Mrs.Tyler and her niece exchanged astonished glances.
"But, baby, how could you disgrace mother so by going up there looking like a dirty little beggar ?" "He didn't care," replied Lloyd, calmly.

"He made me promise to come again, no mattah if you all did tell me not to." Just then Becky announced that lunch was ready, and carried the child away to make her presentable.
To Lloyd's great surprise she was not put to bed, but was allowed to go to the table as soon as she was dressed.

It was not long until she had told every detail of the morning's experience.
While she was taking her afternoon nap, the two ladies sat out on the porch, gravely discussing all she had told them.
"It doesn't seem right for me to allow her to go there," said Mrs.
Sherman, "after the way papa has treated us.

I can never forgive him for all the terrible things he has said about Jack, and I know Jack can never be friends with him on account of what he has said about me.

He has been so harsh and unjust that I don't want my little Lloyd to have anything to do with him.