"You think of pretty good things yourself, Bess," added Louise.
"And so do you, for you first thought of trying to help the harp man,"
said Dora merrily.
"The G.N. Club meets to-night, and we'll ask the boys to let us in.
You come over to dinner," Louise suggested.
"They won't do it," said her sister positively.
"Oh, perhaps they will if we are very polite; we will try."
The weekly meetings of the G.N. Club had begun again with great
interest. No one enjoyed them more than Aunt Zelie, and nothing was
allowed to interfere with this engagement with the boys if she could
help it. However, it happened this evening that some old friends of
the family who were passing through the city on their way south
called, and it was impossible to excuse herself, so the boys were left
to their own devices.
Though the star chamber looked as cheerful as usual and Carl did his
best as host, it was not quite the same without her.
Jim recalled with wonder that first evening when he hoped she would
not come. The rehearsals for the harp man's benefit had made them all
feel very well acquainted with her and one another.
They were beginning work on some screens for the Children's Hospital
when there came a knock at the door.
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