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"He's got a peach of a name It's Percy de Forest Witherspoon"

I nearly had hysterics Ie

of those twenty-four wild little savages!

But you know Jimmie when he has an idea He had already invited Mr

Witherspoon to dine with , and had ordered oysters

and squabs and ice-creae caterer to help outa very formal dinner party, with Miss Matthews and

Betsy and the doctor included

I almost asked the Hon Cy and Miss Snaith Ever since I have known

those two, I have felt that there ought to be a romance between them

Never have I knoo people who matched so perfectly He's a er

with five children Don't you suppose it ed? If he had

a wife to take up his attention, itrid of the our future i the course of the evening rew, not as to whether Percy would do for us, but as to whether

we should do for Percy If I searched the world over, I never could

find a young man more calculated to win the affection of those boys

You know, just by looking at hiorous His literary and artistic accomplisholf and football and sails a

boat He likes to sleep out of doors and he likes boys He has always