The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-20


 LNNI as she dressed herself for N W breakfast on her birthday
 M morning. they've given mo fN F} another doll, when what l M M really wanted was a house t&SEWJ to put the ones In that l have now Grown people have no sense."
 whats that?" cried Virginia, who was about five years older than Flor ence and felt 1t her duty to see that her younger sister behaved herself What do you know about grown people r
 Nothing. replied Florence. m lmi- tstins sng them Saow todaSg odsSna and talking about
 Now. see here." began Virginia.
 ''Oh, see here yourself, "cried Florence. jumping up off the floor. q know what talking @ fs ike this T ! yoG'r tell mother. and mother will scold me. No, she won't, either. because it's my birthday. Oh. goodyl You go ahead and tell mother. a great chance to let her know what think of the way she's bringing me up:;,w, up:;,,, fon.a ,,o,,... n.uo,.v girl, and shall tell mother" cried Vir- The The older sister ran out of the room in search of her parent, while Florence. who took life less seriously than Vir- ginia, laughed at her and turned her, attention to her other presents.
 But she could not feel very happy. She had such a large family Of dous already that if put her to quite .,,, httls tile new one. A bright idea suddenly oo- cured to her; at least she thought 1t was bright-she usually did think her 'astS At bTeakfast she asked very solemniy and quietly if she might visit little An nie Welch. a poor child whom Florence mother looked after a Dit, ana whom she encouraged her child in being kind to. Having obtained the desired per- mission. she left the house. But not to | 10 to Annies home; that was not her Florence had also asked permission to take her new dell with her. and Mrs. Jones had quickly granted her request, for she thought 1t a sign that her little J girl repented of the nasty words which Virginia had dutifully repeated.
 But it was not love for the new doll . that prompted Florence to take her with her. It was part of her plan.
 She had not gone far from home when n boy on that block whom Florence found 1t hard to play with, 1t was Jack Ferret But today she stopped and greeted him like a long-lost brother Gas
 ssy you m tReip Reng she inquired SeS Hack stood stil and looked at her. '"Taking some calfs-foot Jelly to Grand pSs.S gh0s s,sslousl1 sIss 9e %Phsa ESPsa Then he 
 "Oh, nothing" answered Florence, as she passed on smiling.
 Jack turned and resumed his walk, hut the next moment stopped short. Something hard had struck him on the back of the neck. Hc turned and ran after Florence, but stumbled over some thing. 1t was the unnecessary doll.
 Jack stopped. and picked ps..o,i., t ..Sp up: never could have thrown that. Girls never throw dolls. They're too fond of them"
 let if fall out of her arms and that fin some mysterious way it had gone up in- stead of down, he walked back to where she stood and politely returned the doll.
 Florence, who had expected Jack to completely demolish the doll in his wrath at being hit, was too disappointed to thank him, and Jack, noticing her indifferent manner, asked in amazement. Don't you want it?"
 And then Florence did a thing she never thought she could have done she confded her troubles to Jack;