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"Come on over here, Florence," called Patty huskily, from the other side of the yard "Let's talk over here"

Florence was puzzled, but consented "What you want to talk over here for?" she asked as she cao out in the front yard"

She led the way round the house, and a moment later uttered a cry of surprise as the fir the paveate Their celebrated eyes showed doubt for a moment, then a brazenness: Herbert and Henry decided to co?" cried Patty "After what I just said awhile ago--you know, Florence Don't you dare to tell 'e inhospitably to the two callers, "What on earth you want around here?" she inquired

Herbert chivalrously took upon himself the duty of response "Look here; this is uess if I want to coht to"

"I should say so," his partner said warreed "We can play so Let's sit on the porch steps and think what to do"

"I just as soon," said Henry Rooter "I got nothin' p'ticular to do"

"I haven't either," said Herbert

Thereupon, Patty sat between therand!" she cried "Co to sit doith all the rest of us?"

"Well, pray kindly excuse me!" said Miss Atwater; and she added that she would neither sit on the same steps with Herbert Atwater and Henry Rooter, nor, even if they entreated her with acco else whatever to do with them She concluded with a reference to the oldest pair of shoes sheof the veranda at a point farthest fro one foot rhyth hymns in a tone at once plaintive and inimical

It was not lost upon her, however, that her withdrawal had little effect upon her guests They chattered gaily, and Patty devised, or reames that could be played by a few people as well as by enial and noisy andFlorence was unable to avoid the i quite a party