Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-03
By ADELINE CARRIOK WELLS

yertiser publishing Company
Mary Elizabeth turned Dorothy
gaily called las look" and scam
pered into the house.
LAS look" called Davie to Billy
and Billy to Davie at the same in
slant. Then, naturally, there came
an argument.
Il caught you," jeered Davie.
you did not. said it first said
fat Billy with energy.
You didn't"
"I did"
Didn't"
did"
At this point Mother Dear seized
Davie by the shoulder and gently,
but firmly propelled him into the
house.
Come on, Billy Brown. I'm go
Ing to tell mother on you, always
trying to quarrel" scolded Mary
Elizabeth, as she and Billy went up
the street. "and when come back
this afternoon maybe she won't let
you come"
HUH You can't scare me. /
guess mother'n let me come, all
right" said fat little Billy, with
an Independent air, as he stuck
his hands in his pockets and took
steps as long as he possibly could.
In the dear Dear house, Davie
was still protesting that he had
said LAS look" first.
What difference does 1t make"
cried Dorothy, with a gay little
laugh. II know something more
'portant than that"
''What2" promptly asked Davie.
There's gingerbread, hot, with
currants on top, for lunch, so what
do you think of that?"
Davies frown departed.
I'm starving most to DEATH"
he said earnestly, lets hurry and
wash our hands and brush our
hair. I'll beat you upstairs" And
he clattered up the back stairs,
maxim as much noise as a rigi-
ment," as Norah, the cook. de-
clared, placing her broad hands
over her ears.
The gingerbread was as good as
the children expected it to be, and
they brought wide smiles of pleas
ure to Norah's good-natured face
by telling her SO.
81 could eat a hundred pieces
announced Davie, wiping his mouth
and pushing back his chair, but
mother said no boy ought to have
nlore'n three"
Three. is it, Well, I should say
not. If you ate too much ginger
bread, sure, you'll get sick an
won't be able to ate any more as
long as you live, Master Davie,"
said Norah, bustling out of the
room with her hands full of dishes.
This dreadful possibility quite
took away Davies appetite.
20 :,
announced, sliding from his chair.
I'm going to ask him when he's
going to rake the yard and burn
the leaves have to know cause I
always help him. Henry couldn't
get it done 'thout me. He's said so
ever so many times" And Davie
strutted Importantly across the
room and through the door.
Dorothy watched him go.
"Davie thinks he's the whole
world" she said, folding her nap
kin.
well, isn't he?" asked Uncle
Dick, teasingly,
20 course not; he's only little
boy" cried Dorothy GROSSLY. I'm
going to follow him and hear what
he SAYS to Henry"
Uncle Dick shook his head as she
departed, declaring that children
weren't really happy unless they
were pickering.
81 wonder why?" unused mother
Dear, and, Uncle Dick replied that
1t was a form of exercise for their
brains.
Their processes of thinking
aren't trained, and their thoughts
run every which way" he added.
They'll come out all right, though.
l used to be great little scrapper.
and see what a fine fellow | am
now" And he threw out his chest
and looked so important that nurse
Nellie said she'd have to begin i'm
mediately to take some of the con-
ceit out of him. Whereupon Uncle
Dick pretended to be frightened and
ran to the stable. after Dorothy
and Davie.
(To be continued)