Mildred had finished her purchases, and coming up at that moment, asked, "What is it, Aunt Wealthy?"
"Remnants."
"Oh, yes; of course you will want a supply of them," returned Mildred, with a good-humored, slightly amused smile; "and yet what use can you make of them now? Even Annis has grown too large for a remnant to make her a dress."
"But there's Percy, and Zillah's boy, too," was the prompt reply; "besides, they can be put to many uses about a house."
"Mightn't a remnant be big enough to make an apron for a lady even?" asked Annis.
"Yes," said Mildred; "and as I know auntie enjoys buying them, we will look for some."
They started at once on the quest, and Miss Stanhope was quite elated and triumphant on finding, in two different stores, two remnants of beautiful lawn, exactly alike, which together would make an ample dress pattern for Annis, besides others that could be utilized for aprons for her and Fan, dresses for the baby boys, or patchwork for quilts. Remnants were quite a hobby with the old lady, and she could never feel quite satisfied with the results of a shopping expedition that did not include some bargains in that line.
Returning to their hotel they found letters from the Oaks and from home awaiting them.
"Ah, Milly," remarked the doctor, with satisfaction, as he glanced over his, "here are our measures. Rupert sends them."