Evening star., 1914-10-06

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seem to see his mother, either, al
| though she walked right past her!
Jerry forgot the incident. though-his
attention was directed to box of fig
cookies that his mother bought.
1t was a small, sleepy boy who nod
ded through supper and only half
heard his father say: ut was shabby
I never thought Jerry Collett would do
such thing. Gee! It's Jared my
faith in human nature"
| ITS awkward on account of the chill
dren," his mother said. in hard. firm
tone. Il went over thinking that Ellen
might explain. But she was cold. I
sleep in his chair.
| front steps disconsolately until his
| mother ordered him to the sandpile
| in the rear. He scuffed his toes re-
| belliously on the way. What fun is
he looked back to make a face at
siding around the Collett house to its
| rear. Jerry made beautiful face:
| draw his cheeks out and squash his
nostrils and extend his wide, red
tongue till he looked exactly like the
big baboon at the park All! All Al!
phragm. What an unmannerly mother
he had! Didn't she know it wasn't
| nice or neighborly to be mad?
| But that night the evil little soul re-
| dining room indicated Jerry was be-
| ing punished. 81 bet he sneaked some
cake soliloquized Freddy. getting
into his nightgown while his M mother
If it was carameI?" His mouth wa
tered, but his heart hardened. Sc
cretly he felt that Jerry might have
found some way through pride's wall
and come and made up.
Freddy attached no significance to
his fathers 'I passed him in the court
room and 1 cut him dead! 1t isn't the
money. though it was tidy sum. and
had counted on it to send you and Fred
to the country this summer; but it was
such low trick
Never mind. dear" said Freddy's
mother. sadly at isn't the money al
together with me, but 1 hate to be on
these terms with Ellen. Not that I'd
ever let her know / cared. But we've
practically raised the boys together.
And-there was that time she saved
Freddy's life. when he had the Group,
and you were away.
Then Freddy was asleep and he heard
the low murmur no more. Next day
he made a monstrous. wry face at
Jerry, and swelled with pride.
'Oh-pooh.' said Jerry across the
street, and made such an uncanny
grimace that Freddy's effort was cast
in the shade.
Ps
Life was a dreary waste. and he had
an uncomfortable idea, which grew
daily. that his mother did not eveA in
tend that he should make up With
Jerry! That was terrible! His small
body slumped dejectedly. He loathed
the thought of that solitary sand pile
How could you build a breakwater by
| yourself? How could you imagine
lake all by your small, lonesome self?
| Well. you couldn't; that was all. No,
Freddy was not crying. He had some
| thing in his eye. He rubbed and
rubbed.
corner alone? Bay boy! Wouldn't he
get whipped. though. He guessed he'd
follow.
Maybe there was something at the
finding out. Maybe-Freddy jumped
up-maybe his poor mother was tired
telling him to go make up with Freddy
| Maybe she was tired of their quarrel
not to quarrel with Jerry. Maybe that
| was why she didn't order him to make
up. Maybe she'd be glad and say, "My
nice little boy" if he went all by him
self and told Jerry.
Let's see. What could he tell Jerry?
Oh: that hateful. stubborn pride. II
he were sure that Jerry wanted to
make up he wouldn't mind eating hum
BILE pie; but be didn't like to run the
| said, MY mother says we have to
make up" Because his mother had
said it lots of times. and. of course.
she meant it every time. not just when
she happened to be saying it.
Freddy journeyed to the corner.
There he overlook Jerry There he
said. cautiously. Mother doesn't like
me to quarrel: And"-searching Jerry's
face-"she said once your mother saved
my life. So" magnanimouslyr "Ill
forgive you for punching me-"
You punched me first" Jerry began.
hotly. Then he quavered. The lone
II like 20 have you do it. Let's build
picture show.
Two hours later Mrs. Hardin looked
out in the back yard. and frowned
Her frown was troubled But I can't
and left the window.
he said, feeling guilty "I-made up
with Jerry. IL didn't think you liked
me to quarrel"
No" gently: IT don't dear"
Freddy, giving the news he had heard
is feeling-terrible bad. He told
Jerry's mother it was a mistake about
taking something from father. He
didn't know it belonged to US. He's
been coming over to explain. but he's
afraid you won't listen. You-you're
glad 1 quit quarreling?" anxiously.
O course" But she flew to the liv-
ing room. where Freddy's father was
reading the paper. II knew 1t was a
mistake. Fred. Listen"
But Freddy has no idea why his
Iclrcus the next day and gave them 80
Icents to invest in popcorn and cracker
jack and balloons.
| (THE. END.)