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On Wednesday afternoon there was great
activity about the room in which the committee
met. Chauncey, looking like a larger edition of
Kathryn, stuck his head inside of the door to
call to Betty. "Be back in a minute, Betty. I've
got to get the car, you know. If it isn't out
there, I'll have to go home for it. Tried to
arrange to have it brought, but 'Ah dunno!'"

Betty ran from a confusion of girls and
bundles to speak to him and Kathryn, bending
over a basket, looked up to nod brightly at her
brother. "There isn't the least hurry, Chaun-
cey," said Betty. "You'll have plenty of time
to go home by street car if you have to. So
much has been brought in, more than we asked
for, that I think we'll fix two baskets. We can
stop to buy two or three things that weren't
duplicated."

"Need another basket?" asked Chauncey,
looking at the array.

"Oh, yes, Chauncey," called Kathryn. "Get
one of ours. You know where."

That settled one matter. Betty had thought
they would stop at a grocery and buy one as
they finished their shopping. There were many
little details to carry out in making up Thanks-
giving baskets, Betty found. Mary Emma was
the one responsible for the extra donations. She

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