tle anxious about her father, who had been
made the chairman of the occasion, and did not wish to be far away from
him.

The children's tea was the best part of the entertainment, David said
afterward. There was some danger that the third, or even the second
tables would have little to show, for it had been agreed by those who
served the children that while any of them could eat a morsel, it should
be supplied. And it was a good deal more than Miss Betsey's "one apiece
all round" of everything. The quantity that disappeared was amazing.

Miss Betsey came out wonderfully in her efforts in behalf of the young
people. Miss Elizabeth had been rather surprised to find her in the
Grove at all, and had quite unintentionally allowed her surprise to
appear. It was not like her cousin Betsey to take part in this sort of
thing, on pretence of its being a duty, and her thought was answered as
if she had spoken it.

"I told mother I wasn't going to set up to be any wiser than the rest of
the folks this time. It's a good cause, and if we don't help it much,
we can't do much harm. I mean the children shall have a good time as
far as victuals are concerned." And so they did.

Betsey sacrificed her chance of hearing some good speaking, which was a
greater disappointment to her than it would have been to some others,
and Katie stayed with her. But when the children were at last
satisfied, they turned their faces toward the stand, still hoping to
hear something. They passed along slowly, for there was a great crowd
of people, not half of whom were listening to what was said. At one
side of the stand, a little removed from it, but yet near enough to hear
if they cared to listen, they saw Miss Elizabeth and her brother, and
Miss Langden. Katie pointed her out to Miss Betsey.

"How pretty she is, and such a pretty dress, and everything to match!
Look, Miss Betsey. Did you ever see anything prettier?"

"Why, yes. I don't know but I have. The dress is well enough," said
Betsey.

Which was faint praise. The dress was a marvel of elegant simplicity in
some light material of soft dim grey, with just enough of colour in
flowers and ribbons to make the effect perfect. It was worth while
coming a long way just to see it, more than one young person
acknowledged. The dress and the wearer made a very pretty picture to
many eyes. She was very modest and gentle in manner, and listened, or
seemed to listen, like the rest, but Cl