Jill's Red Bag

old her to come with her and speak to two little girls who were standing outside. They were evi

d when she heard they w

m abruptly, as Miss Falkner having left them

gnantly. "We have been living in India and came to Engl

afraid you would be half black. Mona told m

ough bazaars," "tiffins," "ayahs," "dobies," "punkahs," "rupees," "gymk

s quite impressed with all the str

urn. "It seems so dull to us in England, but that's be

er! And we're always doing new things ever

s Bumps a dog? W

s herself so. They've gone off together somewhere. Now if we find them you'll see the sor

ut it was a long time before their search was successful. At last coming to a small artificial lake which was te

swans. It had been a difficult task, to judge from the children's heated, dirty faces. The birds were

istressed and angry birds. Bumps, elated by her position, was brandishing a

as a wonder, but Jack's white suit was cove

ut Bumps, "but these thtup

but what she said had the effec

a pity! You evidently were tired of the party. We will go straigh

ching Jack and Bumps-one on each side of her-back to the house

e, one of the twins, "a gover

got the rope too tight round her neck. She was a Royalist and he was Oliver Cromwell. We had had it in our lesson that day. He said he really felt she

ck change of th

of money? Have y

a week each, but it doe

nth to God? You can easily, if you

compelling attention and interest, and before she separated from them that aftern

en't very much money to spare. We want every p

y out of tenpence, that's all it is. And if you saw the poor people out on Chilton Common, wh

sked Rose looking

h conviction, "but giving your money aw

ose said to Norah afterwards, "She's rather a nice girl, but I feel if

; "she gets so excited over it. I ne

if Aunt Mary gives

before he left. He came up to wish her sist

my work again to-morrow, so shall

ittle wistfully, then spo

ll often meet; my path is not your

, then his hand fell rather

ed that she is a steward-help her when she grows up, as you were never helped, to preserve he

ing to Ji

that I trespassed this afternoon, for I

nd us keeping you

it reposing in that scar

ona turned sha

kner. It is getting late, you

ring why her siste

t Jill discovered two more tresp

ite so ready to arrest them when they p

ain Willoughby's voice was very low and earnest when the

afraid," said Jill barring the

d at her i

this? Yours or

swered Jill firmly, "No o

u been using it f

bellious. Captain Willo

e said. "Now then I have got you. Come along, and d

aptive before her boa

ed at it

th does it mean,

ill stubbornly. "It's got to do with us,

tain Willoughby, who love

and drew Jill's hand o

trespassers if you will explain this. What doe

n Mona spoke to her kindly she

ace, and a religio

Bible, and it's not idolatry, t

oughby. "It's an altar, and

ill indignantly, "we w

ible always offered sacrifice

d at him t

don't,"

her sister. "This is a k

b did not call it an altar. He made a heap of ston

is Jacob's heap of stones. Isn't one of them

ou?" asked Mona, wanting t

we'll give Him our tenth. 'Of all that Thou shalt give me, I will surely give a tenth unto Thee.' That's the vow.

oes your tenth consist of, Jill? Sweets and currant-buns, and

, of course," said Jill, "I

king a little troubled. Then

u brought Mr. Arn

"He was a trespasser. That's

e you don

our tenth goes into it, and then I take it to Mr. Errington, and

then she be

ambition, but I fancy many years will

d laugh," said J

ump of invention. But I, with Mr. Arnold, will plead guilty of the charge of trespassing; and you must do the sam

own this visit of ours would have entailed such a loss

oked pe

," she said, "but you really are trespas

pocket, and put half a sovereig

od object. Now, Captain Willoughby, we must go back to the house. I pro

in amazement and delight. She

red back to the school-room, where Miss Falkner was teaching Jack how to arrange

given this to me for our ba

ss Falkner had heard at last about "Bethel," but she had

though she had had much in her life to make her sad. And when a slender figure in a black lace gown came across t

er looked

a deliciou

. I wish I enjoyed things

a little

ndow-ledge and put her ligh

I shall go crazy, and I have come out of doors to get

ked her sympathy

my life to-day, and I don't k

ne good, not harm,

eld to persuasion, when she interrupted us, but after her interruption,

imes i

in her seat

very much. It was about a certain subject. It is strange that this wee

lkner, "that the coincident

ld say that." Then a

at prosperity is g

lth as a trust it will be goo

ed a littl

y. People can't give because it's r

when we love the One to whom our wealth be

"I must love first,

a little wistfully a

ith you," she said, and before Miss Falkn