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Leslie wanted to have a candy-pull, with apples and nuts and raisins for refreshan to wonder whether it was just as acceptable to God to have playit

"You et ahead of your righteousness," she warned half laughingly; but Allison took her in earnest

"You're right there, Cloudy That's one of the things we have to look out for in frats We have to see we don't have too ht ae lose ground We'll have to keep those Sunday s will only bring in a lot of dead-wood that won't count They et invited to the parties That's the e'll fix 'e 's interesting, they won't coirl for you!" scorned Allison "No loyalty in the whole bunch They've got to like everything Now, the real spirit is to coood, just because they're your s See, kid?"

"Yes, I see," snapped Leslie; "but I won't co to talk that way about girls I guess I've always been loyal to everything, especially you, and I won't stand for that!"

"Oh, I didn't eneral," soothed the brother "You're all right, of course But those little fluffy-ruffles that sat in the back seat, now, you'll have to teach them what loyalty means See?"

Finally the household settled to sleep

The next day the little house saw little else done save theof marvellous dainty sandwiches in various forms and shapes

Even Cherry entered into the ith zest, and Julia Cloud proved herself rich in suggestion for different fillings, till great platters of the finished product reposed in the big white refrigerator, neatly tucked about with da

All that day Allison flew hither and yon in his car, carrying somesocial Never had such a stir been made about a mere church social in all the annals of the society Every remotest member was hunted out and persuaded to be present, and Allison agreed to go around in the evening and pick up at least a dozen who had professed their inability to get there alone So the big blue car was enlisted in Christian Endeavor service, and the young people were as busy and as happy as ever they had been in getting their little new home settled They drove away about seven o'clock after a hasty supper, with their platters of sandwiches safely guarded on the back seat; and Julia Cloud watched thelad She wondered whether this ould get such a hold upon thee work, and fervently hoped that it ht, so that there would be another link to bind thehed to think how s there would likely be to draw them away