nt would certainly have confessed all the wrong-doing of
the day and asked forgiveness.

But he was probably in bed now; all was darkness and silence in the
house; so she lay still, and presently forgot all vexing thought in
sound, refreshing sleep.

When she awoke again the morning sun was shining brightly, and her mood
had changed.

The wrong-doings of the previous day were the merest trifles, and it
would really be quite ridiculous to go and confess them to her father;
she supposed, indeed was quite sure, that ha would be better pleased
with her if she made some acknowledgment of sorrow for the fault for
which he had punished her; but the very thought of doing so was so
galling to her pride that she was stubbornly determined not to do
anything of the kind.

She was thinking it all over while dressing, and trying hard to believe
herself a very ill-used, instead of naughty, child. It was a burning
shame that she had been scolded and left behind for such a trifling
fault; but she would let "papa" and everybody else see that she didn't
care; she wouldn't ask one word about what kind of a time they had had
(she hoped it hadn't been so very nice); and she would show papa, too,
that she could do very well without caresses and endearments from him.

Glancing from the window, she saw him out on the bluff back of the
cottage; but though her toilet was now finished, she did not, as usual,
run out to put her hand in his, and with a glad good-morning hold up her
face for a kiss.

She went quietly to the dooryard looking upon the village street, and
peeped into the window of the room where Grace was dressing with a
little help from Agnes, their mamma's maid.

"Oh, Lu, good-morning," cried the little girl. "I was so sorry you
weren't with us yesterday at the 'squantum;' we had ever such a nice
time; only I missed you very much."

"Your sympathy was wasted, Grace," returned Lulu, with a grand air. "I
had a very pleasant time at home."

"Dar now, you's done finished, Miss Gracie," said Agnes, turning to
leave the room; then she laughed to herself as she went, "Miss Lu she
needn't think she don't 'ceive nobody wid dem grand airs ob hers; 'spect
we all knows she been glad nuff to go ef de cap'n didn't tole her she
got for to stay behin'."

Grace ran out and joined her sister at the door. "Oh, Lu, you would have
enjoyed it if you had been with us," she said, embracing her. "But we
are going to have a drive this morning. We'