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"I'll come of course," said Josie, "and I think that Duncan will too if if " She looked at Stephen, the scarlet spots deepening. Stephen coloured too. "Duncan must come," he said quietly. "I'll go and ask him." Two minutes later a peculiar procession marched out of the Tracy kitchen door, across the two yards, and into the Falsom house. Josie headed it, carrying a turkey on a platter.
Alexina had a good voice, and something was to be done about training it. The Tracys lived next door to them. Duncan Tracy was Stephen's particular chum, and Josephine Tracy was Alexina's dearest friend. Alexina was never lonely when Josie was near by to laugh and chat and plan with. Then, all at once, troubles came. In June the firm of which Mr. Falsom was a member failed.
That wouldn't make any difference with me but Father is very practical. Stephen is going to see him tomorrow." "But what if he does object?" I persisted anxiously. "The acacia tree will still be there," said Miss Ponsonby firmly. The Falsoms' Christmas Dinner "Well, so it's all settled," said Stephen Falsom. "Yes," assented Alexina. "Yes, it is," she repeated, as if somebody had questioned it.
It may be stated right here and now that the Falsoms never really knew anything more about the disappearance of their Christmas dinner than they did at that moment. But the only reasonable explanation of the mystery was that a tramp had entered the kitchen and made off with the good things. The Falsom house was right at the end of the street. The narrow backyard opened on a lonely road.
There was some stigma attached to the failure, too, although the blame did not rest upon Mr. Falsom, but with his partner. Worry and anxiety aggravated the heart trouble from which he had suffered for some time, and a month later he died. Alexina and Stephen were left alone to face the knowledge that they were penniless, and must look about for some way of supporting themselves.
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