The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-26

Nine DAYS out of ten there were no
better friends in the block than Molly
and Mabel They lived side by side,
went to the same school, read the
, same stories. and wanted their best
hats trimmed Just exactly alike. But
Jon the tenth day-oh. dear. how every
thing was changed, Molly went to
school on one side of the street. with
never a glance across at Mabel, trudg-
ing dsdainfally along on the other;
and from breakfast TO bedtime the
day was out Of joint for both, To
he sure, the quarrels never lasted
long. but they were serious matters
while they did last
In vain the mothers took counsel
together In vain they reasoned. each
with her own particualar little girl.
/ Both Molly and Mabel protested that
they loved each other and never
meant to quarrel. but still the quar-
rels would come. and make both mis-
cradle. And they arose over such
trfing things After the making
up" the two friends never could see
how they came to quarrel over a
little think like that"
So things went on until Mollys Aunt
Frances came to spend the winter
with her sister. Now Aunt Frances
was Moily's ideal of everything a
young lady should be So 1t was no
wonder that her niece sang her praises
morning, noon and night Neither was
it any wonder that Mabel who had 81
young lady aunt of her own. grew
tired, and on the fatal tenth day
CHANGED TO remark that. while Molly $
Aunt Frances was very nice, her own
Aunt Angie was nicer, This was the
thin end of the wedge of dispute: but
half an hour later Molly rushed into
the house. declaring that she would
never speak TO Mabel again so long
as she lived $50 there" The wedge
had been driven deep and friendship
was split wide open.
Aunt Frances listened to the tale
with a perfectly grave face, though
her blue eyes were dancing merrily.
When the story was ended, she said
soothlngly:
Il wouldn't mind, Molly. I'm sure
| don't care if Mabel likes her own
auntie best; but | didn't come all the
way from. Texas to Minnesota to
cause a GOODNESS between friends, and
/ l shall feel dreadfuliy II you and
Mabel never speak to each other
again.
Well" said Molly, hesitating, II
/ s'pose ! could speak 10 hcr--iust to
/ blige you; but I'm sure l shall never
like her any more
| But, when Mabel's kitten ran away
/ that afternoon and all the children in
| the block were looking for 1t. Molly
could not help looking, too, and when
! she found ii In the coal bin-it had
| fallen through the cellar window
Of course she had to carry II home.
| Mabel was so delighted that she
Rugged both her and the kitten, and
the quarrel was over then and there,
That night, after dinner, Aunt
! Frances called Molly to her, and
showed her a small pink box. with
a druggists label on the outside.
Molly" said she. "just look here
What do YOU suppose I've got in this
box ,"
Not medicine" questioned Molly.
who looked with suspicion on pink
boxes of that sort.
Medicine. sure enough" responded
Aunt Frances, cheerfully. You shall
be my first case. Molly, my dear. |
will cure you; and my fame viii
spread through the length and breadth
OF the land" Il forgot TO tell that
Aunt Frances was studying to be a
doctor)
/ But I'm not sick" protested Molly,
drawing away
oh certainly not" agreed Aunt
Frances, But | want you to try
the quarrel cure. dear. See, These
are temper tablets. OF the very best
make
+, She opened the box: and Molly saw
| the contents--tablets about the size