Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-07

all Rosy lips pouted at me, and
eyes of all shades and sizes stared
repfoaehfully, the while pudgy little
Iorelngers we're pointing straight at
my poor old aching head.
ana Immediately I knew that q
not, hot head, and a sore, sore
throat would be as nothing COM
pared to the way I'd feel if !, disap-
pointed all those little ones.
So I smiled little crooked smile
and said, why, I was just going
to write it,
And then the room was filled with
smiles, smiles that must have had
medicine in them, because my head
and throat began to feel better. But
when [ looked again not a soul could
see, not even a little, tiny bald
headed baby in a corner. And yet
I'm quite sure I didn't dream the
affair. 1t COULD have happened,
couldn't it, children2
Do you suppose-DO you suppose
they could have been fairy children2
At any rate, here's your story:
Let me seei Oh, yes! The dear
Dear and the dear Brown children
were getting ready to have terrific
Indian war, weren't they, when we
stopped yesterday.
And Mrs. Brown came out and
said that they mustn't whoop SO
loud, lest the neighbors request that
each and every one be sent to the
reform school.
Well, to continue, after Mrs.
Brown went back into the house the
children looked at each other and
with one accord sat down on the
lowest step.
Huh! If we can't whoop what's
the use o. trying to play Indian"
grumbled Davie, kicking the dirt
with his heels. I'VE can't play In
dian warl''
And how're we going to scalp
people after we've killed 'em 18th our
bows and arrows" demanded Billy,
looking very glum.
Dorothy wriggled about. Her pa
poose, which was really her baby
doll tied to her shoulders, didn't feel
comfortable.
I'm not thinking about playing
Indian" said she; I'm wondering
just what is a reform school. Do
you know, Mary 'Lizbeth?'
Mary Elizabeth shook her head.
II think it's a place where you
have to be awful good and wear a.
uniform, and are never, never let
do the things you like to. like max
ing noise and eating candy and
playing games" i.
1T 'spose you just sit and study
all day, Saturdays, too" said Dor
othy. "If all the neighbors said so,
would we have to go?"
We'll" said Mary Elizabeth
cInVUIx- ftnIIr Caf1 IQf11xr nd
I'd get there fore long, cause
everybody said we belonged there,
but when I told father he just
laughed and said not to mind the
cook. I've been behaving. though.
ever since. I'd hate awfully to go,
wouldn't you?"
And they fell to Dragging about
what they'd do should such dire
thing happen.
"Id be so bad they'd send me home
again. I'd write on the walls and
do everything till they'd send me
home with q note to stay and beg
my mother not to send me back, 8
said Mary Elizabeth, clamping her
lips tightly together as she finished.
Dorothy shook her head.
"I wouldn't" she said 'Id be
good, so good that fore I was there
d WS6h tHey u say WlActt a WlChVu
shame to send such a sweet little
girl to place like this and they'd
send me home with box of candy
to eat on the train"
Which shows the difference be-
tween Dorothy and Mary Elizabeth.
"Huhi" Davie looked with re-
sentiment at the angelic expression
on Dorothy's face. You'd fool 'em,
cause you wouldn't be that good
at all. You'd only be making
b'lieve."
well, what of it as long as I
got away2" cried Dorothy triumph
antly. And then she added slowly:
-''I guess, though, I wouldn't take
the candy. lit wouldn't be fair. .,
Mary Elizabeth jumped up.
"If we're going to play Indian
let's begin" she cried. I'm not
going to sit and talk about reform
schools with that papoose tied on
my back"
(To be continued.)