Mary-'Gusta, even though she lives to be a very old woman, will never forget that ride to South Harniss.

It was the longest ride she had ever taken, and that of itself would have made it unforgettable.

Then, too, she was going visiting, and she had never been visiting before.

Also, she was leaving Mrs.Hobbs and, for a time at least, that lady could not remind her of her queerness and badness.

More than all, she was going on a journey, a real journey, like a grown-up or a person in a story, and her family--David and the dolls--were journeying with her.