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Another basket held nuts and raisins and oranges and figs, and in this was a big box of the candies the children had made. The baskets were all decked with evergreen and holly, and made an imposing looking row. Meantime King and Midget and Kitty were packing into boxes the toys and pretty trifles that they had made or bought.
"I'm glad of that," said Marjorie, "for no matter how hard I try I don't believe I could sit perfectly still in a boat, so I'll be glad to have some grownup go along." "That's my chance," exclaimed Uncle Steve, "I'll take you any time you want to go, Midget, and I'll guarantee to bring you back without a ducking." "Thank you, Uncle Steve," said Marjorie; "shall we go right after breakfast?"
That'll pay him handsomely, and the rest will be a good nestegg for me. If Gibbon is only half shrewd he will pull the wool over the eyes of that midget of an employer, and retain his place and comfortable salary. There will be no evidence against him, and he can pose as an innocent man. Bah! what a lot of humbug there is in the world. Well, well, Stark, you have your share, no doubt.
"Lovely!" said Midget; "you ought to have a verse about birds on it." "I don't know any verse about birds, do you?" "No; let's make one up." "Yes, we could do that. It ought to go some-thing like this: 'The swallows tell that Spring is here, so flies my heart to you, my dear." "Yes, that's nice and valentiny, but it isn't Spring in February." "No, but that's poetic.
"You can have four, if your mother'll let you," said Midget. "Ask her." "Oh, she'll let me. She never says no to anything I want. Does your mother?" "Yes, often. But then, I want such crazy things." "So do I. But I get them. Go on and see about the kittens." So Midget went to the telephone and told her mother the whole story about the goldfish. Mrs.
And I think I know you well enough to know that you'll understand and obey these instructions without any more scolding on my part." "We will, Fathery," said Midget, pounding on his arm with her little fists, by way of affectionate emphasis. "Yes, we will!" agreed King, heartily. "And so now let's cut it out and have a good time." And have a good time they did.
A start was made to tell the life story of a midget, but complications arose that could not be avoided. Instead of traveling the infrequent paths of the Lilliputians the journey has, in many instances, swept down the traffic-filled thoroughfare of the big adults. But midgets are few in number, they have few contacts with each other.
"I'm so glad to see you!" said Delight, as Marjorie came dancing into her room. "Everything's all ready. You sit over there." So Midget sat down opposite her friend at a long, low table, on which were all the valentine materials laid out in readiness. "What beautiful things," cried Midget; "but I don't know how to make valentines." "I'll show you. It's awfully easy, and lots of fun."
An egg flittered towards the fugitives. It struck Miss Starr on the back, soiling her pretty dress. Andy ran back, Midget held on one arm. He let drive with his free hand and knocked the egg thrower head over heels. This was the signal for a wild riot. The crowd of young hoodlums pressed close on Andy, and he retreated to the others.
"No, ma'am! no-thing!" and Midget actually pounded the table with her knife-handle, so emphatic was she. "You tell her, Fred," said Mrs. Maynard, smiling at her husband. "Well, Madcap Mopsy," said her father, "try to bear up under this new misfortune; your mother and I have planned a plan, and this is it.
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