A Young Mutineer

ver will

ory that h

gazes in

y: "O Love

hrine my so

l here for

rett Br

d and leaves so green and shining that it was generally denuded o

n left where the berries still grew in full rich clusters-this special branch had not been noticed by the gardener when he was cutting the

er the day before, "you mustn't allo

a queer child; what bou

ch. I want it most particular badly; you w

od-naturedly; and Judy, quite satis

bers and proceeded to dress herself. She must go out now to fetch her holly bough. She could dress herself nicely; and putting on a warm jacket she ran downstairs and let herself out into the foggy, frosty air. She was warmly clad as to her head and th

ful, quaint wedding present out of the red berries and the glistening leaves and the little note full of love hiding awa

t the child. "She will know something of what I th

st ready. She reached the tree, having to go to it through long grass heavy with hoar frost. Her stockings and feet were already very wet, but she thought nothing of this fact in he

d Barnes been faithless? There was a torn gash on the trunk of the

swelled up in her heart. Miss Mills was in reality the culprit. Knowing nothing of J

ose keen eyes noticed Nature in all her aspects, suddenly remembered that on the borders of a lake nearly a mile away grew another holly tree-a small and unremarkable bush which might yet contain sufficient bright berries for her purpose. Without an instant's hesitation she determined to walk that mile and reach

hing her limbs in her snug bed in th

g?" she exclaimed, sitting up and

ak for a moment-don't say a single

lock the door. Miss M

ng to dis

'll be p

n't c

k, and Judy, going over to Ba

, "here's my we

hose holly berries thi

too; that horrid, wicked old Barnes had cut away

o look so sl

re soaking; I forgot

an awful cold! won't

stockings and shoes after

present," said Babs. "Do yo

'll love it. Don't talk to me any

icked her poor little fingers, but she was rather glad than otherwise to suffer in Hilda's cause. The wedding present was complete, no sign of the note could be seen in the mid

ning, a little figure, also in cloudy white with wide-open greeny-gray eyes, under which

ors of the red and green made almost a blot upon Hilda's fairne

Hilda, you had better leave those berries in the ha

faithful promise," said J

ords of the night before, and holding the prick

take Judy's present to

t all in keeping with that lovely bouquet of hot-

d Hilda. She tossed the splendid bouquet on the hall table, and

, turning with eyes that glowed

ed Miss Mills; but Judy neith

white from top to toe-a lovely bride in the tenderest bloom of youth, to carry a bouquet of strong dark green and crimson-h

ple of hours later; "good-by, Judy; my first letter shall be

of it, in the heart of it; you'll read it,

earest. How hot your lips are,

s nothing, nothing at all. I'll promise you not to

etest little tre

ildred Anstruther tossed a great shower of rice after them, Miss Mills

y funny bouquet in church? You showed me Lady Dellac?ur's flowers last night. Why didn't

me for carrying that little

d I be angry with

Hilda, tears dimming her eyes; "I promised her that I would w

He said some sympathetic words, for Hilda's slightest grief

Hilda, I must show her very gently and gr