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Page 107
... Margie's trunk . Margie herself , coming into the laundry for some of the freshly ironed clothes , caught up the tune , and was still humming it when she entered the sitting room where her mother was finishing a pretty shirt waist . เ ...
... Margie's trunk . Margie herself , coming into the laundry for some of the freshly ironed clothes , caught up the tune , and was still humming it when she entered the sitting room where her mother was finishing a pretty shirt waist . เ ...
Page 108
... Margie , she awoke early , and began to look eagerly for the cotton fields , which her mother told her she would soon see . After watching her for a while , her mother said quietly , " Haven't you found your cotton fields yet ? They are ...
... Margie , she awoke early , and began to look eagerly for the cotton fields , which her mother told her she would soon see . After watching her for a while , her mother said quietly , " Haven't you found your cotton fields yet ? They are ...
Page 111
... Margie watched this pod with great interest , until in about six weeks it had grown to be almost as large as a peach . Then , one morning , when she ran out of doors , a wonderful sight met her eyes . All over the field the pods had ...
... Margie watched this pod with great interest , until in about six weeks it had grown to be almost as large as a peach . Then , one morning , when she ran out of doors , a wonderful sight met her eyes . All over the field the pods had ...
Page 112
... Margie , that Columbus found cotton growing in the West India Islands on his first voy- age , but it was many years later before it began to be cultivated in what is now the United States . It soon became a profitable industry , but the ...
... Margie , that Columbus found cotton growing in the West India Islands on his first voy- age , but it was many years later before it began to be cultivated in what is now the United States . It soon became a profitable industry , but the ...
Page 113
... Margie , " and as a king may tell his subjects what to do , I suppose that is what Aunt Helen means when she says she will come to see us this fall if the cotton crop is good . " Her mother laughed as she replied , " Yes ; and as there ...
... Margie , " and as a king may tell his subjects what to do , I suppose that is what Aunt Helen means when she says she will come to see us this fall if the cotton crop is good . " Her mother laughed as she replied , " Yes ; and as there ...
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