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260 RAINBOW VALLEYAnd your new brown dress is so long they won't showmuch. Wasn't itlucky Aunt Martha made it big, soyou'd have room to grow in it, for allyou hated it sowhen she finished it?""I won't wear those stockings," repeated Faith. Sheuncoiled her bare, white legs from the tombstone anddeliberately walked through the wet, cold grass to thebank of snow. Setting her teeth, she stepped uponitand stood there."What are you doing?" cried Una aghast.catch your death of cold, Faith Meredith.""You'll"I'm trying to," answered Faith. "I hopeI'll catcha fearful cold and be awful sick to-morrow. Then Iwon't be acting a lie.I'm going to stand here as longas Ican bear it.""But, Faith, you might really die.You might getpneumonia. Please, Faith, don't. Let's go into thehouse and get something for your feet. Oh, here'sJerry. I'm so thankful. Jerry, make Faith get offthat snow. Look at her feet.""Holy cats Faith, what are you doing?" demanded!"Are you crazy?""No. Go away!" snapped Faith.Jerry."Then are you punishing yourself for something?It isn't right, ifyou are. You'll be sick.""I want to be sick. I'm not punishing myself. Goaway.""Where's her shoes and stockings?" asked Jerryof Una.