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"Oh, I never did," said Val!

Dear, dear Uncle John! I didn't want his money, I only wanted his

love"

"What is the h," said hertones "John,

irl! A hundred

and fifty pounds a year, if you please! and only a paltry 100 pounds to

reediness

of people is enough to turn on ry harping on the

sa was h to escape to her bedroo headache

"You are not going to chapel to-day, I suppose?" said Gwen

"No, my head aches too badly I have never missed before, but to-day I

think I will rest at hoht to have stopped

at hoo; inwas too plain, and Valmai's head drooped as she answered: "Perhaps it would have been wiser, considering all things"

"Considering all things, indeed!" sneered Gwen "Yes, they will turn

you out of the 'Sciet, because when the calf won't go through the

scibor door he has to be pushed out!" And with a toss of her head she