The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-06-27

BY OTTO KRUGER.


With her small nose pressed agains,
the screen door, the small neighbol
looked wistfully into the grownup
neighbor's kitchen.
Come out and play with me-" she
coaxed. There isn't a soul Of per
son to play with me at my house, My
daddy's gone to town and my mothers
gone to town and my grandmother's
sewing me dress and Hilda's max
ing bread. Can't you come out and
play?"
I'm afraid ! can't just now" re.
sponded the grownup neighbor. I'm
busy myself. But you can come in
and talk to me while work"
The small neighbor opened the door
and skipped in with alacrity
why aren't you at school?'' in.
quired the grownup neighbor as the
door slammed behind her visitor
The small neighbor gave an embar-
rassed wriggle. We'll she said, this
morning when first got upI mean
when | first didn't get up, you know
don't feel very well. Ny heao ached
something fierce So my mother she
said II | kept on not feeling well !
didn't need to go to school. | stayed
in bed till she went to town and then
| didn't go to school"
I'm glad you're feeling better" said
the grownup neighbor, sympathetical
ly. y suppose in little while you'll
have entirely recovered"
Il shouldn't be surprised" agreed
the small neighbor.
She mediatively dipped into the
open -four box one small hand, over
which there was slightly brcwlish
film, as though II might previously
have been dipped into a mud pie
4 guess III go into the other room
and play my new piece" she volun-
teered after moments pause.
DO" urged the grownup neighbor,
cordially.
The small neighbor disappeared
and presently the strains OF the new
piece" could be heard from the living
room. In few moments the must
clan returned.
Wasn't that a beautiful piece and
don't you think play it nice?" she in
quired with proper modesty-
"Yes, 1t was beautiful" replied the
grownup neighbor. Now. suppose
you run back and play It once mor'
and by that time think I'll be ready
to play with you"
When the second musical feast wal
over and the artist had returned u
the culinary regions the grownul
neighbor asked. What do you wan
to do now?"
The small neighbor reflected. ID
you remember" !" she said finally, "tha
when / was here you made candy?
The grownup neighbor admitted tina
she did remember the occasion. tn
small one thereupon smiled up at he
sweetly and ingenuously. DO yo
know" she said. that ! can remen
Der how good that candy tasted?"
@Am | to gather from that remark,
smiled the grownup neighbor "tha
you would like to make some cand
now?"
II think | would responded II
other
aBut you have headache" vel
tured the grownup neighbor dubiou
ly. Il don't suppose you would fe'
like eating any candy even II we mad
It,"
The small neighbor looked up
her friend doubtfully. OH 81
cried as she detected the incipiei
twinkle in the neighbor's eyes, "you'l
making fun. You'll let me have SON
candy. won't you? My head feels pc
fectly good. could eat a bushel
candy and it wouldn't hurt me BIZ
aI'm afraid" said the grown1
neighbor. seriously. when the can'
was on the stove and the small visit
was standing on her tiptoes to wat
II bubble, 'that the awful accusati'
made against me Is true
The small neighbor's eyes grew We
large and round. tWhatgn she aske
even. you know there is a sto
going the ROUNDS 70 Ihe ehecN "
you're getting badly spoiled by ne.
Spoiled like apples2" inquired :
small neighbor. "All brown and WI
kled and soft SO you can stick yo
finger into them2"
We'll you're not brown and wr
kled and don't believe could 81
my finger into you"
eWell. then don't mind bel
spoiled chirped the small one
guess / like H." Then she threw !
arms around her friends neck
you know, she whispered ia ratl
stay here and play with you than
10 any school ever went to IN all
whole life
The grownup neighbor gave hel
severe bAg. lin simply iiattereo
DEATH she declared