, and now her
faith was vindicated.

Miss Campbell herself was in great demand and did the honors so prettily
that even Miss Bliss forgave her for her sad neglect of Worth, though
she shook her head over the white gowns, just alike except that Phebe
wore crimson and Rose, blue trimmings.

The girls swarmed eagerly around their recovered friend, for Rose had
been a favorite before she went away and found her throne waiting for
her now. The young men privately pronounced Phebe the handsomest "But
then you know there's neither family nor money, so it's no use." Phebe,
therefore, was admired as one of the ornamental properties belonging to
the house and left respectfully alone.

But bonny Rose was "all right," as these amiable youths expressed it,
and many a wistful eye followed the bright head as it flitted about the
rooms as if it were a second Golden Fleece to be won with difficulty,
for stalwart kinsmen hedged it round, and watchful aunts kept guard.

Little wonder that the girl found her new world an enchanting one and
that her first sip of pleasure rather went to her head, for everybody
welcomed and smiled on her, flattered and praised, whispered agreeable
prophecies in her ear, and looked the compliments and congratulations
they dared not utter till she felt as if she must have left her old self
somewhere abroad and suddenly become a new and wonderfully gifted being.

"It is very nice, Uncle, and I'm not sure I mayn't want another three
months of it when the first are gone," she whispered to Dr. Alec as he
stood watching the dance she was leading with Charlie in the long hall
after supper.

"Steady, my lass, steady, and remember that you are not really a
butterfly but a mortal girl with a head that will ache tomorrow," he
answered, watching the flushed and smiling face before him. "I almost
wish there wasn't any tomorrow, but that tonight would last forever it
is so pleasant, and everyone so kind," she said with a little sigh of
happiness as she gathered up her fleecy skirts like a white bird pluming
itself for flight.

"I'll ask your opinion about that at two A.M.," began her uncle with a
warning nod.

"I'll give it honestly," was all Rose had time to say before Charlie
swept her away into the particolored cloud before them.

"It's no use, Alec train a girl as wisely as you choose, she will break
loose when the time comes and go in for pleasure as eagerly as the most
frivolous, for ''tis their nature to,'