g car, and will comfortably accommodate the whole Maynard
family and a chauffeur beside. It will arrive day after to-morrow, that's
Monday, and after a few short spins around this neighborhood, I think by
Thursday we may be able to start for an Ourday trip in it."

"A whole Ourday in an automobile!" cried Marjorie; "how gorgeous and
grand! Oh, King, isn't it just splendiferous!"

Marjorie sprang to her feet, and grasped her brother round the neck, and
they flew round the room in a sort of a wild Indian war-dance that went
far to express their joy and delight at the prospect.

"Two Ourdays, you know, Father," said Kitty, nestling quietly to
her father's side as her madcap brother and sister whirled round
the room. But they brought up with a round turn, though a little
dishevelled-looking, to hear Mr. Maynard's reply to Kitty's remark.

"Yes, two Ourdays at once!" Marjorie cried, affectionately pulling King's
hair as she spoke. He returned the caress by pinching her ear, and said,
"Will it be two Ourdays together, Father, or one at a time?"

"If you two young tornadoes will sit down quietly for a moment, you may
hear of something to your advantage," said Mr. Maynard, smiling at his
two eldest children who were rather red-faced and breathless from their
recent exertions.

"Sure we will!" cried King, and drawing Marjorie down with him, they fell
in a heap on the floor, and sat there awaiting further disclosures.

"You see," Mr. Maynard began, "as Marjorie says, Maytime is,--what?"

"Playtime," supplemented Marjorie, quickly.

"Well, then, if Maytime is playtime for the Maynards, why shouldn't we
play all through the month of May?"

"Play every day,
All the month of May,
All the Maynards may
Play all day!
Hooray! Hooray! Hooray!"

sang Marjorie who often improvised her songs as she went along. This was
not a difficult one to learn, and King and Kitty took up the refrain, and
they sang it over and over with great gusto, until Mrs. Maynard begged
for a respite.

"But of course you don't mean anything like that?" said Kitty, when the
song had ceased.

"But that's just exactly what I do mean. What do you think of the plan of
the Maynards going a-Maying in their own motor car, and taking the whole
month of May for it?"

Marjorie's eyes opened wide. "I know what you mean!" she exclaimed; "you
mean a tour--a tour through the country in an automobile! I've heard of
such things!"

"Wise child!" said her father; "