HOW THEY SPENT THEIR MONEY 263 
that Goldilocks has made to hold the candy!” There 
upon a tray were two dozen square boxes covered with 
green-and-white paper, and a row of red-paper hearts 
pasted across the top of each, with the words, “The Kind 
Hearts wish you a Merry Christmas,” printed in red. 
“Did you make all those boxes yourself, Goldilocks ?”’ 
asked Sarah Barnes, in amazement; “I don’t see how 
you could turn the corners so nice.” 
“Not the boxes; you can buy them for very little at 
the factory. I covered them and put the hearts on, 
but Mother did the printing. It is easy enough if you 
take time. You see the two years that my feet wouldn’t 
go, I learned to make my fingers work for both.” 
“The fire and pans, sugar, molasses, and nuts are all 
ready, but, before we become Miss Wilde’s guests and 
begin, for the candy-making and supper belong to her 
party, we must hold a short business meeting of the 
Kind Hearts’ Club, that we may decide how the Christmas 
money is to be spent.” 
Gray Lady then sat down at the end of the room with 
Mrs. Wilde, while Goldilocks, the president, took her 
place at the head of the long table, with the vice-president, 
Miss Wilde, close at hand to prompt. Sarah, the treasurer, 
and Tommy, the secretary, were on opposite sides of the 
table facing each other, and all the others sat up very 
straight, wearing various expressions of importance that 
were quite amusing. 
Goldilocks rapped on the table with her pencil, and 
said in a rather shaky voice, blushing rosy red as she 
spoke, “The meeting will please come to order and 
listen to the reading of the minutes of the last meeting.” 
