Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-22

morning Of which I write. 'Til run get
| the sliders and we'll go and have lots OF
fun till mamma calls us to luncheon"
SO he soon reappeared with the two
"sliders' under his arm, and together the
two little ones ran on toward their SID
ing place.
When they reached the bank, however,
they stood open-mouthed and wfde.eyed.
sliding down their sliding place. Nell
looked at Paul: Paul looked at Nell
Then tho former spoke: How dare those
kids to come to our play placer?
And the latter replied: "Yes, how dare
they? Let's 20 and drive EN- away"
So together Paul and Nell advanced In
very threatening way toward the In
truders The thre little children be-
longed to the town and Nell AMI Paul re
membered having seen them coming
and going from school. They lived In a
little wood cottage down the road piece.
in the poorest quarters or the suour1.
Paul had heard somehow that the chill
dren's father worked on the railroad In
some capacity and that their mother did
plain sewing for people. And to think
that these children of the poor should
dare to intrude their presence on HIM
self and his sister was quite enough TO
put Paul, in q very bad temper
=.
How dare you come to our play
placer" cried Paul. addressing the three
little strangers. This sliding place be-
longs to me an sister. An you'd best
go away quick. too"
The three children. who were using
plain old bits of rough boards for slid
ers." stopped in their sport and looked
bit abashed toward Paul. Then the
little hoy who was the oldest OF the
three. smoke In very gentle tones, apollo
geticaily:
I'VE didn't know that you owned this
place." he said. Its down here by the
road and amt near to your house. You
live in the fine big house atop the hill.
yes we live up yonder." replied Paul.
jerking his curly head in the direction
Of his own home. But TINS place is
but we didn't know you were coming
here today" spoke one OF the little
girls sse . aasy with the s stesp
hillside holding her little rough Slider"
gathered closely in her arms. Her tiny
bit of a sister about four years OF age)
stood clinging to her frock for protec-
ton from the angry boy who was look
Ing down from the top Of the bank on
them.
RI slide together asked the boy. You
see when you and your sister are going
nm the bank we can be sliding down.
Then we can all have fun together"
paul and Nell were quite dumfounded
to think that the poor boy-from down
In the common quarter of the town
should dare to presume to niay with
them and to insist on sharing the sliding
place.
AS soon as she could frame words Nell
caught hold of Paul and said in emphatic
tones: Come, brother let's go home
md tell mamma about-about-these chill
dren trying totake our place"
Paul thought his sister had suggested
the wisest way out of the difficulty and
Started with her toward their home.
After they had departed the strange boy
whose name was Freddy-said to his sis
ters: wen play here till we, see them
coming back Then we'll take bur boards
and 90 home. Maybe mamma can find
nice place close to our house where we
can slide You know. mamma can al |
wavs and things for us somehow"
Eyes, mamma Is so good" replied the
older girl. AN so is papa, dear"
LES, papa an nanny Is dood," lisped |
little four-year-old Tottie
mt -, tn Slidin0 tho