Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-03-25
wh.r the Car, Fitted.

When the Cap Fitted.
Duke looked up from the bone he
was gnawing and glared at his little
mistress and her visitor. His bushy
bushy tail did not even hint wagging,
there was fierce ligh. in his eyes. and
a low growl rumbled down in his
throat.
Ruth caught Marian by the arm. "Oh.
let's runr' she cried. Hes going to
| bite u.s."
"No, he won't IL you don't touch his
| bone" Marian felt ashamed Of her
dog. and vainly tried 10 think Of some
excuse for his conduct Il don't know
what makes him act So" she said, as
the two walked on.
SIS he always as cross as he has been
since came" asked Ruth.
| "He didn't use to Ea," returned Ma
rian, sorrowfully. But now he's get
ting crosser and crosser all the time"
They had reached the front porch by
this time, and behind the woodbine
stood Marian's brother Paul. His face
was red with anger, and his fists were
clinched. sI'm going straight to mann
ma, missw he exclaimed, as he saw
Marian. "Well see if she lets you talk
that wayv'
sWhat way!' asked Marian in aston
ishment; and Ruth thought of her own
brother and felt very glad he was not
as ill-tempered and unreasonable as
Paul. Paul paid no attention to his
sisters question, but he went into the
house, slamming the door very hard.
A few moments later mammals sweet
voice called, marian dear, want to
see you"
Marian obeyed quicidy Mamma was
waiting for her in the sewing-room, and
her face looked puzzled and sad. Paul
sat by the window, and it was plain
he had been crying. Marian looked
looked from one to another in aston
ishment.
''How is this my daughter?" mamma
began. paul tells me he heard you
saying to Ruth thst he is growing
crosser and crosser all the time"
Marian stared, then broke into a
hearty laugh. "Why, mamma, we
weren't talking abou him at all. Duke
growled at us, and RHth asked me if he
always acted SO cresf.s and then I said
he is getting crosser d crosser all the
time"
/ "Oh!e said mamma, and then she, too
laughed. "Run back to your play
: DEAR" she said, cheerily. st was only
a mistake, it seems"
When Marian had left the room
) mamma looked over at Paul. His cheeks
were redder than before, but now Il
was shame that colored them instead Of
. anger. "I just heard them talking
t about being cross, and l. s'posed tha
8 meant me-" he explained.
= ..It was a rather queer mistake
r wasn't it?" mamma asked. And Pau
e made on answer.
: eff your father had overheard tina
!. conversation" mamma continued, af
d ter waiting moment for Paul to speak
d would he have thought the girls wer'
|. talking about himf
i "Of course not" said Paul, indignant
ly.
. "But why not?" persisted mamma.
Because he isn't ever cross, and the.
n couldn't have meant him." Paul spok
e earnestly, though he could not he'll
y smiling as he met his mothers mean
ing look.
u Exactly" said mamma, nodding he
IL head. "And 1t was easy for you t
p make the blunder, because you hav
3 been cross and ill-natured through a
d most all Of Ruth's visit. The cap fitte
'e YOU, and you put it on without waitin
Ii to see whether it was meant for 20
IS or not. Uneasy consciences, my boz
make people very sensitive about wha
ID they happen to overhear.
n "a boy who tries his best to do righ
70 doesn't need to worry over what peopl
E. saw about him. And that sort of bo
st will not be likely to think that all th
le unpleasant things he overhears al
e. meant for him.
er Paul went back to his play a wise
ir bow. and let US hope better one. B
had made up his mind that when tt
,e can fitted himself and ill-natured Duk
Id It was time for change.-The Presb
er terian.
II Two Little Optical Illusions.
ne The figures show COZ
OF plete little optical illusion The top lii
1t Of figure A seems longer than the t.