I shall trust to their truthfulness and honesty not to represent themselves as better than they are, not to hide their faults from the father who cares to know of them, only that he may help his dear children to live right and be happy.

Ah, if they but knew how I love them! and how it grieves and troubles me when they go astray!" Max's face brightened at those closing sentences, Lulu's softened for a moment, but then, as Violet folded the letter, "I don't want to!" she burst out.

"Why does papa say we must do such things ?" "He tells you, dear; did you not notice ?" said Violet.

"He says he wishes to know your faults in order to help you to correct them.

And don't you think it will help you to avoid wrongdoing?
to resist temptation?
the remembrance that it must be confessed to your dear father and will grieve him very much?
Is it not kind in him to be willing to bear that pain for the sake of doing you good ?" Lulu did not answer, but Max said, "Yes, indeed, Mamma Vi! and oh, I hope I'll never have to make his heart ache over my wrongdoings! But I don't know how to keep a diary." "Nor I either," added Lulu.
"But you can learn, dears," Violet said.