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ed of Mrs. Tennant, Alice, and two young brothers. These brothers were schoolboys of the unruly type. Alice considered them very badly trained. Kathleen, however, was much taken by their schoolboyish ways. As the two girls now entered the house they heard a whistle proceeding from the attic; a cat-call at the same time came from the basement. "Oh, dear!" cried Alice, "there are those dreadful boys again. Whatever you do, Kathleen, you must not encourage them in their larks." "But why shouldn't I? I like them both. I call David a broth of a boy. I am glad you have got brothers, Alice. I haven't any; but then I have lots of boy cousins, which comes to much the same thing." The girls by this time had reached the large bedroom which they shared on the first floor. "You are welcome to my brothers if you don't toss all your things about in my room," cried Alice. "If we are to sleep together we must be orderly." "Orderly, is it?" cried Kathleen. "I don't know the meaning of the word. Well, all right, I'm ready." She pushed her fingers through her tangled golden hair, and, without glancing at herself in the glass, marched out of the room. "I wish mother hadn't asked her to come," said Alice to herself. "The house was bad enough before, but now she will make things past bearing." Alice went downstairs to the sound of a cracked gong. The Tennants had their meals in a sitting-room on the second floor. It was barely furnished, and had kamptulicon instead of a carpet on the floor. Mrs. Tennant, looking careworn and anxious, was seated at the head of the table; her dress was somewhat faded. Alice entered and took her seat at the foot. Kathleen was nowhere to be seen. "I have only soup and fish for dinner to-day," said Mrs. Tennant. "I do trust Kathleen will be satisfied." Alice frowned at her mother in some displeasure. "We ought to have meat--" she was beginning, when there came a bang and a scuffle, a girlish laugh, and Kathleen, leaning fondly on both the boys, appeared. Mrs. Tennant pointed to a seat, and she sat down. The Irish girl had a healthy appetite, and was indifferent to what she ate. She demanded two plates of soup, and when she had finished the second she looked at Mrs. Tennant and said emphatically: "I have fallen in love." "My dear Kathleen!" "I have--with a girl, so it doesn't matter. She's the prettiest, sweetest, bonniest thing I ever saw in my life. I am going to hunt round for h
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