Rosemary

morning after morning and Shirley began to grumble when called from her play to go to the store. Aunt Trudy declared that the heat always affected her and demanded an electric

ld do without her. When Sarah left her work undone, it was Rosemary who finished it for her, Rosemary who listened sympathetically to Aunt Trudy's complaints about the weat

away from lunch," declared Aunt Trudy one noon. "Don

ittle sister's vacant place. "I don't believe she really means to run away. I'll get her to pr

instead of fussing with those sill

ut she likes Rosemary. I can't help it if she gets mad at me and goes to

advanced pupil, seldom practised more than an hour in the morning and another in the afternoon.

rs. Yes, she had been playing with the Bailey children. No, not in their yard. No, they had not gone with h

" asked Rosemary, who wa

cery," admi

money, dear, did you?"

id it would be all right," a

us to charge a thing unless she orders it," cried Rosemary. "

o give away. She had given some to a strange

beginning to feel that this youngest sister w

lot," said Sh

opic of discussion for the Eastshore Woman's Club. To it the town refuse and garbage was carted an

ay in the yard, Shirley. You know Hugh would scold if he heard you were playing i

n adorable cherub in freshly ironed pi

nt to go,"

n like this, darling. You'll be run over by an automobile, or something drea

mise. The worried Ros

and funny I don't believe he thinks she can be naughty. Besides Mother told me to look after the

so did Sarah. Your father spanked Hugh and cured him and your mother and I together cured Sarah. We tied her to a tree with

"She keeps saying she might want to go. Aunt

s a heap of him and yet she's a little afraid of him too. But I'm like you, Rosemary-I hate to bo

ey to a tree?" aske

ould untie the knots or cut the rope or get someone to unloose her. No, we'll have to keep a good watch on h

out with her experiences, "I never kn

e said shortly. "Mothers never re

with a clear conscience. For an hour the scales and trills sounded and wound up with a grand march for good measure. Stepping out

cried Rosem

" shouted Sarah, and Rosemary h

ey?" she deman

's dirt-streaked face peered through the

un away again," said Rosemary, troubled.

I got her the scissors and asked her if she minded if I came and cleaned the pens. Elinor

e help me look for Shirley. Hugh is coming home

be found. Rosemary even went to two or three of the

gon," volunteered Ray Anderson, a four year old boy who lived

Rosemary, "but there are twenty streets she could be on. I'll ru

welve," observed Sarah dispassionately. "Aunt Trudy said she wa

er that Shirley was not among the groups engaged in pulling over the unsavory messes-and all the way back, the others wer

on't try to come to your meals on time; I take so much pains to have the things you like

's form a compact-when Aunt Trudy tells me that not one of you

those things that are never attended to. Several times a week the little mother had mentioned that the dining-room clock really must be mended,

koo call," said Rosemary, and

" was the doctor's

y again," announced Aunt

octor Hugh sharply. "W

ately," said Aunt Trudy. "She has been absent from lunch twice this week. I

oar of thunder and a sudden torrent of rain

un around this town alone?" demanded the doctor sternly. "Wh

y, "and I have no strength left this hot weather.

him, then?" suggested

brother. "Rosemary, how l

y reluctantly. "I've been over to the

re Shirley is in the habit of going? Suppose you te

y's recital. Doctor Hugh answered it. He came back to the

picked up during the height of the storm with her express wagon. I

shining out again as they took

"I'm not blaming you, except that I wish you had told me at once. This experience will probably

ide brought them to the door of the police station. Rosemary

to be afraid of,

he heavy oak doors and they found