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Marjorie at Seacote

CHAPTER III
8/18

Sashes will do for you boys, and I'll have,--well, I'll fix up a rig of some kind." Marjorie was a diligent little worker when she chose to be, and that afternoon she made a very creditable flag, showing a pail, red; on a field, yellow.

She made also sashes for them all, of red and yellow cheesecloth, and she made herself a court train of the same material, which trailed grandly from her shoulders.
Next morning the Sand Club assembled on the Maynards' veranda, to march to Sandringham Palace.
Mrs.Craig had helped out the costumes of her royal children, and the Grand Sandjandrum was gorgeous in a voluminous yellow turban, with a red cockade sticking up on one side.
Sandow and the Sand Crab had soldier hats made of red and yellow paper, and big sailor collars of the same colors.
The Sand Piper wore his sash jauntily with a huge shoulder knot, and he, too, had a cockaded headgear.
Marjorie, as Queen Sandy, wore her trailing court robe and a crown of yellow paper with red stars on it.

She had a sceptre, and Sandow carried the flag.
The Sand Piper marched ahead, playing on a tuneful instrument known as a kazoo.

Next came the Grand Sandjandrum, then the Queen, then the Sand Crab, and finally, Sandow with the flag.
Slowly and with great dignity the procession filed out toward the palace.

King was playing the Star Spangled Banner, or thought he was.


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