They dashed out of the house and down the street to the Lewis's where Polly met them at the door.
"We have an idea," said Nan, breathlessly.
"I thought you must have something the way you came tearing," said Polly. "I'm glad it isn't anything breakable."
Nan was too anxious to give her suggestion to notice the playful irony. "We're going to have the bazaar in the old wing of our house," she said. "It's empty and handy and----"
"It can be cleaned easily enough. Now, Cousin Polly, why will you laugh at it? Isn't it a fine idea?" Nan was aggrieved.
"It certainly is, Nan," returned her cousin. "I won't make fun, I really won't. What does Aunt Sarah say about it?"
"Oh, she won't care. We spoke of using our living-room first, you know, but she put her foot down, and when Aunt Sarah does put her foot down, she puts it down hard. You know there are four rooms in the wing beside the attic; we can use the two largest rooms for the tables and keep the supplies in the others."
Polly nodded. "We really could serve supper, or have a loan exhibit," she said reflectively, "and we might then be able to make quite a sum, but I reckon we'd better not attempt too much. Maybe some other time we can do that. Yes, Nan, the wing will be just the place. Now, let me see. You and Betty Selden can have the eatables and I will have Mary Lee with me at the fancy table. Jack and Jean can be flower girls and Ran can take the money at the door."
"Where can we get flowers at this time of year?" asked Mary Lee. "We don't want to buy them, do we?"
"Oh, everybody has a few house plants," returned Polly, "and there are still chrysanthemums in bloom out of doors. We can make up some very small bouquets and sell them for five cents apiece."
"What I want to know is exactly what we are going to do with the money," said Nan. "People ask me and I can't tell them."
"Why, it's for Daniella," said her cousin.
"Yes, I know; but she wouldn't take any when you offered it to her."
"Then we'll spend it for her in whatever way seems best. Where are you off to now?"
"We must tell Aunt Sarah what we have decided to do, and we have lots to do to get ready in time. I think I'll begin to clean the rooms at once," said Nan, eager for the fray.