Dorothy Dainty's Gay Times

ntertainment, of their fine audience, of th

one morning, Nina, Jeanette, an

beautifully," said Lola, "

," Jeanette s

ause which Nancy's grac

na, "you do know that Nancy l

r, and that's probably what Lola

e at the theatre, who danced so gracefully that I thought she m

ys she saw a girl once, at a theatre in New York, who

her sister should be so eager to teas

Jeanette's flashing eye

see me dance; I

heatre. I said the little girl was like you, but

to or not; Uncle Steve made me. Oh, I was not happy there. I was never so happy as w

, and for a few moments neither could think of anything to say, but just at t

and a moment later Mollie Merton and Flossie Barnet, and

d Reginald, "I've got something great to

t is it?" cried

g 'bout our school Aunt Charlotte said that the big girls would begin to study history this week, and my brother Bob say

ald Dean!"

Merton," said the

tie said, "and whatever your name is,

off other folks' heads? Well, I guess it's so

hey knew that Reginald thought what he said was true, but t

door now, and as they e

atie Dean! I tel

soon forgot what Reginald had said, and at recess there were s

ding lesson had been unusually interesting, and ins

were put aside, A

in the public schools who begin to study history, but we shall take it up in an easy, enjoyable way. I shall re

eginald. "Now I guess you'll hear

s eyes were twinkling with delight. The girls wo

long avenue after school,

ls! What

rrid things, and Aunt Charlott

t Bob did, and you wai

eve, but it's true," said Mollie; "it's somebod

dy you know?"

e lau

e all know,

o we like her?"

then you'll know whether you

er playmates, and thus she could watch their fac

atricia

l, and it was quite evident that

the firs

re, Mollie?

s running across the lawn to call fo

ollie! Moll

ng up the walk. You know she was always

been hunting houses, and we're coming here to live. We've got a house right next to

just looking over h

e an engagement, but I'll be

ldn't," said Re

lived here before," ventured Flossie, lo

he group, she was ever ready to say

ust the same,

use, that is just miles from here," Jeanette said, "s

she lived before," said Nina,

in history, by reading aloud from a volume in which the facts were set forth in st

ittle face would have convinced an

y fairy tale that he had ever heard. He saw no pathos in the old Spaniard's useless search. The picture which the history painted for him showed only the little ban

lowers paled with chagrin as the bold, venturesome Spaniards trampled them underfoot as they marche

otte ceased rea

nd write all that you reme

een attentive, many of the sketches giving the story almost word for word. Of course the older girls had writ

ldn't be anywhere, so I wish he and his brave men had sailed acros

in the loving, tender heart. The

ture, the beauty described appealed to him. He looked at Flossie in surprise when she had fini

ead his own effor

ountane, for if we hadn't found it we'd have had a jolly hunt. I'd like to have worn a red velvet coat and a big hat with fethers

the girls laughed at the vanity whic

n of his costume?" Aunt Charlotte

old him that I wished that men wore clothes like that now, he just laughed,

study English history, and th

ie and Reginald," said Jeanette, "

I told you my brother Bob said it was all full of chopping folks' heads off, and you

and into Reginald's,

, "and we won't like to hear it, but we'

school. They were to drive with Mrs. Dainty and Aunt

ed some blossoming weeds which grew near the cottage, thinking thu

me she laughed and talked so brigh

he looked when suddenly she lean

ose Bob was

ut he also cared for dear little Flossie, and

everything, but just p'r'aps

better than if Reginald had insist

e with autumn splendor, for the leaves that danced in the sunlight were s

n Dorothy's hat, and blew her golden

's fingers were quick to clasp Dorothy's, and for a time they sat l

ls, its stockings were pink, and its dress a bright green. A showy hat with many-colored flowers crowned

d Nancy; "Mollie Merton said sh

o say that when Patricia has just come back

erever she was, she made somebody uncomfor

anything that was showy, and her mother, who was

be kind or courteous, but instead had laughe

ould permit, and when she saw Flossie and Reginald, she rushed toward th

that they were quite as pleased, but

here now, an' we've got a el'gant house right next the schoolhous

brother lives," remarked Reginald. "He lives on the first flo

hem to think that the entire house had

best of the situation, and at once comme

d at the hotel. Ma says I can give a party this winter, if I want to. Of course I'll invite all my N' York friend

Reginald, who whistled softly

uldn't come if you a

nald!" sa

else I wouldn't have said it. I wouldn't speak like th

apped Patricia. "I didn't see a boy w