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Such a dignified, but charming old lady rose to shake hands all around! Such a sheepish quartette of visitors perched on the extreme edge of the nearest four chairs! Mrs. Slater smiled encouragingly; but Henrietta, from her post behind her grandmother's chair, displayed every sign of abject terror. SUCH A DIGNIFIED BUT CHARMING OLD LADY ROSE TO SHAKE HANDS ALL AROUND SUCH A SHEEP AS QUARTETTE OF VISITORS PERCHED ON THE EXTREME EDGE OF THE NEAREST FOUR CHAIRS MISSUS SLATER SMILED ENCOURAGINGLY BUT HENRIETTA FROM HER POST BEHIND HER GRANDMOTHER'S CHAIR DISPLAYED EVERY SIGN OF ABJECT TERROR
y, strolled round the block and nervously ascended the front steps. There, sure enough, were eight white cards popping out through the letter slot. "My goodness!" gasped Jean, "they're not _our_ cards. This one says 'Mrs. Francis Patterson.'" "And this," said Marjory, picking up another, "says 'John D. Thomas, sole agent for Todd's shoes.'" "According to mine," giggled Bettie, "I'm Miss Ethel Louise Cartwright. What's on yours, Mabel?" "'With love from Father,'" groaned Mabel. "What in the world shall we do?" queried Jean, gathering up the remaining cards. "Not one of them will fit _us_." "Give them to Simmons in a bunch," suggested Marjory. "He didn't look at the last lot, so perhaps he won't now." So the girls, gathering what courage they could, touched the bell, presented their odd assortment of cards to Simmons--who almost succeeded in not looking astonished at seeing the callers again so soon--and were ushered into the reception room. Such a sedate Henrietta advanced to meet them! NRIETTA'S PRANKS THE CONVENTIONAL VISITORS WALKED OUT THROUGH THE ALLEY STROLLED ROUND THE BLOCK AND NERVOUSLY ASCENDED THE FRONT STEPS THERE SURE ENOUGH WERE EIGHT WHITE CARDS POPPING OUT THROUGH THE LETTER SLOP MY GOODNESS GASPED JEAN THEY'RE NOT OUR CARDS THIS ONE SAYS MISSUS FRANCIS PATTERSON AND THIS SAID MARJORIE PICKING UP ANOTHER SAYS JOHN D THOMAS SOLE AGENT FOR TOD'S SHOES ACCORDING TO MINE GIGGLED BETTY I'M MISS ETHEL LOUISE CARTWRIGHT WHAT'S ON YOURS MABEL WITH LOVE FROM FATHER GROANED MABEL WHAT IN THE WORLD SHALL WE DO QUERIED JEAN GATHERING UP THE REMAINING CARDS NOT ONE OF THEM WILL FIT US GIVE THEM TO SIMMONS IN A BUNCH SUGGESTED MARJORIE HE DIDN'T LOOK AT THE LAST LOT PERHAPS HE WON'T NOW SO THE GIRLS GATHERING WHAT COURAGE THEY COULD TOUCHED THE BELL PRESENTED THEIR ODD ASSORTMENT OF CARDS TO SIMMONS WHO ALMOST SUCCEEDED IN NOT LOOKING ASTONISHED AT SEEING THE CALLERS AGAIN SO SOON AND WERE USHERED INTO THE RECEPTION ROOM SUCH A SEDATE HENRIETTA ADVANCED TO MEET THEM
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