Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-20
oconyrirht Newark pay erser PublishnE Companyl
BY ADELINE CARRIcK WELL


were self-conscious little misses.
prone to biting their lips, twisting
their hands and going off into gales
of laughter for no reason whatso-
ever unless it was the knowledge
that they We're in the presence of
their elders, and supposed to behave
nicely.
Dorothy. why don't you take
Mary Elizabeth up to the nursery
to see the baby" suggested mother
Dear
Dorothy needed no second invita-
tion. With one accord she and
Mary Elizabeth slid from the sofa
and through the door, not even
hearing Mrs. Brown say, Aren't
they funny? So like we used to be-"
And he got so white he was
green, and he couldn't even wigg1e
his little finger" Davie was
solemnly saying to Billy as Dorothy
and Mary Elizabeth passed through
the hall.
What is he talking about?" Mary
Elizabeth wanted to know.
Bout the time Henry smoked
cigar said Dorothy, a trifle I'M
patiently. You don't want to hear
1t, Mary 'Lizbeth."
81 do, too said Mary Elizabeth,
standing on the stairs.
"Then you stay and listen, and I'll
go up and play with Buster. Dor
othy tossed her head until every
curl bobbed. Davies been talking
about that story ever since Henry
told it and I'm very, very tired"
And with her most grown-up air
Dorothy stalked haughtily up the
stairs and into the nursery.
l.. l.. IuAz Il
wanted to go with Dorothy, but she
did powerfully want to hear about
the cigar.
"And then they went to sleep, and
when they walked up it was all dark,
and somebody was calling and call
ing And II was their mother
Davie was telling the entranced
Billy, land she was as mad as any
thing. And then Bennie-Bennie
was Henry's brother-he said they'd
better go in the house, So"
Mary 'Lizbeth, are you coming or
not? I've got some candy. with nuts
in it," came Dorothy's voice from
the nursery.
Mary Elizabeth hesitated, and was
lost. She went up the stairs to the
nursery, and to this day she Won
ders what happened when Bonnie
and Henry Went into the house.
She meant to ask Dorothy, but in
the excitement of picking out the
kind of candy that she liked, and
trying to admire the toy lamb that
baby Buster handed to her, she for
got all about it, and never thought
of 1t until she was in bed, many
hours later.
You could tell her. couldn't you,
children? l mean you that read
yesterdays story.
Baby Buster stood and smiled,
while Mary Elizabeth admired the
poor old battered lamb.
Mate it teak" said he,
"What, dear?" asked Mary Eliza
beth.
Mate it teak" repeated baby
Buster.
"Wha-at?"
Baby Buster frowned. 1t always
ruftled his little feathers when peo-
pie could not understand him.
Mate it tee-eak," he squeaied,
stamping his little foot, mate it
teak"
dorothy. what ever is he say
ing?" asked Mary Elizabeth in des-
peration.
Say it again. little sweetness"
cooed Dorothy, who had been look
ing at new book and hadn't heard
a word.
Baby Buster beamed, and said
sweetly, mate it teak" pointing a
chubby finger at the lamb in Mary
hand as he did SO.
''Oh, is that it?" Dorothy tossed
her head, Couldn't you even under
stand that, Mary 'Lj2beth? He says
to make it squeak"
Mate it teak" said baby Buster
once more, smiling broadly and exc
cutting a funny little dance step that
sent Dorothy and Mary Elizabeth
into appreciative giggles.
Mary Elizabeth squeaked the lit
tie lamb, not once, but q dozen
times, until baby Buster, who had
been nodding his delight, cried. div
II to me-" and took the lamb off into
his very own corner of the room.
Now" said Dorothy, with salts
faction, 1--WE can talk. Have some
more candy?"