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Title: St. Nicholas (serial)
Year: 1873 (1870s)
Authors: Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905
Subjects: Children's literature
Publisher: (New York : Scribner & Co.)
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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ed, althoughshe never entirely lost her pretty, slow intonation. Now, Dixie Ayers, tell me honest, tell metrue, did you ever do anything of deadly prac-tical usefulness in your life? Marvin smiled ruefully as Alice pressed herpoint home. Marvin was a good student, buton all points involving unnecessary exertionshe was frankly indolent. I reckon I could if I wanted to, shelaughed; but so long as I dont have to,honey, I d ratheh not. Alas, that I must go! mourned Tess. I 1902. THE S. P. O. U. 539 hate to leave such fascinating society and abox of bonbons, but I must get to work andimprove my mind, if only to set a good exam-ple to Dixie. Think of me in ten minutes aswith rumpled locks and anxious brow, an ink-smudge on my chin and a dozen ponderous and her room-mate Bess Van Arsdale, andseven inquiring faces turned toward the pro-moter of this mysterious scheme. Nan Howland was a popular girl, loving,generous, and unusually well endowed withmental and physical gifts. She was at once the
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I SHALL BEGIN BY ASKING YOU A QUESTION, NAN ANNOUNCED. tomes about me. Dear me! I dont see how girl most in demand for all manner of entertain- Nan can be so amazingly in earnest, and have ment, and one of the best students in college,so much fun too. If I were as wise as our Nan I shall begin by asking you a question, she I should be a perfect muff! announced, after she had laughed in spite of her-self at the rustle of expectancy which greeted The Society for the Prevention of Uselessness her. Suppose, for a moment, that your father was in session, eight in all, counting Margery should fail in business, or should die and leave 59Q THE S. P. O. U. (May, you without a penny. What should you do tosupport yourselves? Nans voice was drowned in a chorus ofprotesting exclamations. Do! echoed Tess Haines. Why, I — I— I dont know what I d do! I d sit downand wail in despair. Well, ruminated Alice Murray, who wasof a practical turn of mind, I suppose Ishould turn to the first thing that of

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