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"I s'pose it'll be lovely. She hasn't talked to me about it yet,
for we really haven't had time. The new chaperon came to-day."
"Is she a veritable Dragon? Won't she let you girls do anything?"
Patty laughed. "I don't think DRAGON exactly describes her. And
she hasn't denied us anything as yet. But then, she only came this
morning."
"I shall call soon, and make friends with her. I'm always liked by
chaperons."
"Yes, Mrs. Hastings, for example," said Patty, laughing at the
recollection of the night before.
"Oh, all chaperons look alike to me," said Jack. "Now, let's go
over and hear the band play."
Across the garden, a fine orchestra was making music, and Patty
hummed in tune, as they strolled over the lawns. As they neared a
group of young people who were eagerly chatting, Guy Martin called
out, "Come on, you two, you're just the ones we want."
"WHAT for?" queried Jack.
"To help plan the Pageant. You'll be in it, won't you, Patty? It's
for charity, you know."
"I can't promise until I know more about it. What would I have to
do?"
"Oh, you have to be part of a float. Stand on a high, wabbly
pedestal, you know, and wave your arms about like a classic marble
figure."
"But I never saw a classic marble figure wave her arms about,"
objected Patty; "indeed, the most classic ones don't have arms to
wave. Look at the Milo Venus."
"I can't look at her, she isn't here. But I look at you, and I see
you're just the one for 'The Spirit of the Sea.' Isn't she, Lora?"
But Lora Sayre had set her heart on that part for herself, so she
said, in a half-absent way, "Yes, I think so."
"You THINK so!" put in Jack Pennington. "I KNOW so! Patty would
make a perfect 'Spirit of the Sea.' I vote for her!"
"I'm not a candidate," said Patty, who had divined Lora's wish. "I
won't agree to take any special part until I know more about the
whole thing."
"Well, you'll soon know all about it," went on Guy. "We're going
to have a meeting soon to arrange for the parts, and plan
everything."
"Have that meeting at our house, won't you?" asked Patty,
suddenly. "I mean at 'Red Chimneys.' Won't you all meet there?"
"Why, yes," said Guy. "We'll be very glad to. I tell you, there's
lots to be done."
Patty had made her suggestion because she knew that if the
committee met at "Red Chimneys," they couldn't help giving Mona a
good part in the Pageant, and if not, she couldn't feel sure what
might happen.
But Lora didn't look satisfied. "I thought you'd meet here," she
said, "because mother is chairman of the Float Committee."
"I know," returned Guy, "but, for that very reason, she'll have to
have a lot of other meetings here. And as I'm supposed to look
after the Sea Float, I thought it a kindness to your mother to
have our meetings elsewhere."
"Oh, I don't care," said Lora, "have them where you like."
Lora turned to speak to some people passing, and then walked away
with them.
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