"No," said Mrs. Sherwood, "I shall go by myself, to-day, and
investigate the case. Perhaps some other time I may take you
children."

The girls were disappointed, but when they found they couldn't go,
they went out to Marjorie's porch to talk it all over.

"I think," said Marjorie, "it's our duty to do something for those
children. Just think, Molly, we have everything we want, and they
have nothing."

"I'll tell you what, Mopsy: let's sew and make things for them;
dresses, you know, and aprons."

"I can't sew fit to be seen, Molly; and 'twould take me all summer
to get one apron made. I'd rather give them things that we have.
Why, I'd rather give Ella my best parasol than to try to sew
anything for her!"

"Oh, don't give her that lovely parasol! We'll think of something
else. Suppose we invite them all to dinner; you one day, and I
another."

"I don't believe Grandma would like that. And, anyway, that would
only give them dinner for two days; we couldn't keep it up, you
know. But, Molly, I'll tell you what! Let's have a fair, or a
bazaar or something,--and make some money for them that way."

"Just the thing! That would be lovely. Where shall we have it?"