Dorothy Dainty at Glenmore

d never knew it?" said Valerie, as they ran along the foot path that w

e so much time and trouble to wi

opping squarely in front of Betty,

ved in the old well," Betty said, looking a bit

ly and truly believe it could grant our wishes

y la

on't beli

st believ

ve the w

am comes fro

k inside

r the drum

wished bes

ver, nev

ear those verses

other sings. I made the se

oetry?" cried Valerie, looking Betty over, as i

laughe

t you remember she told us the other day that many people

funny verses," Valerie said, "an

o us, and our wish

beside Valerie, and for a

erie who f

ish in June with ninety per cent. average she'd give me a beautiful ring. Yes, that's what I'll wish for by the old well, and after I've wished it, I'll work harder than ever so that my wish wi

that is so awfully fun

said, but her shoulders shook alth

, you'll start right out to work hard enough to just make the wish come true, well or no well, and I do believe, if your aunt

ng angry, and she la

ng to wish, and then sit back and

l any more than you do, Valerie Dare. We'd be silly to even think that an ol

er to sit on this wal

l wish while we're wa

beside the well, and I'll wish as we walk alon

erie, "but I do hope yo

ting by the well," Betty said, "for I

thing that you've a chance of getting," said

ing I want but one thin

hing is-what?"

go there every year. Father and mother like the country better than the shore, but I like the beach, and the water best. Dorothy and Nancy will go home to Merrivale, but whether they spend

wore such a sober expre

you'd wanted something t

he road, some one wearing the gayest of colors, and with

ing something great. Just see how close together their heads are! I don't know Arabel

just as likely to be some way she's

y la

ternoon that Patricia knocked at her door, a

t," said Valerie.

n the tip edge of her chair, and she kept taking out her handkerchief, and shaking it because it was drenched with perfumery, and w

hed Valerie, "sh

ung back, preferring to stare at Betty and Valerie t

see if they were greatly surprised wi

ng over to the well, the one that's called the wishing-well," she explained, "and we mustn't te

at she had no

how to find it, but we can't

hurry to get to Glenmore on time, and you are going away from school e

turn back, but Patricia seized her

te," said Valerie, looking

ing for a chance to scold them

y saw a little figure disappearin

da Mayo," s

ce. Are you sure it

ys in her room all the time. If she happens to come down when th

t by this time. I wonder why she ran when she saw us? We don't know her well enoug

in her own room all the

ine said so,"

tricia tells-well-things that a

Ida, now, as we us

just happen,

what Patricia h

injured the skin so severely th

t Ida was feeling far fr

suffered for it, both because of her painful face, and becaus

r meals up to her room, and she had personally given her private instruction, f

ill were traces on her cheeks of the burning caused by the patent "beautifier," and s

they saw that the tall clock mar

fix up just a bit,"

stairs and soon

ty had found a letter waiting for he

cautioned Valerie, "for when we came

tty gave a littl

the shore this summer just for a change, and already he has rented the

t to-night. I do believe I'l

and dinner was half through when Patri

ere turned

late, but what of that?" She was assuming a boldness that she did not feel, wherea

hey wished?" whispered Valerie, t

ow, but they wo

the social half-hour, and then be sure of being prompt at six, the

ion, and all but four of the p

a and Arabella, D

rothy and Nancy home with her for the week. Already they had planned enough pleasure to last

more if they wished, and Patricia had dec

for the week, but Patricia had declared that they would stay at Glenmore, and Arabel

ra's home open

week over to Vera and

ed Monday afternoon, and you must leave Saturday morning. That gives us Tues

d Dorothy, "and it seemed so good t

. She knew that at heart, swe

" she said, "and you'll all feel rested by to-morrow. I'll not t

d to guess, but Mrs. Vane remained firm, o

can't," said Vera. "I mean to keep it b

Elf, and Vera joined in t

herself; Elf, whose mischievous face was truly elfish; Nancy, whose gypsy beauty always pleased, and Dorot

nd this afternoon," she said, "an

up one busy street, and down another, she enjoyed watc

hes, goblins, and gnomes, with exquisite scenery, beautiful costumes, and graceful dancing that held th

delighted, so it was not strange th

of the dancing. She had been drilled in those daint

tle party howled along the broad thoroughfare toward home and they talked o

Saturday dawned, it seemed hardly possib

for Wednesday, a huge fair for Thursday at which Mr

ocus beds were in bloom. They had stopped for lunch at a pretty restaurant that looked for all the world like

d to them before

k's vacation, and comes home from scho

you home for a week. I thought you were

lying colors. I was nervous, and feared I wasn't prepared, but say! I was need

our father will be pleased," Mrs.

cried Vera, rushing at him, a

have a little sister," said Rob, swi

e asked, laughing at her flushed

until I look wild," Vera said, clinging to his

the world because neither one of you h

"Say, girls, I'm mighty glad to see y

start at nine in the morning. There is no one at the Stone House

Rob replied earnestly, for he knew by a slight q

when Dorothy was speaking, and she

e theater, to a big fair, to see a hall hung with beaut

said Rob. "I'll take you all to see

era asked, but Rob tweake

said, and they had to