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And just as I was about to speak to him severely, and threaten to tell father, I remembered, and walked away. "Make it seventy-five cents," he called after me. But I went on. It was terrable to think that Smith could go on renting our car to all sorts of people, covered with germs and everything, and that I could never report it to the Familey.

It seemed to be full of bills, and so was the one below it. I had just started on the third drawer, when a terrable thing happened. "Hello!" said some one behind me. I turned my head slowly, and my heart stopped. "Just sit still, please," he said, in a perfectly cold voice. And he turned and locked the door into the hall. I was absolutely unable to speak.

The rest of the Familey sleeps quietly, except father, who has taken cold and is breathing through his mouth, and I sit here alone, with my secret. William is a Spy. I have the proofs. How my hand trembles as I set down the terrable words. I discovered it thus.

The late Moyle esq he was like a dirty pan all the milk turned sour no matter what. Dear friend I pored Praise into him and it come out Prayer and all for him self. But the dear Lord says I was to blame as much as Moyle esq so must do better next time but feel terrable timid. "My respects to Masr Taffy. Dear friend I done my best I come like Nicodemus by night.

"Barbara!" she said in a terrable tone. "First disobedience, and now sarcasm. If your father was only here! I feel so alone and helpless." Her tone cut me to the Heart. After all she was my own mother, or at least maintained so, in spite of numerous questions enjendered by our lack of resemblence, moral as well as physicle.

I was wearing them, for fear the door-bell would ring, and a Letter or flowers would arrive from H. In that case I felt quite sure that someone, in a frenzy, would burn the Pearls also. The afternoon was terrable. It rained solid sheets, and Patrick, the butler, gave notice three hours after he had recieved his Xmas presents, on account of not being let off for early mass.

Or is death fabled out but terrable To fright us from it? or rather is there not Some hid Hesperides, some blessed fruites Moated about with death.

And watch the evening papers." It was then that a terrable thought struck me. What if Adrian considered it beneath his profession to advertize, even if indirectly? What if he prefered the failure of Miss Everett's couzin's play to a bruize on the eye? What, in short, if he refused? Dear Dairy, I was stupafied. I knew not which way to turn.

How intracate my life was becoming! I engaged and my masculine parent convercing in this homacidal manner! I withdrew to my room and there, when Jane Raleigh came later, told her the terrable news. "Only one thing is to be done, Jane," I said, my voice shaking. "Tom must be warned." "Call him up," said Jane, "and tell him to keep away." But this I dare not do.

At seven I rose and with palpatating fingers dressed myself in my best evening Frock, which is a pale yellow. I put my hair up, and was just finished, when mother nocked. It was terrable. I had to duck back into bed and crush everything. But she only looked in and said to try and behave for the next three hours, and went away.