It will take most of my time to dress the dolls, and there's such a short time to do everything in." "You never saw any pop-corn, did you, Jules ?" asked Cousin Kate.

"When I was here last time, I couldn't find it anywhere in France; but the other day a friend told me of a grocer in Paris, who imports it for his American customers every winter.

So I went there.

Joyce, suppose you get the popper and show Jules what the corn is like." Madame was interested also, as she watched the little brown kernels shaken back and forth in their wire cage over the glowing coals.

When they began popping open, the little seeds suddenly turning into big white blossoms, she sent Rosalie running to bring monsieur to see the novel sight.
"We can eat and work at the same time," said Joyce, as she filled a dish with the corn, and called Jules back to the table, where he had been cutting tarletan.