This is only play, you know." Dotty took another draught.
"Come, Queenie," said she, "let's be going to the castle." Katie sprang up so suddenly that she fell forward on her nose, and said her foot was "dizzy." It had been taking a short nap as she sat on the stump; but she was soon able to walk, and shortly the royal pair arrived at the castle, which was, in plain language, a wooden house painted white.
"So you have come at last," said Mrs.Gray, from the door-way.

"They don't milk very early at your house--do they ?" "No, ma'am, not so _very_." "Have you seen anything of my little Charlie ?" "No, ma'am, not since a great while ago,--before supper." "How is your grandfather ?" "Pretty well, thank you, ma'am." "No, gampa isn't," said Katie, decidedly; "he's deaf." "And what about your Aunt Maria?
Didn't I see her go off in the stage this morning ?" "Yes, 'm," replied Dotty, determined to give no more information than was necessary.
"She's gone off," struck in Katie; "gone to Dusty, my mamma has." "Ah indeed! to Augusta ?" repeated Mrs.Gray, thoughtfully.

"Any of your friends sick there ?" "No, ma'am," replied Dotty, scowling at her shoes.
"She's gone," continued Katie, gravely, "to buy me Free Little Kittens." Mrs.Gray smiled.

"I should think your mother could find kittens enough in this town, without going to Augusta.

I thought I saw Horace on the top of the stage, but I wasn't sure." Dotty made no reply.
"Hollis was," cried Katie, eagerly; "he goed to Dusty too.