To say. I hope you come soon. The children will be
ready for Cecile Saturday when she
gets here. Good-bye, I am sorry you must go so soon. Come again,
Cecile." The girls were gone, and Gail went back to her wash-tubs in a
daze. Needless to say, the little girls were wild with excitement when
told of the coming gala day, and Cherry was green-eyed with envy,
though, like
the well-behaved child she was, she never said a word to mar the
beautiful time in store for the two more fortunate sisters.
Long before Cecile
arrived Saturday
morning, the stiffly-starched duet stood on the steps, waiting in a
fever of impatience; and by the time the Sherrar house in the great
city was reached, both
little girls were almost transported with joy. They nearly talked
Cecile's
head off, so eager were they to find out all about the grand party,
and everything else of interest they could think of; so she was more
than relieved to turn her lively charges over to Frances the minute
that young lady put in appearance. "You little darlings!" the hostess
exclaimed at sight of them. "Take them right upstairs, Sophy; mamma
wants them at once. Cecile,
you look tired out. Oh, yes, I can understand just how you feel for
Sara and Marion were here all day yesterday, and what do
you think?
They haven't a thing suitable for us to borrow. Mamma says we'll have
to go downtown and buy something
ready-made for Peace and Allee. She is dressing now,
and if you aren't too tired, I'm going to drag you along." "Oh, I'm
never too tired for gadding," replied Cecile
with animation. "But I can't answer half the questions those
chatterboxes ask, and this morning Allee was as
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