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"Oh, Anne, it's sweetjust sweet DO send it to the 'Canadian Woman'"

Anne shook her head

"Oh, no, it wouldn't be suitable at all There is no PLOT in it, you see It's just a string of fancies I like writing such things, but of course nothing of the sort would ever do for publication, for editors insist on plots, so Priscilla says Oh, there's Miss Sarah Copp now

PLEASE, Diana, go and explain"

Miss Sarah Copp was a sarbed in shabby black, with a hat chosen less for vain adornment than for qualities that would ell

She looked as a the curious tableau in her yard, but when she heard Diana's explanation she was all sympathy She hurriedly unlocked the back door, produced the axe, and with a few skillfull blows set Anne free The latter, somewhat tired and stiff, ducked down into the interior of her prison and thankfully eed into liberty once more

"Miss Copp," she said earnestly "I assure you I looked into your pantryonly to discover if you had a are platter I didn't see anything else--I didn't LOOK for anything else"

"Bless you, that's all right," said Miss Sarah aoodness, we Copps keep our pantries presentable at all times and don't care who sees into thelad it's s it taken down She never would before for fear it ht co But you ue with a post as with Martha She went to town today--I drove her to the station And you want to buy ive for it?"

"Twenty dollars," said Anne, as never meant to match business ith a Copp, or she would not have offered her price at the start

"Well, I'll see," said Miss Sarah cautiously "That platter is mine fortunately, or I'd never dare to sell it when Martha wasn't here As it is, I daresay she'll raise a fuss Martha's the boss of this establish under another woman's thury I'll do the best I can for you in the way of tea but I warn you not to expect anything but bread and butter and some cowcumbers Martha locked up all the cake and cheese and preserves afore she went She always does, because she says I'ant with them if company comes"