Frank , having tucked his toggery away in the sleigh , was waiting for us outside , and we were promptly pounced upon by Maggie and Minnie , whose long braids were already adorned with the pink silk ribbons which had been their gifts . '' You decorated the school , '' cried Maggie excitedly . `` I know you did . I told Minnie it was you the minute I saw it . '' `` You 're dreaming , child , '' said Frank . `` Oh , no , I 'm not , '' retorted Maggie shrewdly , `` and was n't Matt Dickey mad this morning ! Oh , it was such fun . I think you are two real nice boys and so does Minnie -- do n't you Minnie ? '' Minnie nodded gravely . Evidently Maggie did the talking in their partnership . `` This has been a splendid examination , '' said Maggie , drawing a long breath . `` Real Christmassy , you know . We never had such a good time before . '' `` Well , it has paid , do n't you think ? '' asked Frank , as we drove home . `` Rather , '' I answered . It did `` pay '' in other ways than the mere pleasure of it . There was always a better feeling between the Roaders and the Hillites thereafter . The big brothers of the little girls , to whom our Christmas surprise had been such a treat , thought it worthwhile to bury the hatchet , and quarrels between the two villages became things of the past . The Dissipation of Miss Ponsonby We had n't been very long in Glenboro before we managed to get acquainted with Miss Ponsonby .
It did not come about XXXXX the ordinary course of receiving and returning calls , for Miss Ponsonby never called on anybody ; neither did we meet her at any of the Glenboro social functions , for Miss Ponsonby never went anywhere except to church , and very seldom there .
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