fasten them to, sir?"

"I said fasten them to this sleigh! If there isn't any way to do it,
invent one. Fasten one sled, and then that can hold the next one, all
the way along. Blockhead!"

"Yes, sir; very good, sir." And, touching his hat again, the
unperturbed footman went to work. How he did it, they never knew, for
the sleigh had not been constructed for the purpose of "giving a hitch"
to children's sleds, but somehow the ingenious Martin attached a sled
securely to the back of the big sleigh. Molly took her seat thereon, and
then another sled was easily fastened to the back of hers. And so on,
until all were arranged.

Then the footman calmly returned to his own place, the coachman touched
up the horses, the bells jingled gaily, and they were off!

Such a ride as they had! It was ever so much more fun than riding in the
sleigh, and though the boys, who were at the end of the line of sleds,
fell off occasionally, they floundered on again, and were all right
until they turned another sharp corner.

"Thank you, _very_ much, mister," said Molly, heartily, as they neared
the Maynard home; "we're going to leave you now."

Again the sleigh stopped, the dignified footman came and released the
sleds, and, after a chorus of thanks from the merry children, Mr.
Abercrombie drove away in his solitary splendor.

"You beat the Dutch, Molly!" cried King. "I never should have dreamed of
asking Lord Abercrombie, as people call him, to give us a ride."

"I think he liked it as well as we did," said Molly.

"I think so, too," said Marjorie, "and I hope some day he'll take us
again."

CHAPTER XVIII

THANKSGIVING DAY

The Thanksgiving Dinner was a jollification.

The Maynard children were always a merry crowd, but the added element of
Molly's gaiety gave a new zest to the fun.

The pretty table decorations, planned for the expected guests, were
modified better to suit the children's tastes, and when dinner was
announced and they all went out to the dining-room, a general shout of
applause was raised.

In the middle of the table was a large "horn of plenty," fashioned of
gilded pasteboard. From its capacious mouth were tumbling oranges,
apples, bananas, grapes, nuts, figs, and raisins. The horn itself was
beautifully decorated, and seemed to be suspended from the chandelier
above by red ribbons.

Also, red ribbons, starting from the horn itself, led to each person's
plate, and at the end of each ribbon was a