But, Lu, if you really love papa so dearly, how can you behave toward him as you do sometimes--causing him so much distress of mind?
I've seen such a grieved, troubled look on his face, when he thought nobody was watching him, and you were in one of your naughty moods." "Oh, Max, don't!" Lulu said in a choking voice, as she turned and walked away, hot tears in her eyes.
Max ran after her.

"Come, Lu, don't take it so hard; I didn't mean to be cruel." "But you were! Go away! you've got me into one of my moods, as you call it, and I'd better be let alone," she returned almost fiercely, jerking herself loose--for he had caught a fold of her dress in his hand--and rushing away to the farther end of the grounds, where she threw herself on a rustic seat panting with excitement and the rapidity of her flight.
But the gust of passion died down almost as speedily as it had arisen; she could never be angry very long with Max, her dear, only brother; and now her thoughts turned remorsefully upon the conduct he had condemned.
It was no news to her that she had more than once caused her father much anxiety and grief of heart, nor was it a new thing for her to be repentant and remorseful on account of her unfilial behavior.
"Oh, why can't I be as good as Max and Gracie ?" she said to herself, covering her face with her hands and sighing heavily.

"I wish papa was here so I could tell him again how sorry I am, and how dearly I do love him though I am so often naughty.

I am glad I did tell him, and that he forgave me and told me he loved me just as well as any other of his children.

How good in him to say that! I wonder if Evelyn Leland ever behaved badly to her father.