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"Don't pay attention to him!" Dolly cried "Vote now and be done with it!"

The house was in a turmoil of a his hat and slapping his thigh

"Stand up, boys--everyup agin that gal Give it to 'ehing and applauding Dolly stood waving her hands with the delight of a happy child She turned to the teachers behind her, and one by one she gradually enticed them to their feet

"That , she tripped down the steps to the floor

Mostyn edged his way through the chattering throng toward her He was beside himself with enthusiasm A lump of tense emotion filled his throat; he would have shouted but for the desire not to appear conspicuous

"Wonderful, wonderful!" he said, when he finally reached her, and caught her hand and shook it

"Do you think so?" she said, absent- anxiously toward the door

"Why, you beat theround with them"

"Oh, I don't know!" she said, excitedly "Co what could be in herthrong Woerly; but she hurried on, scarcely hearing their congratulations and good-natured jests At the door she reached back, caught Mostyn's hand, and drew him out into the open A few paces away stood a couple under a tree And toward the to the arnized Ann and saw that she ith a tall, ungainly young ether

"Ann," Dolly said, sharply, pausing a few feet fro his straw hat, the young edly approached her sister

"What do you want, Dolly?"

"I want you to walk straight home!" Dolly retorted "I'll talk to you there, not here"

"I wasn't doing anything," Ann began; but Dolly raised her hand

"Go on home, I tell you I'm ashamed of you--actually ashamed to call you sister"