Red-Robin

ains of her window the sun shone with a warmth out of all keeping with the time of the year, throwing s

unds that were like Central Park, and the little town, and the hills around it, seized her. She slipped her feet out of bed and into the satin slippers which had been

hour, the streets about thundering with the work of the day. And her

and peeped curiously out. And there in the wide hall,

d Robin, delighte

lack and startling in their contrast to the whiteness of her skin. They were brooding, smold

bin advanced, stepping nearer. "What is y

sn't make much difference to you what I'm called

t, hopeful of a pleasanter word. But the girl Bery

er right off," determined Robin as

"Good-morning, Miss Gordon," had pleasant warmth. It was fun to sit in the high-backed chair before the shining silver and the flowers and to choose b

or in daylight?" asked Mr. Allendyce

was." When Robin caught the amused twinkle in her guardian's eye she added hastily: "

ing rooms, pointing out to her the treasures which had been brought from every corner of the world. There were rare tapestries and bronzes, and tiny ivory carvings and tables inlaid with bright jade and old crystal candelabra, and quaint chests and wonder

lemnity that Robin had difficulty suppressing a nervous giggle. Her guardian came to her rescue with the suggesti

day just what I want?"

d-four, resplendent with regal trappings. And, cuddled in the wolf-skin robes, flying over the frosty ro

eys belched black smoke into the beautiful blue of the sky; the monotonous drone of many machines jarred the hillside quiet. Everything was so dusty and di

e like that?" she

e wh

nd so dreary

ke that. And you see it has grown like a giant. There-there's the giant

back over her shoulder. "I'm glad we can't stop today. This ride has

d usually very rich." Corneli

ey crush an

mething or other and overco

e dirty houses; when Mr. Allendyce hoped Mrs. Budge would give them a very

in the big divan before the library fire, a book of colored plates of Italian gardens across he

order. Harkness seemed always moving things a

Harkn

Miss G

w everybo

hat do you mean

night. And I met her in t

't know as I've heard her name. Budge mostly calls he

n she wo

ge is getting on, you see. I don't know as I've heard

rs. Budge's hostile sputter and he knew the lawyer man was going the next day; little Miss Gordon would be quite without friends at Gray Manor. So he stepped c

e so glad to have you for a friend. And won't you please call me Robin? You see ever

e old man went off with a mysterious smile

letters. The early dinner had been over for sometime. Robin wondered

o and f

e so that one first went up and then down and then up again. Robin had almost given up her search and had just about decided she was lost, f

me how to get back to the library," she thought, laughing sil

t a light streamed. Robin approached the door on tip toe that she might not disturb the music, then stood

he girl flung the v

op. May I come in? I

ry bare. There was one chair which Beryl, scowling, pushed forward, at the

ness. She sat down on the ed

e most girls do, Jimmie always seemed young and the birds and the flowers and the Farri children made it-" Robin stopped suddenly, for Be

d away, shutting the violin in it

uld be sort of

l the courage she could muster to force her advance upon this girl and

s," Beryl answered. "You're-Gordon

e a baby's in their l

"Not me!" she cried in her heart. And aloud: "Oh, you just say you can't see. Why I'm like a servant here. Though I won't be that way long with

fferent from anyone she had ever known; almost her own age, too, full of the fire and spiri

id I'd hate it. I don't mind the work but I hate-oh, feeling I'm not as good as anyone here. When Mrs. Budge told me to put on a clean

ugh. I saw you,"

to know how upset they were when you came! Why, old Budge talked as though it were a disgrace for a Forsyth to be a girl. I was glad-because it fooled her.

n't talk like tha

e wh

t girls alike and couldn't be frie

e this. If old Budge could hear you! I don't mind telling you that the old cat keeps saying she's going to w

eet, two bright spots of c

nder figure and held her head very high. "I am a Forsyth and I shall act just as I think a good Forsyth

with her and the friendship for which she sought sprang into being

ow-if you'll sh

have signs at

two tiptoed through the winding corridors and

orrow," whispered

d Beryl. "I haven't been in this house two