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The ever-busy crutch fell unheeded to the floor and Aunt Cheerful Loring fell sobbing to her knees.

In the Heart of the Christmas Pines
By Leona Dalrymple Author of "Uncle Noah's Christmas Party," "Diane of the Green Van," etc. Illustrations By Charles L. Wrenn New York McBride, Nast & Company 1914
Copyright 1913 and 1914, by McBride, Nast & Co. Second Printing September, 1914 Published October, 1914
TO MY FRIEND EDWARD FRANK ALLEN