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VAS sadly Inadequate t. he environ
nput in which she found herself.
| ,ybnreuDon the rich frie'.I> lent he's
some OF their own finer; and. after
| laughingly applying paint and powder
they laced her into a sky-biue SIZE
dress, so low that modest Meg blushen
| at herself in the mirror, ana Laurie
who was at the party. openly express
ed his surprised diSapprovai. Chagrlnl
| and renofse followed ami it was not
unfilsafter full confession 10 Marmee,
! that Meg realized the trumpery value
Of fashionable rivalry and the real
worth OF simplicity and contcntment.
All four OF the girls had leanings to-
ward a life Of luxury and ease, ana
| when Mrs. March Snilingly proposed
| that they try Il whole week of "ail play
aud no work they agreed eagerly.
But the experiment was IL miSeraDie
failure and after Notifying scenes
at a company luncheon, Il canary bird
dead from neglect. several slight ill
nesses and lost tcmpers. The girls de-
cided that iOunging and lalEing didn't
pay.
Now John Brooke, the tutor of Lau-
ric, was secret adurer Of pretty
Meg. Discovering this The mSchiev-
Gus boy wrote Meg passionate love
letter, purp0rting to be from Brooke
This prank caused Il terrible upset In
both houses. but later on PrOoke put
the mpment0us question, ana Meg
meekly whispered. Yes. john and
hid her face on his Waistcoat. 10,
laundering in. was transfXed with as
constituent and dismay, and eIclaim-
ed, "Oh. do somebody come quick!
John Brooke is acting drcadfuIS, and
Meg likes it!'
At Christmas, father niarch came
home from the Wur, and great cele-
hration was made. The neighbors
from the Laurence house were invited,
and there never was such 4 Christmas
dinner as they had that day!
Later came the first break in their
restored home circle. The Dovecote
was the name of the little brown
house that John Brooke had prepared
for his bride, and it was 4 tiny affair
with lawn in front about as big as
a handkerchief, The wedding, be-
meath the June roses was a simple
honey one, and the bridal journey
was only the walk from the March
home to the dear little new house.
I'm too happy 10 care what anyone
says--Tm going to have ny wedding
just as want it p Meg had declared;
and so, leaning on her h Han!'s arm,
her hands full of dow she went
away. saying "Thanl y all for my I
happy wedding day 6 ,l-by, gQ01sS
by!'
10 developed into y, ter of SEN
sationa, stories. This, J. Tever, was
because she found Pre- Die market
for such work and sh, .anted the
money for herself and Il cheers. For
little Beth was ailing, e. a summer
stay at the seaSh0re II It, they all
hoped bring back tho 5es TO her
cheeks. But it didn't nd after q
time the dark days came ,Ehen gentle
Beth, like a tired but ,9tful child,
chung to the hands that aad led her
all through life, as he father and
mother guided her tentl,riy through
the valley of the shadow and aan
up to God.
Then came a day wher Laurie was
invited to the Dovecote ID see Meg'S
new baby. 10 appeared, q proud aunt.
bearing tunG:a Oh a Low. "Shui
your eyes ara hold OK, our arms
she ordered. and Laurie, wing, open
ed his eyes again, - seq 80 babies!
Twins, by Jupiter!" ne ;.ried; "take
'em, quick, somebody! I'm going to
laugh, and I shall droI. emf"
Laurie had loved 10 Ter years, but
10. though truly. sorry couldn't re-
spond. AZ she said, q s impossibles
for people to make tbs" elves love
other people il they don And So,
after q time, laurie dec "A that Amy
was the only woman III IT." world who
could ill JOS place AL make him
happy. And the two We very happy
together, Amy taking great pride il
her handsome husband. cont laugh,
she said 60 him, ''but your nose iaN
such a comfort to met sad she ca. =
ressed the wel-cut feature with arts =
tic satisfaction.
10 found her fate in an elderly pro-
lessor, wise and kind, but too poor to
think of marriage. For year the
pair worked and waited and hoped and
nyo1 pnI thor, INIT
eft 10 her fine old country place. Here
10 and her professor st up their
home, and established q boys school,
which became a great success. 10 I
lived q very happy life, and as the
years went on. two little lads of her
,wn came to increase he happiness
Amy, too had dear child named
Beth, but she was fra little crea.
ure and the dread Of Losing her was
he shadow over Amy's sunshine.
But the little women and all their
lear ones formed a happy, united fam.
ly, of whom 10 truly wrote:
lives whose brave music long shall
ring
Like ispirit-stirring strain.
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(The Boston POST.
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Sensitive Spot.
A couple 81 boys were casting about
o devise some new form of amusc.