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The Gardners’ Call

           

           SomethingwentoverAnnewhichmightbedescribedasathrill,butitwashardlyapleasantone.ShehadnevermetanyofRoy’sfamily;sherealizedthesignificanceofhisstatement;andithad,somehow,anirrevocablenessaboutitthatchilledher.

           “Ishallbegladtoseethem,”shesaidflatly;andthenwonderedifshereallywouldbeglad.Sheoughttobe,ofcourse.Butwoulditnotbesomethingofanordeal?GossiphadfilteredtoAnneregardingthelightinwhichtheGardnersviewedthe“infatuation”ofsonandbrother.Roymusthavebroughtpressuretobearinthematterofthiscall.Anneknewshewouldbeweighedinthebalance.Fromthefactthattheyhadconsentedtocallsheunderstoodthat,willinglyorunwillingly,theyregardedherasapossiblememberoftheirclan.

           “Ishalljustbemyself.IshallnotTRYtomakeagoodimpression,”thoughtAnneloftily.ButshewaswonderingwhatdressshewouldbetterwearSaturdayafternoon,andifthenewstyleofhighhair-dressingwouldsuitherbetterthantheold;andthewalkingpartywasratherspoiledforher.BynightshehaddecidedthatshewouldwearherbrownchiffononSaturday,butwoulddoherhairlow.

           FridayafternoonnoneofthegirlshadclassesatRedmond.StellatooktheopportunitytowriteapaperforthePhilomathicSociety,andwassittingatthetableinthecorneroftheliving-roomwithanuntidylitterofnotesandmanuscriptontheflooraroundher.Stellaalwaysvowedshenevercouldwriteanythingunlessshethreweachsheetdownasshecompletedit.

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