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"Oh, isn't it lovely?" Dolly was now before the looking-glass, bending right and left, stepping back and then forward, fluffing out her rich hair, her cheeks flushed, her eyes gleaht

"I wish you could just stand off and take a good look at yourself, Dolly," Mrs Drake cried, enthusiastically "I siood looks I can't iinia co line of noted beauties Our folks away back, Miss Stella, as maybe you know, had fine blood in 'em"

"It certainly crops out in Dolly," Miss Munson declared "I've heard folks say they took their little ones to school just to get a chance to set and look at her while she was teaching I know that I, myself, have always--"

"Oh, you both , too," Dolly said, i about-- but, Miss Stella, this dress would el, and it does fit Poor Mary! I hope she won't see it on h to lose a rass and walk about," Mrs Drake urged her "An' let us look at you from the ant to see how you look at a distance"

"Do you think I' a gahtly tripped away The watchers saw her go down the porch steps with the raveled walk toward the gate At this point an unexpected thing happened John Webb and Mostyn had been fishing and were returning in a buggy The banker got out and ca to retreat into the house

"Hold on, do, please!" Mostyn cried out

Dolly hesitated for aherself erect, she stood and waited for hi place

"What have you been doing to yourself?" he cried, his glance bearing down ad on a frock," she answered, her face char a tendency to droop, and her rich round voice quivering "Those toht to have had more sense"