omewhere else."

"I think we will then come back through the Court of Honor and go to our
beds," he said; "that is, should we make the visits proposed, which will
depend at least somewhat upon the wishes of others. Violet, my dear, how
does that programme suit you?"

"I really do not know of any way of spending the evening that I should
enjoy more," answered Violet. "Indeed Lu and I were talking together of
our desire to see those sights, not longer ago than yesterday. And you,
mother, would like it, would you not?" she asked, turning to Grandma
Elsie.

"Very much!" was the reply. "The tired little ones will be left in their
bed of course?"

"Yes, indeed! they will be ready for that as soon as they have had their
supper," Violet replied, with a loving look into each weary little face.
"Come, dears, we will go to our state-room, wash hands and faces, and
smooth your hair, and by that time supper will be on the table."

Every one of the company approved of Lucilla's plan for the spending of
the evening, and before the sun had quite set they were again in the Court
of Honor. They were in season to secure seats from which they could get a
good view of the lighting up.

They found there were thousands of people who seemed as anxious as
themselves to witness the sudden change from deepening twilight to the
grand illumination that made fairyland of the Court of Honor. But they
were there for some minutes, sitting silently in the growing darkness,
finding the buildings taking on a new beauty by the dim, uncertain light,
and feeling it pleasant just to rest, listen to the subdued hum of the
thousands of voices of the multitude thronging about the white railing
guarding the fountains, the doorways, the stone steps leading down to the
water, and every place where a human creature could find room to sit down
and rest while waiting for a sight of the expected lighting up.

There seemed no ill-humor among the great throng, no loud, angry talk, but
a subdued buzz like many telephone messages coming over the wire at the
same time.

Our friends sat where they could see both the Administration Dome and the
Golden Statue at the other end of the lagoon. They had sat in silence
there for some minutes, the darkness deepening, when suddenly there was a
blare of music, the fountains threw up a few thin columns of spray, the
front of a dark building was instantly illumined with a thousand
jewel-like lights, then another and another bla