The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-01-16

You're an old scorsher or rollers. I"
be said. watching Tooy's efforts 10
balance on one foot
Harvey frowned. Il dont war,
anyone TO have ry skates" b re-
piled. shortly. lie; Toby sell papers
ard buy him some nr do without. :"
be added ungraciousiy.
! The light ;ha, had come iuto
, Toby's eyes when Tom had 80 whole
heartediy offered him the skate died
away and BE shranx timidiy agalns,
the fence
''Oh. Harve. don: re such = tight
wad'" Tommy's sunny face looked
as stern a. q sunny. freckled face
child could. Never mind. Toby,
you'll get along all right when you
learn the trick. That's right: Just
hold to the fence till you get your
balance: CT, then. you did It You'll
be doin' the fanciest tricks yet be-
fore you know It," he shouted. as he
ran away. looking back once &c see
how Toby was progressing and saw
Joe give him a hand when the little
I fellow was In danger Of losing his
balance.
After Tom left Harvey did no,
think !t was as much fun seeing who
could do the most tricks or skate the
fastest. as he did At first He took
of one skate and tried going on just
one foot, but that was not so much
fun, either. He decided he would 20
home. Then he heard Toms whistle.
Here you are. Toby" shouted
Tom. sold all your papers but one.
and didn't half try. Couldn't stay
away too long. as mother might want
me and not know where to find me !:
but you can sell this paper before
you get three blocks away" and he
poured a handful OF pennies into
Toby's outstretched hand.
81 can do er trick that Joe can't"
said Toby, eagerly, as he gave Tom
the skate. Fine" beamed Tom.
Come again tomorrow, Toby, and
we'll have some more fun" Toby
ran away, with his face bright in an
ticipation of the jolly time they would
have the next day.
"Yonder come Bob and Fred" said
Tom, land maybe some others'll come
along presently and we can have a
game Of ball. Well have to use your
bat and ball, Harve. I let N:ckv
have mine. He said the boys down In
Backwater Commons were going to
play this afternoon"
81 don't want a lot of boys 10 be
playing with my bat and ball." said
Harvey, peevishly. You're always
picking up a bunch of fellows, Tom,
that don't have things to play with"
ooh, Harve, no wonder you're al
ways grompy. Always keepin' your
things to yourself" exclaimed Tom,
impatiently.
well, they're NINE" replied Rar-
vey, grufiy.
Keep your old bat and ball, then"
said Tom. eve can play something
else" And he turned and said to
Joe: How many marbles have you,
Joe? I've only five. Let's try a game
of marbles"
For the next quarter of an hour an
exciting game was in progress, with
Fred, the smallest boy, finally win
ming.
"Hurrah for Fred" shouted Tom,
Justify.
you're always having so much
fun, Tom," said Harvey. enviously.
sod you If you'd act decent" re-
turned Tom, bluntly, but good-na-
turedly.
you mean-if-l'd let the fellows
who don't have things of their own
have mine sometimes?" asked Ha--
vey, in surprise.
"Sure!" answered Tom, emphati-
cally. ''No fun in playing with them
by yourself. is there?"
"No-oo-o, I reckon there amt.
Say, Tom, believe I'll try doing like
you. I'll go get my ball and bat now,
and tomorrow Toby can have my
skates and I'll hunt up my old ones, +"
and Harvey ran to get his bat and
ball.
THAT was game that is a game.
wasn't it?" he said to Tom as they
started home, while Fred walked in
front proudly carrying Harvey's aew
red bat.