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"Perhaps if you had had the same treatment Lulu has been subjected to since her mother's death, you might have shown as bad a temper as hers. Haven't you some pity for the little girl, when you reflect that she is motherless?" "I don't think she could have a sweeter mother than our Vi," was the unexpected rejoinder.
"I gathered mine for you and Mamma Vi," said Lulu; "and oh, I should like to put this lovely white one in your hair, if you don't mind, Grandma Elsie," she added with a wistful look into the sweet face still so smooth and fair, spite of the passing years. "If I don't mind?
"Suitors?" he inquired, and his lips left their places to form a sort of ruff about the word. Lulu flushed, and her eyes and their very brows appealed. "It was a quarter," she said. "There'll be five flowers." "You bought it?" "Yes. There'll be five that's a nickel apiece." His tone was as methodical as if he had been talking about the bread.
Run away and interview the head waiter. Then you are to buttonhole Bower and the American. I am just sending a chit to the Badminton-Smythes." "Who is my partner?" "Lulu, of course." De la Vere was puzzled, and looked it. "I suppose it is all right," he growled. "Still, I can't help thinking you've got something up your sleeve, Edie." She stamped a very pretty foot angrily. "Do as I tell you!
"She's so sweet and dear!" murmured Lulu half aloud, and reaching out a hand to softly touch the little sister sleeping quietly by her side; "I should think papa would love her ten times better than me; but he says he doesn't, and he always tells the truth. I wish I'd been made like Gracie; but I'm ever so glad he can love me in spite of all my badness.
"Yes; if papa is angry I'll tell him he should have forbidden me if he didn't want me to do it." They donned their bathing-suits and went in with the crowd; but though no mishap befell them and they came out safely again, Lulu found that for some reason her bath was not half so enjoyable as usual.
Then he crowed as loud as he could, and flapped his wings, just as if he were saying: "There! I'd like to see any of you do that! Ha! Hum! Oh my, yes, indeed!" "How do you do, Mr. Cock A. Doodle?" asked Jimmie. "Ahem! I am pretty well, my young friend," replied the rooster. "And how may you happen to be to-day? And how are your sisters, Lulu and Alice Wibblewobble?"
He had wandered from Lulu and Muggins to the subject which then, far more than the North believed, was agitating the Southern mind. Then they talked of 'Lina, Hugh telling Alice of her intention to pass the winter with Mrs. Ellsworth, and speaking also of Irving Stanley.
"Lu, let's ask papa if we mayn't buy some calico and other things, with some of our benevolence money, and make clothes for them." "I wouldn't mind giving the money," said Lulu, "but I hate to sew on such things. You know I never did like plain sewing. I'll see about it though." "You'd do it to please the dear Lord Jesus, even though you don't like it?" said Grace softly.
Lulu tossed her head with a scornful smile which said more plainly than words that she did not care what Mrs. Scrimp might do or say in regard to the matter, ran into the hall, and returned almost instantly with hat and sacque. "Come, Max," she said, "we'd better be off before she gets back. Gracie, you won't mind being left alone for just a little bit? Ann's in the kitchen, you know."
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