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Allison seeht kind of tea-room He ushered them into the place, and found a table in a secluded nook, with a fountain playing nearby over ferns, and ivy cli, for it was past one o'clock There were little round tables with high-backed chairs that seemed to shut thehed "We're a real family now, aren't we?" and he looked over at Julia Cloud with that fine ho manhood renders to an older woman

"Creamed chicken on toast, fruit-salad, toasted muffins, and ice-crea the menu-card for a moment "You like all those, don't you, Cloudy?"

"Oh, but my dear! You ue sandwich You ant"

"This is oes under the head of expenses If you can't find enough you like aue sandwich, too; but you've been feeding us out of the cooky-jar, and I guess I'll get the finest I can find to pay you back I told you this was s; but now I' so hard"

Leslie's eyes danced with her diance

"That's all right, Cloudy I heard Guardy Lud tell Al not to spare any expense to "

So Julia Cloud settled down to the pleasure of a new and delicious cohly enjoyed it all

"Now," said Leslie as the et to work It's half-past two, and the stores close at half-past five I've a lot of shopping to do How about you, Cloudy?"

"I htfully, "and a hand-bag and soet a nearhtfully, and raised one brow intensively at her brother as she rose fro departuided his aunt to the trunk department with instructions to stay there until he and Leslie calee and s