Milford chronicle., 1941-10-24
/ % o ME ED WGAT 10 M
"The Chiid's First School is the
; Fdmily"-FRoEBEL
Issued by the National Kindergarten
Association, West 40th Street.
New York City
HALLOWEEN
Laura Gray
HALIU WIEN
Laura Gray

A premonition made Mr.. Snubb
throw down his paper and go Il
the door. Moonlight Lit up the seem
and glistened on the frost on thu
roof of his two-seater, parked be
fore the door, ready to rush him tt
the early morning train.
A rocket from over the way sput
tered. struggled up into the sky
curved and exploded, dropping q
shower of stars. A packet of fire.
crackers went off down the road
Children's voices seemed to be ev-
eTywhere. Halloween, of course!
"Bur-r!" He shivered, and was
turning in when two figures moved
away from the car, and the patter
of feet faded into the darkness.
"Huhn' Snubbs ran down the
path. Air was fizzling from the
tires. Gradually the car sank, and
finally rested forlornly on four
fiat tires. "Confound it! Every
boy in the country should be
locked up on Hallowe'en!" What
was he to do now-with no pump,
and the garage miles away? Per-
haps he could borrow a pump.
Mrs. Brian answered his knock at
the door of the white cottage down
the road. Sorry, she said, "Mr.
Brian has taken the boys to
show. This is Halloween, you
know, and he likes bit of fun him
self. too"
you're telling me it's Hal
lowe'en!" growled Snubbs, and
poured out his grievances, only to
learn that the Brians had no pump.
There were the Merrils, in that
large dilapidated house on the cor
ner. Snubbs decided to try there.
He got slight shock when light
ed pumpkin grinned from the gate
post. The Merrils were certainly |
at home. Lights blazed from every
rickety window. Laughter and
shouts came from within.
A rumble like thunder followed
his knock. The door flew open,
and a crowd of grotesque faces
looked out. Surprised "Ohs" arose,
masks were torn off-evidently this
was not the visitor expected. "Give
him something anyway" was sug-
gested. A tray, laden with cello
phane bags of candy, peanuts and
was pushed in front of
him.
"No, no, l don't want anything. /
want to see your father"
"Daddy's painting ROnny-for an
Indian. Daddy" shrilled small
girl.
Snubbs was ushered into a room
gay with Halloween decorations.
There was a blazing fire, and
were everywhere. Mer-
and partly bald-rosel
from his knees before a wee lad in
Indian suit and feathers, whose
face was half-painted-a realistic
red-brOwn. Merrill looked as happy
as anyone there.
81 want to borrow your pump"
Once more Snubbs related his trou-
bles.
"Thats too bad, Mr.. Snubbs.
don't mean any harm
really. They get overexcited in
their eagerness to have bit of fun.
They don't think. l have no pump.
I'm sorry"
Snubbs had scarcely settled him
self once more by his own fireside
when a sharp knock startled him.
'Confound it! If they think they
IAN get anything here"
Two lads stood without. I'VE
ire Dick and Pete Merrill" spoke
he taller. Dad sent us to pump
Up your tires we borrowed a
pump next door. Then Dads going
o dress up and go around to the !
loors with us!" How their eyes
iparkled. )
Thanks. that was good of your
ather." Snubbs grinned. This !
Halloween business is pretty
ough on some of us"-But they
we're already hard at work.
A party, a show. community ,
,onfire-with fireworks and fun for :
IL and where young and old enter
nto the spirit of the night-are
,ood ways to serve this natural :
raving for fun and to prevent !
Ioodlumism and destructiveness.