The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-27

MN ELLA THOMPSON was eleven
 Fl years old at the time of the
 H writing of this story. She was ~ the only companion of her aged grandmother, with whom she lived in the outskirts of a fourishing town. Old Grandmother Thompson had enough to live quietly and econom- ically on, and was not obliged to work. She kept her little grand daughter in school, and the two lived in a very happy state of comradeship
 One day Grandmother fell i'll, and you may believe that Della was very anxious about her, making little dainty dishes to tempt the dear old lady's appetite and watching the neighbor- children and cautoning them against making too much noise in the street in front of Grand mothers house.
 One of these little urchins replied very saucily to Della when she asked him not to yell so Justify near to her home, explaining to him that Grandmother was i'll and trying to sleep. Well" said this little chap, If your granny don't want noise Sne Dtllt- iiiONt Oll up d where there aint any kids. And, say, tonight we'll do some oise-making. This is Halloween. Just you listen for us tonight"
 Now, Charlie Gray" replied De- lia, I'm going to beg you to be q good boy and not do anything to disturb Grandmamma tonight. You know Grandmother likes all you chill dren, and is so good to you, and now that she is sick. you should be kind to her. So please tell the boys not to make much noise about our place. l don't mind your having fun on Hal lowe'en, but I want you to go away from this end of town to have it on Grandmot others account-just this once, Charlie. If 1t was your mother or father who was i'll, you'd feel very hard towards the children who came and made n noise to disturb your loved one. And especially would you feel hard towards them if you had asked them not to make a disturbance near your home"
 Charlie Gray only grinned impu- dently at Della and ran off to join some shouting, boisterous boys who were in the next block. When he came up to them he called out Say, kids, old Mrs. Thompson is sick and Della says we're not to make any noise about her house. Wonder if she thinks she owns the town? We'll make all the hurrah we want to right in front of the Thompson's. Won't we?"
 Wont we? We'll walt and hear us'' cried one of the boys. ''I'll prac- tice my loud whistle right under the old woman's window. She'll get so mad she'll forget she's sick Ha, Ina, hal" And Jack King roared with laughter over the mischief planned.
 Sure, we'll give her a big dose of Halloween" put in another boy, Arthur Richards. "I hate to see old folks think they own the earth. We'll let old Granny Thompson know we have few rights on Halloween.
 Then the half-dozen boys put their heads together and decided to wake the very dust" In front of the Thomp- son cottage that night.
 Meantime Della was much worried She hated to have any misunderstand- ing with the neighborhood children but If it was necessary to preserve quiet for her sick grandmother she would not hesitate to "give as good as sent" that is to say, she would pay the noise makers back ir their own coin.
 busted herself for an hour before bed time, then she decided she was ready for the attack. q hope Charlie and night" she said to herself, as she