You're a dear
girl, Patty, and I want you to marry some time, and just the right
man."
"As you did."
"Yes, as I did," and Nan gave a happy smile. "You will probably
marry some one nearer your own age, Patty, but you can never be any
happier than Fred and I are."
"I believe you, you dear old thing! Oh, here's the mail, and I have
not touched my breakfast yet."
Jane came in with a lot of letters, and Patty pounced upon one in
particular.
"Here's a letter from Adele," she cried. "I hope she's coming to the
city, she's been talking of it."
But instead of that news, the letter contained an invitation for
Patty to come up to Fern Falls for a visit.
"Come to spend May-day," Adele wrote. "I'm having a small house
party; in part, a reunion of our Christmas crowd. Daisy is here and
Hal, of course, and we all want you. Invite one or two of your
beaux, if you like, but don't bring any more girls; for we have two
or three new neighbours with a superfluity of daughters. Come as
soon as you can, and stay as long as you will, and bring your
prettiest frocks. Oceans of love from me and Jim. Adele."
"That's good," said Nan, as she read the letter. "Why don't you
start right off, Patty? Adele says to invite some young men if you
like.
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