ame under discussion, and the questions were broached
whether she would wear the dress she had worn as Rosie's bridesmaid,
and whether she would have the same attendants.

"I hope she will," little Elsie said. "I'd like to be flower girl again,
and my dress is all ready, so that it wouldn't make any trouble or
expense."

"That is very thoughtful in you, little sister," laughed Lucilla.

"I am really sorry there is no time or opportunity to buy presents for
Maud," remarked Violet in a regretful tone.

"Yes, it seems a pity," said Captain Raymond; "but perhaps they can be
sent on to her later. If people will marry in haste they will have to
take the consequences. I hope that in this case one of them will not be
repenting at leisure."

"I don't believe it will," said Violet. "They are of the same kith and
kin, and know pretty much all about each other."

"Keith," said Captain Raymond, "send your plate up again; I see it is
almost empty."

"Thank you, no; I want to save some appetite for the later breakfast
that I am told I must share with the rest of you at Pinegrove. Our good
friends there might feel hurt should I do it scant justice."

"How soon do we go, papa?" asked Grace.

"As soon after prayers as the ladies are dressed and ready."

"The little girls and boys too, papa?" asked Ned somewhat anxiously.
"Elsie and I are to go, aren't we?"

"Oh, yes, my son, and I hope will have a very pleasant time. I am glad I
can trust you to be good, well-behaved children."

Donald Keith was on the watch for an opportunity to tell to Lucilla the
story of his love, but none offered. They drove to Pinegrove, and
afterward to Roselands, in the same carriage, but it had a number of
other occupants, and the conversation was general. But, fortunately for
Lucilla, she had no suspicion of his designs upon her, so was entirely
at her ease with him.

The Pinegrove party was a success, everybody enjoying it fully; the very
young in playing games, the older ones strolling about the grounds,
chatting, laughing, singing.

The breakfast, quite a grand affair, was served about noon, and some two
hours after it was over they all left the grove for Roselands.

Little had been said at Pinegrove about the approaching marriage, but it
came under discussion at Roselands, and to the extreme satisfaction of
the two little Elsies it was decided that they should act as flower
girls, as they had at Rosie's wedding. The same bridesmaids and ma