Step into Pat Lundin's home and you'll be greeted by 500 smiling faces of dolls. Lundin, 82, describes herself as "doll crazy". And she's not alone.

As a member of Timeless Treasures Doll Club of Largo, she frequently meets with 25 other women who share her hobby. Once a month, they gather at the Palms of Largo to show off their latest finds and catch up on news in the world of doll collecting.

On Saturday, the club will hold the Palms of Largo Fifth Annual Doll Show. The program will include 37 vendors with both classic and contemporary dolls for sale.

"Timeless Treasures is a club that's open to doll lovers regardless of the age of the doll," said Judy Smith, president of the organization. "Some doll clubs require members have a certain number of antique dolls, but we don't. we make sure we are not terribly formal."

Smith, 71, is a retired schoolteacher who owns Judy's Doll Hospital, a part-time business she operates out of her home. She will have a table offering repair and appraisal services.

Smith firs began studying and collecting dolls in her early 20s,in Glassboro, New Jersey, she does not know how many dolls she owns, or how many repairs she has made over the years. But she does know the age of her oldest doll.

"She's 129," Smith said. "It is a German-made doll that belonged to my grandmother , and it sits in my living room."

The show is for both the beginner as well as the experienced collector, said Anita Munson, one of the show's organizers.

Over the years, Munson, 82, has learned how to identify a valuable doll. "Generally speaking porcelain dolls are the most valuable," she said. "But the porcelain will not be shiny."

Smith believes many people will attend to find out how much their dolls are worth. She wants them to know more.

"Because the dolls reflect what the children were wearing and doing at a particular period of time, they can be a great history lesson for children now," she said. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. What does Lundin describe herself as?
2. why?
3. Whoe does she meet with?
4. How many dolls does she have?
5. What will happen on Saturday?
6. What will be there?
7. will they be for sale?
8. When does the group meet?
9. How often?
10. where?
11. How many vendors will be at the show?
12. Do they need to be old dolls?
13. Who is the president of the club?
14. Will she have a table at the show?
15. What will she be offering?
16. She she do this for work?
17. When did she first start collecting?
18. How many dolls does she own?
19. what is her oldest?
20. who's was it?
Answer: 1. doll crazy
2. As a member of Timeless Treasures Doll Club
3. 25 other women
4. 500
5. Fifth Annual Doll Show
6. classic and contemporary dolls
7. yes
8. On Saturday
9. Once a month
10. Pat Lundin's home
11. 37
12. no
13. Judy Smith
14. unknown
15. repair and appraisal services
16. Judy's Doll Hospital
17. early 20s
18. she does not know
19. 129
20. German-made doll

CHAPTER XVI.

CONTINUED MISBEHAVIOUR OF THE EGYPTIAN WOMAN.

BY the following Monday it was known at many looms that something sat heavily on the Auld Licht minister's mind. On the previous day he had preached his second sermon of warning to susceptible young men, and his first mention of the word "woman" had blown even the sleepy heads upright. Now he had salt fish for breakfast, and on clearing the table Jean noticed that his knife and fork were uncrossed. He was observed walking into a gooseberry bush by Susy Linn, who possessed the pioneer spring-bed of Thrums, and always knew when her man jumped into it by suddenly finding herself shot to the ceiling. Lunan, the tinsmith, and two women, who had the luck to be in the street at the time, saw him stopping at Dr. McQueen's door, as if about to knock, and then turning smartly away. His hat blew off in the school wynd, where a wind wanders ever, looking for hats, and he chased it so passionately that Lang Tammas went into Allardyce's smiddy to say--

"I dinna like it. Of course he couldna afford to lose his hat, but he should hae run after it mair reverently."

Gavin, indeed, was troubled. He had avoided speaking of the Egyptian to his mother. He had gone to McQueen's house to ask the doctor to accompany him to the Kaims, but with the knocker in his hand he changed his mind, and now he was at the place of meeting alone. It was a day of thaw, nothing to be heard from a distance but the swish of curling-stones through water on Rashie-bog, where the match for the eldership was going on. Around him. Gavin saw only dejected firs with drops of water falling listlessly from them, clods of snow, and grass that rustled as if animals were crawling through it. All the roads were slack. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. What day was it?
2. Was there a preacher?
3. Who?
4. Who was troubled?
5. Why?
6. Who was observing?
7. Who was observed?
8. What was eaten?
9. for what meal?
10. Where was he observed?
Answer: 1. Monday
2. yes
3. Auld Licht minister's
4. Gavin
5. he wouldn't speak to his mom in egyptian.
6. Susy Linn
7. Jean
8. salt fish
9. breakfast
10. walking into a gooseberry bush.

Joseph really felt very happy. When he arrived at his seat in the classroom that morning, he found an invitation on his desk. It was from several of his classmates asking him to join them on a camping trip. This was the first time he was asked to join in an out-of school activity. Why were they asking him now? Nobody seemed to like him. In fact, he had been so lonely _ . As a result, he had put on a lot of weight, and this gave the kids something more to make fun of him. Celina, who was standing near Joseph when he read the invitation, went out quickly to tell the others that the trick had worked. Everyone was pleased that Joseph thought that was true. But there was no camping trip. The whole thing was made up. At first, Celina thought it was fun. But later, when Joseph told her that he was going to buy a sleeping bag with his savings, Celina had a second idea. She knew that Joseph's family had little money, and she hated to see him spend his savings on something he would never use. Celina also hated to tell Joseph the truth. Her close friends would be angry with her. What could she do now? What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. What was on the desk?
2. From whom?
3. Did his family have a lot of money?
4. Where was he invited to go?
5. Did they usually ask him to go places?
6. Was he well liked?
7. Was the invite real?
8. Did Celina think it was funny?
9. When did she think it was no longer fun?
10. Was Joseph lonely?
11. Who was standing near when he got to his desk?
12. Where did she go?
13. Why?
Answer:
1. An invitation.
2. Several of his classmates.
3. No.
4. On a camping trip.
5. No.
6. No.
7. No.
8. At first.
9. Joseph told her that he was going to buy a sleeping bag.
10. Yes.
11. Celina.
12. Out.
13. To tell them that the trick had worked.