The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-08-28

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Let's stay down here In the base
ment till that drefiie 'Lizabeth goes
home, said Victoria, looking over the
edge OF the anchored school drink.
ing cup, which she still held to her
lips
"The ianitor Will chase us out II he
sees us, said Gladys, looking around
And Marie told me thatence she saw
mouse down here. And Harriet
said that one day last fall boy
threw snake in here right on girl
Maybe II will come out when 1t thinks
no one Is around" She shiyered and
glanced all about her fearfully
Well, Gladys Hammlll, I'd be
ashamed OF myself to be afraid OF
such little thing as mouse, and
everybody knows that snakes die In
WATER said Victoria severely
"Why, mouse couldn't hurt you the
teenlest little bit In the world"
"0h! OH" shrIeked Gladys, jump.
ing nimbly on the bench. II saw
one, It ran into the waste basket !"
Il don't think II was one" said
Victoria, looking warily around from
her perch on the narrow window sill.
Il think It was piece of paper. !
wouldn't be like you for anything In
this world--always jumping around
and soaring people,
We'll, you jumped higher than |
did said Gladys with more spirit
than she usually showed, eAnd II
you'd be ashemed of yourself, why
did you get on the window? wasn't
az afraid as you. stayed on the
bench"
Victoria took refuge in dlgnlfled
silence, Seating herself as far from
Gladys as the length of the bench per-
mitted, she began to study her SPELL
Ing lesson diligently, while Gladys.
humming to herself with her feet
tucked up safely, looked neryously
around,
"S-e-p-a-r-a-t-e, spelled Victoria,
her eyes closed,
"A rat said Gladys. explosively.
NJ Victoria shrieked and scrambled
for the window sill again. but Gladys
got there first this time. and de-
manded from her lofty shelf What
is its Where did 1t go2 Was 1t a
mouse againg"
You said It was rat. said Vie
toria, trembling, Everybody is
afraid Of RATS they suck your
hreath
why, .Nieky. never said there
was a rat, said Gladys, indignantly,
II never in this world did"
why, Gladys Hammill. you did,
too Didn't you say. "A rat, just like
thatgn demanded Victoria,
Ives, but that was for separate.
Don't YOU remember that teacher
told us there was a rat in the middle,
so we'd remember and not put that
little old 'e' in it,"
~Well, why didn't yau say 20,
then9n demanded Victoria.
II did, Vieky, and then You jumped
and | thought you saw something,
YOU'RE such fraidy cat. Gladys
that YOU make everybody else fraidy
cats, too, Come out and play tag
'Lizabeth must be home by now
They ran out Of the basement OF
the school building and had PLAYED
but a few minutes when Gown the
stairs elattered the belated Elizabeth
and Joined the game by hitting GLADYS
a sounding thump on the back
shrleklng that she was it,
You SO right straight home. Liza,
beth, and don't play with us, com
manded Victoria, I'VE don't want
to play With a girl that tells thing:
that amt true, Go right away, OF
IN tell Mollie what YOU said abou
her the other day and she won't dC
thing TO you.
There's Mollie. now, said GLADYS
"Let's tell her"
~Molhes Mollel~ shrieked Eliza
beth, before the little girls could col
leet their thoughts, ~Yicky says YOU
tell things that amt true
Mollie. with a rush, descended Upol
thSna, while Victoria stood helples