Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-12
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you. aud hurts. You Just try to hit
him harder, don't your" And she
looked at Davie triumphantly.
That's right" he said, after
moment, the harder he hits the
angrier | get.
But he never tried to bite my
ear" he added.
Dorothy laughed heartily. Il
should hope not" said she, boys
don't fight that way. II isn't fair.
They just punch each other. and
uncle Dick says no gentleman ever
hits below the belt
"Or butts with his head" added
Davie. Uncle Dick knows a lot
about fighting. and he says when
I'm seven he'll give me a pair of
boxing gloves, real ones, and sbow
me Just how to use them. I know
about uppercuts now" and he
clenched his, fists and brandished
them in the air, frowning in what
he considered a very warlike man
ner.
Girls don't know how 10 fight
Davie Dragged to Dorothy; they're
afraid"
They are not cried Dorothy.
promptly, but it isn't ladylike. I
bet [ can, though, if you'll lend me
the gloves when you get them. /
hate" (she leaned forward to whis-
per this), being ladylike all tho
time. It's bad enough to have to
do 1t when there's company" and
bowling her head in a good imitation
of her mother Dorothy said smiling
~ TO an imaginary guest:
How do YOU do? 1t is @ very
lovely day. l hope the children all
have rneasles-I-I mean hope
they haven't got EN- she ended in
a shrek of laughter.
You see how hard it is to be lady
like" said Dorothy to Davie, when
she had recovered her breath, you
just get all mixed up"
Davie looked at her in puzzled
way.
But who are you talking tor"
he asked; there's nobody here but
me, and I haven't any measles.
You're an awfully funny girl, Dor
othy."
Dorothy fiounced impatiently,
nearly sliding from the couch.
you're stupid, pavie Dear" said
shea don't you know ] was max
ing b'lieve talk to one of mothers
callers?'
hAoh liidb yOu tuI 6Ol W lfiliSH
your story" said Davie, looking
sulky.
why, so ] did!" Dorothy gave
little surprised jump. 'Tl begin
ii again right now.
Tom, with the thin little kitten
tagging behind him, left the alley
and turned up a broad, sunny
street. He went along this for sew
eral blocks, then entered a street
that was lined with very nice
houses.
1T can't be very far now said
Tom. looking over his shoulder at
the kitten. why, what's the mat
teri
"The little kitten sat down sud
denly. I'll have to rest a minute
he said in a weak little voice, YOU
you don't mind?'
Mind echoed Tom, I'm
ashamed of myself If you haven't
had a thing to eat in four days l
don't see how you can walk at all.
Let's not wait until we get home to
eat. Well just root around some
boxes. Today's Friday, and there
ought to be some good fish heads
and bones along here. Let's go in
to this yard, you poor old Skinny.
And he rubbed his nose against
Skinny's little head, which touched
Skinny very much, for 1t was al
most the first kindness he had ever
known.
tom told the little kitten to wait
a moment, while he went around
to the back door of a big red brick
house. 'Pll bring you something
said he. so Skinny curled up in the
sun and waited, quite glad to have
q few moments rest.
Pretty soon he heard a sharp
voice cry. get out o. that and
the next moment Tom came flying
around the corner with Il piece Of
raw fish In his mouth.
al saw 1t on the window sill
he told Skinny, breathlessly, as he
laid the fish at his feet and !
thought of how hungry you were
so I just helped myself Eat as
quickly as you can, cause If that
cook catches us she'll throw water
ON us, or do something worse.
"'It's a lovely fish,, said Skinny
gratefully, between bites.
CTo Be Continued