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AN EXPLANATION AND A DARE 125lamented Miss Cornelia again, "it wouldn't have beenquiteso bad. Butthat dress looked dreadful, as shestood there upon the platform.""It was clean, though, Mrs. Dr. dear," said Susan."They are clean children. They may be very heedlessand reckless, Mrs. Dr. dear, and I am not saying theyare not, but they never forget to wash behind theirears.""The idea of Faith forgetting what day was Sunday,"persisted Miss Cornelia. "She will grow upjust as careless and impractical as her father, believeme. I suppose Carl would have known better if hehadn't been sick. I don't know what was wrong withhim, but I think itvery likely he had been eating thoseblueberries that grew in the graveyard. No wonderthey made him sick. If I was a Methodist I'd try toat least."keep my graveyard cleaned up"I am of the opinion that Carl only ate the soursthat grow on the dyke," said Susan hopefully. "Ido not think anyminister's son would eat blueberriesthat grew on the graves of dead people.You know itwould not be so bad, Mrs. Dr. dear, to eat things thatgrew on the dyke.""The worst of last night's performance was the faceFaith made at somebody in the congregation before"Elder Clow de-she started in," said Miss Cornelia.clares she made it at him. And did you hear that shewas seen riding on a pig to-day ?""I saw her. Walter was with her. I gave him a