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Little by little Doris told Betty about her
visit. There had been a very pleasant party on
Friday to which Doris had gone directly from
home. Then came the evening with Stacia's
family, all kind and pleasant, Doris said, but
"different." Stacia's mother and big sisters
smoked cigarettes and Stacia "smoked some"
before they went to bed and "didn't put up
the window; said it was too cold."

"If you think Stacia paints, you ought to see
her sisters, and her mother, too. They are all
what Stacia calls modern, you know. I liked it
at first and they are good folks, Betty -- at least
Stacia's mother and father are. I don't know
about her sisters, or her brother."  "

"Well, the radio went all evening and we had
to yell to talk above it. I was too polite at
first to talk at all, but I had to. It kept on go-
ing for the late programs and with that and
the smoke in the whole house and no window up,
I couldn't sleep a mite."  "

"I felt better in the morning and we went
down town to do Christmas shopping. Stacia
showed me a lovely shop and I got something
nice for Mother. You mustn't look in your bag,
yet, though, for there's something there for you,
too. We had a grand lunch, and then, in the
afternoon, Stacia had a little party for me. That

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