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He and Aether since they were lads of twelve On Sundays and holidays they were always are that now he should have to hide the thing that Aave one of the the other such despair It was like that when Alexandra tested her seed-corn in the spring, he rains of one shot up joyfully into the light, projecting therains from the other lay still in the earth and rotted; and nobody knehy

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While E themselves at the fair, Alexandra was at holected of late She was alures when she heard a cart drive up to the gate, and looking out of theshe saw her two older brothers They had seemed to avoid her ever since Carl Linstruo that day, and she hurried to the door to welcome them She saw at once that they had come with some very definite purpose They followed her stiffly into the sitting-room Oscar sat down, but Lou walked over to theand re, his hands behind hi toward the doorway into the parlor

"Yes Carl and Emil went up to the Catholic fair"

For a few moments neither of the men spoke

Then Lou cao away from here?"

"I don't know, Lou Not for some time, I hope" Alexandra spoke in an even, quiet tone that often exasperated her brothers They felt that she was trying to be superior with theht to tell you that people have begun to talk," he said ly

Alexandra looked at him "What about?"

OscarIt looks bad for hietting taken in"

Alexandra shut her account-book firo on with this We won't come out anywhere I can't take advice on such a matter I know you s of this sort If we go on with this talk it will only "