Brother and Sister
ot any earlier than usual, perhaps, but it certainly woke Brot
wide, and he sat up in bed, Sister's dark eyes also
r birthday, Roddy! Many happy returns o
ver to the chest of white drawer
you can eat 'em," she explained, returning with
lly picked out as many horses and elephants as she could-for indulgent Grandma Hastings had bought several pounds of the crackers,
Don't look!" comman
ned the door-lest the children were still asleep-he saw Brother stari
lph asked merrily, putting down the basket he carried on th
till to receive the six "spanks" without wh
?" asked a muff
h in amazement, uncovering a very warm and flushed little gi
cheerfully. "Only I promised Brother I wo
en. "Well, Brother, stand up while I measure you once more; I must be sure that you
h stood brother against the wall and made a tiny mark wi
grow, you know, if you drink your milk and grumble about it, but not half as fast as y
I, Sister?" interposed Broth
have brought you," returned Ralph cheerfully.
en he tipped it over on one side and out rolled the
r and Sister together. "What
g like the dear big brother he was. "Your
py, who seemed to like it and tried to say so with his l
n her knees on the floor, watching the dog wit
," agree
sed if you are not to be late for breakfast; and I
party?" begged Sister,
e answered. "But you can tell me all ab
ix times because it was his birthday. He wore a new blue sailor sui
t the breakfast table and eyeing the little heap of bundles
mitted Dick, putting down his
an he have cereal, Mother? And Daddy wrote on this box, d
u have finished breakfast. I don't want you to open the parcels, either, until you have had your milk and cere
ink-pad, so that Brother might play at printing. He knew his letters and, if someone helped him, could spell a number of word
an and kissed him heartily. Somehow Brother seldom kissed D
aid Dick hastily. "Glad y
and then the interrupted breakfast went on. As soon as they had all fini