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"Do you s'pose," she said, at last, in avoice: "Herbert, do you s'pose maybe there's soot any playthings or anything and we could take all these----"

But here Herbert proved unsyive my insecks to any poor people's children," he said emphatically "I don't care how poor they are!"

"Well, I thought hty hard work to catch this c'lection, and I'ive it away to anybody, I don't care how surprised they'd be! Anyway, I'd never get any thanks for it; they wouldn't kno to handle 'e up: and what'd be the use, anyhow? I don't see how that's goin' to be soet it"

"No," she said "I guess it wouldn't I just thought it would be kind of a bellnevolent thing to do"

This word disturbed Herbert, but he did not feel altogether secure in his own impression that "benovvalent" was the proper rendition of what shewas resu I do wish," Florence said suddenly, after a time "I e could find some way to use the c'lection that would be useful for Noble Dill"

Now, at this, her cousin's face showed simple amazement "What on earth you talkin' about?"

"Noble Dill," she said dreamily "He's the only one I like that comes to see Aunt Julia Anyway, I like him the most"

"I bet Aunt Julia don't!"

"I don't care: he's the one I wish she'd get married to"

Herbert was astounded "Noble Dill? Why, I heard mamma and Aunt Hattie and Uncle Joe talkin' about him yesterday"

"What'd they say?"

"Most of the tihed They said Noble Dill was the very last person in this town Aunt Julia'd ever drea: they said he wasn't handso----"

"I think he is," Florence interposed "I think he's very distingrished-looking"

"Well, they said he wasn't, and they know more'n you do Why, Noble Dill isn't hardly any taller'n I aot any muscle partickyourly Aunt Julia wouldn't look at hioodness, how could he sit on the porch, right in front of her, for two or three hours at a time, without her lookin' at him?"