ing room sacred to t t deal of talking  many secrets cicularly if t squabble or run about noisily,  be confessed terfered ed to keep order, and t if t, Miss Minc an end to festivities. Even as Lavinia spoke tered tie, o trot everyle dog.

    quot;t ; exclaimed Lavinia in a es.quot;

    It  Lottie o play in ted parent to come tle ones o read. It  tion, and s in a ure of tille--men   ten t an outside ed at all, and were like beings in a dream.

    S it  agreeable to be dragged back suddenly by a tie. Never did s as to keep emper ion emptation to be unreasonable and snappis easy to manage.

    quot;It makes me feel as if someone  me,quot; Sara old Ermengarde once in confidence. quot;And as if I  to  back. I o remember to keep from saying sometempered.quot;

    So remember t and jumped down from able corner.

    Lottie  irritated Lavinia and Jessie by making a noise, ing  knee. S of a group of friends and enemies, ely coaxing and scolding her.

    quot;Stop te, you cry-baby! Stop te!quot; Lavinia commanded.

    quot;Im not a cry-baby . . . Im not!quot; tle. quot;Sara, Sa-- ra!quot;

    quot;If s stop, Miss Minc; cried Jessie. quot;Lottie darling, Ill give you a penny!quot;

    quot;I dont  your penny,quot; sobbed Lottie; and s t knee, and, seeing a drop of blood on it, burst forth again.

    Sara fle her arms round her.

    quot;Notie,quot; s;Notie, you promised Sara.quot;

    quot;S;  Lottie.

    Sara patted  spoke in teady voice Lottie