If you don't come I shall know you've found Mitchy and shall be at peace.

Go, little heart," she continued to the child, "but leave me your book to look over again.

I don't know that I'm quite sure!" She sent them off together, but had a grave protest as her friend put out his hand for the volume.

"No, Petherton--not for books; for her reading I can't say I do trust you.

But for everything else--quite!" she declared to Mr.Longdon with a look of conscientious courage as their companion withdrew.