YOURS WITH ALL MY HEART 



dress, with the yoke and sleeves all hand- 

 made rickrack, and the skirt with insertion 

 of the same, half way up, and that beautiful 

 cherry sash of watered gros-grain? Well, 

 when Imogene missed her train and drove 

 back unexpectedly to wait with me, Inez 

 was nowhere to be found, although she 

 heard me exclaim that Imogene was coming 

 up the walk, and request that the table be 

 relaid for a lunch for her. And when she 

 came at last she was in a shabby old black 

 dress, and explained that she had upset the 

 ice-pan and drenched herself to the skin, and 

 had to rush and change her dress ; but, some 

 way or other, it happening just as Imo- 

 gene appeared so unexpectedly set me to 

 thinking." 



Mamma rose with this, still holding me 

 in her arms, and took out her jewel-box, 

 she hardly knew why. Could it be, I was 

 thinking so hard about it and trying to tell 

 her, I made her think, too ? Maybe so, - 

 we little dogs can read people's thoughts 

 like a book, why can't they read ours, 

 sometimes ? 



She sat down and opened it on her knee, 

 and I peeped in and nosed over the shining 

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