Show sketches CHUS 0 ar 6 I 1 t I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 bat W I 1 I 1 1 M A A carty Iari fy alma alina ll anard sit at the window looking thoughtfully out at the newly budded trees poor alma had bad been to the all the spring with the fiver which had bad lift iller so 80 w weak wak ak that at first she could hardly lift her hend bend hut but now that she eho was wag up and liar ter young friends were at al lowed to visit her alio ito had boon been wishing ill atey cy M would cume come in a party some evening she did not know that at school that iery fry day her playmate 8 were planning to surp murp ilse ilso her on t the he afternoon of Dc decoration oration day which h was the next we im 1 fly the day dawned bright ight and warm and about 1 0 bloj that afternoon mrs nelson sat aall I 1 alma you had bettor better go and lie town down awhile so alma luy lay down and was wall soon fast asleep at a signal from mrs nelson the children trooped noiselessly from 1 P 11 I 1 all J I 1 4 1 I 1 1 i t 1 q ja 1 A I 1 S M r t 1 z 11 V ri 10 te 9 t THEY I 1 HAVING I 1 ill FLOWERS ft a neighbor a A here they had bad gathered and soon the room adjoining almas a was filled with gay lada ads and lassies classies all bearing sweet spring flowers which they arranged around the room an all I 1 then hen sat list down to wait tor for alma to bits awake wa at lust last sho she opened her eyes t then ban cloned thoin them again thinking that the flower filled room with ith its gay occupants on was only a diene then vivi I 1 eland alma a most antl mate friend canio came and took her hand and led her into tile room whore tho the shout hout of aut Burp ilao surp ilse me met t her on all al allta it a halt dazed she looked tram from one to another then biake into a gy lai annish iiii in which they all joined ills I 1 he afternoon passed quickly and pleasantly and at I 1 b 0 clock they were called to the dining room for upper supper and bielli a aupperl they were stated la in couples aroun I 1 tile the table alma in an I 1 11 kiy ay iy 1 I hornton her fit fa evorite chum chinn presiding nt at tile the acad after supper ali agnns lit a father told then them stories tt anil and latr thy to their homes lea tile the liters fenners tor for their ilay i playmate mate and with them lauy tor for a speedy return to health |