Evening star., 1903-08-01

HNO, certainty not. l put uOWn fSeu LUZ
and Carroll put down Black Hawk
And l wrote yours for you. Peggy. cried
Bob. cause you weren't there and II
wasn't fair to leave you out
Il think that was beautiful idea How
did you know what to say. Billy?
Trust Bill to know all about speech
making" said Carroll slapping silly on
the back and beaming upon him with great
camplacence
Then what did you dor asked Peggy,
eager for further particulars.
Il climbed up on the roof and put IL In
side the window. 1t all dark. and
couldn't see where I put it. but 1 guess l
struck a table or chair or something Any
way. left it there
Weren't You scared"
NO. certainly l wasn't. What was there
to scare feilow?'
Isn't 1t time for dInnerc' asked Bob.
I'm getting awfu,iy hungry"
Il wonder what old Dave Will say when
he reads that letter?' laughed Carroll.
they made raid on the bath room to wash
hands and faces.
Mrs. Mason asked them at dinner they
had taken the wig back to Dave. and they
said yes" but did not go into details until
afterward, when they were all gathered
around the library flre-Mr. Mason in his
big armchair and the tribe OF Indians
sprawing on the rug at his feet. Then
Carroll told all about 1t.
We did all we could. didn't we. father?"
he asked when the story was done.
IL Will Ue dil TiBHt. EepIiou
Mr.. Mason. looking much amused But
see here. boys. you must be more careful
about the way you treat Dave. Remember
that he is an old man
''Oh. yes. Uncle John. we remember C1at.
all right: but he called Carroll and Bot,
names. and 1 don't think 1t hurt him one
little bit to have his wig stolen and to be
frightened. It'll teach him lesson
But do you think you are the one to
teach him that lesson. you little rowdy.
N nj q
ear mischevously.
Mrs Mason sighed and smiled at tho
same time. The children were certainly
hard to manage, but one could not help
being amused at what they did. nor admir-
ing the brave way In which they owned up
to their naughtness. She sent them up to
bed little earlier than usual. which they
did not mind In the least. as they were
tired. and said as she kissed each dark
brown face:
Try not to get into any more mischief.
children. But whatever you do. do not be
afraid to confess it,
When Bob opened his eyes the next morn
Ing he calculated "Oh, dear!' in such
very dismal tone of voice that he woke up
Carroll. 1t was raining hard outside. The
great drops were pelting against the win
dows and the sky was one mass of leaden
clouds.
"Oh. dear" exclaimed Bob again. getting
out of bed very slowly. Carroll took one
look at the state Of the weather gave q
disgusted grunt and turned over and went
to sleep again.
Consequently he was late to breakfast.
The other children were all through when
he finally appeared in the dining room. No
one else was there and Carroll ate his oat-
meal and bread and butter in solitary state.
He wondered where the other children
were, but he did not want to take tho trou-
BILE to hunt them up. He wandered into
the library and found an exciting book to
read. But even that did not keep his at
to-, E
down in the woods. and he thought it was
too bad that 1t should rain and spoil all
their fun. Before they had gone to bed the
night before he had sat a long time on the
edge Of Billys bed with Biliys comfortable
wrapped tightly around him. and they had
planned to make some improvements upon
the wigwam. and perhaps to build another
one. And now 1t must rain, and of course
they couldn't go out There did not even
seem to be a chance OF its clearing of all
day. and the prospect looked very gloomy.
Carroll gazed impatiently out al the fall
ing raindrops. What could they do in the
| house? Indians lived out Of doors. Just
then a faint sound of laughter fioated to
his ears from somewhere. He got up lazily.
wondering what any one could find. to
laugh at on such a dismal day. He fol-
lowed the sound upstairs and into the
nursery.
1t was a large in the third story,
with three good-sized windows ard an open
fireplace in which just now was burning
the most delightfully."- cheerful wood fire.
with the fender we'll around 1t to keep the
sparks from flying into the room. There
were red curtains at the windows. and alto
gether the room presented very cheerful
appearance. But what attracted Carroll's
eyes at once were some odd-ioOking struc-
lures made Of all the nursery furniture
piled in heaps and covered with tablecoths.
old curtains and comfortables from the
bed rooms.
AS soon as Carroll appeared in the door
way he hailed with shouts Of JOY by
the other three Indians. who were busly
engaged in trying to stretch one end Of the
nursery tablecloth over the turned-upsde-
down rocking chair.
Come along. Carroll. We'ro playing this
is an Indian village. These are tho huts,"
cried Bob.
Aren't they fine? asked Peggy. poklng
q flushed face out from underneath the
tablecloth.
Did mother say YOU could have those
thngs?" asked Carroll. still feeling a little
inclined to grumbe
Yes. Aunt Elizabeth said we might use
them If were careful" replied Billy.
There. Peggy. hold that tight now. while
l get pin to pin this place together
Carroll became interested In spite of him
self, and joined the others in the construc-
ton of the huts. After a while he sug-
gested that they could have sports the way
the Indian boys often did in the books he
had read.
I'VE can pretend we aren't chiefs Just for
a little WHILE" he said.
We'll. then. we'll have to tear down all
our huts,' demonstrated Billy.
I'VE can just push 'em up against the
wall. and that will give lots OF room in
the middle. Here. take hold of this table,
Bob, and help me lift 1t by tho bu-
reau
Soon space was cleared and tho sports
began. OF course. they could not have any
runs but they jumped all kinds Of jumps
and they substituted what Carroll called
stunts" for the runs. Ono of these con-
sisted in sticking a pin upright in tho car
pet. moving off three Of your own foot
lengths from 1t. and then standing there
and trying to kick 1t without losing
your balance. 1t sounded quite easy, but
1t was not as easy as 1t sounded. After
they had all tried vafnly over and over
again Peggy at last succeeded in touching
it with the tip of her shoe and moving 1t
the least little bit. She claimed the victory
as none Of the others had even done that
much.
In the jumps Carroll won most Of the
high and Billy the broad. They used a
jumping rope for the high jumps. Poor
Bob did not seem able to win anything
He was too fat and slow. but he took his
defeats good-naturedy and enjoyed the
laugh as much as anybody when he turned