You see, each pays twenty-five cents at the door, until the limit is reached, then the rest are turned away.

Naturally they don't want to be turned away, so they try to get there early enough to be among the fortunate five hundred and five.

Besides, the earlier you are, the better seat you are likely to get." "But only think of _standing_ all that time!" "Oh, they bring camp chairs, sometimes, I've heard, and then there are the steps.

You don't know what a really fine seat a stone step is--if you have a _big_ enough bundle of newspapers to cushion it with! They bring their luncheons, too, with books, papers, and knitting work for fine days, I've been told--some of them.

All the comforts of home, you see," smiled Arkwright.
"Why, how--how dreadful!" stammered Billy.
"Oh, but they don't think it's dreadful at all," corrected Arkwright, quickly.