She rode on with her cheeks burning and her head held high.

Mrs.Sherman was sitting in the wide, cool hall when the little party stopped at the steps.

The boys had ridden down the avenue, too, and dismounted to speak to her.
"I have left invitations for you all to come to dinner to-night," she said, as Malcolm and Keith came up to shake hands.

"Your Aunt Allison has consented to play fortune-teller for us.

Have you ever had your fortune told, Rob?
You are to come, too." "Yes, once," answered Rob, cautiously, catching a warning look from Eugenia.