s. Her condition much improved, she asked particularly to see
Marjorie and Lucy Warner.

"Not more than fifteen minutes, please," said the nurse, as the two
girls tip-toed into the sick room shortly before dinner.

"I wanted to see you so much." Katherine smiled a trifle wanly. "You
were so good to me when first I was hurt. I remember the whole thing. I
won't try to talk of that now. Later, when you can stay longer. There is
something I wish you would do for me. Nurse read me the names of the
cards on the flowers and fruit. The Sans sent a good deal of it. I--I--"
a thread of color crept into Katherine's pale cheeks. "I don't want it.
I can't bear it in the room. I understand them so well. I don't care to
be harsh, but I would like you to take all of it except a basket of
fruit and a few flowers and send it to the Hamilton Home for Old Folks.
It is on Carpenter Street. It would please them so much. I can't eat
one-tenth of the fruit before it spoils, and you girls don't want it, I
know. If it is mostly all sent away, then no one can feel hurt, neither
the Sans nor my real friends. The Sans need not be afraid. I am not
going to make Miss Cairns any trouble. She has asked twice to see me. I
shall see her when I am a little stronger and tell her so."

"That is sweet in you, Kathie," Marjorie approved. She referred not only
to Katherine's lenience of spirit toward Leslie Cairns, but to her
proposed thoughtful disposal of the fruit and flowers. "I'll ask Leila
to take your gifts to the old folks in her car tomorrow. I know she will
be glad to be able to do something for you. I understand how you feel
about--well--some things. I believe I'd feel the same if I were in your
place."

"I wanted to be excused from my classes and be your nurse, Kathie," Lucy
solemnly assured her chum, her green eyes full of devotion. "Ronny said
'no' that a trained nurse would be best. I miss you dreadfully. Let me
come and see you every day, won't you?"

"Of course, you dear goose," Katherine assured, her blue eyes misting
over with sudden tears. It was so wonderful to be loved and missed. "I
shall not be in bed for two whole weeks. I can sit up a little now and I
am so strong I shall be walking about the room by the last of this week.
I am not used to being an invalid and I don't intend to get used to
being one."

Naturally sturdy of constitution, the end of the ensuing week found
Katherine able to make little journeys about her room. It wa