"It's far better to sell them in advance," urged Bessie Manners, "because people will often buy them, even if they're not certain of going. If it were a showery afternoon many might stay away—then if they hadn't taken tickets it would be so much loss to the funds."
"We'll accept money at the gate, though?" queried2 Olga Hunter.
"Yes, we must have a gatekeeper, and provide her with shilling and sixpenny checks. I think children ought to be half-price. So many of us have little
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brothers and sisters who would like to come, and a shilling seems too much to pay for a child."
"Right you are! Who'll be gatekeeper?"
"Oh, some sturdy Fifth Form girl. I propose Gwen Gascoyne."
"Yes, Gwen would do splendidly. She deserves some post of honour for evolving the scheme. Besides, she's got a head on her shoulders. She'd keep the gate like Horatio kept the bridge."
"One could trust Gwen, I know. Now Rachel Hunter or Edith Arnold would make mistakes in the change, and lose their presence of mind, and perhaps let half a dozen people push in free while they were reckoning up the sixpences."
"Gwen it shall be, then. I'll ask her to-day if she'll undertake it."
Gwen was only too proud to be invited to assume such a responsible position. She felt much flattered that it should have been offered to her instead of to Elspeth Frazer, Hilda Browne, Iris3 Watson, or other of the older members of the Form.
"I'm the youngest of all, and yet I'm to be trusted the most!" she said to herself with a sigh of gratification. "Gwen Gascoyne, I congratulate you! You're coming on!"
There was great excitement at Skelwick Parsonage on the day of the fête. Beatrice had made several boxes of sweets to be sold on the ground, and Winnie picked the very choicest flowers in the garden for the same object. Mr. Gascoyne, Beatrice, and Martin were to come to the gymkhana, and had promised to clap their loudest at Giles' and Basil's performances
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in the sports. Those two heroes kept examining the muscular development of their young arms like a pair of practised Roman gladiators, and ate quite a double allowance of breakfast on the strength of the trials that were in store for them. They were so eager to start for school, that for once Beatrice had no need to urge them to hurry, and they departed in excellent spirits, vaulting4, for practice, over the orchard5 hurdles6 instead of going out through the front gate.
Morning school was held as usual at Rodenhurst, but ceased at twelve, so as to give time for preliminary arrangements to be completed. The classrooms were to be used as dressing-rooms for some of the performers, and the gymnasium was turned into a repository for the parcels of sweets, cakes, and flowers which kept arriving from the generous friends who had promised such gifts. To unpack7 these and apportion8 them to different tea tables or vendors10' baskets was a task which needed all the energies of the members of the Committee, who were kept so busy at the work that they had scarcely more than ten minutes to spare for dinner. As a rule, unpunctuality at this meal was visited with direst penalties, but to-day Miss Roscoe only smiled as the prefects rushed in very late, hastily bolted their meat course, and fled minus the pudding. Their zeal11 and virtuous12 example had the desired effect. Everybody upon whom any responsibility devolved made an extra effort, so that by half-past two everything was in perfect order and readiness.
"Thank our lucky, lucky stars it's a decent day!" said Gwen, gazing up at a sky which, if not blue all
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over, held only clouds of an apparently13 harmless character. "I don't believe it intends to rain at all, and I expect everybody will come, and the audience be 'large and appreciative14', as the newspapers say. If I don't clear a good sum of gate money, I shall be amazed."
"Are you ready, Gwen, to act Horatio?" said Bessie Manners, bustling15 up in a hurry. "You understand the business, don't you? Those with tickets you of course let in free. Everybody else must pay a shilling, or children under ten sixpence. Here are two rolls of checks, sixpenny and shilling ones. You must hand checks to all comers for the amount they have paid you, and they will present the checks at the entrance to the big field. You will stand at the gate that leads from the garden to the smaller field."
"I understand all right!" laughed Gwen. "I've brought a satchel16 to hold the money, and I'll undertake not a soul gets in without paying. It will have to be 'over my body' if they do!"
"Moira will be at the second gate, and she won't allow anyone through without handing her a ticket or a check, so I think we shan't lose anything there," replied Bessie, turning away satisfied.
Gwen took up her station at once, for visitors were already beginning to arrive at the school, and she was soon fully17 occupied in receiving coins and tearing off checks. She rather enjoyed being at the receipt of custom, and was particularly gratified at the amount that went into her satchel. The fine afternoon had tempted18 people to come to the gymkhana, old Rodenhurst girls and their friends had turned up, as well as
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parents and relations of present pupils, so the gathering19 was quite considerable. The many pretty summer dresses and bright parasols gave a most festive20 appearance to the ground, even before the performers arrived on the scenes. Various girls, furnished with tasteful baskets, had been chosen to sell sweets and floral buttonholes, and soon began to find customers for their wares21, while the lemonade and ice-cream stalls were already doing a roaring trade.
Lesbia had been selected as a flower vendor9, and looked absolutely charming in a white China-silk dress and Tuscan hat trimmed with daisies, which, by her usual good luck, she had received from Aunt Violet only the week before. Pretty Lesbia, with her pink cheeks and her lovely flaxen hair, really made quite a picture as she carried round her basket, and many people bought flowers from her, just because they could not resist the entreaty22 in her blue eyes, and the soft little voice that pleaded the cause of the Rodenhurst Cot.
"She's just twice as good at selling as I should have been," thought Gwen, watching her sister rather wistfully. "There's a fascination23 about Lesbia which I don't possess in the very least. She must be making a little fortune with those posies. Well, never mind. I'm keeping the gate. That's more important still. To business. Here's someone else coming. Hello! Why, Dick! This is awfully24 good of you!"
It was Dick Chambers25 who presented himself and paid his shilling. "I hardly knew whether I dared come," he grinned, "after the row I got you into that afternoon when you fished out of the window for
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sweets. Will any of the teachers seize upon me and turn me out as a pernicious character? I shall demand the return of my money if they do!"
"They're too busy," laughed Gwen, "and besides, I don't think anyone would recognize you. Miss Trent didn't see you, you know; she only caught me leaning out of the window."
"Then you think I may venture without fear of consequences? I feel rather like Romeo going into the Capulet mansion27. Can you give me a watchword to use if I get into difficulties?"
"The Rodenhurst Cot and Coin of the Realm are our two watchwords this afternoon. Stick to those and you can't go wrong, even if you beard Miss Roscoe herself. She is over there if you'd like to shake hands with her."
"No, thanks! I've no wish to risk such an ordeal28. In fact I'll give her as wide a berth29 as possible. Should you be allowed to negotiate an ice if I brought you one?"
"Not while I'm on duty. Look here: 'You are requested not to speak to the Woman at the wheel'. Here's a fresh batch30 of people arriving."
"Mayn't I tear off the checks?"
"Certainly not. Go along and buy some of Lesbia's flowers, if she has any left by now. If you don't scoot quick, I'll report you for impeding31 me in the performance of my work. Then they'd turn you out, with a vengeance32."
"I'll be good," chuckled33 Dick, as he moved on to find Lesbia, and invest in her wares.
The cycle parade was about to begin, and those
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who meant to take part in it were wheeling their machines through a private door which led from the stable yard into the field. Not only had the competitors decorated their bicycles, but they themselves had donned fancy costumes, many of which were of quite an elaborate description. There was a Dutch maiden34 with white sleeves, velvet35 bodice, starched36 cap and wooden sabots, a sweet little Miss Jap-Jap-Jappy in gay kimono, a flower tucked into her dark hair, an Indian squaw with bead-embroidered garments and fringed leggings, several pierrettes, a Red Riding Hood37, a Goody Two Shoes, and other characters of nursery fame or fairy-tale lore38. But the best of all, so everyone agreed, was Rachel Hunter, who came arrayed as a cat. Her costume, cut on the pattern of a child's sleeping suit, was most cleverly contrived39 out of brown plushette, painted in bold bars to represent the stripes of a tabby. She wore a cat's mask on her head, and made such an excellent representation of a gigantic specimen40 of the feline41 race that the effect was quite appalling42. The younger children squealed43 when she appeared on the field, especially as, to keep up her character, she made an occasional claw at one of them as she passed, or gave vent26 to a tremendous "Miau!" or "Fuff!" She had decorated her bicycle with chocolate mice, and halted now and then to eat one with great apparent gusto, hugely to the delight of the juvenile44 portion of the audience, who clapped her again and again. But the real triumph of her costume was her tail, a splendid appendage45 fully a yard in length. By a most ingenious contrivance of a strong wire spring, worked
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with a piece of elastic46, she was able to curl and uncurl it, or to lash47 it to and fro in the most diverting fashion. Altogether Puss was a huge attraction, she acted her part capitally, and when on reaching the judge's stand she purred loudly, and pretended to wash her face with her tawny48 paw, the general cheering easily secured for her the first prize.
The second prize was won by a classmate of Basil's from the Boys' Preparatory Department, who came attired49 as a golliwog, with blackened face, fuzzy hair, and a selection of Dutch jointed50 dolls slung51 from his bicycle. His laurels52 were closely contested by a dainty Miss Butterfly and a picturesque53 Cavalier, but on the whole the funny costumes seemed to find greater favour with the majority.
Everybody voted the cycle parade an entire success, and the audience looked quite regretful as the long line of troubadours, Dolly Vardens, brigands54, fairies snow queens, Italian peasants, Kate Greenaway rustics55, and other interesting characters took their departure through the gate. But there were further items on the programme, and all eyes turned eagerly to the band of quaintly56 dressed little maidens57 who now ran out joyously58 hand in hand to perform the ancient ceremony of plaiting the Maypole. The children had been well drilled, and had practised assiduously, so each took her ribbon with confidence, and started off at the sound of the music, to tread the intricate steps required for the due twisting and combination of the colours. The affair went without a hitch60, the maypole was plaited and unplaited, and the effect was so pretty that the audience encored
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the performance. Feeling that they had covered themselves with glory, the May-maidens retired61 to make room for the morris dancers, who were waiting anxiously to have their turn. The oldfashioned costumes, with their decorations of flowers, ribbons, and bells looked well with the green field for a setting, and when the band struck up, and the dancers began their lively yet graceful62 motions, everyone felt transported back to mediaeval days, when the world was young and joyous59, and our country merited its title of "Merrie England". The Second Form girls, to whom had been assigned this portion of the programme, contrived admirably to convey the original spirit of the dance; their steps seemed so fresh and spontaneous and gay, their actions so prompt and appropriate, and all went in such excellent time to the music that the approving spectators accorded them an encore, much to their satisfaction, for they were anxious not to be beaten by their rivals the maypole plaiters.
After the dancing was finished there was an interval63 for refreshments64 before the sports began. Tea and coffee were served on tables which had been carried out from the school, the ices were much in demand, and lemonade and ginger65 beer bottles maintained a brisk series of pops. Gwen, whose duties had kept her by the entrance gate, had only been able to view the festivities from a distance, and she could not yet desert her post as late comers were still arriving.
"I've brought you a cup of tea, Gwen, if you can manage to drink it, and a slice of cake. It's rather hard you have to act sentry66 all the afternoon," said Iris Watson.
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"I don't mind. It's prime fun taking the tolls67. I feel like an ancient turnpike man. Thanks immensely for the tea! I'm more thirsty than hungry, but I shan't despise the cake. Isn't it a piece of the one your mother sent?"
"Sweets, sixpence a box! Peppermint68 creams! Chocolate caramels! Almond toffee! All home made! The best value for the money in all Stedburgh! Perfectly69 delicious! Buy a box and taste them!" called a well-known voice, and Lesbia marched up, smiling at her own eloquence70.
"Why, you young Cheap Jack71, I thought you were selling flowers!" exclaimed Gwen.
"So I was, but I completely cleared out my stock, and Miss Trent set me up in the confectionery line instead. I'm doing equally well, or even better. By the by, can you give me change for a two-shilling piece? Miss Douglas has just bought sixpenny-worth, and she has nothing but a florin. I've this moment handed my money to Miss Trent to take care of. I've no pocket in this dress, and I gave my bag to Miss Barton with the proceeds of the flowers in it. Here's the florin—I want a shilling and two sixpences for it, or else four sixpences."
"Right-o!" said Gwen, opening her satchel. "Oh, bother! Here are some more people arriving! You'll have to wait!"
"Do give it me, quick! Miss Douglas is in a hurry," pleaded Lesbia.
"Then take it out of my satchel yourself. Be sure you put in the florin."
Lesbia hastily complied and ran off, for Miss
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Douglas was beckoning72 to her impatiently, and teachers may not lightly be kept waiting.
"Have you managed to get change? That's right—give me three sixpences," said Miss Douglas, hurriedly putting the money in her purse. "I have to rush indoors now and help to dress the 'Elizabethan' girls for the final madrigal73. The whole affair's going very well. We may all congratulate ourselves on what we're making."
"Hurrah74 for the Cot!" sang Lesbia, tripping away with a step that was meant to be in imitation of the morris dancers.
The athletic75 sports, open to all comers, were naturally a great feature of the afternoon. The prizes had been given by various friends who had responded so generously to the appeal made to them that the Committee had been able to place a large number of competitions upon the programme. The proceedings76 led off with a boys' flat race, in which Giles and Basil took part with great credit, though neither was fortunate enough to outstrip77 the winner, a fleet-footed little brother of Charlotte Perry. The obstacle races were voted immense fun, the humorous feature being the performance of such feminine tasks as needle threading or button stitching by the boys, and rapid bean sorting by the girls. Giles and Basil were successful in a three-legged race, and Martin, to his huge delight, won the sack race for visitors under seven. He bore away his prize—an indiarubber ball—with great pride to show to Beatrice. Long jumping and high jumping proved equally popular both with boys and girls, some of the records being excellent. Linda Browne
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a younger sister of Hilda Browne, particularly distinguished78 herself in this respect, and won laurels for the Lower Third. Vaulting over hurdles of varying heights made a graceful competition, and one in which Elspeth Frazer came off a victor. She was an athletic girl, and possessed79 a wonderful power of spring that caused her to clear the bars like a bird.
"Our Form hasn't done badly," said Iris Watson, running to Gwen to tell her of Elspeth's triumph. "Must you stick at this gate all the time? Can't you leave it and compete for the dart80-throwing contest? It's always ripping. Surely nobody else will come now?"
"Don't suppose they will, and I'd love to try the darts81. But what am I to do with this satchel? It contains solid wealth."
"I'd give it to Miss Roscoe if I were you and ask her to take charge of it. Can you lock it?"
"Yes, I have the key in my pocket. I'll put the unused checks inside with the cash. There! That's safely locked up. The bag is quite heavy! The gate has made a splendid contribution towards the cot I feel so jubilant I want to 'cock-a-doodle'!"
Miss Roscoe readily took charge of the precious satchel, leaving Gwen free to enter for any of the remainder of the sports in which she might care to try her skill. The dart-throwing contest was just about to take place, so she promptly82 joined the ranks of the competitors. Each in turn had to throw six darts at a target, the one obtaining the highest score securing the prize. It was a task that needed a true eye and a firm hand, and proved far more difficult than most
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of the girls anticipated. Some of them failed altogether to hit the target, and others only achieved a chance dart in the outside rings. One or two of the Sixth Form did fairly well, but did not secure a bull's-eye.
"They've fixed83 the distance too far. It's impossible to shy properly when one's such a long way off," declared Charlotte Perry, retiring disconsolately84 after a series of bad shots. "It's your turn now, Gwen. I wish you better luck than I've had."
Gwen took her six darts and advanced to the white circle which was marked on the grass as the throwing place. It was a game which she had played frequently at the Parsonage, where she had often matched her skill against that of her father and Beatrice. She had a strong arm and a very true aim, two great essentials for success, and though the number of paces was certainly greater than that to which she was accustomed at home the increased distance did not seem an insuperable difficulty.
"I must throw a little higher and harder, that's all," she said to herself. "Fortunately there's no wind blowing to speak of."
Gwen's first shot went wide, but her second lodged85 in the outer ring of the target. Profiting by the experience she regulated her aim, and sent her third dart into the second ring. Her fourth and fifth were nearer the centre still and the spectators began to cheer. Only one dart remained; it was the best feathered of the six, and she had purposely kept it until the last. She poised86 it carefully, calculated for the slight breeze, then with a neat turn of her wrist hurled87 it as swiftly
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as possible at the target. It whistled rapidly through the air and lodged full in the bull's-eye. A storm of clapping greeted her achievement. She was the last on the list of competitors, so she had gained a full and complete victory over her rivals in the contest. She beamed with satisfaction as she went up to receive her prize—a pretty little silver brooch.
She had no further good fortune, though she tried her luck in the potato race and the ball-catching competition, which concluded the sports. It was now after five o'clock, and a procession of girls in Elizabethan costume came on to the field to sing the final madrigal which was to wind up the fête. As the last strains died away and the band began "God Save the King", everybody joined in the National Anthem88 and gave three hearty89 cheers for the Rodenhurst Cot.
"It has been a splendid afternoon," said Miss Roscoe, as the crowd began to disperse90 and the sweet vendors and flower sellers came to hand over their gains. "I'm sure we shall have realized quite a large sum. It's too late to count our proceeds this afternoon. You must all go home now, but if you have each labelled your own bag I will lock them up in my safe until to-morrow. I think we may congratulate ourselves on the success of our anniversary. It has more than answered our expectations."
Gwen went home in high glee. She had enjoyed her part of the celebrations thoroughly91, and the consciousness that she had originated the cot scheme gave an added degree of pleasure to the general sense of prosperous termination of the affair. As she walked
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with Lesbia round the orchard that evening she indulged in a little self-congratulation.
"It is nice to have engineered all this!" she admitted. "Miss Roscoe's pleased about it, I'm sure. She was so gracious to me when I took her my satchel. She actually called me 'dear'!—a thing she's never done in her life before. It's been a ripping day. School will seem quite flat again after it. I wish there were another fête to look forward to!"
"There's the tennis tournament," suggested Lesbia.
"Yes; but I shan't have much chance for that with my wretched old racket!" sighed Gwen.
"Suppose I'd a new one, and could lend it to you?" said Lesbia quickly. "A lovely half-guinea one!"
"You don't possess half a guinea to buy one, my child!"
"But I do! I've got the money, and I'm going to get the racket I shall go to Graham's to-morrow for it."
"I thought your savings92 box was empty again? How in the name of wonder did you come by ten and sixpence?"
"Never you mind—I've got it, and that's the main point," replied Lesbia, turning very pink.
"But how?"
"I shan't tell you! Leave me alone, Gwen! You've no right to pry93 into my affairs. I never bother about yours. Let go my arm!" and Lesbia, blushing even more furiously, wrenched94 herself free and fled towards the house.
Lesbia seldom had secrets, so her conduct was the more astonishing. Gwen gazed after her in great sur
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prise, half inclined to follow her and press the point; but remembering that her Latin for the next day was still unprepared, she fetched her books instead, and buried the remembrance of her sister's strange behaviour in Virgil and a dictionary.
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