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"Well, then, let's write her a letter! And we'll both sign it"

"All right You write it," choked Leslie "I'll sign it"

They slipped over to the desk in the porch roocushioned chair, and shivered and sniffed while Allison scratched away at a sheet of paper for a few n This hat he had written: "DEAR CLOUDY: We see just how it is, and ant you to know that we are willing Of course it'll be awfully hard to lose you; but it's right, and ouldn't be happy not to have you be happy; and ant you to go ahead and not think of us We'll ht somehow, and we love you and want to see you happy"

Leslie dropped a great tear on the page when she signed it; but she took the soft, eown, and dabbled it dry, so that it didn't blur the writing; and then together they slipped up-stairs Leslie went into her aunt's room in the dark, and in a queer little voice said, "Cloudy, dear, here's a note for you" Laying it in her hand, Leslie hurried into her own room, shut her door softly, and hid in the closet so that Julia Cloud would not hear her sob

A lad ring in her voice, and called: "Children! Where are you? Cos!" and they flocked into her ars!" she said, laughing and crying at the sao away fro I'll never do that You o away froet married to any one on this earth at any tiet married, ever!"

They all went into Julia Cloud's room then, and sat doith her on her couch, one on either side of her

"Do you really mean it, Cloudy Jewel?" asked Leslie happily "You don't want to get e?"

"Look here! Leslie, you said he had a wart!" put in her brother

"Now keep still, Allison He was nice all the time; only I didn't like hih for her He didn't quite fit her But if she wanted him----"