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UNA INTERVENES 91notice of the people she met and old Mrs. StanleyFlagg was quite huffed and said Una Meredith wouldbe as absent-minded as her father when she grew up.Miss Cornelia lived half way between the Glen andFour Winds Point, in a house whose original glaringgreen hue had mellowed down to an agreeable greenishgray. Marshall Elliott had planted trees about it andset out a rose garden and a spruce hedge.It was quitea different place from what it had been in years agone.The manse children and the Ingleside children liked toIt was a beautiful walk down the old har-go there.bour road, and there was always a well-filled cookyjar at the end.The misty sea was lapping softly far down on thesands. Three big boats were skimming down the harbourlike great white sea-birds. A schooner was comingup the channel. The world of Four Winds wassteeped in glowing colour, and subtle music, andstrange glamour, and everybody should have beenhappy in it. But when Una turned in at Miss Cornelia'sgate her very legs had almost refused to carryher.Miss Cornelia was alone on the veranda. Una hadhoped Mr. Elliott would be there. He was so big andhearty and twinkly that there would be encouragementin his presence. She sat on the little stool Miss Corneliabrought out and tried to eat the doughnut MissCornelia gave her. It stuck in her throat, but sheswallowed desperately lest Miss Cornelia be offended.