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re gone now, that's something. Can't I see her? I'd like to sympathise." "Oh, yes, Bob, of course you must see her, but I don't want you to go over there till I can go with you." "Oh, I'm not going to wait for that. I must have a peep at this blue-eyed fairy for myself. Any go to her?" "Not much," and Dotty smiled. "Dolly's a perfect dear, but she's slow." "All right, we'll have to hurry her along a little. When does her brother come home? Have you ever seen him? What's he like?" "He's coming day after to-morrow. No, I've never seen him, but Dolly thinks he just about made the world." "Well, I'll reserve my opinion till I see the bunch. Honest, old girl, I'm glad you're getting along as well as you are, but I'm going to do wonders for you. It's going to be lucky for you that you've got Brother on the job. Why, Dot, we were all going camping this summer, you know, what about that?" "We haven't planned for the summer yet, Bobs," said his mother. "Perhaps by August, if Dotty is all right, we can go somewhere for awhile." "You bet we will!" returned Bob. "Dotty will be all right!" * * * * * The next day but one Mrs. Rose took her big boy over to call on Dolly Fayre. Though unable to leave her bed, Dolly could sit up and was allowed to see a few visitors each day. It was her nature to be quiet, so she was a much more tractable patient than Dotty and her broken bone had already begun to knit and was getting along nicely. It was very monotonous to sit or lie there day after day, but Dolly was patient and always took things placidly. Her parents and Trudy read to her and played games with her and entertained her in various ways and Dolly was as cheerful as any little girl could be in such circumstances. It was a bitter disappointment to her that she could not take part in the Closing Exercises of her class. But she was reconciled to her fate and made no complaints, though deeply regretting her enforced absence from school. Her classmates came to see her occasionally, but they were so busy preparing for the celebration that they had little time for social calls. Dotty looked forward eagerly to the homecoming of her brother Bert and she also awaited with some curiosity the meeting with Bob Rose. However, she had heard so much about Bob from Dotty, that she was not surprised when the merry-faced boy appeared at her bedside with a gay and cheery greeting. "I'm Bob," h
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