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'JftWWegPffiH I mal,-but it started the boy's will ing tongue. "Aw, I'm all right," he said. "I've never been sick-except when I had the mumps and the measles and the whooping cough and the scarlet fever. But sister, she's not very' well. She didn't come down to breakfast 'this mining, and I heard her crying when I woke up last night." "You're a, good boy, Johnny," said Corey, as he gave theboy a half dollar. "Buy some candy with this." "Can I buy a base ball, too?" called Johnny after the young man, who had ' turned and was hurrying back with" throbbing heart toward the girl's house. Re ceiving no answer, Johnny hur ried on to school, clutching hi shining treasure in his fist. When Johnny came home from school at noon his sister called him into the parlor. "Johnny, did yousay anything to Mr. Corey this morning?" she asked. " "Yeh, see what he gimme?" re plied Johnny ,producing the half dollar. "What did Ke give you that for?" demanded his sister, clutch ing his arm anxiously. "Aw, fer candy and a base ball and bat," replied the veracious Johnny. "No, I mean what did you say to make him give you the money?" persisted Miss Livin good, very much in earnest. "Tell- me, Johnny, right away if you said anything. Oh, I can't forgive you if you did." "Aw, I didn't say anything "" .'cept just to tell him I hadn't ever been sick and that you were sick and couldn't eat any breakfast." "O, Johnny, how could you?" exclaimed the girl. "What will he think of me?" and she hidher face in her hands. Johnny watched this astonish ing exhibition m silence for a " time. He could discover no good reason for it. He was startled to feel himself suddenly gathered into his sis- ter's arms and hugged very tight. "Johnny, you're an angel and the best little brother a girl ever" had," she cried. "And here's a half-dollar for you, dear." Johnny was much bewildered at this sudden change of aspect. , But he was very sure of the sec ond shining piece of money in his hand. "Gee," he cried, hurrying from the room, "now I can get a mask and breas' pertector, too." And whil Johnny purchased these necessities his sister looked happily .at a diamond ring which glistened on her finger and young Fred Corey went whistling about his work in a manner that caused his friends to smile knowingly. o o OVER THE TELEPHONE ! Hello Good morning, Mabel! This is Ethel. I do hope you feel I better today? I'm so glad. But it's such a pity. you missed the picnic. Oh Ted. Why, yes; letme -see, Ted WAS along. lAAAAtftftfttti