The Washington times., 1913-02-27
For The Times Children
Just Before It's Bedtime
DOROTHY. AND MARY JANE.

/ you never tasted bread and mo-
lssses?" asked the girl. What in the
world do you eat?'
II eat bread and butter" replied Dor
othy little nettled at the tone OF her
questioner's voice.
"Oh. of course" said the girl, with a
smile, Il might have known, but you
We only have butter on Sundays. There
are SO many of US that 1t would take a
millionaire to keep US In butter. father
Gays. What's your name. mine Is MARI
Jane Kennedy"
Dorothy West. How do you keep
from falling OF, and how does 1t look at
the very end of the world?" asked
Dorothy.
20, just keep balanced" replied
Mary Jane; "but don't know anything
about the end Of the world; why do
you ask me?''
why. you live on the other side Of
the fence. and I thought that was the
end of the world; isn't it?'' asked
Dorothy
well. what q funny thing to think, 70
said Mary Jane. ''Of course. It isn't
the end Of the world. I don't believe
there is any end; you just keep 60
ing right around on 1t. 1t IL just like
| don't you come over here and see what
| is on the other side of the fence?'
How can get over there?" asked
Dorothy. Il tried to get around at the
end Of the garden. but there is an iron
fence there
What Of it"' said Mary Jane, with
| scorn in her voice; cant you climb
| over that little fence?"
II don't think So" replied Dorothy.
Il never tried to climb. Do you think
/ could?'
! "Of course, you can.'' said Mary
Jane. "You run down there and will
meet You in minute"
| Dorothy heard a scramble and then
the sound OF running feet, and she hur-
ried to the end of the garden, her heart
beating wild with excitement.
MY hands are sticky" said Mary
Jane. as she appeared at the iron fence;
walt until 1 wash them in the brook, .
| and she disappeared, leaving Dorothy
/ to wonder what brook was and how
she could wash her hands without 60
ing to the house.
She appeared again in q minute and
said. II expect You will spoil that
l
your skin 1t will grow again. but II
you tear your dress 1t won't, SO you
| better take II of"
Dorothy would have thought as
soon of taking OF her head as doing
she was ready for anything and she
turned her back for Mary Jane to un-
button IL.
Can't you undress yourself" asked
to undress you every night?"
mo. mother does not undress me-
replied Dorothy, wondering II she
better mention her nurse. but she
chanced II and said. my nurse un-
dresses me and dresses me. but she is
| sick and that Is the reason l am out
by myself"
| MY goodness" exclaimed Mary
Jane, as she reached through the
fence and unbuttoned the dress. do
you have to have nurse tagging
about with you? 1t is shame you
can't have a bit of fun. l know a girl
in the village that comes here from
the city summers and she never made
mud pies in all her life. Her nurse
won't let her get her dress mussed
There You are" she said. now take
1t Off and hand 1t to me"
| Dorothy obeyed and then Mary Jane
told her to put her foot on one OF
the iron ornaments on the fence and
give her hand to her.
Now put your other foot on the tor
and then jump"
| Dorothy's eyes were big with ex.
citement and when she landed on the
other side she felt dazed for a minute
for she had never jumped from sc
high a point before. She stood up an6
looked around. 1t was not bit a:
she had dreamed 1t would be, there
were trees and water, the brook Mary
Jane had spoken of, and two swing.
ana off at one side stood a funny
little house. At least II looked small
to Dorothy who had never before seer
q house with a low roof.
II wish you had an old Dress" saiG
Mary Jane, you can't have any ful
dressed up. I'll tell you, you. wait anc
I will get one of mine, 1t Is pretty
bad but it win be better than being
dressed up"
Dorothy felt she was in a new worlt
as she looked about and she wondered
what Mary Jane meant by having
fun.