Show it was rather a sheepish lot of boys boya who litter later m marched arched 1 two by two up tip to the evans place the evans meadow was by this time dine assuming a decidedly gala appearance with its abundance of flags and garlands flying from fence posts and trees tom as leader of the opposition called a parley his overtures were responded to with suitable reluctance by bunny as queen of the amazons you know said tom you only asked for one obstacle race and were willing to let you girls have halt half the events it if only combine with us you cant make much money here anyway youcan you can only keep us from making any at all and well give you halt half the proceeds now there was ono one very good thing about bunny which was that she knew when to make concessions so silo she hesitated only long enough to tell th the c other girls thai they ought really to forgive the boys and then she straightway sent the judges man to tack the following addend addendum bm to the white banners the girls sports will bo be held in combination with the boys at the school fjeld and tho the girls take advantage of toms offer either for they really want halt half the events all that they wanted was a fair representation on the straightaway races and an opportunity port unity of enjoying that fascinating sport the obstacle race they make quite as good tinie time as the boys for after all boys are pretty good at some things but when grandniece mary alary came in in the lead leaa of all the girls after having undergone under gona the peril ous adventures of the high fence the fence to bo be crawled under the low fence tho the hurdle hurdie and the barrel with both ends out even aven grandaunt mary dropped her knitting bag in her excitement cit ement and said she wished they had done such things when she was a girl |