mother's room where the girls were told to leave their wraps. "My
uncle gave it to me."

Poor Meg remembered her lost locket again. She thought it much
prettier than Ruth's, and she would have been so glad to have it around
her neck to show the other girls.

The four little Blossoms met in the hall and went down together. They
had brought Marion a knitting set, two ivory needles with sterling
silver tops, which folded into a neat leather case, and Marion, who was
a famous little knitter, was delighted.

All the presents were put on the center table after they were opened
and admired, and then the children played games till Mrs. Green
announced that there was something in the dining-room to interest them.

"Gee, it is chocolate," whispered Twaddles shrilly, as the plates of
ice-cream followed the sandwiches.

The cake was white with eight pink candles, and if anything looks
prettier or tastes better than chocolate ice-cream and white cake, do
tell me what it is.

"Now we can fish," remarked Marion, as they left the table.

Back of the wide deep sofa in the parlor, Marion's mother had fixed a
"fish pond," and now she gave each guest a rod and line with a hook at
the end, and told them all to try their luck.

Twaddles fished first. His hook mysteriously caught something right