surely have expected a little girl would come to visit because she had tea
served with sandwiches (Mary Jane ate three, two made with marmalade and
one with lettuce--think of that!) and pink candles which twinkled and
looked _almost_ as nice as the sandwiches. Such a _very_ good time did they
have that they barely got home in time to meet Alice as she came in from
school.

And playmate Dorothy must surely have gone away while they were calling
because she was never heard of again.




LEARNING TO SEW


"I like to do lady things," said Mary Jane the next morning. "Isn't there
something we can do to-day?"

"Something that's a 'lady' thing?" asked Mrs. Merrill.

"Yes, a really truly lady thing," explained Mary Jane; "something that I
don't know how to do 'cause I like to learn things."

"Yes, there are lots of things we might do, but I haven't much time I
fear," replied her mother, "because I promised Alice I would finish her
dress."

"Then you'll have to sew," said Mary Jane and though she tried not to mind,
she couldn't help being disappointed.