YOURS WITH ALL MY HEART 



nosed around among the dainty things lying 

 all about the floor, but nowhere could we 

 find the scarlet bag with its shining con- 

 tents. Just then came the sudden rumble 

 of wheels; Mistress Wakeman, some way, 

 couldn't enjoy her ride, and had turned back 

 very early. We could hear her saying: 



4 1 know, Inez, you are right in saying that 

 I needed the air and ought to have kept on, 

 but some way I had a feeling as though 

 something was going to happen, and I had 

 better come home. Maybe it's all nothing; 

 maybe it's only a shower in the air - I feel 

 this sort of oppressed feeling at that some- 

 times.' 



But Inez was hurrying in advance and 

 opening wide the doors, and when she was 

 half across the sitting-room, in sight of the 

 lady's room, she cried out sharply: 



' Why, Mrs. Wakeman, what have those 

 dreadful puppies done ? Oh, my! Oh, my! 

 It's worse than that; they never could pull 

 out those drawers - - it's it's - - please take 

 the baby quick! I fear I shall fall; it's 

 burglars! burglars!' 



Inez sank into the first rocker, letting 

 her hands fall limply each side the squirm- 



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