“Strike
me
pink!”
“Strike me pink!” exclaimed Tommy Pin Cushion. “I was feeling scared white.”
“Shows how silly it is to worry,” said Emery Bag.
“I beg all your pardons,” said Mary Frances. “I didn’t mean to be—to take advantage. I almost forgot how long it is till next summer. I am very sorry if I did wrong.”
“Gives you longer to finish the dress,” said Fairy Lady. “There’s a good deal of work on it.”
“I’ll work very hard,” said Mary Frances, “and I’ll be more careful what I say in the future.”
“We understand, of course we do,
That your kind heart is always true;
You wouldn’t do a thing that you