“On Friday morning all the store workers were crowded in front of the bulletin board. “What’s going on?” asked Benny. Toni said, “Plenty! Next Wednesday afternoon, when the store is closed, everyone is invited to a picnic lunch. You’ll never guess where.” “Tell us,” Henry said. “We’ll never get close enough to the bulletin board to read what’s there.” Doris laughed and said, “At Miss Douglas’s house! Can you imagine that? Why would she do anything like that?” “And we’re all invited,” said one of... the salespersons who worked upstairs. “Everyone.” “What do you suppose she’ll serve?” somebody else asked. “I’ll bet we go home hungry. But I want to go just to see what it’s all about.” Even Mr. Fogg read the notice. When Toni asked him if he was going he said he was thinking about it if his back didn’t bother him too much. Henry and Benny told the story of the picnic to Jessie and Violet at dinnertime. “It just happens we’ve already been invited,”MoreLessRead More Read Less
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