Marjorie at Seacote

Kitty is

dma's, all su

aynards will wee

Kitty comes hom

by King and Marjorie, while Kitty, her mood divided

wn, to spend the summer with Grandma Sherwood, and

s Kitty's turn. The visit was always a pleasant one, and greatly enjoyed by the small visitor, but there w

farewell, and at this feast tokens were presented, and speeches made,

e up songs of their own, sometimes using familiar tunes and sometimes inventing an air as they went along. Even if not quite

this chapter and sang them to the tune of "The Campbells are C

e half-hour that must yet elapse

gs, "we'll miss you lots, o' course, but you'll have a gay old

mischief. But you won't tumble head over heels into all her mischiefs, like

e sedate Kitty. "But we'll have lots of fun with that tree-

,-you know

still, Mops. You

t," cried Kitty; "something

n't," answered King, with a

Rosamond, smiling sweetly; "gold

," said her brother. "Presents are alway

wed by a series of bear hugs and a general scramble, but to-night, ow

, for without such warning, hair-ribbons usually f

pretty rose-colored gown of soft s

aimed King; "all dressed up

singable to Marjor

p, and a flowe

a hug, I w

feel pretty

appened to th

ent they had all joined hands and were

ray, for our

, for the flow

he hills a

e so sweet as

her children, Mrs. Maynard bore her honors gra

then Marjorie and Rosy Posy. The table had extra decorations of flowers and pink-shaded candle

"I love to go to Grandma's, and yet I hate to leave you

Shakespeare says, 'Yet every sweet with sour is temper

entedly, looking at her array of bun

said Mrs. Maynard, so Kitty exc

ulling gently at a ribbon bow

xclaimed Marjorie. "I'd snatch the pape

ould," said K

sive and impatient, while Kitty was slow and careful. But

p close on its ribbon. When outspread, it showed a store of needles and thread, of bu

ckets, with all sewy things in them! And a darling silver thimble! And a silver tape m

orie. "The things are lovely,

lovingly. "Grandma will help me with my patterns, and I'm going

ully at her sister. "Fun is racing around and

reed, amiably, "but not f

. Like what you like, and don't be bothered by other people's comment

dear little gold watch. Kitty had never owned

laimed, in wond

Every wheel and spring, every one of its three hands, every

of any words to tell y

Marjorie. "You could say it's the grandest, gloriouse

er should have thought of it. I 'most always say

f King. There were notepaper and envelopes and a pen and

plained, "because it's nicer that way than th

rite my first letter to you,

at Kit, a le

ay, to her bro

r custom, they all sang the song a

d the next parcel. It was two volumes of Fairy Tal

e, sitting out in the tree-house reading these. I shall pretend I'm a

l else, she became absorbed in the book at once. In a moment, the p

cried King. "You can read all summer,-n

nd looking round apologetically; "but it's all about a fairy

nned them on her shoulders at once, to see how they looked. All pronounce

present!" she said.

ty, "yours is the boofles

dishes, and as most of them were also favorites wi

" said King; "I gave you those wr

on't know yet where y

t will be somewhere near the sea, if possible. Will

e it. May we go bathing every day? And can I

mother, smiling at her. "Wh

suit my manly beauty! What ar

han anything else. But first we must find a roof to cover our he

ked Marjorie. "I never

bungalow!" said King. "Why

t?" asked Midge

ungalow! That'

ce you undertook to do so, see if you can't give i

it's a low, one-storied house, and that

roof, and verandas all round it. But the ones they build now, in this country, are often much more elaborate than that. Sometimes they have one story, sometimes more. The one I'm try

aid King. "Do you thin

efusal of it, but he's doubtful about t

he seashore for a whole summer! My

nd is there for. Kitty, you were at the sea

. But this year I'm glad I'm going

itty's desire for res

Except when I sprained my ankle,-I rested enoug

. Nor I won't fall do

the well. We just went

t in the tree-house and read every afterno

id Kingdon; "I believe you'd

ike rambunctious play doesn't mean I want

must 'like what you like' and not

dly rebuke. "Hullo, Kit, here's one of your

t "likes," and as none of the Maynard

back to the pleasant living-room. "As Kitty is the chief pebble on the beach

ou know. Each one must sing a song or speak a piece, or somethin

ogramme as I go along. Ladies and gentlemen, our first number will be a sp

mpous air, he made a low bow, firs

ild and lovely, and we hate to see thee go; but the best of friends must sever, and you'll soon come back, you know. Listen now to our advices. Kitty, dear, for pity's sake

earnestly, "You are a lovely poet, Father. I wish you'd gi

enough money for pink ice-cream in t

be Mrs. Maynard," announce

and graces of a prima donna, went to the piano. St

good-bye, Kitty;

ing to le

we say g

bye, say

we say

er Kitt

epeated by the whole assembly with fi

will now favor us," was

self," said Midget, modestly

ty goes t

he will

lady-gi

as she

n I go to

exceed

Liza's nice

her hop

d with cheers, as they all r

g went on, "but as she has fallen asleep, I

everybody's bedtime,-at least, for children,-the whol

, you're going t