The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-04-17
WINNIE'S HAPPY DAYS.

Marjorie poked her curly brown
head through the hole in the renee
where a board had fallen OF, and
called: winnie Win-nn-ie-
EEL"
Winnie came as promptly as she
could with the three-year~old twins
clinging to her She scrambled
through the hole in the board fence
1T was Just the size for nlne-year-
old to scramble through convenient
ly-into the Everett backyard. The
Everett backyard was ever SO much
nicer than the Martin backyard. The
latter was strewn with broken bottles
and old cans and almost every other
kind of rubbish you could imagine.
Rut the Everett backyard, small as
II was. was as neat as wax. A TO"
of currant bushes ran all around 1t.
Half of it was made up into Dig
flower bed, which was very bare as
vet. but would blossom out INTO
something wonderful later on. Inc
other half was nice green grass
where Marjorie could play ball and
run with her kitten and have her
dolls playhouse. Whenever the TWO
little girls wanted a talk, it was IN
the Everett yard they had 1t.
Marjorie Everett and Winnie Mar
tin were "p'ticular friends, and mao
been so. Marjorie would have tolo
YOU, for "ever and ever so long'-ir
short ever since three months ago
when the Martins had moved into the
other end of the double tenemen
where the Everetts lived. MARJORIE
and Winnie had scraped an acquaint
ance through the hole in the boar
fence the very day Of the moving.
Mariorie's father and Winnie
father worked in the same big rae
tory downtown. But there is oil
ference in fathers, you know. MAI
iorie could never quite understan
why Winnie seemed so frightened
hers. but she knew that Mr.. Martl
often came home, walking IN Oh
such a queer way, and talking yer
loudly and angrily. She was yer
glad that her father never cam
home like that. Marjorie was NJ
quite sure, but she thought that Nj
Martins queer way of walking ma
something to do with the fact TN
Winnie never had any nice clotne
But Winnie never said anythlr
about it. and Marjorie would n
have mentioned it to her for WORLDS
What is it," said Winnie. 81
looked very tired and pale. I cal
stay long. Mother is busy and ma
tn watch the baby. Goodness, Ma
iorie Everett, how your eyes a
shining! You look as If somethi
awful nice had happened
well, I just should think SON
thing nice has" answered Mar1or
jumping up and down. Papa te
mamma and me today that he wot
take us out to the country tomorr
morning to stay over Sunday at APP
Grove Farm. That's where Grand
Everett lives. Oh, but I'm glad!
"I s'pose Apple Grove Farm is
nice place." said Winnie wistfully
IT'S the very incest place in
world" said Marjorie. Il was tn
twice last summer, and, oh, sucf
good time as I had! 1t is apple ol
som time now and the orcharos
lust OG "QlI0, dCIcS oh0 0~A w
them. Think Of it, Winnie! Z
great big fields. ten times big as
yard. to run in. And lovely
garden full of flowers. My Cou
Della is just as nice as she can
too. And on Sunday We'll drive
the loveliest old church on
among the beech trees. 1t just ma
me feel real good to go there
church. Oh, it seems to me as
could hardly wait until tomorro'
81 never saw the country IN
whole life," said Winnie, with
tears coming into her eyes. She CT
not help it. She did not envy
jorie her outing, but how she W
ed she could go too.
"Why-Win-nie Mar-tin!
Marjorie in surprise.
mo, really haven't. Once ia
said he'd take us all out; but