Father says we must have some one, and--and I think he is right.

I don't seem able to manage things, everything goes just as I don't want it to," and the tears brimmed over again and fell on Fanny's shoulder.
"Mrs.Pike!" gasped Fanny.

"Mrs .-- Pike--coming here--for good! Oh my! Miss Kitty, you don't really mean it!" "Yes, I do," groaned Kitty.

"It is really true.

Father has written to her, and--oh I never dreamed such a thing _could_ happen, or I would have tried and tried to be more careful.