trouble flaps its wings and flies away for a time, leaving nothing to
fire at. So Georgina, going home with her prism and her "line to live
by," ready and eager to prove how bravely she could meet disappointments,
found only pleasant surprises awaiting her.

Mrs. Triplett had made a birthday cake in her absence. It was on the
supper table with ten red candles atop. And there was a note from Barby
beside her plate which had come in the last mail. It had been posted at
some way-station. There was a check inside for a dollar which she was to
spend as she pleased. A dear little note it was, which made Georgina's
throat ache even while it brought a glow to her heart. Then Belle, who
had not known it was her birthday in time to make her a present,
announced that she would take her to a moving picture show after supper,
instead.

Georgina had frequently been taken to afternoon performances, but never
at night. It was an adventure in itself just to be down in the part of
town where the shops were, when they were all lighted, and when the
summer people were surging along the board-walk and out into the middle
of the narrow street in such crowds that the automobiles and
"accommodations" had to push their way through slowly, with a great
honking of warning horns.

The Town Hall was lighted for a dance when they passed it. The windows of
the little souvenir shops seemed twice as attractive as when seen by day,
and early as it was in the evening, people were already lined up in the
drug-store, three deep around the soda-water fountain.

Georgina, thankful that Tippy had allowed her to wear her gold locket for
the occasion, walked down the aisle and took her seat near the stage,