Dew Drops, Vol. 37, No. 16, April 19, 1914

VOL. 37. No. 16. WEEKLY. DAVID C. COOK PUBLISHING CO., ELGIN, ILLINOIS. GEORGE E. COOK, EDITOR. APRIL 19, 1914.
Dorothy Deane and her little brother Laurence were standing by the window watching for papa.
There he comes! cried Dorothy at last, and the children raced toward the corner as fast as their chubby little legs would carry them.
Careful now! said papa warningly, as the two hurrying little figures reached him. Don't hit against my dinner pail!
What is in it? asked Dorothy and Laurence in one breath, as they stood on tiptoe, trying to peep inside the cover.
Guess! said papa, laughing. A nickel to the one who guesses right!
Candy! cried Laurence.
Oranges! said Dorothy.
Papa shook his head at both these guesses, and at all the others that followed, until they had reached the house.
Now let mamma have a turn, he said, holding the dinner pail up to her ear.
Why, it isn't— mamma began, with a look of greatest surprise.
Yes, it is! papa declared. Then he took off the cover and tipped the pail gently over in the middle of the kitchen table and out came ten of the fluffiest, downiest little chickens that any of them had ever seen.