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would want the chauffeur to drive her down
later in the day.

"Mother will sleep till noon, I suppose," said
Lucia, "because I think everybody stayed late
last night. Uncle will drive his coupe down
town, and we can have Horace and the big car
all morning."

The plans for shopping were made. Betty
informed Lucia that for a president of Lyon
'Y' she knew little about the usual plans for
Christmas, but that the committee had asked
her to buy certain things. Both girls had also
personal shopping to do and it was like
shopping with a fairy godmother to go with Lucia.
She insisted on paying from her own purse for
the materials Betty had been asked to buy.
She bought half a dozen more dolls because she
thought them "cute." These were dressed.
Betty still felt dubious about what the
committee would think, but after all wouldn't some
"kiddie" love them!

It was a rather delirious morning for Betty.
If she had not had a list, she would have been
too excited to think properly, she said. When
she told Lucia that the Lyon 'Y' had adopted
a family and related the story of the
Thanksgiving baskets, Lucia began to buy toys
"regardless," Betty told her.


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