“Do we open them?” asked Jess, and at Polly’s nod six pairs of hands went to work.
“Gee!” said Artie simply, when he had opened his box.
The contents were the same. In each box, on a bed of pink cotton, lay a shining pin. Dark blue enamel with a tiny “question mark” inlaid in gold. Margy turned hers over. On the back “Margy Williamson” was engraved.
“YOU ARE GOING TO PAY YOUR DUES.”
“And our names on the back!” said Jess, in a tone of awe, turning her pin over.
“Did Mr. Kirby send them?” asked Fred.
“He gave them to Mother to bring back with her,” explained Polly. “Aren’t they lovely? I never saw such a darling pin!”
“And there isn’t another like it, anywhere!” murmured Margy. “We can wear them to school to-morrow.”
“Don’t we have to thank Mr. Kirby, or something?” asked Artie, seriously, and though they laughed at him, they knew what he meant.