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Show M Slarjorla'a Karpll-a I'arly. ny a. w n. Clear In the noil, warm unihlnr, H (ha Easter chime wero riming. It H was little Marjorlo Dean' birthday. M ami she hail coma to pan a raw day H with her grandparcnta at tholr country m place I.Ike all cool little girls. Marjorle H went to church with her grandmother. for the child tonk much ptoaiura In M listening to tha choir boys ilnr: but 1 tha groatett delight ot all waa march- Ing with th other little chlldr-D up to M th chancel, where each child received H an Easter plant to carry home. H Ilelng Sunday. Marjorle's birthday M could not ba crlebrated until the fol- M lowing day, and Mm. Dean, not wlah- H Ing the child to ba dltappolnted, prom- H lied her that Martha, the old cook, H ahould bake a Urge birthday cake on H the morrow Thla waa enough for tha H little glrl'a happlnrat. and aha ran off M to find Martha and to plan for tha H beautiful rake. M Monday morning came, and with It M the warm, bright aun peeping In at K Marjorta'a window After breakfaat tha H child ran out to And Jamea In life barn, H for aha knew the cowa were to ba H i mllked.and nothing dellghtM her mora H than to look on Homellmra. when Ih M rowa would iwltcti their talla acroii m Jamea' face, ha would pretend to ba 1 very crdaa, Juit to heir th (till m "mlMlea"' happy lauihter. That alternoon Mr. Dean told hi H granddaughter there were tome new neaU In tha barn, ami aa grandma M waa In need of aome egg, he auggcit-B auggcit-B ed that Marjorla. iould ammo heraalt H hunting the neita. Tha old gentle H nun'a auggratlon aeemed to pleaae th H child Imroenaely, ao, hand In hand.they H darted tor the burn, happy In each H Iher'a company. H Marjorla hunted about, peeping Into H all lha nook and corner ot the loft H until ahe found nlmott enough rgga H to fill her apron Aa aha wa leaving H tha barn, he (pled an old atelgh by H th door "Oil, look, grandpa," cried H ahe, "woulil I find any rgga tberaT" H Hut Mr Dian waa outalde talking lth H Jamea and did not hear tha queatlon H Ko Marjorla atepped upon the runner H and waa about to peer under the aat H when out flaw old Huffy, the mother H hen, and for an luatant atartled the H child ao alio almoit dropped tho cor- H ner of her upron Hhe looked Into the H atelgh ami to her Joy found a nrat con- H talnlng three large, warm egga. After H putting them In her apron, ahe ran to B And her grandfather, to tell him of old H Dulfy'a flight and the dlacorery of the H -egga. B Then they returned to the homo. K When Marjorla had depoalled the pre- H clmia rgga In Martba'a care, grandma H called, her to lire for tea At S o'clock H ahn waa ready In her clean, white frock H, and atartcil downatalra to find ber aBflT grandfather To her aatonlahment. In H tho hall atood nine little glrla, all p H their crlap, frcah gowna, looking very H much like a party, thought Uarjorle. H "It'a a aurprlae, a big aurprlie'" cried H they all In ilioma. Juat then grandma B appeared at the door nt th dlnUe H . room to find 10 of tho happlrat tUU ifartin one could wlah to aea. 8he led tbem Into tha rom, and there, on the ilea U lie, waa the promlaod birthday cako. It waa froatcd In white and pink, C with nlno plnW tupcra burning brlght- BH 1 in tha renter. The children, oor- HflS JoyeJ at auca a alght, clapped their MR handa, and aoon the room waa tiled I wlUi tholr happy voice jDI Tea being over, Mr. IImii took the DH little one to hla atudy, where ha and JBLf hla wife had prepared n aurprleo for WBLI all Krom chalra to aofa, tablra to VfBfi book ahalrc. window to atove, were JXM , atretehed atrlnga of all colore Mar- (BW - Jorlo waa tha Drat to nalc. "Why grand- jBj& r, what are all the) atrlnga It look Bb$ juat Ilka a largo aplder'a v,ob" fSHM ' "Well, Marjorlo.jou are nearly right, jjf&tL i for It (a caviled a Cobb I'arty," re- BBy.- piled Mr Dean, a 1 gave a Hiring; to VUB Bach little Btrl- "And now you muat aHB) atop winding until the end are uH, reached" BST Such oxelUment prevailed for tha BjV next few rulnutM tltat Mr and Mr. BB, Dan were kept btwy dlMnUngllng the IBjm web. On went the children from one uBJ end ot the room to the other around Bflj th chair, uuder the table ovor tho ofa, until at laat th atrlnga ended anit hotit of Joy went up aa each child found tied to her atrlng a tlttU green Ueket holding a brightly col-oied col-oied esc. Marjorle had not flnUheil; her web eemeit longer than the Othera tint Baally the atrtng led her to the atove, where the fire waa burning brlngVtly Suddenly the child uttered a little cream, rod bending by the aide of th , cried out "Oh! grandma grandpa, com quickly quick-ly and ' a real live chicken " Thar all ran to where Marjorla waa crouching mi the floor and eaw to Hiolr aatonlobment. a tiny llttl" chicken nmldet bit of broken egg ahe'l. lying In the green haakeL The children danced about like little PVpt. clapping their handa and crying cry-ing atood ' A real true chicken, and all .Marjorle'a own " When uulet wa restored. Mr Dean told the little one lit hi grinddaugb-ter'a grinddaugb-ter'a dlacovtry In the afternoon, and eiplalaed that thla mint bo one of ItaKy'a chick, who, knowing It to be Marjorle'a birthday, had eomo cmt ta atirprlte her and wlah her "Many happy hap-py returna of the day " |