CHAPTER III
GUMDROPS
"Not a red gum drop was cast!" cried Laura as she jumped lightly from the garden wall and joined Alene, who for some time had been pacing the orchard impatiently with Prince jumping beside her.
Alene's look of pleased anticipation changed to dismay.
"I'm so sorry!"
"What for?"
"Why, Uncle Fred would have given me money to buy some, if I knew you wanted them!"
Laura's laugh rang out merrily.
"Why, Alene, it's votes! We don't buy them like 'lectioneers do—we get enough to give each member one red and one white gumdrop. Those who are for a candidate put in a white and those against her a red!"