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"All the better for that, no doubt," said Guardy Lud thoughtfully, watching Jane Bristol's sweet smile as she talked over some committee plans with Allison "I should say they were about as wholeso people as could be found to match your two Just keep 'em to that kind for a year or two more, and they'll choose that kind for life I', Miss Cloud I couldn't have found a better mother for 'em if I'd searched heaven, I'o on with her beloved work as home-maker

But the day after Guardy Lud left, just as the three were sitting together over a great Statetheir plans for a wonderful vacation, which was to include a brief visit to Ellen Robinson at Sterling, a noisy Ford drew up at the door, and there was Ellen Robinson herself, with the entire fa curiously, half contee pink-and-white architecture of the many-ed "villa"

Allison arose and went down the terrace to do the honors, showing his uncle where to drive in and put his car in the little garage, helping his aunt and the little cousins to alight

"For ot!" said Ellen the ly at the many s and the brick terrace "I should think 'twould take all your ti a sidewalk of your front porch? Looks as if so better than this in the town? I saw soh"

"We like this very well," said Julia Cloud with her old patient smile and the hurt flush that always accompanied her answers to her sister's conte s She likes to keep theht and airy Come inside, and see how pretty it is"

Once inside, Ellen Robinson was soeness of the roos, but all she said after a prolonged survey was: "Um! No paper on the wall! That's queer, isn't it? And the chih they didn't have plaster enough to go around"

Leslie took the children up-stairs to wash their faces and freshen up, and Julia Cloud led her sister to the lovely guest-room that was always in perfect order