Brother and Sister

ister watched eagerly as the delivery boy carried the heavy

iled at them as he came back t

other's and Sister's, two weeks ago, had said from "four to six," so it was time to dress in the best white cloth

r away, she thought she mi

Nellie where to put the presen

of presents on the living-room table. He opened each one, and said thank you to the child

ifred, were the last to come, and

!" she announced earnestly, to sympathe

older than Charlie and

now," Winifred urged Cha

eld out a little p

m eating it on the way here," his sis

s on the table. Then the children began the peanut hunt, whi

iscovered. Then, as several of the girls wanted to start the old, old game of "Going to J

one!" announced Sister in su

r where she stood by

ngly. "I left it right there on to

" asserted Sister

d now she turned on th

d sternly. "Did you eat Roddy's ca

noticed during the peanut hunt, and unable to longer withs

eks, "I hope you will excuse him, Mrs. Morriso

son, smiling. "Any laddie with a sweet tooth might easily do th

nd all the time there was the mysterious fishpond back of the t

" out on the lawn, Molly came to the door

ter was the big birthday cake-iced as only Molly could ice it, and showing no trace of

, Brother," said

as he blows out he will have wishes

y must not be spoken aloud-

of the can

he children. "You'll have

es, and cocoa, and vanilla and strawberry ice-cream, and of course the birth

r in surprise, glancing up f

her hands she carried what seemed to be a v

d Brother curious

other mysteriously. "Grandmothe

er Hastings assured him, nodding and smiling from

ttiest white and lavender gow

en saw that the paper crust was full of little slits and that fr

said Mother Morrison. "The pink ones

bons. She hauled out a little cellul

y cried. "Do we a

nough ribbons to go round! After every one, including Brother and Sister, had ha

, looking at her little wrist-watc

ack of the table. There was a gift for everyone who fished, and when six o'clock

to Mother Morrison as they said good-by