Mostly Mary

uch, Father," she remarked one evening when

hems in their dresses; but," and Mr. Selwyn's eyes danc

ns, and thrushes; but she was quite sure that the particular little bird of which Aunt Mandy had so often spoken was different from any of these. It certainly had very

tells Aunt Mandy so many things? Do you think i

coughed to

ttle bird; and no one but God knows our thought

ther, and tell me more about th

Berta's is actually beginning to tur

more-no, forty-seven, because it is exactly an hour

er. That reminds me-here is

o look closely at anything until my eyes are stronger. They have been so weak that I had to ask Sister to keep the shades down. But she

I guessed right, she was 'it.' Then I would pretend that I was somewhere, and Sister had to guess. She had a much harder time than I had, because I could pretend to be up the chimney or on top of the wardrobe or in ever so

Dar

ave missed you. Aunt Mandy said to me to-day that she cannot understand how you always succ

ers; and this morning when I was dressing her, she kicked up one little foot and caught hold of her toe

own. But the wings of my little bluebird are not strong enough to carry her very far away, so she is coming

th

but before you give them to her, you must walk around

t yourself so much. You are not quite

t? I was almost sure that I hear

ask Sister Julia if I

awake. But perhaps it was Snowball that

e Debby is taking good care of

by or the

by is s'posed to be black, but S

moment I was on the point of bringing her up here to wash your face and coax a little color into it. Oh, another thing! I not

must be pink, because Debby likes pink herself. No?" as th

tell you. It is yellow! A

dn't do for me to wear it, you know. Why, the sun and moon and stars and Dick and ev

about anything. Come, Rob, it is long

n't get

't get

t 'em up in

he jol

with the babies again would be more than is good for her at present. So I have put her off another two days. She will not try to exert herself as much with Sister Julia as she wou

sight in any danger?" was th

er Julia has been very careful, and the danger is pass

us know! How little we suspec

e and went.--One o'clock--two o'clock--a piercing scream rang through the silent house! The Doctor, whose room was nearest the stairs, was

nto-my side! Oo! It's there yet!-Take it o

there is no knife. It is only

h!---every time--I breathe. Take it

ing in a cramped position which caused a pain in your side and made you dream of th

ter and brother-in-law saw the anxiety written in every line of his face.

Mot

darlin

ight through me. I'm wide awake now, Mot

moment-"so restless that I disobeyed your orders about going to bed myself and remained beside her for fear

he is a frail mite, but I really thought that we had pulled her over the danger line. I hope it i

ns; and the Doctor soon returned with his "telephone," as Mary called

whether I can find out

ands are-you don't need to listen-and it shoots-through me a

lieve the pain if I liste

and more grave. By the time he had finished the examination, there was littl

which I find her now is the very one which Sister Julia and I have been guarding against; but I was so sure that all danger was past that I told Sister, when I came home this evening, to change her program and, instead of going to

with Sister Julia. She is a wonderful nurse, and we are blessed to have her, especially now. I h

o speak cheerfully, a cold fe