emed suddenly ten years younger. To
present him into the intimate circle of her friends realized her dearest
wish.

"It's been a wonderful week-end," said Peachy, standing with her girl
friends on the quay to wave good-by to the Monday morning steamer that
bore some of their relations back to Naples and business. "Here's Lorna
with a new name, and Renie with a fresh cousin. Haven't you heard? Why,
Captain Preston popped the question last night, and he and Marjorie
announced their engagement at the breakfast table. Not the most romantic
place to glean up congratulations, but, of course, that's just as you
think about it. When _I_ get engaged it shall be announced by moonlight,
so that I can hide my blushes. I don't ever want the holidays to end.
Capri's the dandiest place in Italy, and if Dad doesn't buy a villa here
I'll never forgive him. You want one too, Lorna? Hooray! We'll make a
Colony of Camellia Buds on the little island and spend the summer here.
We may be globe-trotters and all the rest of it, but I vote we get up a
good old Anglo-Saxon League and stick together for better or for worse.
I'll buy a Union Jack to-day if the Cameron Clan will promise to wave
the Stars and Stripes, and sing 'Yankee Doodle' with 'Auld Lang Syne.'"

"We've welded America already into the clan, dear bairn," smiled Mrs.
Cameron. "No other visitor keeps us alive like you do."

"Pronounce thy wishes, O Peach of the West," laughed Stewart. "We
rechristen thee Queen of the South."

"Then I summon you all some day to come back to this, my kingdom by the
sea. School is school and I've got to have another term there, but I
want to feel this happy island is waiting for us to return to it. You
promise? Thanks! Here's a new version then of the old song--composed by
Miss Priscilla Proctor, please!

'Should auld adventures be forgot
And ne'er provoke a smile?
Should auld adventures be forgot
Upon this happy isle?
For auld lang syne, my dears, for auld lang syne,
We'll all return to Capri's shore for auld lang syne.'

H'm--a poor thing, but mine own!"

"There are two of us at any rate who won't forget to come back," said
Lorna, linking her arm fondly in Irene's as they walked away from the
quay.

THE END.

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Transcriber's Notes:

Obvious punctuation errors repaired.

Page 63, "gardner" changed to "gardener". (Pa