Anne's House of Dreams

e sunshine winking in at the window of the little porch g

will shine on me,"

d consecrated by years of happy childhood dreams and maiden visions. To it she had come back joyfully after all her absences; at its window she had knelt through that night of bitter agony when she believed Gilbert dying, and by it she had sat in speechless happiness the night of her betrothal. Many vigils of joy and so

early, with little Fred and Small Anne Cordelia, to lend a hand. Davy

rdelia spoil her clothes

more sensible and careful than most of the mothers I've known. She's really

t Anne. It might even be suspected that s

y were out of earshot. "Dora is so womanly and helpful, and Davy is developin

pose I got used to him. He's taken a great notion to farming lately, and wants me to let him try running the farm next ye

d Diana, as she slipped a voluminous apron over her silken array. "

on the subject of octopus-like department stores, and never lost an opportunity of airing them. "And as for those catalogues of

ren with," said Diana. "Fred and Small

t the aid of Eaton's catalogu

" said Anne gaily. "This is my day of days, you know.

uly, and believed it, but she was afraid it was in the nature of a challenge to Providenc

with adoring eyes. She was his at last, this evasive, long-sought Anne, won after years of patient waiting. It was to him she was coming in the sweet surrender of the bride. Was he worthy of her? Could he make her as happy as he hoped? If he failed her-if he could not measure up to her

about it which was one of the most admired in his first volume of verse; Charlotta the Fourth heard it and was blissfully sure it meant good luck for her adored Miss Shirley. The bird sang until the ceremony was ended and then it wound up with one mad little, glad little trill. Never had the old gray-green house among its enfolding orchards known a blither, merrier afternoon. All the old jests and quips that must have done duty at weddings since Eden were served up, and seemed as new and brilliant and mirth-provoking as if they had never been uttered before. Laughter and joy had

the first evening; and they contrived to have a quietly pleasant little supper time, sitting long around the table and chattin