Dear things, if it wasn't for them I should hate going home more than you do," answered Jill, stepping along quite briskly, and finding it very hard to resist breaking into a skip or a run, she felt so well and gay.
"Wish they could be here to-day to see the fun," said Jack, for it was the anniversary of the founding of the place, and the people celebrated it by all sorts of festivity.
"I did want to ask Molly, but your mother is so good to me I couldn't find courage to do it.

Mammy told me not to ask for a thing, and I'm sure I don't get a chance.

I feel just as if I was your truly born sister, Jack." "That's all right, I'm glad you do," answered Jack, comfortably, though his mind seemed a little absent and his eyes twinkled when she spoke of Molly.

"Now, you sit in the cubby-house, and keep quiet till the boat comes in.

Then the fun will begin, and you must be fresh and ready to enjoy it.