th probably. Burnt child dreads
the fire. I think homeopathy is the thing for children. Guy will do very
well. Call him up at once, please. He might go out."

When Mr. Evringham had finished his breakfast, he climbed to the
white room, planning as he went a short and peremptory speech to the
rebellious one; for he had less time left than usual for his daily talk
with his housekeeper before catching the train.

The curtains in the room were half drawn as he entered, and the child's
figure looked small in the big white bed. She exclaimed as he drew near,
and seizing his hand, kissed it.

"You'd better not kiss me, grandpa, because I'm so hot and
uncomfortable," she said thickly. "Oh, how I wanted to see you all
night!"

The little hands clinging to his were burning. He sat down on the edge
of the bed.

"I'm very sorry for this, Jewel. It's your own fault, I understand, my
girl."

"Yes, I know it is. When I first called the house Castle Discord and
talked to Anna Belle about the error fairy, and the enchanted maiden,
and the giantess, I didn't see it was hate creeping in and making me not
careful to deny it all. I know it is all my fault."

Mr. Evringham gazed at the flushed face with startled eyes. "Dear
me, this is really very bad!" he thought. "Delirious so early in the
morning. I wish Guy would come!"

"Well, we'll soon have Dr. Ballard here," he said aloud, trying to speak
soothingly. "He'll set you all right very soon."

"Oh, grandpa, dear grandpa," with the utmost earnestness, "would you
please not send for the doctor? I won't be any trouble. I don't want
anything to eat, only a drink of water, and I'll soon be well."

Her beseeching tone and her helplessness touched some unsuspected chord
in her listener's breast.

"Jewel, don't you want to go out to the stable with me and feed Essex
Maid with sugar?" he asked.

"Yes, grandpa," with a half sob.

"You don't want me to be unhappy and worried about you when I get into
my office?"

"No, grandpa."

"And you liked Dr. Ballard, I'm sure, when you came out with him on the
train day before yesterday."

"Day before yesterday! Oh, _was_ it? It seems a year ago! But I wanted
to come and see you so much I was willing to let father and mother go
away, and I never thought that I wouldn't know when error was getting
hold of me.

"Well, never mind now, Jewel. Dr. Ballard will help you, and as soon as
you get well I'll take you for a fine long drive, if you'l