"There are only six lines." Then exclaiming, "I wish you'd listen to this!" She read aloud: "Mamma thinks that your clothes may be somewhat shabby by this time, so here's a little something to get some fine feathers with which to make yourself a fine bird.

You will find check to cover remainder of year's expenses waiting for you on your return to school.

Glad you are having such a grand time.

Keep it up, little pard .-- _Jack_." If Mary had not been so carried away with her good fortune, and so immediately engrossed in discussing the best way to spend the check she would have noticed that the envelope in Betty's lap was exactly like the one in her own, and that the same hand had addressed them both.

Betty's first impulse was to read her letter aloud.