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On the afternoon of the last day of school several of the girls decorated the hall with garlands and flags. Carpenters erected a stage, and Patience arranged the "properties. " When the great night arrived and Monterey in its best attire crowded the room, no curtain in the sleepy town had ever been regarded with more complacent expectation. The Montereñas were thoroughly satisfied with their offspring, and performances of any sort were few.
The programme was opened by Manuela, who wore an old pink satin frock of her mother's cut short and trimmed with a flounce of Spanish lace. Her brown shining face looked good will upon all the world as she recited "The Wreck of the Hesperus. " Then came a dialogue in which all the little participants wore white frocks and crimped hair.