St Nicholas [serial] . r mind, my dear. I suppose I must havemade a stupid mistake. I m getting old, child!But it wont take long to settle this 11 stop and see Martha on my way hometo-morrow. No, no, Cousin Jane ! Please dont! Mary pulled herself together with a braveeffort. I could nt bear to have that done, as shedashed away her tears. Just fancy how shewould feel! Oh, I know by myself. Pleasedont! But I meant it for you, protested CousinJane, clasping Marys hand and stroking itfondly. This is just the dear little hand towear pearls. They suit it, and they suitjw/. How sweet to ha
St Nicholas [serial] . r mind, my dear. I suppose I must havemade a stupid mistake. I m getting old, child!But it wont take long to settle this 11 stop and see Martha on my way hometo-morrow. No, no, Cousin Jane ! Please dont! Mary pulled herself together with a braveeffort. I could nt bear to have that done, as shedashed away her tears. Just fancy how shewould feel! Oh, I know by myself. Pleasedont! But I meant it for you, protested CousinJane, clasping Marys hand and stroking itfondly. This is just the dear little hand towear pearls. They suit it, and they suitjw/. How sweet to have you say so! AndMary blushed with pleasure, but persisted still: Martha thinks you meant it for her, all thistime; and how mortifying it would be to haveto give it up to another girl now! It was fool-ish and babyish of me to cry about it. I amashamed of myself; and really I could nt takeit from her. I should always feel as if I hadrobbed her, and so would she. Besides,—with a sunshiny smile, and a squeeze of Cousin. DID COUSIN JANES CARD COME WITH IT? ASKED MRS. n8 COUSIN JANE S MISTAKE. [Dec. Janes hand,— I should have to give up mybeloved work-bag, dont you see ? And I cantpossibly part with that. You listen now till Itell you what a Moral Regenerator my bag hasbeen. There was a long talk after this — the sort oftalk that girls pour out sometimes to sympa-thetic older people who are not their mothersor sisters. Cousin Jane discovered that, sweetand lily-like as Mary always was, she had beenin danger of growing up indolent, purposeless,even selfish; and that the work-bag and itspointed texts had opened her eyes to that inference that things were different now-adays followed naturally. It appeared thatMarys mother had been relieved of varioushousehold cares — all the mending, for in-stance!— and that the Moral Regenerator hadbeen the leader in organizing a guild to work forthe Childrens Hospital, where just such workwas needed. Mary was very
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