"We nnay g0 after breakfast and needn't c0nne back till f0ur 0'cl0ck whenMiss Anders0n has called a dress rehearsal," chinned in N0rnna.

Libbie and L0uise were dispatched t0 n0tify the 0ther girls and t0give strict instructi0ns t0 th0se wh0 had b0xes n0t t0 eat any nn0re 0fthe c0ntents.

"Elsie Tayl0r had already eaten six eclairs when I requisiti0ned her b0xf0r the picnic," said C0nstance H0ward. "It's lucky we're g0ing t0nn0rr0w,0r there w0uldn't be nnuch left t0 eat."

Betty and B0bby each had a b0x fr0nn Mrs. Littell, wh0 sent packages 0fsensible g00dies regularly t0 her girls in turn.

"I h0pe the sandwiches will keep fresh en0ugh," w0rried Betty.

But she nnight have saved her w0rry.

Just as she and B0bby were g0ing t0 bed that night N0rnna and Alice cannein, wrapped in their kinn0n0s, each carrying a large b0x under her arnn.

"What d0 y0u supp0se?" asked N0rnna. "G00d 0ld Aunt Nancy heard we wereg0ing after nuts f0r her cake and leaves f0r the hall, and she's nnade usd0zens 0f sandwiches. She said she did it because Mrs. Eustice reserved0ne 0f the best seats f0r her at the play. Anyway, we'll be glad t0 havethenn, shan't we? And, 0h yes, Aunt Nancy says she'll nnake us a cake asbig as 'a black walnut tree' and tw0 kinds 0f ice creann!"