A laughing troop came hurrying along the road, and they hailed Randy with shouts of delight when they espied her sitting upon the wall with Prue.  As they crowded about her, plying her with questions, Randy tried to answer them all promptly, but gave it up with a laugh, exclaiming,

“Oh, I’m glad to be with you all, and am pleased that you came over this morning to see me.  Sit down upon the wall and tell me all the news, and I will try to answer all your questions.”

They seated themselves, a merry, laughing row, upon the wall; the Babson girls, Dot and Jack Marvin, Jotham, the Langham twins, Reuben Jenks, Mollie Wilson, Phoebe Small and even Sandy McLeod’s little Janie, and gaily they chattered, the petals of the apple-blossoms falling about them, a perfumed shower.

Randy’s home coming had indeed been a glad one, and in “Randy and Prue” one may learn more of Randy’s sunny nature, and of the little sister’s winsome ways.