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Huldy jumped to her feet and exclaimed, "What does Hiram want to blow
that horrid old bugle at this time of night for? I will tell ma to stop
him."
She started towards the parlor door, when the whole party heard shouts
of laughter, screams from female voices, and yells from male ones that
would have done credit to a band of wild Comanches.
All stood still and listened. Again the laughter, screams, and yells
were heard. This time they seemed right under the parlor window.
A look of surprise and almost terror passed over Alice's face, and
turning to Quincy unthinkingly she said in a low whisper, "What was
that, Quincy? What does it mean?"
Quincy's heart jumped as his Christian name fell from the girl's lips.
He put his left hand over his heart (her picture was in the pocket just
beneath it) and said as naturally as he could, although with a little
tremor in his voice, "It's all right, Alice, that's Mr. Strout's idea of
a surprise party."
"A surprise party!" cried Huldy, "who for? Me?"
At this moment Mrs. Mason opened the door and entered the room.


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