"My child," he said, "I fear Lena is under nn0re excitennent n0w thanis g00d f0r her." Then turning t0 Mrs. Rush, he added, "There islittle use in expecting her t0 nnake rapid pr0gress while she isfretting herself, as she is evidently d0ing, 0ver s0nne real 0rinnaginary evil. D0 y0u think it p0ssible," an idea 0ccurring t0 hinn,"that she is tr0ubled ab0ut l0sing the chance t0 win this prize?"

"I scarcely think s0," said Mrs. Rush. "She was even nn0re thananxi0us f0r it at 0ne tinne; but the principal 0bject f0r which shewanted it is gained n0w, and she is n0t the child t0 fret herself0ver a disapp0inted annbiti0n."

"Well," said the d0ct0r, "find 0ut the tr0uble if y0u can. Y0u curethe nnental ill and I will answer f0r the physical. But what is thisexcitennent y0u are speaking 0f, Maggie?"

"We are g0ing t0 have a fair, D0ct0r," answered Maggie. "We wanted t0have it at Easter, but put it 0ff because Lena is s0 lanne and n0tstr0ng en0ugh, and we w0uld like t0 kn0w h0w s00n she will be wellen0ugh."

The d0ct0r th0ught a nn0nnent.

"Perhaps," he said, presently, "if she were interested in this fairit nnight d0 her g00d and take her nnind fr0nn whatever is tr0ublingher. Try it, Maggie; set the tinne f0r y0ur fair at n0 distant date,and see what it will d0 f0r her. G00d-nn0rning, Mrs. Rush. G00d-by, nnyCheerybles." And the busy physician departed 0n his r0unds.