The Dolores star., 1912-04-05
Miss Minerva.
and
William Green Hill.
Copyright. b. Reilly = Bri.,o. Co.,

tcopyrisht. b. Reilly Brit,os Co.,
"You think OF more fool stunts 70
do. William Hill. than any boy they
TO-" cried the other; you all time
want to get " hooked up In Sarah
james corset and you all time cant
get nobody loose. What you want to
get ~ hooked up In this thing for!"
You done II yo'self." defended the
boy In front with rising passion.
Squeeze In. Jimmy; We jes' boun' to
git outer this fore somebody finds
II out"
He backed the other child close to
the wall and pressed 10 hard against
him that Jimmy screamed aloud and
began to pound him on the head with
his chubby lists.
Billy would not submit tamely to
any such treatment. He reached his
hand behind him and gave the
smaller boys cheek 4 merciless pinch.
The hght was on. The two little boys.
laced up tightly ~ they were In .
stout pair Of stays. pinched and
scratched. and kicked and jerked.
Suddenly Billy. leaning heavily against
Jimmy, threw him nat on his back
and fell on top Of him.
Bonnie Dick. sitting on the floor.
had up to this time watched the pro-
ceedings with an interested eye; now.
thinking murder was being commit
ted. he opened his big. red mouth and
emitted . howl that could be heard
half . mile. II Immediately brought
his mother to the open door. When
she saw the children squirmipg on
the Aoor In her only corset. her indig.
nation knew no bounds.
~You. Jimmy Garner, an you. too.
.sWIjslAn HIM. yuis littls tmpso' satsa.
what you doin' In my house! Didn't
iyo' nanny tell you mot TO tamper
wid ne no mo'f Git up an come here
M lemms git my co'set on o. yuh."
I. Angry a. she was, she could mot
keep from laughing at the sight they
presented. %. with no gentle hand.
she unclasped the hooks and released
| their imprisoned bodies.
+, BILLY all time" began Jimmy.
= Billy all time nothin'." said Sarah
tJans. faint no use TO TO try to lay
dis-hers co'set business onto Billy;
! both O. yuh 10 ekally In Il. An me
| a.aimin' TO- to 70 to three fun'els dis
! week an q baptism on Sunday
S'poss y ali d bruck one O. de splints,
! how'd ! look a-presidin' at Q fun'el
| thout mare co'set on, an me shape
f., like what is!"
who's dead, Sarah Jans!" asked
-.
Jimmy. hoping to stem the torrent OF
her wrath. ,...... ~ =,
Sis Mary Ellen's las husbant
Bruddef Littletohn-dat' a.who. she
replied. somewhat mollihsd st his In.
tsrest.
when did he dier-Jimmy pursued
his advantage.
he got way fom hers bout moon.
down las Might" she replied. losing
sight Of her grievance In his astter.
ing tnterrogations. You know Sis'
Littls1ohn. she been married goin' on
i've times. Dis-here II make TO- gen.
tlsmans she done buriet IN dey amt
nobody can manage fun'el like she
TO her. She sho' 10 done . good part
By sb'ry single husban' too, an she
. asgerin' 70 outdo all the yuthsrs
wid Brudder Littlejohns co'pse. /"
Sarah Jane almost forgot her little an.
disncs in her intense absorptiou Of
her subject. She say to me die morn.
H., che cay, 'Narri'gs an . lott'ry. Bic
Beddinnsr, but sho' 10 drawsd some
naa'soms prisss.' She got EN- all
iaid out side By side IN Do buryin'
Uroua' via Or little imigs on ebry
Ersbe: an eis Mary Ellen, sssin' a.
che can't read do writin' on Dc tomb.
stones. she got . difrunt little animal