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"You look like the queen of the fir wood fairies," called Anne ht, Anne," said Miss Lavendar, running forward "And I'lad, for Charlotta the Fourth is away Her ht I should have been very lonely if you hadn't comeeven the dreah company Oh, Anne, how pretty you are," she added suddenly, looking up at the tall, sli on her face "How pretty and how young! It's so delightful to be seventeen, isn't it? I do envy you," concluded Miss Lavendar candidly

"But you are only seventeen at heart," sed, which is far worse," sighed Miss Lavendar "Sometimes I can pretend I'm not, but at other times I realize it And I can't reconcile myself to it as most women seem to I'ray hair Now, Anne, don't look as if you were trying to understand Seventeen CAN'T understand I'ht away that I am seventeen too, and I can do it, now that you're here You always bring youth in your hand like a gift We're going to have a jolly evening Tea firstwhat do you want for tea? We'll have whatever you like Do think of soestible"

There were sounds of riot andand feasting and ," it is quite true that Miss Lavendar and Anne conity of a spinster of forty-five and a sedate school before the grate in the parlor, lighted only by the soft fireshine and perfumed deliciously by Miss Lavendar's open rose-jar on thearound the eaves and the snoas thudding softly against the s, as if a hundred storlad you're here, Anne," said Miss Lavendar, nibbling at her candy "If you weren't I should be bluevery bluealmost navy blue Dreams and make-believes are all very well in the daytime and the sunshine, but when dark and stors then But you don't know thisseventeen never knows it At seventeen drea for you further on When I was seventeen, Anne, I didn't think forty-five would findbut dreams to fill my life"