"And Lulu was no more a free agent than yourself." "No, sir; but she did more to catch the rogues than anybody else," Max went on, giving her a merry, laughing glance.

"Don't you wish, sis, that you had let them go on and help themselves to all they wanted, and then leave without being molested ?" "No, I don't," she answered with spirit.

"I wouldn't want papa to lose his money, or Mamma Vi her jewels.

Beside they might have gone upstairs and hurt some of us." "We are all much obliged to you, Lulu dear," Violet remarked, looking affectionately at the little girl.

"How brave and unselfish you were! That burglary following so immediately upon the festivities of our delightful Christmas holidays, seemed a most trying and unfortunate afterclap; but we will hope for better things next time." ***END OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK CHRISTMAS WITH GRANDMA ELSIE*** ******* This file should be named 14534.txt or 14534.zip ******* This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/1/4/5/3/14534 Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions will be renamed.
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