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"Well," said Ellen half sourly, "I suppose there's no chance of your getting sick of it all and co back, and I must say I don't blame you It certainly is a contrast frorow up and get married, and then where will you be? I suppose you have chances here of getting married, haven't you?"
The color flaood earnest now
"I' for such chances, Ellen," she said decidedly "I don't intend ever to marry I'm happier as I am"
"Yes, but after these children are married what'll you do? Who'll support you?"
"Don't let that worry you, Ellen, There are other children, and I love toaway money in the bank constantly, ether in life; and I shall not trouble anybody for support However, I hope to be able to work for a good o down-stairs?"
"Have Allison and Leslie got any sweethearts yet?" she asked pryingly as she followed her sister down the stairs "I suppose they have by this ti friends, and we have beautiful tie closed last week"
For two long days Allison and Leslie devoted the thee and the town, and trying in all the ways they knew to ood tihts were over, and the Robinsons had piled into their car and started aith grudging thanks for the efforts in their behalf, Leslie sat on the terrace ly; and at last quite shyly she said: "Cloudy, dear, what makes such a difference in people? Why are soood time than others? Why, I feel as if I'd lived years since day before yesterday, and I don't feel as if they'd half enjoyed anything I really wanted to make them happy, for I felt as if we'd taken so much fro I did"
Julia Cloud smiled
"I don't knohat it is, dear, unless it is that some people have different ideals and standards from other people, and they can't find their pleasure the same way Your Aunt Ellen alanted to have a lot of people around, and liked to go to tea-parties and dress a great deal; and she never cared for reading or study orhad a good tis for them, I know, for Aunt Ellen said to irl And the children enjoyed the victrola, especially the funny records Herbert liked it that Allison let hi, too, I know, even though Ellen did say she shouldn't care to have her meals cooked by a servant; she should want to be sure they were clean"