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Show 0,'IE FOURTH HE REALLY ENJOYED Tommy's Time of Happiness That Stayed With Him for Many Days. Sh-8-wee; sh-s-wee!" squeaked the tav, aa It gnawed Its way slowly Into , knotty limb. It was a hot day, and the saw was dull, and the boy was a mite of a fellow. fel-low. Sh-s-wee; sh-s-wee!" And all the utile the thoughts of the boy were surging out to the other boys, who ere exploding torpedoes and trackers on the village streets, and to the big parade at midday and the fireworks In the evening. As soen as this limb and three oth ers were dona, he would be free to go He looked at them critically, and calculated cal-culated how long it would take. He would not have any torpedoes or crackers to explode, but he could look M those of the other boys and listen to the noise. And it would not matter so very much If they did laugh at his clothes. Fourth of July didn't come very often, and he could stand a little jeering for the pleasure of the holiday. holi-day. At last there was sufficient wood for the day, and with bounding heart but shrinking form he stole along the side-talks, side-talks, watching and listening eagerly, though keeping himself as much as possible In the background. Up and i'wn one street after another he moved, finally pausing at a yard that was delightfully noisy with explosives. The tight board fence was too high to peep over without raising himself en tiptoes, but the gate was several bohes lower. Here he stopped and cs'jght his breath at sight of a boy i;M:ne a lighted match to a giaiit cocker. The boy was Roy Green, the doctor's 5"n, and with him were Bobby and iihy Edith. He knew them all by ;:ht, and his eyes shone with admiration admi-ration at the cool composure with h:ch Roy was doing his lighting. He had never been spoken to by E:y. His heart gave a sudden bound at a cordial: "Hello, there, Tommy! v.'cn't you come In and help us fire ::-se things off?" It vas strange, incomprehensible. He did not know that the night before I'x-tor Green had made out a list for .!".? parade, choosing war veterans in-!i:ad in-!i:ad of prominent men to fill the con-s;:cuous con-s;:cuous places, and that he had spok- "You Mustn't Leavo Us This Way." t j of Tommy's father as being one ol i -8 brave men who had died for the t'-ntry. ,f hen the crackers and torpedoes j. ;re exploded, and Tommy was turn lt ;'-? back toward the gate, Roy caught a protestingly by the arm. t- "Look here, Tommy," he cried; "you j. -;tn't leave us this way. We're go- : to have a game of croquet, and jf 'n mamma Will have lunch for us'in y -9 summer house. After that we'd l( to have you in our carriage in the 5f 'Sfwe. I know papa will be pleased j said your father was in his com et '--':'. and that he was one of the best It's right that you should be the parade. And we'd like to have ?0 go with us to the fireworks this Sr 'sing, too. Papa has charge of them, n- ; ,J know, and maybe he'll let us help at 1 little." Dt So Tommy remained and played cro-.id cro-.id and had lunch with them in the ,n- "jTimer house, and went with them in of- ;s parade. nt Tan he hurried home and told his in 5j'her about it, but returned in time es help carry the fireworks to the riy ;'1Jare in front of the courthouse, and asiat in placing skyrockets and -ses and pin wheels in position for ''Si and to do many of those impor-;ht impor-;ht st things, which so delight the heart ro- 5 boy, ity, . nd his conspicuous position in the i feedings of the day so impressed edi' sfther boys that they ceased to Jeer iitf- trom that time on, and took him oo? thelr gameg m a comrade Id is " standing. |