I'm so glad I came!" The Colonel smiled at the success of his plan.

In the depths of his satisfaction he even had a plate of quail and toast set down on the hearth for Fritz.
"This is the nicest pahty I evah was at," remarked the Little Colonel, as Walker helped her to jam the third time.
Her grandfather chuckled.
"Blackberry jam always makes me think of Tom," he said.

"Did you ever hear what your Uncle Tom did when he was a little fellow in dresses ?" She shook her head gravely.
"Well, the children were all playing hide-and-seek one day.

They hunted high and they hunted low after everybody else had been caught, but they couldn't find Tom.

At last they began to call, 'Home free! You can come home free!' but he did not come.