"I rather wonder at grandpa." "I wonder how it is going to end," said Zoe: "they are both so very determined, I should not like to stand in Lulu's shoes, nor yet in his." A second letter from Betty, received a fort-night later, told how it had ended: though Betty, not being in Lulu's confidence as Evelyn was, knew nothing of Capt.

Raymond's letter to his daughter, or of Lulu's confession in reply to it; so her story ended with the statement that Lulu had at last submitted, been restored to favor, and was at Magnolia Hall with Evelyn as a companion, all the children who were in health having been banished from Viamede to save them from the danger of catching the dreaded fever.
But to go back to the morning when the first instalment of her story was received.
"It must be a very anxious time for them,--the family at Viamede, I mean," remarked Edward musingly.

"And poor, dear Vi is so young to have such burdens to bear.

What a blessing that she has mamma with her!" "Yes," said Zoe.

"And, oh! I hope the children will get well, they are such darlings, both Gracie and the baby.