"Sweetheart ain't goin' away from yer no more," said Mary, firmly, "and they'd feel mighty bad if we didn't take the other things."
"Well, mebbe they would," said Mrs. McSwiggins, "and anyhow they's saved us from the po'house, and that's a fact, Mary, and don' you forgit it when you say yo' prayers."
Far down the road the Mysterious Four gloated over their success.
"Wasn't it fun?" gasped Anne.
"Here's to the fairy Juannlot," cried Launcelot.
"May she never cease to do good," cried Judy, beaming on her fellow conspirators.
But Perkins merely nodded approval. For had not all the good ladies of the house of Jameson played the role of Lady Bountiful, and was not Judy thus proving herself worthy of their name and fame?
CHAPTER XXVII
THE SUMMER ENDS
In the softened light of the candles, the big mirrors reflected that night four misty groups of happy people.