Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-04
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that he'd play all the afternoon,
too.
But after lunch, when they met
half way between the Dear house
and the Brown house, both Of the
boys looked rather glum.
wen, do you want to go back
TO your house or come to miner"
DaVie wanted TO know. I'VE
haven't a target at your house,
YOU know"
But Mary 'Lizbeth and Dorothy
are there" said Billy; Dorothy
mad her lunch at our house. she
did"
Don't I know it." said Davie in
superior tone. Would you rather
play with the girls than shoot at
the target?"
"N-no-o, course not" denied
Billy, his round face growing very
red; come on, we'll go to your
house."
This time Davie hesitated.
We co-ould play Indian war and
lots of things with the girls" he
said, as If the idea had just oc-
Cured to him; maybe ii WOULD
be more fun than just shooting at
the target"
20 course 1t WILL" cried Billy.
Frightening.
20 course" he added cautiously,
I'd rather shoot at the target most
any other time, but just today
I'd rather play it'll the girls, cause
they could be squaws and all"
Il guess they want to play 18th
us something awful" said Davie,
artfully; "it wouldn't be fair not to,
then, would it?"
90 course not" said Billy again
Tets go to my house, then"
Thus was the afternoons play
decided. The boys raced over to
the Brown house and found Mary
Elizabeth and Dorothy on the back
steps, making doll clothes.
Davie frowned nightly.
Look at them, making doll
things he cried in a disguised
tone. Pm glad I'm not a girl, I
am
The girls looked at each other and
smiled.
What difference does it make to
you" asked Dorothy, in a voice
that she hoped was exactly like her
teachers, I'VE haven't asked you
to sew, have we?"
I'VE haven't even said we wanted
you to stand and watch u.s." said
Mary Elizabeth, moistening the end
of a long piece of white thread and
carefully tieing it in knot, won't
this cape be just sweet, Dorothy?"
She he'd up a circular piece of blue
silk. I'm going to sew this ribbon
all along the edge"
Dorothy cooked her head on one
side, looking something like a wise
little robin, and calmly ignoring
the boys existence.
"Orange color doesn't go with
blre." she said, that pink would
look nicer"
Mary Elizabeth held the cape up
again, while the boys looked at
each other and fidgeted.
"Pink and blue!" cried Mary Eliz-
abeth, " 1 wouldn't like that"
Use white, then" said Dorothy
with decision, picking up her baby
doll and measuring the length of a
white petticoat.
Mary Elizabeth considered, and
decided that the white would do.
Whereupon she threaded her needle
Mary Elizabeth always knotted
her thread before she put it through
the needle-and began to sew.
We're going to pay Indian. Look
at our bows and arrows" said
Davie at last, Eve made 'em our
selves"
"I got then<c"t of an old UNI
brella. and use other part for
a cane" cried hastily, de-
termined to receive his share of
glory, aren't they good ones?"
''Verv NICE said Dorothy, in her
calm school tea cher" tone.
But Mary Elizabeth began to
wrieele. She liked hovs' games as
well as girls. if not better.
Davfe saw her squirm. and held
out his bow and arrow.
Take a shot?" he asked. care
lessly.
"N-no," replied Mary Elizabeth,
''Id-rd-rather sew. And she bent
her head over her work.
Davie grunted his disbelief.
you would not" he cried, land
you know it! Just try it once. Mary
'L!zabeth. I bet you can't hit that
treet'
81 could" said Mary Elizabeth.
Let me see you them said
Davie.
Mary Elizabeth peeped at Dor
othy. looked down at her sewing,
glanced at the bow and arrow and
then at the tree and was lost.
Springing to her feet she took
the bow and arrow from Davies
hands. drew the bow and shot. The
arrow flew a short distance and fell
to the ground.
Davie jeered. 'T said you couldn't
do it, didn't II"
ITO he continued