No
doubt the doughnuts had something to do with this, and perhaps the
excitement also. I confessed how naughty I had been, and my
grandmother was very kind, for she knew how I loved Margaret, and how
I should miss her if she died. However, she recovered, but I had the
broken cup to remind me of my disobedience. It is there among the
others now."
"Thank you for telling us," said Dora as the cup was passed around.
"Is Margaret alive now?" Bess asked.
"Yes, indeed; she is married and living in England, and has three
great boys and one little daughter. And now let us find a name for our
club."
It was difficult to suit everybody, till after a good deal of
discussion Dora made a suggestion.
"Suppose we have a name not like any we ever heard of, and call
ourselves the Merry Knitters."
Nobody could find any objection to this, so it was accepted.
"For we want to be knitters and we mean to be merry," said Louise.
"And let's not tell the boys what M.K. stands for," proposed Elsie.
CHAPTER IX.
A RIVAL CLUB.
It was the next Saturday afternoon, and Carl, Aleck, and Ikey sat in
the star chamber busily discussing something.
"There they go!" Ikey exclaimed; and the others, looking over his
shoulder, saw the M.
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