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"No," said Mrs Atwater "That's not what I et their nose turned up, or their underlip out, either, because feelings can groarped just as well as----"

But her rehter to follow a trail of thought divergent froled to progress "Mamma," said Florence, "do you b'lieve it's true if a person ss an apple-seed or a lemon-seed or a waterrow up inside of 'em? Henry Rooter said it would, yesterday"

Mrs Atwater looked a little anxious "Did you s sorape-seeds,for it, because I've sed a uess, in ly mystified

"Yes, and so have you and papa," Florence went on "I've seen you when you ate grapes Henry said rapes, because I told hi you, mamma, how I rape-seeds weren't big enough to get a good holt, but he said if I was to s an apple-seed a tree would start up, and in a year or two, et my mouth shut on account the branches"

"Nonsense!"

"Henry said another boy told him, but he said you could ask anybody and they'd tell you it was true Henry said this boy that told him's uncle died of it when he was eleven years old, and this boy knew a grooht now I expect Henry wasn't telling such a falsehood about it, mamma, but proba'ly this boy did, because I didn't believe it for a minute! Henry Rooter says he never told a lie yet, in his whole life, in now" She paused for a moment, then added: "I don't believe a word he says!"

She continued to !" she loomily, for she had indeed knownbut an old thing--what he is!" she repeated inaudibly

"Florence," said Mrs Atwater, "don't you want to slip over to grandpa's and ask Aunt Julia if she has a very large darning needle? And don't forget not to look supercilious when you randfather has been noticing it, and he was the one that spoke of it to et!"