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"And you're sure we're not being an inconvenience, dropping down upon you in this unexpected way?" asked Allison in a quite grown-upso tall and handsome and responsible that Julia Cloud wanted to take hi him to make sure he was the saht

"So soon after Grandma's death, too," put in Allison "We didn't know, of course, till we got about aand stopped to ask the way to the house, and aMonday We weren't sure then but it would be an intrusion You see we left California about teeks ago, and none of our mail has reached us yet; so we hadn't heard You're sure on't bother you a bit, you dear?"

Their aunt assured the that could have been just at this ti off her hat and dropping into the nearest chair "Allison, tell that et back to the city They said there was a train back about this time The man who directed us told us so No, dear, he doesn't need any dinner He's not used to it till seven, and he'll be in the city by that tiht give hih left for us I've just dreamed of those cookies all these years I'm so anxious to see if they'll taste as they did when I was a child May I come with you and see if I remember where the cooky-jar is? Oh, joy, Allison! Just look! A whole crock and a platter full! Isn't this peachy? Allison, do hustle up and get thata couple of dolls suddenly coin to talk

They talked so fast and they took everything so delightfully for granted that Julia Cloud was in a tre in the world that these two strong, handsos should have dropped into her life and taken her into their hearts in this way as if she really belonged, as if they loved her! She was too excited to talk She hardly knehat to do first But they did not wait for her initiative Allison was off with his car and histo return in fifteen ry as a bear