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But they brought up with a round turn, though a little dishevelled-looking, to hear Mr. Maynard's reply to Kitty's remark. "Yes, two Ourdays at once!" Marjorie cried, affectionately pulling King's hair as she spoke. He returned the caress by pinching her ear, and said, "Will it be two Ourdays together, Father, or one at a time?"
"Maytime is playtime for us this year, sure enough," said her father; "I hope you children realize that these are all Ourdays, and you're piling up enough of them to last for two or three years ahead." "Oh, they don't count that way, do they?" cried Kitty, in such dismay that her father laughed. "Don't worry, Kitsie," he said. "I guess we can squeeze out a few Ourdays in the future.
"An animal party?" said Gladys, to Midge, as they went upstairs to dress; "what does he mean?" "I don't know. You never can tell what Father's going to do. Especially on an Ourday. He always gets up lovely things for Ourdays." "He's a jolly man," said Gladys; "I never saw anybody like him." "Nor I either," agreed Midge; "I think he's just perfect."
"Oh, well, she'll get over it," returned Gladys; "I shan't be here long, anyway." The day after Gladys' arrival was the first Saturday in March. First Saturdays were usually "Ourdays," when Mr. Maynard took a whole day from his business and devoted it to the entertainment of his children.
"Well, but, Father, you owe them to us," said Marjorie, patting his cheek in her wheedlesome way. "And you're not the kind of a business man who doesn't pay his debts, are you?" "I hope not; that would be a terrible state of affairs! And so I owe you two Ourdays, do I?" "Yes, one for April, and one for May." It was the custom in the Maynard household to have an Ourday each month.
You said you couldn't take two Ourdays together because you were busy." "I didn't say exactly that, dearie, and anyway I was only joking, because I knew I was going to spring this surprise on you in a few minutes. I have arranged, of course, to be away from my business for nearly a month, and have planned to spend the greater part of May taking this motor trip.
For if you debit me with last month's deficiency, of course you must credit me in the future." "Oh, no, this rule doesn't work both ways! We'll just take all the Ourdays that we can get whenever we can get them. But what are we going to do after we leave Grandma's?" "Well, if you all agree, I thought we might go over to New York and see your other grandma." "Go to Grandma Maynard's, too!
But you know, when I thought I didn't have any father, I thought about all our Ourdays, and " Midget's voice broke, and Mr. Maynard caught her to him. "My darling little girl," he said, "I'm so glad you're back with us for our Ourdays, and you shall ride just where you want to." "Let her take my place," said Kitty, kindly.
"Well, he'll get his desires fulfilled when you get there," said Mrs. Maynard, smiling; "but perhaps the trip there will calm you down a little bit." "No, it won't! It just makes me more and more crazy all the time I think of it! Oh, Father, won't we have a lot of our Ourdays all at once!" "Indeed we will, enough to last for several years ahead.
Marjorie sprang to her feet, and grasped her brother round the neck, and they flew round the room in a sort of a wild Indian war-dance that went far to express their joy and delight at the prospect. "Two Ourdays, you know, Father," said Kitty, nestling quietly to her father's side as her madcap brother and sister whirled round the room.
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