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A few days after the Trippertrot children got home, following their adventure with the little old man, their mamma said to them:
"Now, children, I am going over to see your Aunt Mary Jane, and I want you to stay in the house until I get back. It is rather chilly out of doors, and it looks as if it might rain. So stay in, play with your toys, or look at your picture books, but don't go out."