Show 3 Y OUR SHORT STORY Ai G 1 A LITTLE GRAFT IN HOME I P Y H lull I III r H s Copyright 1909 by BenJ B Hampton Hamp on I PART II H e Ir r Continued LL morning tho the Bailey Bailor and tho Blair A mothers helped and worked work like lIko muo draught horses and through tho united efforts ot or them thom nil Jill the garden party part was ac actually actually The fancy readiness by afternoon in e box the lemonade well ven tho the theire table le the candy ox ire grab wore were at last realities the tho Ice scattered s over tho lawn cream cr Rm tables wore oro Rs Itself tUcH gallons of ot It had arrived tho Wo Ice cream the tho Blair cellar cel eel cellar and was In n tho cool of at looked like liko a lar lar and rhe the Blair dining room bakery with Its Us tempting array lY of cakes Doug IMS before three Gladys Bailey Dailey might have hoo looked looke on tho work of her planning and seen that It wag good But by Eby that time limo Galdys Ga ys Bailey was too nearly nearh worn vorn out to pay par much the twins heed to anything Sho confided to 9 that she sho felt ono one of her nervous headaches s com coming comIng ing on and all she could topo opo was to fight It oft off for n a few rew hours To fo add to her lieI worry one after atler another ot of tho the outsiders whom sho she had expected to press Into service failed her Tho mornings mall mail brought a postal from Victoria Cummins which read rend Tm Wm awfully sorry but Al M Allie AIlie Aunt AllUt sore soro throat mo and Elizabeth got a n was W IJ counted on lie not knowing her presence Immediately Imme Immediately sont sent her contribution by a messenger dintel after lunch duty had called the Blair mother upstairs and going to keep her there thero for some somo days anointing the tho bloated body hody i of or her child t Even Een the Bailey mother road rand been summon summoned t ed cd unexpectedly to town and would not be Ivack track before halt half past four Tho Blair father would f r bo ho homo home then probably tho the Bailey Batley father talker and i from that time lime on there thero would be any an number of or grownups who ho would assist Cat But for help during the tho cJ c rush there was no ono to tot t whom Gladys could turn turo but Margery and Willie Willie Wil yn lie and they If they realized her extremity would realize also their chanco c anco to dictate their Ir i 1 own on term terms To give 10 them loss time time Ume for conT con consideration co r ut oft off approaching thorn them un an until Gladys i put f til tho the last moment A to little before three she shei i remarked casually I h Henry Is Willie J wish wash you 00 would tako tn to hl his place at nt tho the gate s And what shall I do Margery asked I 1 thought Id lot you tike take t ko earn caro of oC the grab bag bas the tho candy can 11 box and the lemonade well Trell c Margery looked her astonishment Why arent you and tho the twins going to do anything i Im Tm going oln to tako take tho the fancy table and tho the twins tho the Ice lee cream and cake Better not let em Margery 1 y ery warned arnod stuff stun themselves sick They always do I It t Too late Into to chango change that now Gladys said Bald t f cutting short the tho th twins denials Tho The ques que question 4 tion lion la to will mil you two help belp I i If H we do help Willie Jones began tegan warily l 1 are aro wo In ID It IU Gadys G adys was saved saTed n D direct reply by tho ar cr arrival rival of Ct tho the first guests of ot the afternoon who I r at ot that moment appeared at the tho front gate As Aa Aan A An c n against a early comers tho the gato gate had been beon tied shut so Gladys Glads knew there thera was waa still stilla a 3 moments grace The ime l others ot of course courso lost their beads at once Hero they Hero they come tho the twins chorused hysterically b Go on Willie Open tho the gato gate Oh dear oh ob dear Youre mini awful meant mean I IBy By thin time the crowd In front was the gate amidst noisy cries of HI there thero You ou let us Ina Wo got we ve havo Tt It was wasas wasas 18 Are aro we In to U it Willie faltered as ns though the tho success or failure of or the whole affair had beon been suddenly thrust on him and Matgery i Ory and Willio was wae taken too unawares to thin clearly carly We limo to talk about that now no Willie Gladys said uld distractedly Well seo see liter later when Its over oer But now co go down don downto donto to the tho gate I would only a I havo shavo to stay up upI L I Lre re i Margery Manery and looked at each other Surely Burch If It they did what sho eho asked d thorn thom now GI Bailey Batley D lle would not nol havo have tho Ulo nervo nerve to ro re fuse fuso them rail full membership Yot Yo on the other othor hand band as os she oho ho bad not actually promised d It It H ij I would be Just like meo nor her At this point tho din at ot atthe atthe the garo Yon on got ot to let tet us ns In You got to 4 let us in Aint AIn wo 0 got tickets became EO so that they both lost all 11 reasoning pow power er or and without tb out another word rushed down to the pate gate and took hurried possession of or her bel threefold Once Oneo on OD duty behind grab bag candy box and lemonade well sho had bad little limo timo to speculate f late on tho wilco of or Gladys Balloy Bailey for It poured pour poured ed Immediately a 0 heavy and continuous show shower er cr almost t n a deluge of ot beautiful dart dark brown peares was astonished at tho In n oDe no th the frantic eagerness with which tho ol ot t tho e afternoon throw na away their mon mono money money ey Pulling op up worthless nothings from tho grab crab ling thoy they would grab ab and grab again with witha Ith a 11 a B gambler faith In the golden opportunities ties HM of or th the j next time i Then they gorged themselves with JUl molasses candy which might have havo been heen salt snit pretzels forthe for tho the thirst tho the deep deop unquenchable thirst which It developed Thirst as ever eler drove to drink to drink at nt tho the lemonade well rell ot or courso course whore to complete completo the circle of their folly they swallowed swallowed lowed In such haste that usually thoy they choked ch kod and nud spluttered and so had room for Cor another Klass plass and another What foolish creatures they were to bo be sure oure So tho afternoon sped by Gladys Bailey white whito and trembling stuck to her post until relieved by hor mother Then she collapsed and a little later supported by b her father dragged dT herself homo borne By that time there thero wore plenty ot or grownups to help The Tho Blair father assumed Joness duties ot of gatekeeper and cashier and Willie Jones came to Mar gerys assistance as By ny five tho the rush was over and one by one ono the tho principals slipped oft off to dinner to fortify themselves against the tho evening when grownups were expected In great numbers for cake cako and Ico cream Thero were a tow few grownups still sun at ot the tho Ice cream tables and Just as Willie Jones started home borne another party arrived Margery paid heed to them until they began hegan rapping sharply Then sho she saw sav they thoy were tere old ladles and like Jlko them sho wondered what was WS keeping keep keeping ing In the official waitress They Thoy Tho rapped and rapped until Margery grew STOW alarmed armed l As there was no ono at nt that moment wishing to grab or drink or buy hu candy Margery hurried over to tho the screen which stood In front of oC the serving table le Behind tho the screen a frightful spectacle SI was being enacted With body bent half haIr dou blo bio and tongue hanging halfway out was as giving voice to tho the unmistakable of extreme nausea Alice Hut ut little better off oft was pushing with unsteady hand band the tho th remains of a n largo chocolate cake toward toV rd the tho edge edo of at the tho ta La table Lable table ble Good gracious Alice Alico tho the matter cried rescuing the cake cako C Just In time lime That cake Alice gasped g beginning to ugh agh like lIleo her sister Cake ugh Tm Sm nick sok cake poison Of Ot course courso youre you ro sick nick and good for you youl Youve been stuffing yourselves both of ot you I I knew you would voul and I told her Got eel And there are aro ro those t oso old ladles pounding and pounding pounding Oh what shall Khali I do Alice was still sun making weak Ineffectual passes es nt et tho the cake and between was murmuring Poison I Poison Polson Sec ISeo here hero both of you youl Margery Margory said stern ry ty Get In n tho the house as quick as you can c nl And dont you let people seo see you I Do you OU hear Jt tit they thoy tho set you send a policeman and ar arrest a arest arrest rest you for selling soIlIng poisoned cake cako This threat was Intended to hasten tho the de departure of ot the twins as something had to bo be bodon bedone done don and done dono quickly for those thero Impatient old ladles The twins started oft off slowly unsteadily In the direction of at the tho back iback door and Margery ory rushed over OCI to the th old ladles Missions Indeed ono one old lady cried sharp sharply sha shaIr ly Ir voicing evidently tie the sentiments of thorn them all How much longer or Miss Misa do you expect us to wait walt for a n dish of or cream Tm Im awful sorry s rry 1 began sweetly 1 The Tho girl who was waiting wallin on this table got gotsick sick Thoy have Just taken taleen her Into tho the house Oh well welt If It the case the t e sharp old lady said mollified at nt once and noticing for r r the tho first time tho breathless condition and the tho anz anxious ious ions face of or tho the child before her hor Yes my m dear deRr cake and ice cream for tor five And dont hurry Theres Theros lots ot of time But nut Margery dirt hurry for she ehe needed nee ed Iota lota I of oC time Limo to cut five antes of that t at herd ico cream and also keep an nn cy cpa on the grab bag the tho candy cand box tho well ell The Tho thought of or her hor numerous responsibilities was almost too much for her Sho She looked about distractedly for fo help Her father had disappeared and tho the Bailey BaHo moth mother er was wag busy with people at the fancy foncy table So Soshe Soshe she would have to fight It out alone How Ho do you do Margery It Qt was WM tho the voice of or tho Lame Lady who was vas seated at a little table by herself Oh Sirs Strong Margery Margory ran toward hor her horas hern horas as n to a n haven of ot refuge Oh Mrs Strong Siron I she sho said eald again agala Then she ehe stopped A strange feel feeling lug ing came camo over oer her hor Suddenly and for faT no reason i she sho understood sho she wanted to cry Sho She had to cry And tho the next moment ehe was sitting on tho the grass sobbing her faco face against tho the Lame Ladys well weB knee My dear deu my dear tho the Lame Lady murmur murmured ed cd surprised but sympathetic What la LB It j t Margery Ita everything I t chat do everything Then when she sho had her breath Margery Arery con continued hurriedly You know Henrys swelled s up as bIg bis as a horse tho Lame Lady opened her and Glad Gladys a Baileys boon taken takeD home homo sick and Willie Jones Is to eating his din dinner dinner ner nor and Katherine and Alico Just went and made pigs of o 0 themselves on aD chocolate cake they al nl always always ways do doland deland and I C cant U Just cant tike take t ko care caro of ot tho the grab bag and tho the candy box ox and aDd the tho lemon lomon lemonade ado ade well and cut Ico cream and cako cake for an aD those old ladies at nt tho Ulo same lamo limo timo It 3 Im tired I am You poor child Of Ot course courso ouro tired 01 or course courso you OU cant do all aU those things alone But Butr wo we can do them between us It wont take tako me ine long Ions to cut ico fco cream for those thosa old ladles The Th Lame Lady reached briskly for her cano cane and In la what was n a short time for fort t her had covered the tho distance to the m table lable Before Margery could find enough clean plates she Rhe had the tho ice cream cut and also tho the cake So after aCter all the old ladles did not have havo to wait very long They Thoy Tho were tho the last and md Margery and the Lamo Lame Lady Trailing ratting awhile before repacking the Iho cream had time for a comfortable chat Before ahe dhe knew It It Margery had told tho the Lame Lamo Lady about Pinkies sad end and the Lamo Lame Lady was Just as ns kind und and as an I Margery knew she would be Moreover sho said tho pigeons belonged to Willie Jones and if he wanted to trado trade thorn thom that was all right And sho she said ot of course Jones JOlles might see tho golden room Thoy both might every ever time they tune came Then tho the Lame Lama Lady asked about n out Gladys Glads and wanted anted to know whether Margery I and Willie had at last been admitted to membership in Gladyss so society society o clety own fears rears about aboul that had been growing STOw I n But dont you think shell Just to lot lotus lotos lotus us os In after tho way weve veve been working Tho The Lame Lady thought sho would If we e dont get In on that Zoo picnic Mar Margery Margery gery ser began Tho The Zoo picnic Margery Then Margery had to explain about tho Zoo picnic and when tho Lame Lama Lady thought that the tho garden party was vas for the benefit ot or Homo Home Missions Margery explained about that too Tho Lamo lAdy seemed deeply Interested and asked many questions They grow so Intimate that finally Margery Invited the Lame Lamo Lady to help that evening and tho Lamo Lame Lady consent consented ed to be ho Gatekeeper and Cashier Then tho the Lamo Lame Lady herself wondered whether Margery would like to have Richard come como over and man manago mannge manage ago age tho the cako cake and ice cream t c cIn tIn In his whito coat Oars iMra Strong Certainly Ohl Oh That would the ibe Just too Wed Wod take tako the screen away way sos SOB people p could seo see him himI That I hat night others beside Margery ln seemed to think Richard a n stylish acquisition Tho Bailey mother who had never had the pleasure of ot meet meeting meeting ing ins Mrs Mrs Strong made mado herself h l known and thanked Strong In n her daughters name for tor tho services of ber her colored butler Tho The Lame Lamo Lady declared that It was nothing at all and said that sho she was delighted to do anything sho could for her dear friend Margery And Mar Margory Margory gory wondered how the Balloy Bailey mother liked that At tho the evening o cession tho grownup friends and relatives of or tho the Little Home Horne Missionary So Society Society clety assumed responsibilities and the surviving members every ery ono treated Margery and Wil WH Willie lie as ns bona bone lids lid fid members did as 89 little or as much as they liked Afterward Margery ro re remembered it as a bright and happy dream Just Juat when It ended for her hor sho never know Later she believed she sho stayed up long enough to hear her father ather begin auctioning the cakes which were left l ft What am nm I t bid sho she remembered hearing he Dg QuIto quite distinctly Then she sho thought ho continued contino ed For tars fine chocolate monkey which was WU of course absurd IV The Appalling Peril Pail of o False Faire On Sunday morning the tho Blair Blat father and the tho Lame Lady cast up accounts together anti and by afternoon were ready to make mako a n report So a meeting was WM called at tho the Blair home The Tho wins by this time limo had hod so 60 far recovered the theet ef CI effects toots of their debauch that tho the only traces loft left wore a 0 slight paleness of ot cheek check and a quiet xe re f servo of ot manner Gladys Balloy malle walling walking with the Ul slow and virtuous air of ot convalescence was herself again though tsar her face ace looked pinch pinched ed cd eds and white f T r On tho the Blair Blar fathers thors f suggestion tho the |