Dear Mildred,
My mother is very much pleased with the kind invitation to your birthday party, and says that I may come on Saturday afternoon.
Your friend,
Ruth Duwell.”
When Ruth had finished writing, she sealed the envelope.
“I shall hand this to Mildred after school is dismissed at noon,” she said. “Thank you for helping me, mother.”
II. A Disappointment
Mrs. Duwell had been unusually busy for several days after the conversation about the party.
One day she said, “Ruth, dear child, I cannot seem to find time to make your new dress. I wonder if Miss Fells could make it before the twenty-eighth. Why not run over and ask her?”
“Yes, mother, why not? I think that is a good idea,” agreed Ruth.