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