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Again they would be asked suddenly, soon after their arrival, each one to represent his favorite character in Shakespeare, or to reproduce sonize hireat pile of sharaps, and all sorts of garments any which they needed for an iht forth a new game which nobody had seen, and which absorbed them all for perhaps two hours until some delicious and unique refreshments would be produced to conclude the festivities At another ti-table would be stretched to take in all its leaves, and the entire coer faces unroariously playing "up Jenkins" for an hour or two Any little old gah Julia Cloud kept a controlling ame before anybody eary of it
Also there was much music in the little house Allison played the violin well; two or three others who played a little at stringed and wind instruments were discovered; and often the whole co until people on the street halted and walked back and forth in front of the house to listen to the wild, sweet har voices
At the close of such an evening it was not an uncoather in a knot in front of the house and give the college yell, with a tiger at the end, and then "CLOUD! CLOUD! CLOUD!" The people living on that street got used to it, and opened their s to listen, with eyes tender and thoughtful as they pondered on how easily this little fae people, and were helping theood tiht do the sa if they would only half try
In return for all her kindness a nu people would often respond to Julia Cloud's wistful invitation to go to church, anddrawn by twos and threes to coe It seemed as if they had but just discovered that there was such a thing, to the equal ainal members of the Christian Endeavor Society, who had always responded to any such suggestions on the part of their pastor or elders with a hopeless "Oh, you can't get those college guys to do anything! They think they're it!" The feeling was gradually ing up between thereet soirl with a frank, pleasant se boys were friendly and chue boys ere not fellow-students, and often took them up to their frat roo nearer to each other, and their bond was the village Christian Endeavor Society