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the house party, but Patty interrupted at once: "Now, Mona Galbraith, you stop that! Adele has a lovely party made up, and you're not going to spoil it by even so much as a reference to that man! Roger will be there for Christmas, and if that isn't enough for you, you can stay home!" "Isn't Elise going?" "No, she can't. She's going South next week with her mother, and I doubt if Philip Van Reypen will go. His aunt won't want him to leave her at the holidays. Do you know, I'm a little sorry Daisy Dow is up there." "You don't like her, do you, Patty?" "I would, if she'd like me. But she's always snippy to me." "'Cause she's jealous of you," observed Mona, sapiently. "Nonsense! She has no reason to be. I never interfere with her." "Well, never mind, don't let her bother you. Hal Ferris will be there. You don't know him, do you? He's Adele's brother." "No, I never met him. She wrote that he'd be there." "He's the dearest boy. Well, he's older than Adele, but he seems like a boy,--he's so full of capers. Adele says it's a beautiful big house, just right for a jolly, old-fashioned Christmas party." * * * * * The days simply flew by as Christmas drew nearer. There was so much to do socially, and then there were the Happy Saturday Afternoons to be planned and carried out, and the Christmas shopping to be done. This last was greatly added to because of the house party, for Patty knew the generosity of her hosts, and she wanted to do her share in the presentation festivities. She undertook to dress a huge doll for baby May. Nan helped her with this or she never could have finished the elaborate wardrobe. She selected a beautiful doll, of goodly size, but not big enough to be cumbersome to little two-year-old arms. With her knack for dressmaking and her taste for colour, she made half a dozen dainty and beautiful frocks, and also little coats and hats, and all the various accessories of a doll's outfit. She bought a doll's trunk and suit-case to contain these things, and added parasol, furs, jewelry, and all the marvellous little trinkets that the toy shop afforded. "I spent so much time and thought on this doll," said Patty, one day, "that I shall have to buy things for the others. I can't sew any more, Nan; my fingers are all like nutmeg graters now." "Poor child," sympathised Nan. "You have worked hard, I know, but Adele will appreciate it more tha
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