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Title: The Little Colonel's chum : Mary Ware
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: Johnston, Annie F. (Annie Fellows), 1863-1931
Subjects: Girls
Publisher: Boston : Page
Contributing Library: Information and Library Science Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Digitizing Sponsor: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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wed their hostess over the house,with admiring exclamations for each room, Marythought with inward amusement of the cold shiversshe had had, as she stood with the bridal party be-tween the Rose-gate and the flower crowned altar,listening to the solemn vow: I, Eugenia, — takethee, Stuart — for better, for worse — Therehad been no worse. It was all better, infinitelybetter, and the shivers had been entirely unnecessary. Stuart came in presently, from a long round ofprofessional visits. The young doctor had nearlyas large a practise as his father, and had been ridingall afternoon. Mary caught a glimpse of his meet-ing with Eugenia, in the hall, and when he came in,cordial as a boy in his welcome, and by numberlesslittle courtesies showing himself the most considerateof hosts and husbands, she thought again, This isone time it was certainly all for better. Where is Pats Pill? he asked, lookingaround for Phil. That is Patricias name forhim, as near as she can say it. Wouldnt you know
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SHE WAS A FASCINATING LITTLE CREATURE, ALL SMILES ANDDIMPLES. THE LITTLE COLONELS CHUM 153 that she was a doctors daughter, by giving her dot-ing uncle a pill for a name ? Phil and Mr. Forbes came in together. To Betty,one of the pleasantest parts of her visit was thismeeting with the Cousin Carl, who had addedsuch vistas of delight to her life by taking her toEurope the year she was threatened with blindness.His hair was grayer now than then, and the yearshad added a few lines to his kind face, but he wasnot nearly so grave. He smiled oftener, and shenoticed with satisfaction his evident pride in Eu-genia since she had blossomed into such a happy,enthusiastic housewife, and his devotion to littlePatricia, when she was brought in for awhile justafter dinner. She was a fascinating little creature, all smilesand dimples and coquettish shrugs, and she heldroyal court the few moments she was allowed tomonopolize the attention of the company. It was hersecond Christmas eve, and she had bee

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