down to the beach and seated themselves
on a bench under an awning.

After a while Betty proposed taking a walk.

"Where to?" asked Lulu.

"To Sankaty Lighthouse."

"Well, I'm agreed; it's a nice walk; you can look out over the sea all
the way," said Lulu, getting up. But a sudden thought seemed to strike
her; she paused and hesitated.

"Well, what's the matter?" queried Betty.

"Nothing; only papa told me I was to stay at home to-day."

"Oh, nonsense! what a little goose!" exclaimed Betty; "of course that
only meant you were not to go to the 'squantum'; so come along."

Lulu was by no means sure that that was really all her father meant, but
she wanted the walk, so suffered herself to be persuaded, and they went.

Betty had been a wild, ungovernable girl at school, glorying in
contempt for rules and daring "larks." She had not improved in that
respect, and so far from being properly ashamed of her wild pranks and
sometimes really disgraceful frolics, liked to describe them, and was
charmed to find in Lulu a deeply interested listener.

It was thus they amused themselves as they strolled slowly along the
bluff toward Sankaty.

When they reached there a number of carriages were standing about near
the entrance, several visitors were in the tower, and others were
waiting their turn.

"Let us go up too," Betty said to her little companion; "the view must
be finer to-day than it was when we were here before, for the atmosphere
is clearer."

"I'm afraid papa wouldn't like me to," objected Lulu; "he seemed to
think the other time that I needed him to take care of me," she added
with a laugh, as if it were quite absurd that one so old and wise as
herself should be supposed to need such protection.

"Pooh!" said Betty, "don't be a baby; I can take care of myself and you
too. Come, I'm going up and round outside too; and I dare you to do the
same."

Poor proud Lulu was one of the silly people who are not brave enough to
refuse to do a wrong or unwise thing if anybody dares them to do it.

"I'm not a bit afraid, Miss Johnson; you need not think that," she
said, bridling; "and I can take care of myself. I'll go."

"Come on then; we'll follow close behind that gentleman, and the keeper
won't suppose we are alone," returned Betty, leading the way.

Lulu found the steep stairs very hard to climb without the help of her
father's hand, and reached the top quite out of breath.

Betty too was panting. But they pr