rn not understand her own dreams!

Peter's face looked very much as though he was tackling some problem of
drainage--or a new incubator.

"When you get right down to plain facts, it's a question of conserving
time. You're wasting it--somewhere. I believe you can double up a
bit. Let Aunt Milly listen to Belinda, and teach Aunt Milly to help
Nonie. I'll take care of Davy. You say Aunt Milly likes to feel she's
useful--if you start her she can help Nonie a lot and Nonie'll give her
something to think about, too."

Nancy considered this with brightening eyes. "I believe you're right!
I've just been selfish, trying to do everything myself just because I
loved to, and stupid--to think no one else could do it! Of course Aunt
Milly can read with Nonie--and play with her, too. I'll begin this
very day. I'll have a school here in the orchard and Nonie and B'lindy
and Aunt Milly shall come. It'll be the funniest school you ever heard
of," Nancy laughed. "I'll teach B'lindy the joy of seeing Hopworth
'young 'uns' eat her best molasses cookies!"

Nancy's face showed that she was mentally leaping far ahead in her
plans. Peter felt that he had been left out.

"Let me be the head taskmaster or whatever you call it. You'll
doubtless need a strong hand now and then. Anyway, you don't know how
much it helps _my_ work mixing a little fun with it!"

Now that her problems were straightening Nancy felt very kindly and
gracious and happy.

"Of course, you may come to the orchard--whenever you want! Oh, you
_have_ helped me so much," she cried, with a smile that brought a
sudden gleam in Peter Hyde's eyes. "Now, if you'll give me a hand
putting these pages together, I'll run in and prepare Aunt Milly and
B'lindy."

Following along the lines of Peter's suggestion, Nancy's "school"
developed rapidly. She covered sheet after sheet of paper with
"schedules" and finally to her satisfaction, blocked off every waking
moment of her pupils' day. Aunt Milly fell heartily in with her plans;
she was proud to know that she could help. The books for Nonie that
Nancy had spirited to Happy House were as fascinating to her as to
Nonie.

After the first day Aunt Milly thought of a great many new "lessons"
they could begin for Nonie. With the promise that after awhile she
could make for herself a "pinky" dress, like Nancy's, Aunt Milly taught
her to hem and seam and tuck. At the same time Nonie learned that it
was quite as bad to