The Taney County republican., 1918-03-21

Indigestion" scofIed Connie, re-
stored to normal by her fathers hand
some amends.
"Yes. Indigestion" declared Lark.
''You know, papa, that funny, hollow,
hungry fcellng-when you get a shock.
That's nervous inGigestion-we read
il in n medicine ad. They've got pills
Tor it. But it was a good joke. We
saw that right at the start
"And we didn't expect anything like
this. It's very generous of you,
papa. yeryw
But he noticed that they made no
move TO unwr0p the box. 1t still lay
between them on the hay, where he
had tossed it. Evidently their conf
lence in him had been severely shat
tered.
He sat down and unwrapped 1t him.
self. "Thcy are guaranteed" he ex-
planned, passing out the little pink
slips gravely, $50 when they wear
holes you get another pair for moth
ing" The twins faces had frightened
wonderfully. 81 will never play that
kind of Il trick again, twins, so you
needn't be suspicious of me. And say!
Whenever you want anything SO badly
II makes you feel like that, come and
talk it over. Wen manage some way.
OF course. we're always little hard
un, but we can generally scrape up
something extra from somewhere. And
| we will. You muStn't-feel like that
about things. Just tell me about 1t.
Girls are so--kind Of funny you know"
The twins and Connie rushed to the
house to try the feel" Of the first,
adored silk stockings. They donned
then, admired them, petted Connie,
idollzcd their father, and then remov-
ing them. tied them carefully in clean
white tissue paper and deposited them
in the safest corner Of the bottom
drawer of their dresser. Then they
lay back on the bed, thinking happily
of the next class party! SILK stock.
lngs! All!
Cant you just imagine how we1l
look in our new white dresses, Lark,
and our patent leather pumps-with
silk stockings! really feel there Is
nothing sets off good complexion as
well as real silk stockings!"
They were interrupted in this de-
lightful occupation by the entrance Of
Fairy. The twins had quickly realized
that the suggestion for their humilia-
ting had come from her. and their
hearts were sore, but being good los
ers--at least, as good losers as real
live folks can be--they wouldn't have
admitted for the world.
"Come on in, Fairy" said Lark cor
daily. aren't we lazy todayI"
Twins" said Fairy, self-cOnsciOus
for the first time In the twins knowl-
edge of her, II suppose you know 1t
was I who suggested that idiotic little
stocking stunt 1t was awfully hateful
of me, and so I bought you real silk
stockings with my own spending mon
cy, and here they are, and you needn't
thank me, for | never could be fond
Of myself again until squared things
with you"
The twins he'd to admit that 1t was
really splendid of Fairy, and they
thanked her with unfeigned zeal.
"But papa already got us pair, and
SC you can take these back and get
your money again. 1t was Just as
sweet of you, Fairy, and we thank
YOU, and it was perfectly dear and dar-
ling, but we have papa's now, and"
Good for papa!" Fairy CRIED and
burst out laughing at the Joke that
proved so expensive for the perpetra-
tors. But you shall have my burnt
,ffering, too. 1t serves us both right,
but especially me, for it was my idea"
And Fairy went away feeling very
gratif1ed and generous.
Only girls who have wanted silk
stockings for a "whole lifetime" can
realize the blissful state Of the par.
sonace twins, They lay on the bed
planning the most impossible but mag
nificent things they would do to show
their gratitude, and when Aunt Grace
stopped at their door they leaped up
to overwhelm her with caresses Just
because Of their gladness.
She waved them away with laugh,
April Fool, twins" she said, with a
voice so soft that It took all the sting
from the words. II brought you some
real silk stockings for a change" And
she tossed them package and started
ont Of the room to escape their thanks.
But she stopped In surprise when the
girls burst into merry laughter.
"Oh, you silk stoCklngs" Carol
cried, Three pairs You darling,
sweet old auntie You would come up
here to tease us, would you? But
papa gave us q pair, and Fairy gave
US a pair, and"
"They did! Why, the silly thlngs"
And the gentle woman looked as serl-
ously vexed as she ever did look--she
had so wanted TO give them the first
silk.stocking experience herself.
"oh, here you are" cried Prudence,
stepping quickly In, and speaking very
brightly to counterbalance the gloom
she had expected to encounter. She
started back in some dismay when she
saw the twins rolling and rocking
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