YOURS WITH ALL MY HEART 



said; "she leaped the tennis net, full 

 height, for me yesterday." 



"I know that," answered mamma. " She 

 will 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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