| Show I 1 miss W deliria L lue uk I 1 j AND nui THE E soapbox soap box babies by 0 maria thompson daviess illustrations by magnus G kellner Colky right mi the robbs bobbs merrill Com company continued from last week CHAPTER CHAPT E R ill III how ml miss selina lue came to the bluff U ff 1 I bojt i 1 l t halil will up bod happening onto peopled p ao ale I 1 F tor for sometime it might tilt hit tin m oil pome me blind 1140 1 we coif dow know about anil and take lk selina lne ille now said bald mils selina lue luc with ft a sigh elgh ot f relief every string Is tied up the camphire camph lre beld out fine cne and there are two pink rags left everybody forget all about tile the yellow jackets and put your mind ou the making of the lemonade ill get the lemons and is as she spoke she rose from the top step and started into the grocery she paused for a moment and ran lier her eyes over the group huddled along the steps while I 1 laughter aughter strove nith a ath sympathy in ili her expression pres slon just at that moment miss cynthia came down the with her rose hat swinging in her hand and her curls a ruffle in the breeze silo she paused and took in the maimed and bandaged crew ot of youngsters with round eyed amazement and a picture of wholesale catastrophe they presented demile sat on the top step tied neatly around his head bead was a huge white bilte bandage from which his freckled face peered with swollen solemnity ethel maud drooped on the corner of the step below and nursed a red and enlarged little wing that had been an ear when last cynthia had beheld it luella kinney choked black back sobs with an abnormally fat thumb which she kept fast in her mouth seemingly deriving comfort around one ankle was wae tied ila a blue gingham rag which set oft the bit tuat swathed one of ethel mauda brown little feet several thin knees had seemingly doubled on their mates in matter of size the rest of the congregation had suffered with more more or less poignancy and an aroma of mingled te arsand and camphor rose from the steps why why gasped miss cynthia was there aa a a cyclone oh no answered I 1 miss selina lue luc cheerfully jutt just a little yellow jack ets nest that made a mistake to get mad at the children they have most fergot all about t fer er we was va s jest about to make a whole bole water bucket full of lemonade nice day aint it for fer drinking sich as lemonade miss selina luo luc bestowed a significant glance on miss cnthia as she spoke which was very enlightening as to her rational method of treating the hornet hoi act cyclone miss cynthia hastened to lend the weight of her mental in fluege to that of her friend for she saw that her consternation had started a faint fail echo of sobs yi indeed it Is she affirmed en tim 1 I feel as if I 1 could drink several glasses myself somebody must draw the water for it right from the well yes bennie can do that while you and ethel maud and lyella roll the lemons there are arc the glasses to hunt up and everybody must git ready to help squeeze and tor for at least a halt half hour the front ol of the grocery teemed with cheerful activity if sharp little pains occasionally obtruded themselves they found no encouragement from the busy drink mixers who squeezed and stirred and slopped and drank to their fie heartso arts cout content brit after they liaa them delves consumed the third can concoction octlona from the yellow rinds rin ds they conceived the ideal of adding sugar and water still again and carrying the bucket down don for the refreshment of mr leeks who was wab a 06 dear I 1 djeu to tie be remembered at what they considered consider ed an early staga of tho the lemonade game lauds alive wd eald hiss ilass selina lue los as B she bh tank bank on the top step and ana watched the last scampering scamper lne pair of bare fe feeland fee atad tand flutter ingra as dresap dr sap the bill hlll almost tho worst worse ruckus vv we avei ever had on tho the aluff I 1 ivaa afraid they would cold all cry themselves sick rick before I 1 could git they thoughts switched yes answered miss cynthia as she seated herself betide beside miss selina lue luc exhausted and panting with the efforts abe had made in their b behalf it was pretty bad and I 1 was out ol of the direct path of the hurricane how did you weather the full force well you know answered miss selina lue luc ive got cm tn some I 1 always did that courage to Is jest to keep going and bergit the patr I 1 I 1 dont hold with raking light of sast wk but it if distract ments will heat to te ease along I 1 for one say make a of 0 lemonade lots of people in the world are 1 U gre ellig with will you on that line miss gelina lue answered miss cynthia as she laughed up into the kind ayes eyes a abo 5 ii her r TO 10 nf BE CONTINUED |
