YOURS WITH ALL MY HEART 



said; "she leaped the tennis net, full 

 height, for me yesterday.' 



"I know that," answered mamma. "She 

 w r ill learn to do everything but talk; in fact, 

 she does talk now in her way but that 

 isn't answering my question.' 



"I'll decide before the time comes," he 

 answered, still wishing not to appear too 

 easy to yield, in a way men have, yet hoping 

 all the time to be forced to. 



Mamma said no more, but cut off a piece 

 of broad, shining silk ribbon, the color of 

 the sky, and tied it about my slender white 

 throat, with big double bows behind, making 

 a lovely background for my silky seal-and- 

 f awn-colored ears; then she held me up be- 

 fore the long mirror and let me see myself. 

 Then I knew that the lovely color of the sky 

 was made for me it was my color; and 

 when she put me down I could hardly walk, 

 I felt so proud and happy. I tossed and 

 bridled my little head, and wagged my slen- 

 der body, and pranced and skipped like a 

 circus horse. 



I behaved beautifully while papa and 

 mamma were gone to church that morning. 

 I busied myself with rolling and tossing my 

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