Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-23

u AA9NA hOAlSiAt1S COhiPtAh3-t
voice, they can't help it. There's
something, l don't know If it is in
the air or what, that just makes
boys play marbles certain times in
the year. Did you ever notice how
they all de it? If we took walk
we'd see boys on every street doing
Just what Davie and Billy are
doing.
WED even see en- playing
marbles in China, if we could look
down through the earth to the other
side,' Dorothy added, and they'll
play and play, and then, all of
sudden the marbles'll be put away,
and every single one'll start to play
baseball. Isn't it quee-er?'
Mary Elizabeth removed her ell
bows from the railing and stood up
straight, nodding her head in grave
agreement.
ut is queer" she said. do you
s'pose maybe they're all be-
witched? ?"
Dorothy shook her head. pulling
at her curls, a habit of hers when
she had something puzzling to
think about.
Mo-" she said. slowly. they're
not bewitohed. They all couldn't be
at once, all over everywhere. It's
a kind of notion that spreads and
spreads, 'thout anybody ever re-
Numbering who started It."
After which there fell a silence.
Mary Elizabeth placed her elbows
back on the railing. thinking over
the wierd thing she and Dorothy
had been discussing. After her
thoughts had gone around in a little
circle three times nnlE 70 find
themselves always at the place
from which they started. she
gave the matter up and began to
softly sing one of her school songs.
a song for the oak,
For the bra -aye o-old oak.
Who has ruled in the greenwood
long
Here's health and renown
To his bro-oad. gree-esn crown.
And his fif-tee-ee arms So
Mary Elizabeth broke of sud
denly as Dorothy olutched her arm.
Listen 70 me-" Dorothy's voice
shook with excitement. Mary Liz
Brown. were Ike thai. too
Dorothy Dear. you scared ne,
Like what" demanded Mary Eliza
beth with indignation as she
turned and faced her friend
.L.ke-lke the boys suffered
Dorothy. the light OF discovery
on her -pSy face. Ws.re-we're
Just re same W-when il gets
warm every Httis girl in every place
wants . Jump rope and she does.
And after shes jumped rope for a
while shs-she suddenly begins 70
rlay topscorch And then
W hen v2catlon comes and the
dzEs are hot she sits and sews doll
clothes ehined IN Mary Elizabeth.
h. eyes sparkling Isn't il the
funniest thing. Dorothy How'd
yoa ever come 70 think O. it2''
Dorothy looked puzzled
I 5cz-z know she said slowly
@Nzybe cause IN always figuring
things CIT Il Just came 10 me
whi3z I ws Eatching Billy and
DAVE And she looked thought
f-ly 81 Re uoys. Who were sQuab-
biz cEzr The ownership OF a big
vhizs alley that had mysterious red
z-5 greer and blue stripes through
is inside
Cone or DorothE. let's not stay
h=-e exclaimed Mary Elizabeth
booming 66gsTy al OF sudden
Let's &c ont % the barn and ask
Henry e give rs = piece Of rope"
SOS We can jump" cried Dor
othy in delight. That's exactly
what / want 10 do. Nary 'Lisbeth.
We haven't jumped in a year"
And she skipped gaily down the
steps. with Mary Elizabeth close
behind her
"Once," said Mary Elizabeth,
when my mother was little girl
she knew another little girl whose
mother told her to never. never
jump to hundred. And she-the
little girl-went right out and
jumped TO a hundred and dropped
dead"
Dorothy looked at her friend in
startled surprise.
MY mother knew that same little
girl" she declared. which was aw-
fully funny. Mary 'Lisbeth. cause
my mother and your mother didn't
even know each other when they
were little
Anna Blake's mother knew q lit
tie girl who did the same thing.
and SO did Mary Carriers" said
Mary Elizabeth. Then her face
lighted up. Dorothy" she said.
maybe it's Just story our moth
ers made up SOS we wouldn't jump
too much. I don't mean a lie
Mary Elizabeth added hastily. as
Dorothy looked shocked, but "a
story. something like Santa Claus
and fairies and things"
Dorothy looked relieved. That e
Just what it must be-" she said.
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