that dolls were rather silly things. But Cora Florence was as large as
the youngest Parkney child and wore "real" clothes that one could take
off like a real child's. Jessie spent a good many minutes taking off
her doll's hat and coat and her leggings and mittens and putting them
on again.

"I brought my railroad train," announced Carleton Marsh, the next
morning.

He unwrapped a long train of cars and an engine.

"I got 'em for Christmas," he said. "They wind up with a key and you
don't have to have any track," and down on his hands and knees went
Carleton to start his train.

The assembly bell rang while the train was still running around, and
Miss Davis had to catch it and leave it turned upside down with the
little wheels whirring around while she marched her class into Miss
May's room for the morning exercises.

Several of the children brought new toys with them to school the next
day. Perry Phelps carried a sand toy which was a little car that ran
up and down an inclined plane when filled with sand. Jimmie
Butterworth had a jumping rabbit that took a long hop when you pressed
a rubber bulb. Lottie Carr brought her new doll, and Dorothy Peters
even carried her toy piano, though it was rather heavy.

"My dear little people!" said Miss Davis, when she saw all these toys,
"do you think you will be able to keep your mind on lessons with these
delightful and distracting presents arranged around the room? Or shall