Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-13


the sand to see there were other wad.
crs near by, and for time their small
attentions were all taken up and then,
when they ran back for their belong
ings, they found them in the posses
sion of a rough, dark girl and boy
somewhat larger than themselves.
They were filled with surprise and
Indignation. and George imperiously
: Gomanded Give me my shoes anG
stockinss-sive them to me- =
~ wunt," SAID the dark boy. you
wunt get them no more. They're
mine now, cause found en-
And these are mine. cause l found
en-" shrieked the dark girl. flourish
ins Daisy's pretty tan shoes and stocll-
lngs wildly in the air. Everything We
fra is ours. isn't, Tom?"
Pat cant walk IN ny plain feet
sob5ed Daisy. "and-and ] want to GO
heae'
Walk on your hands. den. if YOU
cant walk on ya}5' fee, said the dark
ho=. "youse rich Kids can do any.
ting can't yeh?''
We are not rich" cried Georee in.
d;gnantly My father works all day
! IL an office. and draws houses on pa.
E, per at home in the evening"
You are. toe. rich: cant l tell?'
screamed the da:E girl. You do1,t
live in ten DO you. and get rained
on and get chased by everybody. and
rover have anything. you like do
ycu?"
NC no. ra'am.' replied Daisy. "We
live in house.
+, ] knew il snenp1d the dark girl.
You are some of those nasty rich
j l;;fs. and you shaY't have your shoes
jhac1. 'cause nv little sister needs EN-,
and | need that gold neckchain O
! ycurn. so YOU Just give i here
ITS locked on my neck and I can't
take it off. and oh. won't you pleas
give me my shoes? | can't walk with
; ont them
Lay dow nand roll, den shouted
the dark boy.
IF YOU don't leave her alone I'll go
home and tell my father on you," said
George. bris ling with anger
''Youse don't mean it, taunted the
i dark boy. "AnvhoW. don't start unsil
get all dem duds o yourn off yeh.
'cause | need EN-
Yes and need her duds cried
E, the dark Girl running at Daisy and
+, her neck Then she tore hor dress
3, from her. giving her a the same time
a brutal slap on the face.
! Say, Tom, she screamed, eve
ouehter put 'em both in sllif and put
'cm out in the lake. and let the big
! fishes eat 'em up. That's good ENOUGH
for such as 'em. Let's do it. She
save Daisy staggering blow. crying:
60 home. you nassy little rich thing.
ard tell yer mother to give you good
| lckin.
Weak from pain and terror, Daisy
: sank to the sand. but not so doughty
&C orge, who was giving battle to his
assailant tooth and nail, refusing to
part with his garments, and the dark
oi"l seeing he was more than a match
fer her brother. the little highwayman,
ran into the fray. and began beating
| George first with her fists and then
with tree branch she found near by.
Two to one We're heavy odds. and
| George was about beaten iH/o submis-
: sion when mems voices were borne on
the breeze to them, and the dark boy
and girl sprang up to listen. They
stood for awhile hearkening to the
voices coming nearer and nearer and
then, mumbling some hasty words be-
tween them. darted away around a
! lend in the shore. carrying the chill
dren's has. shoes and stockings with
them.
A look of relief spread Ger the chill
dren's countenances as if they beiev-
ed their troubles were now at an end,
! but instead an extra large policeman
and a very angry gentleman came hur-
rying along and siezed them almost
before they COULD cry out, which they
we're really too terror-stricken to do.
They were dragged brutally along
over the flinty gravel in their tender,
bare feet. not knowing what was to
become of them, and they certainly
were pictures-soiled. wet. half nude
and altogether unrecogniZable.
"This thing has got to be stopped
said the policeman in grnff voice
"These gypsy children are making all
kinds of trouble in the park every
day. Why, they are regular little hold
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