Once Mrs.Sherman came to the door and peeped in, but, finding her asleep, tiptoed out again.

It was nearly noon when she awoke, feeling as tired as when she went to bed.

She dressed languidly and went down-stairs, but was so unlike her usually sunny self, that Mrs.Sherman watched her anxiously.
Late in the afternoon she sent for Doctor Fuller, and a general wail went up when he announced what was the matter with her.
"More measles, Mrs.Sherman," he said, cheerfully.

"Well, this is the most extraordinary house party I ever heard of.

You seem to be exceedingly partial to this one line of amusements." "It isn't fair for Betty to have it," exclaimed Joyce, "when she wouldn't go to the camp, and she's had it before! It's just too bad!" "We'll all have to be mighty good to her," said the Little Colonel, "for she was so sweet about amusing us.