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 112  stormily all the way home, sat down heavily on the doorstep, and wept afresh.

Pinned to a pillow on the parlour couch, Jean discovered a little folded square of paper addressed to Bettie, who was drumming a sad little tune on the window pane.

"Why Bettie!" cried Jean, "this looks like a note for you from Miss Blossom. Do read it and tell us what she says."

"It says," read Bettie: My dearest of Betties: Thank you for being so nice to me. There's a telephone message for you.

"I wonder what it means," said Marjory.

Bettie ran to the talkless telephone, slipped her hand inside the little door at the top, and found a small square parcel wrapped in tissue paper, tied with a pink ribbon and addressed to Miss Bettie Tucker, Dandelion Cottage. Bettie hastily undid the wrappings and squealed with delight when she saw the lovely little handkerchief, bordered delicately with lace, that Miss Blossom