The clothing now worn by Miss Mabel will be returned to you in due season.

Good afternoon." Mr.Bright, bowing politely, motioned to the three young girls to precede him, and the party went quietly down the walk, leaving Miss Brant in the open door, shaking her fist and uttering dire threats.
As for Mabel, she collapsed utterly, crying as though her heart would break.

Grace and Jessica exerted every effort to quiet her sobs, and after a little she looked up, and, smiling through her tears, said brokenly: "I can't believe that it's all true--that I shall never have to go back there again.

I'm afraid that it's all a dream and that I'll wake up and find her standing over me.

Can she get me again ?" she said, turning piteously to Mr.Bright.
"My dear little girl," he said, taking her hand, "she can't touch you.
I'll adopt you myself before I'll let you go back to her.