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Show - 39 - Her neat gray uniform, with its snowy white apron reached almost to her ankles and the little white bib collar was clasped with an old tortoise shell pin. Later that evening,, as the girls were preparing for bed, Vicky yawned loudly and turned to Penny. "What do you suppose Maddie will tell us about Claudine and Dirk?" "Well, we do know that her parent's were very set against her association with Dirk. They fought bitterly to prevent them from being together and that they even set her to France to keep them apart.We'velearned this much from Tom." answered Penny. "Also, I wonder what she meant when she asked if we'd • help her be united with the one she loved; that she 'd been searching for him so long." "Can you believe it, Pen. Here we are quite calmly discussing a ghost! A beautiful one, I know, but still a ghost and I1 m not afraid anymore. She seemed like a friend," said Vicky. "I was terrified when I first saw her, but after a little while I felt quite normal. Penny remembered her lack of fear when she first encountered Claudine and wondered about it. "I'm glad you feel that way Vic," she said. "It's great because, believe it or not, I'm determined to help her. We must find out why she's searching for Dirk and what caused them to be separated." A look of puzzlement came over her face and she said in a startled voice. "On second thought is it really Dirk she's looking for?" Penny looked around the beautiful room. This girl must have been dearly loved by her parents, she thought. The exquisite furniture, the portrait which must have been painted by some renowned artist, and the lovely collection of dolls, from throughout the world, which graced the mantlepiece. It seemed that no expense had been spared to bestow upon the fair Claudine everything that her heart desired. Yet, Penny reminded |