Hullo! Here is his high mightiness with the mail! Look at the sparkle in Aunt Mary's eyes! Did you ever see the like?
She expects to draw a prize evidently." He stretched a leisurely arm and took the letter from the salver that the Indian extended.

It was for Mrs.Ralston, and she received it blushing like an eager girl.
"Why does Aunt Mary look like that ?" piped Tessa, ever observant.

"It's only from the Major.

Mother never looks like that when Daddy writes to her." "Perhaps Daddy's letters are not so interesting," suggested Tommy.
Tessa chuckled.

"Shall I tell you what?
She'd ever so much rather have a letter from the Rajah.