Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-03

VERY day during the fall mont hs
little Molly Donivan walked to
the country school two miles
distant from her home And she
took charge of and protected
two little neighbor children who were
somewhat Younger than herself seeing
that they were not run over by the
older pupils. for. YOU know, there are
boys-and girls too. I'm sorry to say
who delight in teasing and annoying
their juniors in age and interiors in
size. So Molly threw her protecting lit
tie arm about Peggy and Sammy Stone.
twin sister and brother. and neighbors
of Mollys.
During the severe winter weather
Molly and of course. Peggy and Sammy
'seeing that the twins never went to
school without Molly were obliged I"
miss many. many days of schooling, FOR
they could not breast the severe
Weather such a long distance. But dur
ing the pleasant months they never
missed day.
Going to and from school was very
pleasant. indeed. for their road was over
beautiful prairie. with great heldS
stretching on every side. 1t was In the
middle west. where very little TIMBER
ODStructeu the NhitH io'i''
gently sloping for miles and miles. Also
il was the country where the cyclone
often did great damage to property and
life. for no mountains or forests were
there to break its fury.
One very hot day in the latter part OF
September-for September is one of the
hottest months in that part OF the coun-
try-the heat was most oppressive; no
wind-which is SO usual during the
autumn-blew TO give rel1ef, ana the
sky was full of small heavy thunder
caps. This was ominous. threatening
storm of some sort.
Late In the afternoon the schooteacher
decided il was best To dismiss school for
the day. as every atmospheric symptom
pointed toward Cyclonic disturbance. II
not a genuine cyclone. She told the pu-
pills To make all possible haste to their
respective homes saying that the sky was
very threatening. indeed. for great
biack-browed cloud was rising over the
Molly with little book satchel in one
hand and dinner pail i'll the other. and
with Peggy and Sammy running close to
her heels went flying over the dusty
country road toward her home. which
was not to be from the SchoOhouSe
long hin intervening.
Hope it wont be d cyclone, gasped
ou: Sammy And even while he was
SPEAKING a gust OF EOt WlilO pew nerCely
from the northwest. "Oh. that blew the
Gust in my eyes, the little chap cried.
st"2ping to wipe his face on his sleeve
Say. sister an Molly. wait for met
Il Called out to the running girls, who
s-e!e ieaviDg him behind.
Vol. brother. don't be fOolin along"
caiIed Iut Peggy. pausing il her speed
ard waiting fer Sammy to come up.
oh, got dust in your eyes?" asked
Molly. pauSinS also and looking around
toward Sammy, who was still trying to
clear his eyes. Then she returned to the
little boys assistance. taking her hand
kerchief from her book satchel and wiping
the lids of Sammy's eyes. Now. I guesS
the dust is all out said Molly preparing
TO replace her kerchief in its resting
place.
No faint declared Sammy. batting
his eyelids. There's dust-chunks and
chunks of it-in my left eye. Uh it
hurts. IT does" And the suffering Sammy
Rrabbed at Molly's kerchief to aid in re-
moving the chunks and chunks" of dust