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"Me and Teddy Roland are going to be chums after this," announced Darby. "He's an inch taller than me, but I'm wider." That night Frank and Ida and Cousin Myra had a little talk after the smaller Osbornes had been haled off to bed. ME AND TADDY ROLAND ARE GOING TO BE CHUMS AFTER THIS ANNOUNCED DARBY HE'S AN INCH TALLER THAN ME BUT I'M WHITER THAT NIGHT FRANK AND IDA AND COUSIN MYRA HAD A LITTLE TALK AFTER THE SMALLER OSBORNES HAD BEEN HAILED OFF TO BED
oaded with presents. They had bought them with the money that Mr. and Mrs. Osborne had meant for their own presents, and a splendid assortment they were. All the French-Joe boys got a pair of skates apiece, and Sammy a set of beautiful books, and Tillie was made supremely happy with a big wax doll. Every little Roland got just what his or her small heart had been longing for. Besides, there were nuts and candies galore. Then Frank hitched up his pony again, but this time into a great pung sleigh, and the junior Osbornes took their guests for a sleigh-drive, chaperoned by Cousin Myra. It was just dusk when they got back, having driven the Rolands and the French Joes and Sammy and Tillie to their respective homes. "This has been the jolliest Christmas I ever spent," said Frank, emphatically. "I thought we were just going to give the others a good time, but it was they who gave it to us," said Ida. "Weren't the French Joes jolly?" giggled the twins. "Such cute speeches as they would make! OUGHT IN A CHRISTMAS TREE LOADED WITH PRESENTS THEY HAD BOUGHT THEM WITH THE MONEY THAT MISTER AND MISSUS OSBORNE HAD MEANT FOR THEIR OWN PRESENTS AND A SPLENDID ASSORTMENT THEY WERE ALL THE FRENCH JO BOYS GOT A PAIR OF SKATES APIECE AND SAMMY A SET OF BEAUTIFUL BOOKS AND TILLIE WAS MADE SUPREMELY HAPPY WITH THE BIG WAX DOLL EVERY LITTLE ROLAND GOT JUST WHAT HIS OR HER SMALL HEART HAD BEEN LONGING FOR BESIDES THERE WERE NUTS AND CANDIES GALORE THEN FRANK HITCHED UP HIS PONY AGAIN BUT THIS TIME INTO A GREAT PUNG SLEIGH AND THE JUNIOR OSBORNES TOOK THEIR GUESTS FOR A SLEIGH DRIVE CHAPERONED BY COUSIN MYRA IT WAS JUST DUSK WHEN THEY GOT BACK HAVING DRIVEN THE ROLANDS AND THE FRENCH JOS AND SAMMY AND TILLY TO THEIR RESPECTIVE HOMES THIS HAS BEEN THE JOLLIEST CHRISTMAS I EVER SPENT SAID FRANK EMPHATICALLY I THOUGHT WE WERE JUST GOING TO GIVE THE OTHERS A GOOD TIME BUT IT WAS THEY WHO GAVE IT TO US SAID IDA WEREN'T THE FRENCH JOSE JOLLY GIGGLED THE TWINS SUCH CUTE SPEECHES AS THEY WOULD MAKE
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