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She crooked an arm, primped her mouth, and
peered at the puffed sleeves, then hastily gulped down whatever she had
been tempted to say.
Again Mickey approved. Despite protests he removed the mirror, then put
the doll in her arms. "Now you line up," he said. "Now you look alike!
After you get your supper, comes the joy part for sure."
"More joyous than this?" Peaches surveyed herself.
"Yes, Miss! The joyousest thing of all the world that could happen to
you," he said.
"But Mickey-lovest!" she cried in protest. "You know--_you know_--what
_that_ would be!"
"Sure I know!" said Mickey.
"I don't believe it! It never could!" she cried.
"There you go!" said Mickey in exasperation. "You make me think of them
Texas bronchos kicking at everything on earth, in the Wild West shows
every spring. Honest you do!"
"Mickey, you forgot my po'try piece to-night!" she interposed hastily.
"What you want a poetry piece for with such a dress and ribbon as you
got?" he demanded.
"I like the po'try piece _better_ than the dress or the ribbon," she
asserted positively.


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