Aunt Patty's paying guests

by Eglanton Thorne

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

[PAULINA THREW HERSELF ON HER KNEES BESIDE ME. Frontispiece]

["YOU SHOULD SEND HER INTO THE COUNTRY AND GIVE HER A BICYCLE."]

[AUNT MET PROFESSOR FAULKNER IN THE HALL.]

["OH, I WRENCHED MY SHOULDER A BIT," HE SAID.]

[JOSIAH DICKS AND MISS COTTRELL PACING ARM IN ARM.]

AUNT PATTY'S PAYING GUESTS

[CHAPTER I]

AN UNWELCOME DECREE

"NO books for twelve months at least," said Dr. Algar, our family physician. "This overworked little brain needs repose. So remember, Nan—no books."