"I haven't even seen you, all aftern----" "You be quiet!" she cried, tears filling her eyes.

"Keep still! You ugly boy! Shut up!" She slapped him.
He should have understood from this how much she cared for him.

But he rubbed his cheek and declared ruefully: "I'll never speak to you again!" "You will, too!" she sobbed, passionately.
"I will not!" He turned to leave her, but paused.
His mother, his sister Margaret, and their grownup friends had finished their tea and were approaching from the house.

Other parents and guardians were with them, coming for their children; and there were carriages and automobiles waiting in the street.

But the "Slingo Slide" went on, regardless.
The group of grown-up people hesitated and came to a halt, gazing at the pavilion.
"What are they doing ?" gasped Mrs.Williams, blushing deeply.