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"Yes, aren't I?" laughed Kate "But you just give me a tub of hot

soapsuds and an hour, and you won't knowus"

"Huhed and went into the house George stepped in front of

his mother

"Now you look here," he said "I know every nasty thing your mind

has conjured up that you'd LIKE to say, and have other folks say,

about Kate And I knoell as if you were honest enough to

tellsoul

ould say a single word against her S your secret!

S your suspicions! S your venoet all of

them Kate is as fine a woman as God ever made, and anybody who

has common sense knows it She can just MAKEon fine, much faster and better than I

hoped for Now you drop this! Stop it! Do you hear?"

He passed her and hurried up the walk In an hour, both George

and Kate had bathed and dressed in their very best Kate put on

her prettiest white dress and George his graduation suit Then

together they walked to the post office for their e had ordered held, before they left Carrying the bundle,

they entered several stores on trifling errands, and then went

home They stopped and spoke to everyone Kate kissed all her

little pupils she met, and told them to come to see her, and to be

ready to help clean the schoolhouse in theWord flew