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little face peered out.
"Bethy," Alicia said, "Mommy says it's almost
time for your show to be on."
"Okay. Thanks," Beth said.
The girls trooped inside and plopped down on the floor in
front of the TV. The rest of the Barry family was there.
"Yeah, well, let's see if you can top last week's
show," challenged Todd.
"Of course I can!" Beth said, accepting his
challenge. "We're even better this week."
"I'll be the judge of that," Todd muttered,
turning to face the television.
Beth stuck her tongue out at Todd's back, and the rest of
The Fabulous Five laughed.
Just then the sign for The Wakeman Bulletin Board appeared on the screen, and Beth scooted forward and turned up the volume.
"Shh," she said. "Here it is."
For the next few minutes everyone in the room quietly
watched the cable show. When Beth's Junque Jewelry segment came on, the girls
sat forward.
"Hey, there are my earrings!" Jana exclaimed,
watching Beth's hand on the screen point to the pair with the buttons.
"And mine!" said Christie, eyeing the pair with
the bus tokens.
"And there are the keys to my heart!" Melanie
cried, clapping her hands.
"The keys to your heart?" Todd said. He and Brian
looked at each other and rolled their eyes.
When the camera went back to Shawnie, Beth turned to Katie. "Sorry,"
she said. "I didn't get yours made until last night."
"No problem," Katie answered, waving her hand.
As Beth watched the show, she felt as proud this week as she
had the week before. The show really was good, and her Junque Jewelry looked
fabulous on TV! It was definitely a super addition to the ecology portion of
the show.
She also couldn't help thinking that she looked just fine in
her old blue dress. It was great to wear new, expensive clothes, of course, but
what really made the show special was the professionalism of the whole team.
The information presented was interesting, the camera work was smooth, and the
whole production was organized and well rehearsed. Why hadn't she seen how much
that mattered before she'd spent all that money to look good? Why hadn't she
realized that it wasn't her wardrobe that would make her become another Joan
Lunden or Connie Chung someday?
When the show ended, Katie turned to Todd. "Okay. You
have to agree that Beth's Junque Jewelry was the hit of the show, and this show
was better than the first one."
Brittany socked Todd in the arm. "Admit it, Todd. It was better."
"It was terrific," said Brian. "Even with you
in it, Beth."
" Especially with Bethy in it!" Alicia
cried.
"You tell 'em, Alicia." Mrs. Barry laughed.
Beth turned to Todd. " Better than last week,
right?"
Todd tried not to smile. "Yeah. I guess so."
Beth and the rest of The Fabulous Five cheered. When the
phone started ringing, Brittany dashed toward it. "It's probably for me,"
she called out.
But she was back a moment later. "Hey, Beth, it's for
you." She sounded disappointed.
Beth hurried to the phone. "Hello?"
"Beth?" the voice said. "This is Whitney
Larkin."
"Oh, hi, Whitney!" Beth said. "How are you?"
"Fine. I just saw your Junque Jewelry on TV, and I love
it," said Whitney. "Do you think you could make a pair of earrings
for me? I mean, I'd pay you to make them."
"Really?" Beth could hardly believe her ears. "Well,
sure, I'd be glad to. I'll let you know the price after I decide what to use to
make them."
"Terrific!" Whitney replied. "Thanks, Beth. I
can't wait to see them."
"Guess what!" Beth cried excitedly as she ran back
to the living room. The rest of her family had scattered to various parts of
the house, so The Fabulous Five were alone. "Whitney Larkin just called
and asked me to make her a pair of earrings. And she's going to pay me!"
"You've been commissioned," Christie said.
"What?" Beth asked.
"Great artists are commissioned to do work for people,"
Christie explained. "And now you're being commissioned to make Junque
Jewelry."
Katie let out a low whistle. "That's fantastic."
The telephone rang again, and in a moment
"Bethy," Alicia said, "Mommy says it's almost
time for your show to be on."
"Okay. Thanks," Beth said.
The girls trooped inside and plopped down on the floor in
front of the TV. The rest of the Barry family was there.
"Yeah, well, let's see if you can top last week's
show," challenged Todd.
"Of course I can!" Beth said, accepting his
challenge. "We're even better this week."
"I'll be the judge of that," Todd muttered,
turning to face the television.
Beth stuck her tongue out at Todd's back, and the rest of
The Fabulous Five laughed.
Just then the sign for The Wakeman Bulletin Board appeared on the screen, and Beth scooted forward and turned up the volume.
"Shh," she said. "Here it is."
For the next few minutes everyone in the room quietly
watched the cable show. When Beth's Junque Jewelry segment came on, the girls
sat forward.
"Hey, there are my earrings!" Jana exclaimed,
watching Beth's hand on the screen point to the pair with the buttons.
"And mine!" said Christie, eyeing the pair with
the bus tokens.
"And there are the keys to my heart!" Melanie
cried, clapping her hands.
"The keys to your heart?" Todd said. He and Brian
looked at each other and rolled their eyes.
When the camera went back to Shawnie, Beth turned to Katie. "Sorry,"
she said. "I didn't get yours made until last night."
"No problem," Katie answered, waving her hand.
As Beth watched the show, she felt as proud this week as she
had the week before. The show really was good, and her Junque Jewelry looked
fabulous on TV! It was definitely a super addition to the ecology portion of
the show.
She also couldn't help thinking that she looked just fine in
her old blue dress. It was great to wear new, expensive clothes, of course, but
what really made the show special was the professionalism of the whole team.
The information presented was interesting, the camera work was smooth, and the
whole production was organized and well rehearsed. Why hadn't she seen how much
that mattered before she'd spent all that money to look good? Why hadn't she
realized that it wasn't her wardrobe that would make her become another Joan
Lunden or Connie Chung someday?
When the show ended, Katie turned to Todd. "Okay. You
have to agree that Beth's Junque Jewelry was the hit of the show, and this show
was better than the first one."
Brittany socked Todd in the arm. "Admit it, Todd. It was better."
"It was terrific," said Brian. "Even with you
in it, Beth."
" Especially with Bethy in it!" Alicia
cried.
"You tell 'em, Alicia." Mrs. Barry laughed.
Beth turned to Todd. " Better than last week,
right?"
Todd tried not to smile. "Yeah. I guess so."
Beth and the rest of The Fabulous Five cheered. When the
phone started ringing, Brittany dashed toward it. "It's probably for me,"
she called out.
But she was back a moment later. "Hey, Beth, it's for
you." She sounded disappointed.
Beth hurried to the phone. "Hello?"
"Beth?" the voice said. "This is Whitney
Larkin."
"Oh, hi, Whitney!" Beth said. "How are you?"
"Fine. I just saw your Junque Jewelry on TV, and I love
it," said Whitney. "Do you think you could make a pair of earrings
for me? I mean, I'd pay you to make them."
"Really?" Beth could hardly believe her ears. "Well,
sure, I'd be glad to. I'll let you know the price after I decide what to use to
make them."
"Terrific!" Whitney replied. "Thanks, Beth. I
can't wait to see them."
"Guess what!" Beth cried excitedly as she ran back
to the living room. The rest of her family had scattered to various parts of
the house, so The Fabulous Five were alone. "Whitney Larkin just called
and asked me to make her a pair of earrings. And she's going to pay me!"
"You've been commissioned," Christie said.
"What?" Beth asked.
"Great artists are commissioned to do work for people,"
Christie explained. "And now you're being commissioned to make Junque
Jewelry."
Katie let out a low whistle. "That's fantastic."
The telephone rang again, and in a moment
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