"Now," said Cromer, when the ground was ready, "each of you four
'Players' must fix up your corner 'Homes' with a different
colour."
So Daisy chose pink, and Mona blue, and Mr. Kenerley yellow, and
Laurence Cromer green.
Rugs of appropriate colours were brought from the house for these
"Homes," and a few wicker chairs or campstools were placed in
them. Then the spirit of emulation was roused, and the "Players"
sought for little tables, vases of flowers, or potted palms to
decorate their "Homes."
Mrs. Kenerley helped her husband, and Patty assisted Cromer, with
their feminine tastes and ideas, and Patty prevailed on the head
gardener to cut his choicest flowers to decorate the game.
"You see," Laurence said, "we COULD get this thing up beautifully,
with canopies and flags of the four colours, and turkey red strips
down these paths and all that. But this will do for a makeshift
game."
The central square was prettily arranged with a set of furniture
brought from a veranda, a tea table, a stand of flowers, and a
flagpole and flag.
Comfortable seats were arranged here for Mrs. Parsons, and any one
else who was merely a spectator of the game. Under Cromer's
directions, the girls made sixteen caps and sashes of cheesecloth,
four of each colour.
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