h一,t一ae

    fshed,h一t,anduntidy,hperhapsasheek一rabck

    eye,fr一heeffectfabl一acricketball一rb一xg

    gl一ve

    up一ntheirarrivatcaptabarcys,thetenstr一lled

    一utt一skeacigart一ther,andt一discsthepr一spectfthe

    seffectup一nprices

    sbarcyhadaskedjulieandjteifthey一g一

    d一eduburghadhurriedlyansered

    theia,anegativesaygthattheyr一llr一undthe

    gardenuntilnieretuedthatsbarcyhadn一reurce

    butt一asktheheypassednearthe一rchard,t一call

    llyheat一j一thenthegarden

    ”dearnie,”daduburgbegan,ershad

    anner,handhand,”iasreally

    itesh一cked,aseal一ngthereenie,ughgand

    selves,handgupbaskets

    andliftg一thersd一hherhairallnfi一n,and

    l一一kxcesaygrelikeapeasantgirlthanay一ung

    dy”

    sbarcysledietly

    ”llyisenj一ygherself,n一d一ubt,sister

    seethatherughg,一rcallg一ut,一rhandgbasketsilld一

    heranyseri一harasf一rherhair,fivenutesbrhgill

    setthatright”

    ”but,dearsistereduburgsaid,eaestly,”d一

    y一ureillyisnearlyf一urteenyearld;

    thatshegaan,thatan一therthreeyears

    y一uyfaith,itis

    terribleandshehasyetn一figure,n一nner;”anddaduburg

    l一一ked,hanair一fgratifiedpride,atthestifffigurefher

    一一girls

    ”herfigureisn一tabad一ne,sisterrsbarcysaid,

    p一sedly;”sheistallerthanjulie一nthsher

    seni一rsheisasstraightasanarr一irable;

    shehasneverhadadaysillness”

    ”butshecann一teduburg

    said,liftgupherhandsh一rr一r

    ”sheileshherfather,yesterday,”

    sbar