The boys could build a little tent for me, and I could give
each applicant five minutes of my valuable time."
"Oh, Miss Burton, can you really read palms?" cried Betty much
impressed.
"Well, Betty," said Miss Burton with her radiant smile, "I can,
at least, make it interesting for persons who like to have their
palms read. And fortunately I have a costume which I wore for this
same purpose at a Charity Bazar in Chicago."
"That will be great," said Dorothy. "Oh, girls, I think this is
going to be the grandest affair we've ever had in Glenloch. Can't
you just see how everything is going to look?"
"We'll get the boys to help decorate the hall," suggested Betty.
"They'll be useful in lots of ways," added Charlotte. "Boys come
in handy sometimes."
"We must have a business meeting right away with Kit and Alice,"
continued the practical Dorothy. "We shan't accomplish anything
until we know just what each one is to do."
"There's just one thing," said Ruth hesitatingly. "Do you suppose
we can make a success of it without telling people what we are going
to do with the money? Of course I know," she went on hurriedly,
"that our own families must be told, but it seems to me it will be
much pleasanter for Marie if it isn't generally known.
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