"That suggests the dandiest thing for us to put on the mock Christmas tree for her.

A Jack-in-the-box! She's always springing him on an unsuspecting public, and just about as unexpectedly as those little mannikins bob up.

She has used him so often to 'point her morals and adorn her tales' that every girl in school will see the joke." "Well, the future governor of Arizona will get his bloodstone fob all right as far as my patronage will help," said Cornie, when she had laughingly applauded Dorene's suggestion.

She carefully picked up the last crumb.

"I shall speak for three pounds of this right off.