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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