ehaved Spring. For a May-day which knew enough to
fall on a Saturday was a satisfactory May-day, indeed!

Of course there was to be a May party, and of course it was to be at the
Maynards', because Marjorie always claimed that the whole month of May
belonged to their family, and she improved every shining hour of the
Maytime.

The May party was really under the auspices of the Jinks Club. But as the
club was largely composed of Maynards, it was practically a Maynard May
party.

The bowers for the May Queens had been built out on the lawn, and though
a little wabbly as to architecture, they were beautiful of decoration,
and highly satisfactory to the Royalty most interested.

There were two May Queens, because Marjorie and Delight both wanted the
position; and though both were willing to resign in favor of the other
it was a much pleasanter arrangement to have two Queens. So there were
two bowers, and Marjorie was to be the Red Queen and Delight the White
Queen.

Of course Kingdon was the May King. No one had ever heard of a May King
before, but that didn't bother the Jinks Club any, for they were a law
unto themselves.

Kitty and Dorothy Adams were Princesses of May, and Flip Henderson was a
Prince of May. Rosy Posy was a May Maid of Honor, and Mrs. Maynard was
persuaded to accept the role of Queen Dowager of May.

Miss Hart was of the party, and the title of Duchess of May seemed to fit
her exactly.

And now the time had come, and Marjorie was jumping downstairs on her way
to her own coronation. She wore a red dress, very much trimmed with
flowers made of red tissue paper. The name of the flower doesn't matter,
for they were not exact copies of nature, but they were very pretty and
effective, and red silk stockings and slippers finished off the brilliant
costume that was very becoming to Marjorie's rosy face, with its dark
eyes and dark curly hair.

As she reached the lower hall she saw Delight coming across the street,
arrayed as the White Queen. Really she looked more like a fairy, with
her frilly white frock and her golden hair and blue eyes.

"Hello, Flossy Flouncy!" called out King, using his pet name for Delight;
"you're a daisy May Queen! I offer you my humble homage!"

A daisy May Queen was an appropriate term, for Delight's white frock was
trimmed and wreathed with garlands of daisies. Not real ones, for they
were not yet in bloom, except in green-houses; and so artificial ones had
been sewn on h