A Dear Little Girl at School

n lesson, and did not remember about it till she and Dorothy met at school on Monday morning, and then she wa

ut many misgivings and a rapid beating of the heart when Miss Ashurst called upon her. Edna was always such a conscientious child about her lessons that Miss Ashurst rather overlooked the

. R. Club, and the girls of the Neighborhood Club, as they called theirs,

weet. I know that is exactly their trick. Don't you girls pay any attention to them. Of course we could let Jennie Rams

gh for Jennie Ramsey to go with they are go

can just make up your mind that I'll have no more to do with you." So Nellie succumbed although she did smil

te welcome to." And indeed it did appeal so strongly to some of the older girls that before the week was out several new members were enrolled, and it was decided to change the

other hand they felt not a little flattered at being important enough to belong to the same club, so as the rule worke

en she was told of how the club was increasin

"You know," Agnes had told them, "if you want to become a junior branch of the same club it will be perfectly easy for you to do it. At the end of a month you can decide, though Helen Darby and Florence Gittings agree with me th

stay in," replied Ed

ld!" came from

to be a harmony which put them all on the same footing. The older sisters were more ready to help the younger ones with their lesson

evailed in the school all except in the unfortunate Neighborhood Club which they would have gladly disbanded. "It will probably die of i

ad. He was a man of few words yet

an the first. A number of things were discussed and the lit

b or wanted to be friends I suppose we'd have to b

you wouldn't have to clasp her around the neck and hang on her wo

little girls looked at one another. They had not

ie his shoes, but if you do have a chance to do something to make things pleasant

up. I should probably fall all over myself if I attempted to do

that we can 'be diligent and studious' as the old copy-books used to have it, speak well of his school, and not carry

who has been giving you all t

ed me that school-girls are half the time silly geese who seem to think their teachers are created for the mere purpose of making their lives miserable. Father said that the shoe was usually on the other foot, and that the girl

arby did nothing by halves and it was expected that there woul

a kindness. It was just before Thanksgiving that Mrs. Conway came in one Thursday afternoon to see Aunt Elizabeth and of course he

her mother for company, but

e out to take Thanksgiving dinner wi

Justus would go, too, but he insists that he cannot possibly take the time, for it is something of a trip. He says he has some s

counted on you both. Perhaps Uncle Justus can take the time

greatly disappointed, but you know Justus is nothing if not conscientious and

is meeting?" as

ast two, I

the evening, partly on account of the children and partly on account of the maids, to whom I have promised the time after they have fini

done such a thing in his life as that, but it cannot be helped. Julia has few opportunities

Uncle Justus's decision, she felt very sorry for him. She took occasion to open up the subject

er his spectacles. "Well, no,

ou like

ticularly enjoy it, but duty must

e going to have

to me, but I fear I cannot t

went out into the kitchen to see Ellen of whom she was very fond. "Ellen," she sa

t be much of a job I

g to have a real Th

as usual, for he'd not be in. Says she, 'a bit av a chicken will do and ye can make a pumpkin

erious and troubled look every time she looked at Uncle Justus that evening and the next day at recess she unburdened her he

hands. "I have a chance to do Uncle Justus a kindness and I c

to see anybody who's less

ould. Edna, te

to her sister's and he hasn't even time to come to us for Thanksgiving, and he w

family last year because you were here."

g how I should hate to eat my dinner alone and every time I look at Uncle Justus I feel so sorry for him I c

but they could not advise her either way; it was too weighty a question, though Jennie vent

es done, but I suppose I could go home after that. She could put me

, would it?" said Dorothy, brightening a litt

ould make a great diff

my house and stay all night with me. I should be so delighted to have you and I know moth

ht with a friend? The thought of two Thanksgiving dinners, though one might be rather a frugal one, had its charm, too. "I think

this afternoon, and then you can ask your mother when you get home and

turned out just as Jennie had prophesied, for she brought a veritable invitation to Edna that afternoon in the shape of a little note, and she fu

meetings were so interesting that it was hard to get away in time, but Mrs. Conway was on the watch as the girls came in the gate. Of course Edna had told Celia about all thi

sacrifice than could be made easily, she felt that she could allow the child to do as she wished, being sure that it was not in a spirit of self-righteousness. And so, on the

said, "how is this? I thought you

na smiling up at him. "I'm going to sta

and shook his head, but he took off his s

ld be away and she thought maybe you and I would like some of our Thanksgiving, so she has sent some of her

I cannot allow

re Uncle Justus denied, t

you away from your family on a holiday. I know what it means to little people to

had never had a Thank

n why I should call upon a little girl

tfully, and feeling a little hurt lest afte

irl," he replied, "if that is the way you feel, I can only say that I am delighted beyond measure that you want to sta

y of the other girls, for that matter, would say if they

oon?" asked Uncle Justus after a mo

I have gone so many times, but Jennie Ramsey and her mother have invited me to come there to stay all night. I'

you all, so suppose we go out together on Friday afternoon. I can take my papers with me and do my necessary work on Saturday there as well as here. Your little c

ning and have dinner with you, and then I can go to the club meeting. It is to be at Helen Darby's this time, and that is very near, you know." The twilight gathered about the two and in the dim light Uncle Justus did n