Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-24
BY ADELINE CARRICK WELLS
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oughly as happy-hearted youngsters
always can. il given half a chance.
Davie dumped along in his hip
boots, fairly swelling with pride,
while Billy Brown dumped beside
him in his knee boots, and wished
with all his little might that he had
hip boots, too.
Billy's boots came to the knee,
and were quite loose-you know
the kind-so that every time he
ventured into a deep snowbank the
snow went down inside of the boot
legs and melted, becoming wet and
puddly and most disagreeable.
And when Billy, with big, big
frown, spoke to his mother about
this what do you think she said?
Why, well, then, keep out of the
deep snow which provoked Billy
SO much that he went out doors
very quickly, and stamped his feet,
and then walked straight into the
deepest pile of snow that he could
find, finding a grumpy satisfaction
in the wetness and discomfort that
followed. His mother would surely
have spanked him if she had
known. She didn't understand, you
see, how very, very much Billy
wanted hip boots like Davies.
Davle took very long steps, look
ing down admiringly at his boots
with the buckles that held them so
securely around his plump thighs.
Billy noticed Davies air of pride,
and wriggled inwardly. Look" he
said in a Dragging tone, mine are
all red flannel inside"
nnNinfc wont SkUWAr6.
what good does that do?" he
wanted to know, "all big boys have
hip boots, they do. Yours are only
baby boots. Look at me-" And he
boldly stepped into a pile of snow,
sinking nearly to his hips, while
Billy looked on in woebegone envy.
"Davie Dear, don't be so meant
Billy's going to get hip boots for
his birthday if he's good" scolded
Dorothy, land then he'll go in all
the deep drifts. too, won't you,
Billy?" And she placed her arm
aboat the little fat. boys shoulder.
90 course he WILL" chimed In
Mary Elizabeth. land your boots
will be all worn out by then, Davie
Dear, and maybe they'll leak, too.
And Billy's will be all shiny new"
Billy beamed. 81 don't care if
haven't hip boots right now" he
cried, only" he looked down at his
knee boots, from which his legs
stuck up like two round poles, Il
wish my knee ones were longer.
Which remark sent Dorothy into q
giggle.
eff your knee ones got longer and
longer and longer. why they'd be
hip booths themselves, and you
wouldn't need new ones, she ex-
planned. come on, Mary 'Bizabeth.
lets all run race. DaYie and Billy
can play too" Dorothy lined thel
up, and she and MaryNA
gave the boys a good
START Dorothy counted The boys
left at - and the girls started at
10 Dorothy came in first, with
Mary Elizabeth next, and Billy
third, while Davie brought up the
rear putting and dumping at a great
rate.
You don't know how to rum"
shouted Billy.
''I-do-too," painted Davie, as he
leaned against tree, "only can't
go st-in-my--" He stopped
looking around defiantly.
Say it. Say it," jeered Marx
Elizabeth, what Were you going to
say. Davie Dear2"
"N-nothing" Davle glared and
started to walk off.
You were too! You were too-oo,"
Mary Elizabeth leased, run
ming up to Davie and shaking her
finger in his face. you were going
10 say--you were going TO say
that--you were going to say-that
you couldn't run bee-be--cause'
''You go way from me, Mary
Lizbeth, OF Tll--pll do something,
| will" Davie doubled his fists.
Dorothy flew over to him. Aren't
you ashamed to speak to a girl like
hat" she cried, giving Davies
shoulder a little shake, whatever
would mother say?'
well, make her let me alone,
hen" said Davie, st1llily. Mary
Lisbeth is always trying to make
ne angry, she is, and if she
ct didn't mean to-" hastily cut in
Nary Elizabeth. for the angry
ears were swelling in Davies
yes, will you forgive me, Davie"'
Davie pouted a moment, swal-
owed hard and grudgingly said
yes" And once more the children
arted on their homeward way.
Suddenly Billy laughed happily.
He couldn't run fast cause his old
lip boots were too heavy. I'm
dad I've got knee ones, SO what
10 you think of that?"
(To he continued