Your friends never forget to ask for you, and every day brings its, 'Is Grace coming home for the holidays ?' God bless you, my dear child, and bring you safe home to us for Christmas.

That is the gift we most desire.

With our dearest love, "FATHER." Grace's eyes were misty as she looked up from her letter.

"Isn't he just too splendid for words, Anne ?" Anne nodded, then, slipping her arm about Grace's neck, she leaned over and kissed her friend's cheek.

"I am so glad everything is all right." "You knew better than any one else how dreadful it was for me," returned Grace, looking up affectionately at her friend.
"We all know," answered Anne.