had joined her chums at Sea Crest. "I think it would be

d Cleo. "She might appreciate our cour

f those motors. I think it would be almost as exciting

utton and turn on the switch, b

sion of not knowing the common kitchen starch process

washing machine, but omit the starch," said Louise. "Well,

he out-of-door laundry, which was built as a p

, with its buzzing electric motor, but whatever the cause the girl

er sleeves with more gusto than seemed necessary, for i

layed the washing somewhat, but th

have been taken to indicate they had the world to themselves, for they made quite as much noi

her skirt a very effective but unneces

eed Julia.

hem, of course,"

retching out a sheet on the narrow floor, and t

" declared Julia authoritatively, beginning on the small co

ost. I have the underlies," she catalogued, holding up a dainty hand-made

ping a pair of silk hose into th

ake this as an inspection. Let's get right at the

enuine awe, for plainly the washing machin

proudly explained the wash-day hostess. "I should think, Margaret, if you ar

ointed supervisor, "but even she, you remember, did not know all a

slipped from its niche in the washing machine, and s

uise, already pretty wet

roof, and now a light shower was descending on the erstwhile

o the cylinder, and while the water flowed in, Margaret put down th

e it is all nicely stocked and ready. I thi

uld simply eat holes in everything. You ha

, giggling helplessly. "But go ahead and

chines did all the washing. Why don't they do it then?" and this affor

should never have known anything stronger than the purest soap. Then the cylinder cover was clapped on and fastened (Cleo under

hing went on as merrily as a

it washes," announced Cleo grandly.

romped to the brand new croquet set, to try t

issed a wire. "Those clothes will be done presently, and we mustn't w

where I got the powder. Just help yourself," and off went the p

r thought the little scout, every box should carry its own di

re she could reach a spoon to stir the mass, the lovely white starch had congealed into a big bubbly

in desperation, trying frantically to move the

g starch brought her c

se than the fish cake Cleo burned in the mud hole in the woods. You don't make

it all nice and gooy for about half a second, then it cemented into adamant. There!

or Louise," called Cleo. "It h

chen, and the machine was out in the laundry, Louise left

e, "Come here, it's sh

ing a series of flashes that flew around

ch the black button, and when finally the machine stopped

to her cottage, fairly kidnapped her own faithful maid, who, to save further

fs and napkins are never starched, and that starch must first be thoroughly dissolved in cold water before boiling wat

interesting game, if it did slip