Mrs. Duwell smiled. “Children to-day have more of everything than children ever had before. They have more clothes and playthings, and better chances for ed-u-ca-tion—but here comes your father, Ruth. You may run and tell him of our plan for the evening.”
Mr. Duwell was very much pleased with the plan. When the evening came he asked and answered many questions. He then showed the children pictures of silkworms in a large book marked “S.”
“By the way,” he asked, “do you know that we have silkworms right here in America? The American silkworms spin silk as strong and beautiful as that of the Chinese silkworms. But the people here do not have the time or patience to grow silkworms.”
IV. The Party
Ruth’s dress was not finished until an hour before the party began.
As soon as the last stitch was taken, Miss Fells herself carried it to the Duwell home.
Ruth was “on pins and needles” for fear it would not be done in time, and she was delighted to see the dressmaker.
“Oh, Miss Fells, I cannot thank you enough for getting it done!” she cried.