Black-Eyed Susan

were going on a visit

was delighted at the thought, for once Mr. Spargo had spent a whole week at Fe

ether, and now she could scarcely wait for the d

bag something like the suitcase Grandfather was to carry on the visit. Sometime she meant to ask why he kept a "case" so far away from home i

lay in making up her mind which of her toys to take with her, and Grandmother looked with dismay at the

the bed here, and this box of blocks, and your flat-iron? Are you thinking

ee them," faltered Susan, haltin

urn now to see her toys. And I should leave Flip and Snowball home, too, if I w

aid Susan, coming forward to look

ill be all the more glad to see you when you come home again. And they will

t to leave you home alone at all. I won't go. I won't go one step." An

do you suppose Grandfather would get along without you to take care of him? And I ex

o with Grandfather, and that Grandmother must

om to bid them good-bye. Flip and Snowball had been placed on top of the sewing-machine so that they might easily guard Grandmother as

nd muff to match, and once on the train she s

little girl in t

did not come, Susan turned to look out of the window, and sensibly for

one, and she could scarcely believe it was over when Grandfather fold

st to her father's hand, and, what seemed really wonderful to Susan

of joy, as arm in arm they walked up the

k houses, with white front door and glistening white doorstep, each in its

Susan. "And we are going to sleep together; Mother said so. And I asked Annie what was for dinner to-night, b

of "Bussels sprouts," but, if asked, she would willingly have said that she

two days after to-morrow, and there is going to be a Blackbird Pie. Mother is going to have it, Mother and Miss Lamb. Miss Lamb is my Sunday-School

at was a blackbird pie, and w

ut it was not until later in the evening that Mrs. Spargo, seeing Susan's bew

look like a pie and filled with little articles and toys that cost five or ten cents each. You will pull a string,

etty's baby, too, a fat, good-natured blue-eyed baby, not quite two years old, who poked his fingers i

. That is why he sits down so hard. But I l

Susan. "They are mu

Susan were awake, both very much surpris

id Susan, rubbing her eyes and staring round

I thought, Susan. You know the Fair is only one day after to-morrow now. Don't you think we ought to begin to save right away so tha

business-li

he answered, sli

into the depths of her little green handbag

be there to meet him when he comes up the street. I will ask him for some money then, and when he goes back to the office after luncheon I will ask

harmed with

ok?" she asked. Already she could se

ed a curl a

ke it out in the street with you and lose it

ing the baby, she crept into

little round white jar decorated with a bunch o

ouch it. And we will put it on the end of the mantelpiece in the

-cent pieces into the jar, and with

money, and maybe ask what it is for. Then

nursery again, and returned with a doll's br

irst thing I could find. We will stuff it into the jar on top of the money,

e little girls felt perfectly sure that no on

e careless-like, doesn

nnie say, "I think I'll toss off a pudding, careless-like, for dinner," or, "I'll give the room a l

by Letty and Susan halfway down the block and escorted to his own door. Upo

ood-naturedly tweaking Letty's no

e dropped a handful of small coins into her outstretched palm, and hastily departed withou

ed Letty. "Oh, Susan, Susan!" And flinging their arms about one another, the

er and over each time the nursery was found unoccupied save by placid Johnny, who innocently played wi

Fair," said Letty the next morning. "We

e to luncheon at all. He and Mr. Whiting were both b

es by counting the money and plan

ed Susan hopefully. "When are we going to tell, and show the bow

with Letty, but she wanted to

e Fair," answered Letty firmly, "and not a minu

little knew how truly she spoke when she

counted the first thing in the morning, as soon as Jo

n and Letty had said it so often that they could repeat it

r they stole back

room. She held out the little brown-and-white sunb

e mantelpiece.

d corner for the missing jar, much to baby Johnny's entertainment. He sat on the floor sucking his fingers, and

bed." And from under the bed, where slumbered Lol

anded Letty. Her first fright

g in Johnny's mout

ut her finger into the baby's

grew pink and she gave Johnny a shake

plaything, Johnny burst into a wail that

once in their excitement, Mrs. Spargo was feeling carefull

until we do I shall be afraid that Johnny has swa

ives, and four pennies," answe

pargo

she. "Now we must all hunt

ded Letty. "We have to stretch and stretch, and we

y legs, had hitched and pulled himself up until he stood upon the seat. He laughed and clapped his

ck as he clung to her. "That is how he di

of places Johnny Spargo had

re under the rug; one five-cent piece was on the window-sill; the other in

ou swallow them?"

talk, only laughed and hid h

the floor on their hands and knees w

e brown shoe, and there, tuck

Mrs. Spargo. "How happy I shall be if we f

Everything was turned upside down and shaken, furniture was move

and blanket. Letty fell upon the pillows and beat them violently, while Susan rescued poor Lolly from

for his dolly, and just t

re! It's inside Lolly.

back Johnny had poked the ten-cent piece, and th

felt that it simply must be found, and now here it is

something very wonderful indeed, instead of tu

ice, "for I didn't know what kind of a time we would have