A Dear Little Girl at School

nday morning. "I'm going to have a party," she sai

manner, and no happier child could be found than she. To be sure she had everything to make her happy, as Dorothy often said, a beautiful home, a kind mother and friends who took pains to make her forget how forlorn

hich gathered to hear about the party. "Tell us all abou

having one?' and she said, 'Not at all, though I should first like to know what girls you would like to invite,' and I told her all the G. R. Club. 'Anyone else?' she asked, and I thought of Nettie Black. 'I'd like to have Nettie,' I said, and then I remembered how lonely I used to be even at the Friendless, and how glad I used to be when you came to see me, Edna, an

now we won't care,"

ems to me that of all the people I know, the Friendlessers are the very ones who ought to come when

e Friendless" and the children there, "The Friendle

he party to be

tter than any other time, and besides we live out of town, a

y, "and I think it is a beautiful ide

I shall come,

sister will

," echoed

her says please not to wear party frocks, and not to dress up much, on ac

not," agree

are not dressed up and as long as it is going to

he other girls,"

the club members and did not find one who ob

o a party with orphan asylum children! I'd like to see my mother allowing me to associate with such creatures. I can't think what Jennie Ramsey's mother can

ocks, nor so much as white ones," said Gertr

re are to be no bo

er there are to be or

and Charley Conway, as one of the "Friendlessers" was a boy. The two Porter boys who came out often to play with the Conway boys

rprise, "how does that happen, when you a

id, 'What's the matter with asking me, too?' and so I got my invite. I wouldn't miss it for a six-pence." Cousin Ben and Mrs. MacDonald

ght them out and remained in order to take them back again. The big gray house looked cheerful and more attractive than usual, for flowers were Mrs. MacDonald's great pleasure

they were a little more at their ease for each came back with a flower. By a little after three all had arrived, the Porter boys with their Punch and Judy show which they had p

one should do his or her best to make the party a success and to give the poorer children as good a time as possible. Ben, be it said, was the life of the occasion. He kept everyone going

here was no stint and the decorations were made as beautiful as possible. There were pretty little favors for everyone, and such good things to eat as would have done credit to any ente

ildren's eyes when they saw that table,"

perfectly lovely thing for Mrs. MacDonald to do. Won't I have fun telling father about it, and how interes

aint little face, like an old-fashioned picture. Her name ought to be Prudence

time of the blizzard," Edna told her. "She lives just a

ned Florence. "Why doesn'

doesn't go to

he could be made an honorary member

that up at our next meeting. Would she like

just love t

ome way. I'll ask mother or

et into their parlor," said Edna

our attic and I'm sure that is big enough for anyone. If Nettie comes into the

ely enough means to get along on with the utmost economy and how Nettie could ever furnish even simple refreshments for a dozen or mor

t to offset it, there came the report that Clara Adams was going to have a party and that it would be in the evening and was expected to be a gorgeous affair. Jennie Ramsey was invited but had not made up her min

on't know half the children there, besides I shall hear so much talk ab

e frock over pink silk, I hea

uld be very pretty," de

d romp around and not care anything about what happened to our clothes." Jennie hadn

should like the pretty clothes,

s like 'Going to Jerusalem' and 'Forfeits' and all those things we did at Margaret's. I have all the dancing I want at dancing-

f what this one or that one wore, of how late they stayed and how many dances they had, but that was all, and the stay-at-home

member. "That seems to be about the only thing we can do," Agnes

erful doings she had heard so much of from Edna. The two had seen each other often, and now that the spring was

ll you," she announced as soon as she

tie with a quick

to be a member

n I be? I don't g

we had to make you an hon

cried Nettie. Then her face fell, "But, oh, Edna, how ca

c, you know. When a girl can't very well have the meeting at her house we have it there. Once it was to be at Bet

e. How should she tell Edna what was in her mind? But she remembered that Edna had seen the poverty of the family stores and that there was

were only some way you could earn some money and I could help you," continued Edna with more seriou

ood that way," repli

ou have to have the meeting and perhaps we can think of somethin

ed Nettie doubtfully, "

n't unless

ause she can't let me have the money, and I know I ought not to ask her for it. I won't ask, of course, but

much, you know, Nettie, for we can have real cheap things like peanuts and gingerbread, or som

e did not say so, and the thought of earning that mu

on the table and doing nothing but looking off into space so that at last her father said. "What's the matter, littl

ok down the columns. Presently she breathed softly. "Oh!" She had seen something which gave her an idea for Nettie, a