Then he
lifted Sister to his lap and put an arm around Brother.
"Poor chicks, you do feel abused; don't you?" he said comfortably.
"But I'll tell you something--you wouldn't like going to the
movies at night; you would go to sleep after a little while and
lose half the pictures. Now suppose I take you this Saturday
afternoon. How will that do?"
"Will you take us, Ralph?" cried Sister. "Down to the Majestic?"
This was the largest motion picture theatre in Ridgeway.
"I'll take you both to the Majestic next Saturday afternoon,"
promised Ralph, "if you will go to bed without any more fuss
tonight."
Both children were delighted with the thought of an afternoon's
enjoyment with Ralph and they trotted up to bed with him as
pleasantly as though going to bed were a pleasure. Grownups will
tell you it is, but when you are five and six this is difficult to
believe.
Unfortunately Brother and Sister were doomed to another
disappointment. Before Saturday afternoon came, Ralph remembered
that he had promised to play tennis with a friend and he could not
break the engagement, because to do so would spoil the afternoon
for eight or ten people who counted on him for games.
"I'm just as sorry as I can be," Ralph told Brother and Sister
earnestly.
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