Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-25
Adv ertister Publishing cos1pany.i
by ADEniNE CARRIcK WELL

on the floor with one accord. re-
moved their rubbers and waited.
Mother Dear drew forth some strips
Of WOODEN cloth and two pairs of
long, heavy boys stockings. "Sit
on the COUCH" she told the girls,
and then she wrapped the wooden
strips about their legs, pulling the
stockings over them and fastening
them with the girls hose support
ers.
"You-you put the stockings on
right over our Shoes said Dorothy,
poking her legs out straight.
"Of course ! did. Now, put your
rubbers on and you'll be ready for
the deepest drifts" mother Dear
replied with a smile.
Mary Elizabeth giggled. Don't
our legs look big she remarked,
almost as big as the fat woman's
in the circus. But they're lovely
and warm. No snow can get through
all this, 1 guess" And she stumped
about the room, smiling gratefully
at mother Dear.
you look very funny!" cried Dor
othy; do ?" and then. in true girl
fashion, they stood and laughed at
each other, until mother Dear SUI
gested that they'd better run along
and play.
Davie viewed the girls with won
der, mixed with little envy. Some
how or other his hip-boots didn't
seem half as desirable as they had
been when he was the only one t at
could venture into the deep places.
He thought it would be fun to have
his own legs wrapped up like theirs.
But he didn't say so. Instead:
you look like stuffed old rag
dolls he jeered; ''what've you got
on your legs?"
Mary Elizabeth and Dorothy
looked down and giggled. Mother
fixed us, said Dorothy, this is t
way her mother used to fix her,
when they lived in the country when
she was a little girl. She said the
men used to wrap straw around
their legs and put pieces of news
paper inside their coats, and even
around their waists, cause it kept
the cold out" And Dorothy plunged
into pile of snow that Henry, the
handy man, had cleared from the
walk
Newspaper" echoed Davie, how
could paper keep you warm?"
We'll, 1T could" said Dorothy;
of fun"
Mary Elizabeth plunged in and
Davie followed, and then there fol-
lowed as wild a snow fight as any
body would care to see. Screeching
and laughing, the three pushed ard
showed and tried to upset each other
in the snow; threw handfuls of
snow in each others faces, dycked
to avoid return handfuls, slipped
and fell. scrambled up again, washed
each others faces, painting and
shouting until they were quite worn
out, when they stepped out of the
deep snow to the walk. stamping and
brushing away the snow that stuck
to their clothing.
Dorothy wiped her snow-wet red
face with her handkerchief. THAT
was the mostest fun, wasn't it?'
she cried. But look at Billy! We
never thought of him."
Billy was sitting on the lowest
step of the Dear front porch, his
legs stuck out straight ahead of
him, heavy scowl sitting on his
usually happy face.
Pm going home" he said; 81
hate knee boots. can't have fun"
Dorothy and Many Elizabeth ex-
changed glances. you come in,
Billy. and mother'll tie you up like
Mary 'LiZbeth and me
Billy looked at the girls legs with
contempt.
81 don't want to be tied up. I'm
not a girl. 1 want hip boots, and I
don't want to wat till my birthday.
I'm going home" And, frowui
nightly, Billy got up from the step,
scowled at everybody, particularly
at Davie, because that young m
was gr'nning, and walked slowly
off, kicking the snow as he went
"He'll get spanked if he starts
hip boots again. said Mary Eliza
beth, with a sigh. Mother tod him
this morning not to bother her
again. She doesn't know how he
wants 'em, l guess
Dorothy sighed, too. I'm sorry
she said; "but we might as well
play. 1t isn't fun TO stand around.
Let's get our sleighs and ask
Henry to help us make a slide"
ITO be cont'nued.)