Show II MARY GRA A rl SONNER MM LIMN NF FOUR O'CLOCK One two three four tour struck the clock dock But nut tho the fourth strike had not been een sounded lound before the tho door bell ben rang and little Elaine shouted Here they rome comet I Hero they come rome I I It W was S at four tour o'clock that she aho W was S expecting her ber friends to come ro come ne and see see- 11 r. r They were going to i play lla lay house and they were going to III play piny Hunt 1 the thimble and they wore were going to tolay play lay pond Still no mot no-mot no jno moring an 1111 1 then hen they thy were going to lime have n a tote loa ly Iy big tea ten Just ns as she ho ho hons was ns opening o the JIll dust door to o let In her Iler friends Orate stud mul Anun Allun who had ball brought their dulls dolls too loo up the front path come the tho other friends who had been Invited IMly hl Hetty and Jane nil all come cried Im so glad youve you've come Elaine delightedly And AnI nil all her ber friends were glad to 10 receive o such n II fine fillo wel come Were nil all so glad weve we've come too they said They took oft off their things then Ihen and went Into the tho library of ot 1 daddy dad lind- dy where they UllY began to Ilia play They Tiley each chose ono one of t the Iho great big chairs In the room for or a house anI and each went ent behind the tho chair with their dolls which they hind brought Hack flack of ot the big red tell leather chitU Ortle Orrie had her two dolls and worsted orsted cat Hack flack of ot the big brown leather r chair Anna hud had her two beloved lolls dolls Viva n and Charles such Charles such good and handsome doll don children Dock Back of ot the red leather chair which was not quite so o large ns as the chair where Orrie had her house e h hi hk i k t Good Afternoon Said Jane had her toys toy and buck back of another slightly smaller brown leather chair Jane had hod her toys One Ono would woul l decide that she fihe would be be- beat e at home and then the tho others would come and call on her Good afternoon said Jane to 10 Or rte They Thy had hud decided that Orrie would IK he I e the hostess hostes for or the time lime being Good afternoon said Orrie Good afternoon snit Hetty Malty Good afternoon said Anna Annn Good afternoon said the dolls nn and the worsted cat In their he make lIe e voices They Thy hind n a most beautiful time lime ng house hous Not only did dIll the they coil call on each other oilier and talk tolk about what their children were doing und and how they were getting getting get ting along In their lessons but hilt they kept arranging and rearranging houses Then th they Iud had n surprise e for r end each other nt at every ery call For example Anna would rail mall on n Orrie and she would sa say Dear niP me meso so youve you've you emo nHI moved the chair What an nn ement lilY nty d dear nr what a 1 great grent Improvement ement It It makes the room look larger And somehow It makes makeR the roost room look brighter Then Orrie would say Just what I 1 thought ht my dear nr amI am Rn I am so 60 glad that you n agree with me nu They hud hind supper later Inter on on and thin then I the ones who had to go home packed up their things and left but It had hlll been a lo el lovely little party and everyone er e every ery one enjoyed ItEen It Even Eten the worsted cat hud bud had n a good time so you OU may Know It was n I Iery very ery 10 lovely party |