y. But perhaps the Lady's
hand was lame and she advertised for help.--Our Uncle Peter reads all
the newspapers.

The letter was awful short. And there weren't any quirks in it or
anything. Just ink. This is what it said:

"Mutts:

Tiger Lily's got nine puppies. We're sleeping fine.

Dicky."

Our Mother looked at our Father. Our Father looked at our Mother. They
both looked at the letter again.

"My brother Peter's handwriting just as sure as you're born!" said my
Father.

"Of course it's Peter's writing," said our Mother. Her cheeks were quite
pink. "Well of all the unexpected romances--" she said.

"Whose?" I said.

"Tiger Lily's," said my Father. He seemed to be in an awful hurry to say
it.

I looked at my Mother. Her eyes were shining.

"Is a--Is a 'Romance' a something that you make a story out of?" I said.

"Yes it is," said my Mother.

I thought of my gold pencil.

"Oh, all right," I said, "when I get tall enough and more spelly I'll
make a little story about it."

"You already have!" said my Mother.

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