The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-12-16
Ruth's Pretended Friends
CHAPTER I

wanted. Her father let her have
three dollars week to spend for
pleasure. She was very pretty and
kind to everyone. She lived on a
street where many other girls her
age and older lived. She treated
them very nice but they were jeal-
GUS Of her They pretended to be
her friends but they weren't.
One morning when she was play
ing with them she gave them candy
and other good things to eat. Her
mother called her "a in minute to
change her dress. While she was
gone one of the girls called Ellen
said, when Ruth comes back let's
run and hide from her" So they
all agreed, Helen. Mary, Ruby. Paul
inc, Lucy and Eleanor.
Pretty soon, Ruth came running
out of the house, and the other
girls ran and hid. all except Mary
who stayed to tell Ruth Something.
When Ruth came Mary said,
Ruth, we are not allowed to play
with you. Our mothers don't like
you SO go on home"
Ruth went home and told her mo-
Their what they had said, and her
mother said she might go over to
her friend Hazel's house who lived
two squares from their house. So
Ruth went.
When she arrived HaZels mother
had just bought cake and she sent
Hazel after quart of ice-cream.
Then Hazel and Ruth sat down and
ate it. When Ruth was ready to go
home, Hazel said" Ruth, come up
in the garnet with me, I have some
thing up there for you"
.Hazel's father was rich mer-
chant also and very good friend
Of Ruth's father. So were their
mothers
Hazel and Ruth reached the gar
ret by this time. Hazel takes from
a long box, a wishing stone. "My
mothers mother had this stone
when she was little girl. 1t is a
fairy wishing stone. She found it
One Of the fairies lost it over mil
lion years ago. But my grandma
ther found it in woods where
most everyone was afraid to go for
fear of bears being there. Now I
am going to give to you. You can
wish for anything you want"
'But Hazel" said Ruth, "You
won't have any"
Before | give you this. / am go
ing to wish for another"
So saying. she turned the stone
and said, ooh stone. l wish for an
other stone" Instantly another
stone lay on the floor in box
Ruth thanked Hazel for her gift
and went home.
On the way home she turned the
stone and said. ooh stone, give me
an orange" Instantly it obayed
When she reached home, she told
her mother about it. Then she put
1t away.
CHAPTER u
None of Ruth's friends knew Of
her wishing stone. They still did
mean tricks. Ruth's birthday came
October first and Ruth was going
to have party She even invited
those who had played mean tricks
on her. She didn't forget to invite
Hazel She had invited forty-one
children. They ate candy. played
games and had ice cream and cake
and punch. They played more
games.
Now it was time for their supper.
They all sat down to the table and
began to cat. They had stewed
chicken, fried chicken. bananas,
oranges, mashed potatoes, gravey,
sweet potatoes. two different kinds
of salad two kinds of dressing,
milk. punch End ice cream and
three diffcrert kinds Of cake
They were supposed TO bring bas-
kets with them when they came,
Each one irTucht ore. When they
were ready - 90 home each has
Eet was filled II the top with gooG
'hi~ gs IL - B Ter they had left,
puth s";A "Th'e Is the ;;appiest day
| have had. mother
e0ro ,'av r-+h --'.r''t down TO play
- - ~-st~,ticd friends. She
i,n~,' 'H ia not like her :.
y! ~ -'-' hen, 10 While