Then “Where are you, Dorothy?” cried her sister, and Dorothy scampered off that she might not be left behind on the homeward walk.
Edna walked slowly toward the house. Halfway up the walk she met Uncle Justus. “I was just coming for you to walk home with me,” he told her. “Your aunt and I are going to stay all night.”
“I’m glad of that,” Edna replied slipping her hand into his.
They walked on toward the road, quite silent for a few moments, till Edna looking up, said, “Uncle Justus, I think you have a perfectly lovely school.”
He smiled down at her.
“I have some perfectly lovely pupils,” he answered with a smile.
THE END
TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE
The original language, punctuation and spelling have been retained, except where noted. A Table of Contents has been added at the beginning of the book.