Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-30
\ LETTER rnoM MAINE.
PART III.

ALL III
Louise had reached home from
school ono day and was about 10
start on her Lessons whci. hcir.nother
cntcresl the room
"a letter came for YOU today.
skc xaid. as she handed il to Louise.
IT'S Jud!th's handwritiEs," waa
the reply. II really ought 10 do my
lessons, but the news is riways 90
interesting that I can't wait to read
1t fee! as i; I know Helen Cover
and Fancissa Lccky and Mary Gil.
moro. and Oh. all the rest Of them
already"
do you want TO hear it, mo;her?'
afkcd Louisa as she ell: the envcl-
opc.
Yes" was the reply, Tor l nores
csiing."
Glengo School. b, Maine,
February 90, 1921.
Dear Louise tbeSan the render)-
You remember in my las, letter that
told You the girls belonging to the
Ghostly Gatherers'' wished to tell
US something important. II was moth
ing more nor less than shat they
wished to give a play.
Not for outsiders. oh. no iadccd!
Every month or 80, we were in
lOI cUC OF inc CluDS, LOT lnpIt
are several here. gives some kind Of
an entertainment Every gi-l nero
belongs to some Kind of Gun. but
the 'Ghostly Ga;herers" has the larg
est ?umuer. Each club gives an en-
tertainment Of some sort ever oigh;
months, for there are eight clubs
here. This month it fell 60 the
'Ghbstly Gntherers."
They had decided To Sive a play.
as everything from "a picnic to Iab-
lraux had been given by the other
clubs, and they wished TO know il
wo new members approved II. l did
at once and Martha, ona OF tho
'Ghostly Gathercrs." produced tile
play which. with The help nj Lotto
cougill and Elizabeth Whitesell. she
had written. Martha read IL aloud
ard everyone agreed that il would
do. Then came the task OF choosing
the players. was selected as the
Princess NioIio and Sarcissa Lily and
Lotto CouSill as my ladies IN wait
Ing took prominent parts. Helen
took the part of tho Prince Charm
ing and Mary Gilmore was the awful
villain. Katherine Wootrn WAS tho
queen, my mother, ana Phyllis Bot
ties. the King. InT father.
AS we sclcctcd the east by drawing
SIPS VI paper II uhpPthth AhiN az
Of We new girls Lad very nror1in.a,
parts. The old girls took the parta
OF pages. etc, hut as ! have not yet
learned all of their names, cannot
write them. Martha Lewis, the prcsi-
dent of tho "uhustIy Gatherera," was
director.
our costumes were easily made.
Ink supplied the place OF c:m.nc,
chccsecloth was our velvet and card
beard our crowns.
We were TO give our little play
in the drawing room. Miss Dalton,
the principal, had erected platform
at one end OF the room for her girls
benefit, SOME years ago. She gave her
consent for us to use il. Sat as the
girls assembled in tho drawing room
every night. we could not rehearse II
there. Martha suggested that we
practice In one OF the girls bed
rooma md on tho last night have it
on the platform. II was the only
thing TO be done, so OF course we all
agreed
Preparations went quickly on ana
the first rehearsal was held in Mar
tha's room on q Thursday night.
After we had practiced some time
wo stopped and told stories. Mar
tha'a was true ono, md although
can't give you nor exact words, II
was something 10 this effect:
Miss Dauon's Ereat-grcat- grand
father had made his fortune out OF
an invention. 1to Ind hidden tho
hulk OF the money In a secret part
of tho house until his son should
como OF age. No one knew the hiding
place except Mr.. Dalton. 1t was an
unwise thing. however, for %r. Dalton
10 keep the secret all by himself. One
wild, stormy niGht. while his son wss
attending a birthday party OF n
nei0hbors. word was sent 70 him