And when the four children seized and held her, declaring that she should not leave them, a rare smile lighted up his weary face for a moment, and he stretched out his hand to her with such a tender look of love as she had never in her life received from any one but her father.
And this was the story of one day after another for many succeeding days.

Elsli was living in quite another world from that in which the other children were amusing themselves at Rosemount.

A new life had come to her, and she looked so happy always and so changed that Fred one day called out:-- "What makes you so happy, Elsli?
You look as if you had just caught two gold beetles!" Elsli had found a place in the world, and no longer felt herself useless and superfluous.

She knew that early every morning the four children began to count the hours till she should come.

The sick mother longed for her to appear and with her skilful hands bring neatness and comfort into her room.