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 mediately think you had to give her your dress, just to get even."

"I suppose I would if you hadn't mentioned it," said Marjorie, meekly.

At this moment there came a great clattering and shouting behind them, and Marjorie and the Dream stepped to one side of the road, out of the way of a small boy and a very unruly calf which he was trying to drive. He had a rope attached to the creature's neck; but its great activity had dragged the line through his hands until they were blistered and flayed. Just after passing them he managed to take a turn about a young tree by the wayside, and by so doing, to bring the unruly calf to a stop; and thereupon he began rubbing and blowing upon his injured hands.

"He is my brother, isn't he?" said Marjorie to the Dream, beginning to remove her gloves.

The Dream nodded his head.

Just then a carriage came in sight around a bend in the road, and in it were two handsomely dressed ladies. The carriage was driving slowly, and Marjorie became more deliberate in her movements; but at last the gloves were off, and just as the carriage was abreast of them,