YOURS WITH ALL MY HEART 



then toward the window, and then back 

 toward her, pausing only to look way into 

 his blue-gray eyes, with our great shining 

 ones, as he stood before us, half way be- 

 tween the two objects of our wrath; and 

 when we found we had really caught his 

 sharp eyes, we never took time to wink, but 

 poured out our story, over and over. 



Then he took a little book and pencil out 

 of his pocket, and we thought he was going 

 to write down what we had told him, for he 

 asked : 



' Have these two little ; dogs been in and 

 out this room all the afternoon?' 



Yes, sir," said Skippum's mamma, "but 

 I know they never broke that glass.' 



He made no answer to this, but fixed his 

 keen eyes again on Inez, and said: 



'Miss, you noticed this broken pane be- 

 fore your mistress did ? ' 



C -\T ?? 



Yes, sir. 



You hadn't mentioned it to her?' 

 ' I didn't see it till just as you were coming 

 in," stammered Inez. 



Your eyes are younger and brighter than 



the rest of us,' said the little man drily. 



i> 



Then he went over to the window, and 



111 



