I'm going to have a baby." She reddened then and held her breath.

Queer, how she had blurted it out! She had not meant to tell any one yet.

But the look of dawning joy and relief in Martha's eyes made her glad she had spoken.

Plainly the nurse had been dreading the time so fast approaching when she would have to leave Susette, who was now nearly four years old.

But all she said to Ethel was this: "I'm glad to hear it, Mrs.Lanier.I hope you'll be very careful now." She shot a look as keen as a knife, which asked, "Do you really want a child?
Or are you like her?
Was it a mistake ?" And Ethel went quickly out of the room.