Could I leave it at the house or send it with some one ?" "No! Oh no!" she cried.

"Leave it here.

Put it in a box in the bushes where I hid the books.

What are you going to do with these things ?" "Hide them in the thicket and scatter leaves over them." "What if it rains ?" "I have thought of that.

I brought a few yards of oilcloth to-day and they will be safe and dry if it pours." "Good!" she said.