Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-27

it the children weRs back from the
basement with their sleds
Miss Dorthy. you git up an try
it first" said Henry. placing Dor
othy's sled on the top of the slide.
which was about four feet from the
ground, you jest climb up the back
! here an take your scat on the
sled, give yourself a little shove
| tuck up your feet, an away you
go, lickety- splickety!"
Dorothy gave an excited little
| laugh and climbed up. She sat on
the sled, held tightly to the guiding
rope and cried. r. ready" Henry
gave her a little push and away
she flew, down the incline to the
ground. where she slid for several
yards, almost hitting the fence that
was so far away from the slide.
Back she came with eyes shining.
ut was l-lovely The best slide
we've ever, ever made. or that you
have ever made, | should say,
Henry. It seemed like flying. Now
let Mary 'Lizbeth take a turn"
she will not. It's my turn"
Davie stepped forward, his sled
under his arm. "Seel I've got my
sled, and I'm all ready TO start"
"Daviei You're a gentleman, and
Mary 'Llzbeth's lady," cried Dor
othy reproachfully, and ladies'
come first"
Davie stuck out his lower lip and
frowned.
II don't want to be a gentleman"
he announced Grossly, II want a
ride
well, you won't get it. Mary
'Lizbeth, take your turn" said
Dorothy firmly.
Mary Elizabeth started to climb
up.
IF she does I'll kick the slide all
up threatened Davie. Henry,
isn't it my turn now"
Wall. Of I'd a known there was
goin' ter be fightin over this here
slide, I'd a never made it, ] kin
look bitterly disappointed. :" Sides,
Master Davie, gentlemen always
has to give In to ladies', whether
they likes it or not. That's part o.
bein' gentleman, an what makes
bein' one so hard, sometimes"
Henry concluded with grin. $50
eff ! was you I'd step back an give
Miss Mary 'Lizbeth her chance.
Davie pouted and stepped back.
.'All right, then, but I don't want
to-" he said grudgingly, land you
nctIcT not take 100 IilutH IpQtp
Mary 'Lizbeth Brown"
Mary Elizabeth made a little face
at Davie and climbed up. She tuck
ed her feet in, was given a shove by
Henry and went flying down the in
cline and across the yard, stopping
Just a little short of the mark Dor
othy had reached.
Now then, my little gentleman,
up you CO." cried Henry, as he
placed Davies sled on top of the
slide, IAN then I've got to get back
to my work. I've been spendin'
too much time with you younguns
as it's"
"Jee-miny! Isn't it high, though
cried Davie, now all smiles, as he
looked down at the ground from
the heights of the slide. -Four feet
make a mountain to a boy of six.
Don't shove me till | get my feet
all fixed" he cried to Henry; you
must wait till I say ready"
Dorothy whispered to Mary Eliz-
abeth IL think Davies a little bit
scared
Mary Elizabeth nodded her head.
"Oh, well, he's only six, and we're
nine. going on ten," she whispered
in reply. Then. wistfully: II do
wish Billy was here. He'd love it,"
And he could play fine without
getting snow inside of his knee
boots,'' said Dorothy; look! Davie
is going to start"
Davie wiggled and wriggled and
twisted and caught his breath. At
last, after changing his hold on the
sled rope several times, he said in a
scared voice: "R-ready, Henry"
Henry gave the sled little shove,
and away went Davie, shrieking in
ecstacy as he found that there was
nothing to dread, but everything to
enjoy.
"Oo-ee! want another turn.
Hurry up, Dorothy" he cried as his
sled stopped and he jumped off;
Henry, it's a bang-up slide!"
(To be continued.)