Eileen remarked that she would think the air would be damp from the vapor.
“Sometimes it does seem so if the vapor is heavy,” her mother replied. “Water vapor is everywhere. At times a great deal is in the air, and at other times only a small amount.”
Rather anxiously, Veve studied the cloudy sky.
“I just hope it doesn’t rain tomorrow,” she said. “If anything should prevent the Mexican pickers from coming to Pa Hooper’s orchard, he would be almost certain to lose the rest of his fruit.”
“A rain would ruin our festival too,” added Connie, stretching her tired feet. “I wonder how Miss Gordon is feeling? If she should be ill, we would have to postpone the quilt show.”
The next day the Brownies were very relieved to learn that their leader felt as well as usual. She assured the girls that the festival would be held exactly as planned.
Now, all the mothers had worked very hard to make the affair a success. They had made fancy paper lanterns decorated with cherries, to string in the church lawn.
The table where cherry pie was to be served had been decorated with garlands of paper cherry blossoms.