[Patty at Home by Carolyn Wells]@TWC D-Link bookPatty at Home CHAPTER XXI 12/12
She wore a gilt crown, and carried a gilt sceptre, and rode in her own little pony cart, which had been so gaily decorated for the occasion that it was quite unrecognisable.
Kenneth Harper, as the Knave of Hearts, who wickedly stole the tarts, sat by her side and drove the little chariot. Nan was dressed as a gipsy.
She had a marvellous tent in which to tell fortunes, and in the parade she rode on a much-bedecked donkey. Marian was a dame of olden time, and Bumble was a Japanese lady of high degree. There were quaint and curious costumes of all sorts, each of which provoked much mirth or admiration from the enthusiastic audience. After the parade, the fair was announced open, and the patrons were requested to spend their money freely for the benefit of the hospital. So well did they respond that, as a result of their efforts, the Tea Club girls were able to present Mrs.Greenleaf with the sum of five hundred dollars toward her good work..
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