece sang her praises morn
ing, noon and night. Neither was it
any wonder that Mabel, who had a
young lady aunt of her own, grew tired
OF so often hearing the same strain,
and on the fatal tenth day chanced to
remark that, while Molly's Aunt
Frances was very nice in her opinion,
her own Aunt Angie was nicer. This
was the thin end of the wedge of dis
pute; but half an hour later Molly
rushed into the house declaring that
she would never speak to Mabel Bye
again so long as she lived-"so there!"
The wedge had been driven deep, and
friendship was split wide open.
Aunt Frances listened to the tale of
Mabels presuming to think any one
]
face, though her blue eyes were dane
| ing merrily. When the story was end
ed, she said, soothingly:
Il wouldn't mind it so much, Molly.
| I'm sure l don't care if Mabel likes
4 her own auntie best. But I'm sorry
you two should have quarreled about
me. l didn't come all the way from
Texas to Minnesota to cause a cold
ness between friends, and l shall feel
dreadfully if you and Mabel never
speak to each other again.
"Well," said Molly, hesitating be-
tween her disposition to "stay mad
and her desire to please Aunt Frances
Il s'pose 1 could speak to her, just to
'blige you; but I'm quite sure l shall
never like her so well any more"
But when Mabel's kitten ran away
that afternoon and all the children in
the block were looking for it, Molly
could not help but look, too. And
when she found it in the coal bin-it
had fallen through the cellar window
of course, she had to carry it home
Mabel was so delighted that she hugget
both her and the kitten, and the quar-
rel was over then and there.
That night, after dinner, Aun
Frances called Molly to her, anc
showed her small pink box, with ;
druggists label on the outside.
"Molly," said she, Just look here
What do you suppose I've got in thi
boX?"
Not medicine?' questioned Molly
who, having lately recovered from
slight illness, looked with suspicion ol
pink boxes Of that particular sort.
Medicine, sure enough" responds
Aunt Frances, cheerfully. "Ycu shal
be my first case. Molly, my dear,
will cure you; and my fame will sprea
through the length and breadth of tn
land" q forgot to tell that Aun
Frances was studying to be doctor
But I'm not sick any more" pro
tested Molly, drawing away from tn
box before she should be asked to tax
a dose of whatever was in it.
ooh, certainl,' not" agreed Aun
Frances. But 1 want you to try tn
quarrel cure, dear. See? These ar
temper tablets of the very best make.
She opened the box, and Molly say
the contents-tablets about the size c
q peppermint lozenge, clear, and Of
lovely deep red. They did not look a
though they would taste bad.
"Take one" said Aunt Frances. an
prescription would include 'one at bed
time So you might as well begin th
treatment right away"
Molly obeyed. The temper tablet wa
sweet, and tasted Of wintergreen.