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One evening Kate and Polly went to the front porch to rest until

bedti there, with

Kate's initials on the end, her na, and a key

in the lock They unbuckled the straps, turned the key, and

lifted the lid That trunk contained underclothing, hose, shoes,

two hats, a travelling dress with half a dozen extra waists, and

an afternoon and an evening dress, all selected with especial

reference to Kate's colouring, and er than Nancy

Ellen wore, which fitted Kate perfectly There were gloves, a

parasol, and a note which read: DEAR KATE: Here are soo North a week

after harvest You can be spared then as well as not Coood time all by ourselves It is e the farm

perfectly well Any one of her cousins will stay with Polly, if

she will be lonely Cut loose and co Of

course Robert couldn't be pried away froo alone; but we do not care We like it Shall

we start about the tenth, on the night train, which will be

cooler? NANCY ELLEN

"We shall!" said Kate emphatically, when she finished the note

"I haven't cut loose and had a good tihteen years If the children are not big enough to take

care of theo as well as not"

She handed the note to Polly, while she shook out dresses and

gloated over the contents of the trunk

"Of course you shall go!" shouted Polly as she finished the note,