You have always been SO KIND to me and never hurt my feelings AS SOME DO and I shall miss you SO MUCH . But I earnestly HOPE AND PRAY that you will be HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS wherever YOUR LOT IS CAST and not be seasick on THE GREAT OCEAN . I hope you will find time AMONG YOUR MANY DUTIES to write me a letter ONCE IN A WHILE . I shall ALWAYS REMEMBER YOU and please remember me . I hope we WILL MEET AGAIN sometime , but if not may we meet in A FAR BETTER WORLD where there are no SAD PARTINGS . `` Your true and loving friend , `` SARA RAY '' `` Poor little Sara , '' said the Story Girl , with a queer catch in her voice , as she slipped the tear-blotted note into her pocket . `` She is n't a bad little soul , and I 'm sorry I could n't see her once more , though maybe it 's just as well for she 'd have to cry and set us all off . I WO N'T cry . Felicity , do n't you dare . Oh , you dear , darling people , I love you all so much and I 'll go on loving you always . '' `` Mind you write us every week at the very least , '' said Felicity , winking furiously . `` Blair , Blair , watch over the child well , '' said Aunt Janet . `` Remember , she has no mother . '' The Story Girl ran over to the buggy and climbed in . Uncle Blair followed her . Her arms were full of Mrs. Dale 's chrysanthemums , held close up to her face , and her beautiful eyes shone softly at us over them . No good-byes were said , as she wished . We all smiled bravely and waved our hands as they drove out of the lane and down the moist red road into the shadows of the fir wood in the valley . But we still stood there , for we knew we should see the Story Girl once more . Beyond the fir wood was an open curve in the road and she had promised to wave a last farewell as they passed around it .
We watched the curve XXXXX silence , standing in a sorrowful little group in the sunshine of the autumn morning .
Beyond as at if in into on that though to