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?" 



"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. 



Then he went over to the window, and 



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