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etoopsd to recover tho volume.
*sgbs IL waking With the nurss," answered
hia Hi}e, xho Was not uttle aatnniahed by
bis ttrxng, acsionf.
eVesy we'll A. VIA saying, rnistaksa will
happen. find In this book tho nauaes of
thrcs dtserent GrenssYes-" =
Hus6andt i" cried Mrs.. dfensive, starting
toward him, With white fsoa and outst.otoh-
ed arruo.
SNOW. mothsr, p1ease don't interrupt met~
going to her and leading har banf to .hs
ecst. Girls, Roaa, you will. not SAY any
tbirg' rnttl hava finished, II you ploasa.
Aunt Charity. giaas OF waserE Think yout
To 80 b.ck-I find In this book tho names OF
ttree Grens.ves. and Grenaiye, thsts
named Frank-.pretty nearly my Mans. Ross,
don't look ut mo sol And he had son. Now
<msy it not bo probable, isn't 1t 1ikoly, that
1ya hsa kilograms that didn't be.ong TO mc,
md That john -
. Tint sentence VIA never hniahed. Thsy
seemed to CO nrreheud instantly tus fact be
wla gently striving to conway to thsm. Ross
gave dcxen little cries, managed to got hsr
Arms atoupd bis neck and choked and
kitMd him. and crlsd and laughed by tusne.
for jog, and Then walked up and down the
reom, e1clsimipg, Ut know what you neanl
knoRI knowi Thank God for bleseinE
NAL"
Hrs. Grensive put her hand orer her heart
and sat notlonless, her face Without color.
her cyea closed. The girls vlpt tears Of
g1adnesa, and Amt Charity begin to pipe up
hymn OF thanksgiving in low voioe to
he1eclf. Mr.. Grenrive waited, wondering II
1t Vas time to give tho signal.
Mia. Gronal1e came to hun. put hAr hands On
bis ahouldcz, and raid " Father, xha1s u
opr sen :" That question was echoed By the
others. =
!.*Aze son suze yeu ase.prtp.ssd for tho
msetlrg ?"
10, ya- !" they anawer.>
~ will be back in little whi1e,7 wsa his
comforting assurance II he went out of the
houEe. e.
Whs,o this h.E revelation xas being made;
Allie was walking up Ard down .tha pavement,
and paated, sach xay, hack ataudipg bs this
Ha1k So looked It tbe borses sdmi1ingly, at
the driver cusiously, sad then It the gatsls.
man eltting in ths hack. As Ahe' passed th.
third time the gentleman hid his head out Of
the window. She watched bis tace Is she won't
BY, and turned to gaze, and, dasliy, unloosine
her haxd from that Of the nutse, went s1y15
hack ftr anotter pesp- He heard tho Mgh,
footfalld, and looked 1t her for the first tinae,
70 that she s&v bis face cistinot1J. Enough
With \ about at dttiBdt and I bound aha was
ut The carfifge door, tr3;ng to open 1t.
40, It's brother Johnw shs exclaimed.
= John John! Dosr. big John, tsks ns up
I'm your little ANin"-*ssuEglny to xeach hi,
face With her tiny bands.
He opened the door and snatched tbs uae
thing up to his heart and kissed her ~ II he
Tere mad. Then sho pushed horsen bach
and locked into his eses. - -
"John, 'theJ sud sou wete daAd and wouE
reyer come back to see me-. They told 4
story, did'nt they"
"Yes, dear" And then he Esaed her az,iu,
calling. her al the old pes n2mes. There
We1e tara IN his eses. She SAN them aa she
c1ung to bis beard.
"You are orting, John, aud Roa haa heeu
crying al the days4" -.
@3ohu!" said his father, iron, the walk.
"Bless me-, father! Allie made me- forget.
He.e! Get in AID ease tine! Go like thu
wind, divert" snd ava! thsy dashsd.
Out ruated tho *omsn. peil me11, and Ros,
first And Whit does tbs great, joyful fellow
do, after kies,rg and being kiused again and
again by them ali. but txk3 hts Ross gently
undet oue arm and Al1io under tha other, and
march into thu hcuse. There they nearly an
nihilated him with caressss. Aunt Ch11ity
sefrested early with 1uupled collsr md hair,
INTO safe corner. where tho VIA heard oo1i1o.
9uixirg, Is heezd naAn Ray"
Midnight cams. Mr. Gtensiye sailed the
house to order.
"lt Il the first time IN many yetrs," te said,
"hat We have not h4d Chr;stm1s pteaents.
I IN sorry that tomorrow Ail 10 this exuep-
tom"
"Reepec.fullx anendsd, :" broke in ths boy
John, "by the fact that an hero ~ oue-st
s-a-Jsek-oat-ef-1hc COX, maJ it pieaae you.
Furthermore, TVs boxes Of pseHeuts. Agaio,
and finally. Roaa and will ba Christmas
p1caents 10 each o:her tp-morrow. Aheml"
won't thar be tolly7" said Allle, hslt
a&leep. :.
"Bo 1t wnl. child, for dad m N, = Johu
answared. "And Jou. puss," he cont,nued,
tara Jou going to tho islands whore thoy
servo up MOS ltale girls ~ No serve up uttla
girls hesn7 They put IN baking powder to
make 'em lIgbt--at least, hs4o heard TO-"
"Do6't, John" plead his mother.
"I1l &" said Allie. "'csuse amt vary fhs,
and you'll taka cara Of mo and Ros2.n
''That ! Will, md eat you myaelf.''
joSsS wss II good ~ ts--" oous nls
,r...n. II. .--.~uiY hs and nosA Wefa
ess. 1T .asa III to make euro Of each osseeer
-1iS Nr, f3rnrs,ra had a tnrra k1trhs,,