The bee., 1910-06-16
His Mysterious
Malady

| ions you mad yesterday when you
stayed home from schoool?"
"Oh, WELL that was a whole day and
night ago" protested Bobby. "A Teller
could get well Of most anything in
that time"
Especially as this is Saturday aft
ernoon." said his father. thoughtfully.
You considered yourself a pretty sick
boy yesterday" sl3 gt III
s''I was" said Bobby. Gee. felt
something fiercel never felt worse
In my llfe.s AttfY
Then don't you think you ought
to be very careful today?" ~
IF 1t was going to be anything Il
would have gone and done II by now"
said Bobby. Besides, feel swell |
wouldn't "a laid down here. only
mamma said | had to- wish knew
what did It,"
What did you do on Thursday that
was particularly festive?"
Well. II was like this" Bobby be.
gan. Nellie Foster she made fudge,
and, OF course. got some of II. Il
was swell. all right. only Billy didn't
get big piece and he whispered that
there was too much choc'lut in II. I
didn't say a word. but teacher she
heard somebody whisper and she said
for me to go out of the room and wait
downstairs for her.
Il said didn't whisper. and she
said; What makes you always take
that attitude, Robert?'
cafd ! tvounst t,lxt.,x
all ] had was fudge
Then she got mad and sent me
home, because she said | was imper.
tinent
Out in the yard / saw Jimmy. His
brothers got scarlet fever and he can't
come to school, but he waits for us
fellers outside. He had an apple and
he gave it to me SOS I'd tell him some.
thing Susie Herrick said had enough
OF Susie Herrick when she was in my
room at school. but Jimmy likes her"
Was IL a good apple?"
No said Bobby. But wouldn't
let on that | was stung, so | ate it,
Did you go home them"
Sure not acknowledged Bobby.
Nach any Me anu
Jimmy went over to the park and got
some peanuts for the squirrels. We
couldn't find any squirrels, so we ate
the peanuts ourselves. I'm going toI
plant peanuts and see how they grow
Billy he planted some last year and
We watched for 'em to come up and
then long about July he remembered
they were cooked" "A
Il thought Billy lived In fat"
He does. but he borrowed our yard
to plant the peanuts. You know that
big white house on the corner of aunt
Mary's street," N
Yes" 4
Well, who do you spose is going I'd
live there? Just Mamie Kelly!" said
Bobby, triumphantly. Il most fellI
over when she told me. Gee. she'll be
more conceited than ever when she's
got three lilac bushes and woodshedI
in her yard"
You were telling me what you did
Thursday" n
oh. SO was. Well. then | got
some popcorn and we went home 10
lunch and I was awful hungry | ate
a LOT and | took three bananas to
school, SOS | wouldn't be hungry in
tue afternoon. | was going to give
one to Billy and one to Nellie Foster.
bur first thing ! knew ate them all.
was awful sorry | had when Nellie
Foster gave me big piece of choclut
cake after school It was some
qnashed from her carrying it in bag.
but II was awful good ! got her a
Ice cream cone, but she didn't want Il.
and had to eat 'em both myself. /
never seen--saw-a girl that didn't
Ike ice cream before"
1T is rather unusual"
She felt awful bad about #: she
was afraid I'd be mad, specially be-
cause they was nickel ones, but 4
didn't care much. Mamie Kelly gave
me two big pickles, but the cones was
gone by that time. so she didn't get
any"
But you ate the pIckles?"
Yep, did" acknowledged Bobby
sheepishly. But said Thanks lust
as Sam came along. and she gave him
one, too. Then, OF course, Sam he
gave US some choclut creams. Say
there's place he knows about where
You can get lots of 'em for ten cents
Gee. but they're SWELL"
Were they the best things you had
that day."
Il should say mott" cried Bobby, with
enthusiasm. tG''Why, | had three pieces
o. strawberry shortcske for dinner"
Well, perhaps It was the shortcake
that saved your life'
Mamma thinks 1t was the medi-
cine" said Bobby 81 certainly feel
fine now. If stay here I'll Just get
weaker and weaker till can't get up.
so I'd like to go outdoors. There's a
ball game over in the big lot and Pm
to pitch"
Are you sure you ought to go?"
oh, yes. can't see how it helps
any to keep Teller In bed when he
gets sick like that without any reason.
Anyhow, there's Billy whistling for
me