Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-08

brow, "I killed most a hundred, ]
guess" And he gave the mag
mary scalps at his belt a triumph
ant pat. How many did you kill,
Davie-I mean chief?"
Chief Davie-N ot-Afraid frowned.
Chief Davie-Not-A Afraid killed
many; took many scalps; too many
to count" said he in the slow, dig
nified tones that best became a
chief
Laughing Water Dorothy giggled.
Your tent'll be down on your
head in "a minute" said she, at
which Chief Davie dropped his dig
nifty and FASTENED to fix it.
If you looked closely at that tent
you could see that it was made of
an old horse blanket, draped partly
over the grape arbor and partly
over the clothesline.
The girls watched Davie tighten
the blanket, and then they jumped
up, declaring that they were tired
of playing Indian, and that they
didn't want even to shoot the boys
bows and arrows.
what do we care" said Davie;
we'll play, just the same, wont we,
Billy?"
Billy frowned. you never call
me by my Indian name" he said,
land I don't want to play count
O. that"
Its too much like mine," grum-
bled Davie, land l don't like it.
Mines Not-Afraid and yours is
Afraid of Nothing, and you
wouldn't have it anything else"
well, I wanted a good one, too,
didn't II" Billy stood up, took off
his coat, turned it right side out
and put it on again. Inside out
the coat was supposed to be a war
rior's garment of leather and beads
Billy also removed the long
feather from his cap.
I'm not going to play" said Billy.
Neither am 1, then" cried Davie.
removing his coat and turning 1t
right side out.
Mary Elizabeth laughed. 90
course you're not, when there's no.
body left to play with" she cried
well have to think up a new
game"
Eyes," said Dorothy, "a quiet one.
I'm tired of Indian wars and scalps
and whoops." She thought for a
moment, then said Lets sit on
the step and ask riddles"
"Riddlesl Riddles. love en-"
cried Mary Elizabeth with enthusi-
asm; well take turns asking. You
begin, Dorothy, and don't have
them too hard right at the begin
ming"
"I know one," cut in Billy what
makes more noise than pig under
a gate? Two pigs. Isn't that a
good one?"
Even Davie laughed at that,
"You told the answer. too" he
jeered; that isn't the way to ask
riddles. You make people guess
them!"
Billy looked glum.
That's the only one I know. too"
he mourned. But Dorothy de-
clared that if he'd be good she'd
teach him great many. So. after
a smile had found it's way to
Davies face, she began:
Round as a biscuit,
Busy as bee,
Something in the middle
Goes tickety-tee."
Guess what it is" said Dorothy,
and the others began to think with
all their might.
There's nothing does that" said
Davie at last.
you were to begin with an easy
one" declared Mary Elizabeth, land
that's a very hard one, Dorothy"
ITS a boat cried Billy, Tin the
lake
Nope" said Dorothy. And then
they all fell to guessing again. At
last Mary Elizabeth said, II give it
up"
Then Davie said ct give it up"
And Billy chimed in II give it up
VERY well, then" announced
Dorothy; "Pll have to tell you.
Round as a biscuit,
Busy as a bee
Something in the middle
Goes tickety-tee.
Dorothy looked at the children tri-
umphantly and said: "Why, It's a
watch, o. course"
ITO he continued