LITTLE VEMBA BROWN 143

be here, and then everybody would shiver and sneeze —
So /—and you should have seen her throw her arms around
his neck and kiss him when that same day he gave her a
beautiful new walking-suit and a soft white muff to keep
her little hands warm !

And oh, you should have seen, besides, what the little
maid found waiting for her when she went down to break-
fast on that happy birthday! A gift from Mama, and an-
other from Papa. One of the gifts was very quiet, for it
held a secret ; the other at first was just a little noisy, and
he soon told Vemba all he knew.

 

WAITING FOR VEMBA !