Mostly Mary

ther must go to It

r the voyage; but as Mary was still too weak to do more than sit up in a big chair for

hern part of Europe, dear. Have

n the walls; and she showed us the one of our country, and put her pointer right on New York. She couldn't find Maryvale; but

unds only; and though they are very larg

P'r'aps that is Europe. There is one country at the lower part of it shaped exactly like

dear, and Rome is the very c

Father see

y go to see th

ith him. Of course, the whole audience didn't go-you and Father and Uncle Frank and Rosema

yn laughe

ip alone. He had an audience with the Holy Father, dear; that is, he was allowed to see the P

there, Mother? It seems to me that I just get a thing all fixed in m

ne. You should ask the meaning of new words

Father to go to Italy by himself? He has never gone away without us, you know. But I s'pose he will be b

where Father must stay for two or three days. Then, there is the trip across the Channel

ake two more weeks to come home, and besides that, he will have to stay in Italy a few days to attend to that business. Two w

han I like to tell it. Father cannot put off this trip. If he had only himself and us to think of, he would surely do so even though he would lose the chance of opening a branch of the business in Rome. But he must think of his partners in the bank. Now, this is where the t

is why I said it seemed strange for Father to go

, d

all by himself? But I s'pose there isn't any other way to fix it. Mother, I think I ought to try to walk to-day. I am su

er, he said that you must not sit up in the big chair longer than an hour at a time. Whether you could walk or not by Monday would make no

es on Mrs. Selwyn's face. "You-you sound as i

reach England. Oh, my baby! Father and Mother feel very, very bad about leaving you. What we should do were it not for dear Uncle Frank, I do not know. It will be a great comfort to us to feel that you are safe with him, darling, and that you are helping him not to be too lonel

and Father-g-go, but oh! d-don't t-t-take the b-babies away from m-m-me! Aunt Mandy-a-and Liza will-t-take good care of them, a-and I will h-help; oh!-I will, I will! I d-don't

! You will make yourself ill ag

han do most children of her age, and had dreaded the hour when she should be obliged to tell her the sad news. She saw that the little gir

with even so good a nurse as dear old Aunt Mandy. But I am going to let you decide whether I shall go or stay. I know that will be very, very hard for you to do, because you are not selfish; and I am perfectly sure of what your answer would be if you were a little stronger. I know my little bluebird too well

now now. I will stay," she gulped hard, "with Uncle. I'm sorry-I was so selfish and horrid, and that I said I