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Show The Family's New" Leaves By FRANK HERBERT SWEET LITTLE SALLIE crossed the room with great solemnity, raised herself her-self on her tiptoes at the table so she could reach and open a book. She turned a leaf in this and then shut It, all with anxious care. "What you think you're doing Sal-lie?" Sal-lie?" asked Ruth, smiling. "Why, turning my leaf, of course," answered Sal lie. "It's New Year's Day." "A real nice start," cackled granny from her big chair. "Now, It's your turn. Ruth. Four to fourteen, a long step, so a leaf equally large." Ruth grimaced and shook her head, then grew serious. "All right. I won't miss my turn," she said. "See none of you do yours. Let's see, 1 can't give up my holiday dances, for that might disappoint others. oth-ers. I I will burn my lipstick aud color pot." Grandma thumped approval with her cane. "Fine!. Fine! Rulh," she encouraged. "Now, Tom, with four more years." "I don't know a single thing I can began 'Coin, when "Good hoy.' Absolutely perfect." scorned Ruth. A low pulling came from the big chair. Grandma was pretending to smoke a knitting needle. Tom groaned "Ugh!" he yielded. "Three months I will go without cigarettes. No more." "Time enough to realize the benefit. Next." "I promise to quit hy Thursday games and read aloud at home." rattled rat-tled papa. "And tind I to make waffles three mornings Instead of one." promised mamma. "And I," agreed grandma, "won't go to sleep while Jim is reading." Sallle held the kitten's mouth to her ear. "And kitty promises." she said earnestly, "that she'll go out the door regularly 'slead of yelling at the I t 'ndovv." I tirw lf26. WoNlern Newspaper t'Mon 1 I |