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THE result of a conference with Miss Nelson decided in favor of a Christmas at Preston rather than at Roseville. "It will give Theo and Jack so much pleasure to entertain us," said auntie. "Ary and Mammy will like to spend Christmas there, while, for my own part, I am getting very lazy in my old age, and it will relieve me of some care, besides to have you all here this year will make me miss, all the more, any who may be absent next year. Is Mr. Smith to be here, Val?"
"Yes, he promised to come with Fred; they hope to be here on the twentieth, at least if the steamer gets in promptly, they will, so Mr. Smith writes. Oh, auntie, we'll have such a good time. I hope there will be sleighing; I love a real good snowy Christmas. I shall go over with Fred to help Theo. Jack is going to try to give up Christmas Eve to us, and Archie has promised too, so we all can go off after Christmas greens. You and the Colonel can hobnob, and congratulate each other upon your immunity from responsibilities, while we are gone. The twentieth! Think, auntie, how soon it will be here. I must go at once and get my Christmas gifts settled, so as to have plenty of time then," and Val flew off with a gay little nod over her shoulder.