she murmured.

"Yes," said Miss Upton, "what would our grandfathers have thought of it?
Talk about fairy tales! Do any of the old stories come up to that?"

"No," returned Mrs. Barry, "but there is one feature of them that is
ever new. It is the best part of all and no story is complete without
it."

"Yes, I know," said Miss Mehitable, nodding. They were both looking now
at a small dark point vanishing into a pearly cloud. "I know," she
repeated. "'And they lived happily ever afterward!'"

THE END

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