Winifred was two years older than Charlie and felt responsible for
him.

"Give Roddy his present now," Winifred urged Charlie. "Hurry, I
tell you."

Silently Charlie held out a little paper bag of candy.

"I had all I could do to keep him from eating it on the way here,"
his sister explained. "He just loves candy!"

Brother took the bag of candy and put it with his other gifts on
the table. Then the children began the peanut hunt, which was the
first game Louise and Grace had planned for them.

This was played outdoors, and it was fully half an hour before all
the peanuts had been discovered. Then, as several of the girls
wanted to start the old, old game of "Going to Jerusalem," and
Grace offered to play the music, they all trooped back to the
living-room.

"Why, Roddy, your candy is gone!" announced Sister in surprise.
"When did you eat it?"

Brother came up to her where she stood by the table of presents.

"I didn't eat it," he said wonderingly. "I left it right there on
top of that book. Isn't that funny!"

"Well, it's gone," asserted Sister. "Someone ate it!"