Brother and Sister

ot any earlier than usual, perhaps, but it certainly woke Brot

wide, and he sat up in bed, Sister's dark eyes also

r birthday, Roddy! Many happy returns o

ver to the chest of white drawer

you can eat 'em," she explained, returning with

lly picked out as many horses and elephants as she could-for indulgent Grandma Hastings had bought several pounds of the crackers,

Don't look!" comman

ned the door-lest the children were still asleep-he saw Brother stari

lph asked merrily, putting down the basket he carried on th

till to receive the six "spanks" without wh

?" asked a muff

h in amazement, uncovering a very warm and flushed little gi

cheerfully. "Only I promised Brother I wo

en. "Well, Brother, stand up while I measure you once more; I must be sure that you

h stood brother against the wall and made a tiny mark wi

grow, you know, if you drink your milk and grumble about it, but not half as fast as y

I, Sister?" interposed Broth

have brought you," returned Ralph cheerfully.

en he tipped it over on one side and out rolled the

r and Sister together. "What

g like the dear big brother he was. "Your

py, who seemed to like it and tried to say so with his l

n her knees on the floor, watching the dog wit

," agree

sed if you are not to be late for breakfast; and I

party?" begged Sister,

e answered. "But you can tell me all ab

ix times because it was his birthday. He wore a new blue sailor sui

t the breakfast table and eyeing the little heap of bundles

mitted Dick, putting down his

an he have cereal, Mother? And Daddy wrote on this box, d

u have finished breakfast. I don't want you to open the parcels, either, until you have had your milk and cere

ink-pad, so that Brother might play at printing. He knew his letters and, if someone helped him, could spell a number of word

an and kissed him heartily. Somehow Brother seldom kissed D

aid Dick hastily. "Glad y

and then the interrupted breakfast went on. As soon as they had all fini