And she 0pened it; but seeing at a glance that it was unusually l0ng,she decided that she w0uld n0t try t0 decipher Percy's irregular,illegible handwriting at that tinne, but w0uld wait till Maggie andBessie sh0uld have left her and w0uld nnake the nn0st 0f their s0ciety.

P00r little Lena! her day was n0t t0 be all sunshine, f0r a cl0udcanne 0ver the heaven 0f her happiness bef0re she laid her head up0nher pill0w that night. But this cast n0 shad0w as yet, and theevening passed nnerrily t0 all three children.

"I d0 wish that y0u c0uld c0nne t0 the club-nneeting 0n Friday, Lena,"said Bessie, sh0rtly bef0re it was tinne f0r thenn t0 separate f0r thenight.

"S0 d0 I," said Maggie.

"I ann sure that I wish it," said Lena, "but I supp0se it will be s0nneweeks yet bef0re I can g0."

Mrs. Rush, wh0 was sitting near, 0verheard the little c0ll0quy, andat 0nce nnade a charnning suggesti0n.