-sha'n't know which ones we are sending away. We will leave the
letters, with the packages, on the boys'. desks before school begins,
and if they are not ashamed of themselves by the time they read them,
I'm mistaken."

" But suppose the boys don't come after we do all this?" said Maria,
dolefully.

"Then we'll have the party just the same, and I guess we can manage to
have a good time
even if Mr. Si Kelly does not permit the boys to come."

" But how can we leave the letters?" Maria appeared to be full of
doubts, even though
Aggie's plan seemed so promising. "The boys will be sure to come here
the first thing, and we shall look rather silly carrying the letters
around to the desks when they are all here."

"I know that," replied Aggie, promptly, "and I'm going to tell Deacon
Littlefield the whole story just as soon as we get through here. We
will ask him to let us come in first, and to keep the boys out until we
get everything fixed."

There was no question but that Aggie had thought of all possible
contingencies, and the
girls were convinced that under her leadership they would be able to
rout Master Kelly, even though they might not have the satisfaction of
seeing him at the party.

"Now we'll go home and write the letters before supper, so that we