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 mean to spy, and they did not wish to be rude. They regarded this as one would any free outdoor entertainment.

So there they sat the day after the arrival of the new neighbors, with their Teddy Bears clasped tightly in their arms, while Rosabell, with the other dolls, stood by the fence, peeping through the knot-holes.

They, too, scented something unusual. Since the Teddy Bear craze had taken the town by storm there really wasn't a single happy doll to be found. So Rosabell was most anxious to become acquainted with these new dolls, who, it was quite plain to be seen, still reigned supreme in their mother's heart.

"Here they come," whispered Janie to her com