Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-19
by ADEnINE CARHIcK WELLS

a silly little boy you are" roared
Henry as he too jumped out of the
surrey, Don't you know that my
story's finished and that you've got
to scoot now, anyway, cause I've
got to get back to work? ] amt
never goin' to tell any more stories
to boys at frown an pout when
they're done" And, frowning
nightly, Henry poured little pol
ish on rag and began to shine one
of the surrey lamps.
Dorothy Dear, are you in there?
And Davie?"
The carriage door opened, and
there stood nurse Nellie, looking
very cross.
1--WE called and called" said she,
and you-"
We were just coming" hastily
cut in Dorothy. Henry was telling
us story, and it would have been
rude to leave In the middle of 1t,
wouldn't it ~ and she looked up at
Nellie with such an innocent ex-
preston that Henry had to turn
away his head.
And now Henry's mad at u.s.
said Davie, mournfully; aren't
you, Henry?"
"shucks, not" Henry stopped pol
ishing to turn to DaVie with his
widest smile. Il was only lettin'
on l was mad, cause you said you
didn't want to go, am
Henry. you dropped the polish"
cried Dorothy, hastily, as she gave
the man a little push You see,
children, she didn't want nurse
Nellie to know that she and Davie
had heard her call, and there was
Henry doing his best to give the
fact away.
Nurse Nellie sighed and led the
way to the door. Sometimes she
wished that she had never come to
the dear Dear house to live and
look after such a lively family as
Dorothy and Davie and baby Bus
ter. But she was a second cousin
of mother Bears, and didn't have
much choice, as her people were
very poor, and she had to work
somewhere. Most of the time,
though, nurse Nellie loved the dear
Dear home very much. and she
adored mother Dear every moment.
Hurry, children. Mrs. Brown,
with Mary Elizabeth and Billy, has
called, and your mother wants you
to come in.
Dorothy flashed her a delighted
look, which was followed by one
from Davie.
why didn't you say So" gasped
Dorothy, let's hurry. l haven't
seen Mary 'Lizabeth in ever so
many days. and have awful lots of
things to tell her."
And she scampered off toward the
house, wheeling suddenly when
halfway there, and tearing back
to the carraige- house to tell Henry
that she had enjoyed his story very
much, and hoped he'd tell another
soon.
"Davie liked it too" she added,
and Henry beamed. "Thank you,
Miss Dor'thy. nothin' pleases me
more AN to please you youngsters.
Any time you want story, an
I kin think of new one. Jest ask
me. He gave one of Dorothys curls
a friendly pull and returned to his
work.
When Dorothy reached the house
she was halted by Nellie. who sug-
would make her fit to go into the
library. where mother Dear was
entertaining her company.
Look at those hands" said nurse
Nellie.
Dorothy looked. and sheepishly de-
clared that it was playing in the
carriage-house that did it, and that
she'd march straight off and cleanse
them.
"T bet Davie didn't wash his,
though" said Dorothy.
Indeed he did" nurse Nellie de-
clared. land now he's telling Billy
a wonderful story about a boy that
smoked a cigar and became very
sick"
Dorothy glegled. THAT was Hen
ry,' she said. ''he told us all about
it. l hope Davie and Billy won't
ever try. cause they'll be ever so
sick, and really and truly want to
die. likely Henry and his brother
Bonnie did"
Nurse Nellie smiled, a trifie grim
ly.
IT hope they will, If they do" she
said.