“Let’s put our coats and caps on them, Faith; and when the other girls come this evening we’ll make them think the pillows are company,” suggested Louise.
Jane jumped about the room with delight as Faith and Louise adjusted the caps and fur coats.
“We’ll introduce them as Annie Snow and Mary White,” said Faith. “It will be fun to see what the girls will say.”
Four little girls were expected, and several boy friends of Donald’s. Aunt Prissy wondered a little at Faith’s eagerness to take the girls directly up-stairs on their arrival, but she was greatly pleased to see that Louise, Jane and Faith were evidently having a delightful time.
It was nearly dusk when the little visitors arrived, and Faith’s room was rather dim and shadowy. The little girls coming in were rather surprised to find that there were strangers, evidently just arrived, sitting on Faith’s bed.
“Girls, these are two of my best friends, Annie Snow and Mary White,” said Faith, trying hard not to laugh, as her schoolmates bowed politely and greeted the stout figures on the bed, who, apparently, did not hear the introductions.
Jane, giggling with delight, circled around the newcomers; while Louise seated herself on the bed and began talking to Annie Snow. Faith endeavored to make the newcomers at ease, and it was not long before she had to run down-stairs to help her aunt with the supper, leaving Louise and Jane to carry on the game.
The children were to have their supper in the kitchen. The tables for young and old had been spread before the arrival of any of the guests, so there was but little for Aunt Prissy and Faith to do before calling the guests to supper.
Louise was the last one to enter the kitchen, her face radiant with fun and delight at the success of “Annie Snow” and “Mary White.” She found a chance to tell Faith that “Annie” and “Mary” had managed to say that they didn’t feel like eating supper, and that the girls had not yet discovered the joke.
“We’ll bring them down after supper,” Faith whispered.