rain. She gave a little longer,louder h-o-w-1, and took a peep from under her hat-brim to see whatgrandma would do. The old lady looked desperate. In an instant she raised her hand 186 A NEW CUBE. — thin and feeble from a long attack of fever — to her pretty lacecap. In another instant she sat… … Grandma made sure that the promise was a serious one. Thenshe carefully readjusted her wig and cap. The wig remained a mys-tery to Carrie; but after that grandma had only to raise her handto her head to check the loudest cry. Carrie never forgot her frightand her promise. MRS. FRANCES SMITH. m
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