The Raymer enterprise., 1910-09-01
His Mysterious
Malady


Bobby sat up ard threw On the al.
chan impatiently. 'r.feel.fihe now" he
laid. Il guess I'll 60 out for awhile" :"
His father shook his head. Hold
on minute, ,"he commanded. Where
are all those perfectly terrible sensa.
tlons you hadsyesterday when you
stayed home from schoool!"
"oh. we'll. that was whole day and
q 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 Z pretty sick
boy yesterday"
y was" said Bobby. Gee. I felt
something fierce! never felt worse
In my life."
Then don't you think you ought
to be very careful today!"
III II was going to be anything It
would have gone and done It by now. "
said Bobby. Besides. | feel swell.
wouldn't a. laid down here, only
mamma said had 10. | wish | knew
what did IT,"
What did you do on Thursday that
was particularly festive?"
well, It 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 IT, {
didn't say a word. but teacher she
heard somebody whisper and she said
Tor me to 60 out Of the room and walt
downstairs for her.
y said ! didn't whisper. and she
said: What makes you always take
that attitude. Robert?'
Il said wasn't taking any attitude
ALI | had was fudge.
Then she got mao and sent me
home. because she said I 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
iellers outside. He had an apple and
he gave It to me SOS I'd tell him scme.
thing Susie Herrick said. had enough
Of Susie Herrick when she was In my
room at school. but Jimmy likes her."
WAS 1t a good applet"
NO. said Bobby. But | wouldn't
let on that was stung. so | ate IT,"
Did YOU 60 home them"
Sure not" acknowledged Bobby.
There wasn't any hurry. Me and
Jimmy went over TO the park and 20,
some peanuts for the Gquir, els. We
couldn't find any squirrels. 80 we ate
the peanuts ourselves. I'm going to
plant peanuts and see how they grow.
BILLY he planted some last year and
we watched for EN- to come UP and
then long about July be remembered
they were cooked"
II thought Billy lived In a nat"
"He does. but he borrowed our yard
TO plant the peanuts. YotS know that
Gig white house on the corner Of aun,
Mary's street,"
Yes"
well. who do you s'rose Is going ia
live there? Just Mamie Kelly!" said
Bobby. rtriumphantly. n most fell
over when she told me. Gee. she'll BE-
more conceited than ever when she's
got three lilac bushes and Z woodshed
In her yard"
You were telling me what you did
Thursday"
"Oh, so I was. Well, then | got
come popcorn and we went home to
lunch and I was awful hungry. I ate
lot and took three bananas to
school. SOS ! wouldn't be hungry In
she afternoon. | was going 10 give
one to Billy and one to Nellie Foster,
but nrst thing I knew Late them all.
] was awful sorry had when Nellie
Foster gave me big piece Of choe' 'lut
cake after school. Il. was some
quashed from her carrying II In a bag.
but 1t was awful good. got l,er a
leo cream cone, but she didn't want II,
and had to eat 'em. both myself I
never ssen-saw-ai girl that didn't
uxs Ice cream before"
1T 10 rather unusual"
"she felt awful bad about II: she
was afraid Id be mad. specially be.
cause they was nickel ones. but I
didn't care much. Mamie Kelly gave
me two big pickles. but tho cones was
gone By that time, 30 she didn't ge,
nnc"