Marjorie at Seacote

ing every day in the crashing breakers, digging in the sand, building beach fires, talking to the old fishermen, were all delightf

jorie often wished one of them had been a girl, but at the same time, she enjoyed her unique position of b

ame good friends also, and the two ladies es

heir favorite playground. They never tired of digging in the sand, and they had a multitude of spades and shovels and hoes for their various sand performances. Some days they built

" said Tom one day. "We're alway

htful possibilities. "We'll call ourselves Sand Cr

"I don't know what sandboys really are,

orie put in; "I mean like Court Life, or someth

Let's have Sand Court, and build a court and a throne,

Marjorie can be Queen Sandy. And we'll call our cour

and Sandjandrum!"

hat," said To

I'll be a sand piper, and

be a sand crab, for he just scuttles thro

laughed, for Dick was a frail little chap, without much muscular strength

it would stay made," said Marjorie. "We

m. "If we only could

k in our yard, near where it joins yours, is a

ed Marjorie. "I know

ew moments' scamper brought them to the place, and

and better, thoug

ed Tom. "We'll take a wheelbarrow,

The two big boys wheeled many loads of sand up from the bea

their palace had no roof or walls, but the apartments were partitioned off with

rt meetings draped with pink cheesecloth and garlands of flowers. The whole palace was really a "secret

whole scheme, for it kept the children occupied,

desirable because they could stay out in the rain and not be harmed. Moreover, they were handy i

ke it. The court colors are red and yellow, an

sand," su

s afternoon, and we'll hold court to-morrow morning at ten o'clock. We must all wear some red

flag, showing a pail, red; on a field, yellow. She made also sashes for them all, of red and yellow chee

mbled on the Maynards' veranda,

en, and the Grand Sandjandrum was gorgeous in a voluminous

ats made of red and yellow paper, and

ily with a huge shoulder knot, and

robe and a crown of yellow paper with red stars on

known as a kazoo. Next came the Grand Sandjandrum, then the

laying the Star Spangled Banner, or thought he was. It sounded almost as much like H

nter the palace with a flourish of trumpets, a

gs!" he cried.

Tom, who was absorb

angry exclamations sounded as they saw only

ere broken and scattered, the sand tables and chair

this?" ro

ew the answer, t

rvants, could it?" asked King of the

r," said Tom. "Could it ha

sort of a child. Oh, I do think it's awful!" and fo

g, kindly; "brace up,

her tears. "I'm just crying 'cause I'm so mad! I'

owly, "but I know who did it, an

imed Midget. "Why,

afternoon Mrs. Corey came to call on my

ed-head

and Club, and about the Court to-day and everything. And she wanted to belong to the club, and I told her she couldn't, because it was just the

't know that girl to speak to.

ut, you see, this year we've had you two to play with, s

our palace," and Marjorie looked sadl

t she did do it. But she said she'd

she doesn't k

says you're stuck up, and you pu

er, but somehow, from her looks

s ill-tempered. She flies into a rage at any little

I wouldn't want to be lik

to see a shock of red hair surmounting a very angry little face just appearing from

shouted Tom. "What

faces at Marjorie between her words. Marjorie was utterly astonished. It was her f

with anger, and as she danced about, shaking her fist at Marjorie and p

knowingly to provoke this wrath, so she face

thing as you are!" she declared. "Did you tear do

if you build it again, I'll tear

such thing!"

at have you got

lew at Tom and pounded hi

" she cried.

couldn't hurt the big, sturdy boy, but

y!" he cried. "Yo

ith his hands in his pockets

and without excitement. "We Maynards are not accustomed to this so

d making one of her worst faces at him. For so

r squink up your nose like that! Bet yo

it, and the result was so

, but you've put an end to that before it began. So, instead, we're going to have a trial. You're the prisoner, and you've pleaded guilty,-at least, you've confessed your crime. Queen Sandy, get into that throne,-never mind if it is upset,-set it up again. Grand Sandjandrum, take your place on that mussed up

ed Hester, and the red

me reason or other Hester quailed before his gla

?" King went on. "Any excuse to offer

d a minute,

e you all have such good times

by that? You never

Craig yesterday, and

are you

ve. You think yourselves so great; y

roving yourself better than we are by cutting up this mean, babyish trick? If you w

ter, and she stared at Kin

like them, they must be likeable. They must be oblig

very nice to me,

chance you upset everything by making us dis

rgive me," suggeste

nfairly. So now, you've got to be punished. Queen Sandy, Grand Sandjandr

or a moment,

back in order, just as it was when she fou

d Harry, earnestly.

th blazing eyes. "Sorry for th

nt on Harry, "she's