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and 'sThad," homeless small BOYS whnn,
she has adopted. They call her "Penzie."
Thad tells Penzie e strange man was in
curing for her under her maiden name
CHAPTER II.-A tenant, Mrs. Gussis
Bosley, induces Penzie to take charge of
. package. which she does with some
miggivtnGs.
for things which might be OF value, Crink,
veteran at the game, encounters q small
girl Lettie, who proves foeman worthy
Of his steel. He takes her to Penzie, and
LATHE Is adopted into the family.
CHAPTER rV.-The stranger proves to
b Mrs. Penfield's uncle Jerry. He an
nounoes he is going to remain in the
vicinity of The Custard Cup.
CHAPTER V.-Uncle Jerry arranges to
occupy the loft above Mrs. Penfield's
abode.
CHAPTER VI.-Uncle Jerry meets Pru-
dence Hapgood, no longer young, but at
uactive,. and the two appear to hits it
orr well. Lorene Percy, young friend of
Penzie's, tells her of her engagement to
Dick Chase, also a mutual friend
CHAPTER VII.-Friendship developing
between Uncle Jerry and Frank Bosley,
husband of Gussie. worries Penzie.
CHAPTER vIII.-Calming tenant,
Mrs Sanders, on the verge of a nervous
breakdown. Mrs. Penfield reveals the trag-
10 story of her own life, the sudden loss
Of her three children in an epidemic and
the subsequent death of her husband.
CHAPTER Ix.-Letties pet aversion in
The Custard Cup has long been a certain
Mr., Josiah Wopple, and the animosity cul-
inmates in a physical encounter in which
much water is spilled
CHAPTER X.-Dick Chase confides to
Mrs. Penfield that his fiancee's step
mother, Mrs. Percy, by pleading physical
helplessness, is seeking to prevent their
marriage Penzie skilfully exposes Mrs.
Percy's sham, and the latter is forced to
withdraw her objections.
CHAPTER xI.-The domestic difficult
ties of the Bosleys become a matter of
gossip among the other tenants of The
Custard Cup.
CHAPTER XII.-Lettie, having subt1y
discovered her beloved Penzie's distrust
Of Frank Bosley as companion of Uncle
Jerry. denounces Bosley and appeals to
Uncle Jerry to give up the acquaintance
ship. They laugh at her.
CHAPTER XuI.-Endeavoring to pre-
vent the marriage of Lorene and Dick
Chase. Mrs. Percy succeeds In badly dam
aging Lorene's trousseau. Mrs. Penfield.
damage. and the wedding takes place.
CHAPTER xIv.-Remarks let fall by
Milderment as to the relations between
Uncle Jerry and the Bosleys. Uncle Jerry
10 evasive In his explanations.
CHAPTER xv-In tho absence of PEN
Eie, Lettie "entertains" Prudence Hap
good and Uncle Jerry, with disastrous
results.
CHAPTER xvI-The small members
Of the Penfield household insist on
Christmas celebration, Lette engaging to
provide a whole dollar for the occasion.
She has an inspiration. and evolves a
machine" which she submits to an ad-
sertising agency. Tho manager is not at
with the earnestness Of the child and
gives her dollar for the invention.
Next week she would prowl through
various streets in the early dusk,
stopping now and then before win
uow to watch somebody else's Christ
mas tree. spreading it's branches be-
tween parted curtains, dotted with
hghted candles that cleaned on tinsel
and gay red bells-just as she had
uone last year-and year beforehand
year before Perhaps, as had hap
pened once, she would find a church
party. She would climb up on a fence
ana look In at the window-at groups
ana groups of children waiting for
santa Claus to give them presents
from the big tree with its deep. soft
ooughs and chains of tinsel and gilt
Ter. Inside-outside! What a differ
ence! And she, Lettie, would be out
side' clinging to a fence, looking In
upon good times that had never been
ners. Outside-always, always out
side!
her body shook with sobs. Her thin
myers twisted in the dry grass and
une sharp oak leaves. Something
cold touched her burning cheek. She
squirmed away. The cold touch fol-
,owed. She reached to push It from
her and her fingers fell on the soft
ears Of dog. with a wild cry Lettie
sat up and threw her arms around the
shaggy creature. He licked her face.
ne was wise dog, a dog of family,
anu ne had seen small people surfer
pefore, so he knew exactly what to do.
ne continued to lick-and Lettie con-
tlnued to hug. He had offered his
sympathy and she took 1t with greed,
ana felt vastly better. Her tears were
checked.
You see," she said aloud her voice
uaeaking vi over dry sob, "it wo-orks.
ihat makes it hard to stand. 1t
works. Her lip quivered, but she was
nVt going to cry before this new friend,
VINO was giving her the stiffest kind
u advice with wagging tail, tenn
pered by heartening look out of SOFT
big eyes.
Lettie patted him more absentiy'
more and more dreamily. her thoughts