YOURS WITH ALL MY HEART 



bracelets, for I could smell the naughty 

 Inez's fingers on them still. 



" 'Pears to me somebody's been trying on 

 my bracelets. I always leave them clasped 

 around the little satin forms, to keep the 

 delicate gold braid in shape," she said, 

 frowning slightly, when she saw they were 

 unclasped. 



How I wished I had some way to warn 

 her. I kissed the watch and bracelets, and 

 I kissed her face and eyes, and I looked over 

 to the mirror and barked, a little booing 

 bark. 



"This dog has seen somebody at this 

 jewel-case, Aleck," cried mamma quickly, 

 " and it's got some connection with her being 

 so frightened and trembling when I came 

 in to-night. I'm going to lock it right in 

 the safe this very minute. You know I 

 don't wear these things so very much, I am 

 so busy." And suiting the action to the 

 word, mamma laid me on her pillow, with 

 a gentle caress, and walked over to a great 

 big iron box, most as tall as she was, that 

 stood behind a drapery in the corner, and 

 I heard the heavy iron doors open and then 

 shut with a bang the jewel-box was safe. 



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