ved of the plan, and said no doubt the fire down at Gr

new furnace set up, and no cracks for the wind to whistle through. Jean will be started off on her path of glory, and I don't think Kit's a mite too young to be fluttering her wings a bit. Land alive, Elizabeth, you ought to be so thankful that you've got children with any get up and get to them in thi

Dean, but the mother bird could not get over a certain little feeling of conscience in the matter, perhaps because she could remember her own visit with her uncle

high favor on the "Oracle of Delphi." Kit had always been the starter and organizer ever

and I'll tell you all the news of Hope College. By the way, mother told me last night that she's pretty sure in those little family colleges they run a 'prep' department, which takes in the last two years of high school. Pe

before Kit left, and the girls were delighted. Any part

nder the great elms, and rows of Japanese lant

Jean took the piano between times in the house, and the girls and boys gath

oris said, so near you. The children had been playing forfeits, and in Gilead you played games at parties until you were at least twenty.

vy hangs ov

he owner do

ould have to resp

or sup

feit dangling over Piney's head, when Billie stuck his head in at the open window

d bring him back to kneel at my

ve Billie a birthday party once, when he was seven years old. Most of the guests were the Judge's friends, with a small scattering of youngsters, and it appeared that just as the Judge had lined up some sweet-faced

alled, flying low down the lane after the two darting forms, as if it were trying to find out what the excitement was about at that time of night. At the turn of the lane there were three apple trees, early Shepherd Sweetings,

ot my slippers wet already chasing after you, and I'm not

s close by the water's edge, and while she stood listening, there was the du

upply of apples, and stole

it said, decisively, addressing the wide dark entrance to the mill,

it down over the falls and eat some. If Piney's waiting for me to kneel in front

m by his collar, she twirled him about with an odd twist until he knelt in front of her. Although they

ch a fellow off

e gone away, and there's no one who really knows how to make you behave. Aren't these apples bully though? Do you suppose they'll mind very much if we stay just a few minu

pocket and drew forth a little lea

. That hat nearly covered your face, but anybody could tell it was you, Kit. It was the day we got caught in the

ie standing, barelegged to his knees, straddling from the stem seat to the rear middle one, while he strove persuasively with a big pickerel. Kit was h

riceless? You know, that's one thing awfully nice about us two. We've always appreciated each other so much. I know you're going

ng himself just below her on the h

always been an Ellis in the State Legislature at Hartford, ever since there was a Legislature, and just as soon as I'm ol

ers calling them and Kit sprang up,

ogy, all the time I was in school, and then when the Judge sees that you're in dead earnest about it, he'll let you go on if Cousin Roxy says so. I heard Dad say that Mr. Howard knew more about insects than any man he'd ever met

uth a few years ago, and somebody else is trying to land whatever is killing our chestnuts off. Kit, you're a bully pal.

d him on the shoulder

redit for starting you off in the way you know you oug