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 gradually leave them, and after a while they will begin to sink, and if it comes out as I expect, a certain village some miles away will soon have a surprise party. The children there are mostly boys, who never had Teddy Bears, and who have few pleasures. So they will have a treat, you may be sure, when this cloud-burst strikes them.

"Now come, let's fly our balloons. They are more fun than kites, and we have yards of twine. Help yourselves."

"'Deed not," exclaimed Dinah and Topsy in one breath; "you don't ketch me sailin' away like dem bears. Cloverdale is plenty good enough for me!"

"Why, bless you! You won't sail away," laughed the Doll Lady. "These balloons aren't