CHAPTER XX
PLANS FOR MICKEY
The last pill had disappeared down little red lane, when Ralph was
seen to turn the corner.
"Well, Chicks, why so solemn?" he asked cheerfully. "Sister, have
you been crying?"
Sister held out the broken doll silently.
"Why, that's too bad!" exclaimed Ralph, sitting down on the step
beside his little sister. "What happened to Muriel Elsie?"
"Brownie jerked her out of the hammock and she fell on her head,"
Brother explained. "Can you mend her, Ralph?"
"I'm afraid not," said Ralph regretfully. "Mending faces is
ticklish work; I might manage an arm or leg, but not a FACE. I
tell you, Sister--you take Muriel Elsie down to the Exchange and
see if Miss Arline can't mend her. Leave her there, ask how much
it will cost and when she will be ready, and I'll give you the
money."
"I'll go with you, Betty," Brother offered. "Let's go now,"
Molly tied the box up with paper and string and hand in hand
Brother and Sister started.
"Certainly I can mend the dollie," announced Miss Arline when they
reached her house and had shown her Muriel Elsie and explained the
accident. "I think I'll take her into the city with me tomorrow to
a doll's hospital.
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