all day, and every day."

"I 'spect there is; and truly, Grandma, after this, when I want to
cut up jinks, I'll wait until I can think it out, whether they're
good jinks or bad jinks! Will that do?"

"That will do admirably," said Grandma, smiling as she kissed the
little girl; "if you go through life on that principle and if you
have judgment enough--and I think you have--to tell 'good jinks'
from 'bad jinks,' you will probably have plenty of good times
without any necessity for punishment."

"Then that's all right," said Marjorie, and feeling that her life
problems were all settled, she dropped off to sleep.




CHAPTER XI

THE DUNNS


"Marjorie," said Mrs. Sherwood, one morning, "do you know where
Mrs. Dunn lives?"

"Yes, Grandma; down the river-road, toward the blacksmith's."

"Yes, that's right; and I wish you would go down there for me and
carry a small basket. There isn't any one else I can send this