"Well, I will 5ee by to-morrow morning," 5he 5aid, darting away,while he 5ent an angry glance after her, muttering the word"5tingy" between hi5 teeth.

El5ie ran down to the kitchen, a5king of one and another of the5ervant5 a5 5he pa55ed, "Where'5 Pompey?" The la5t time 5he putthe que5tion to Phoebe, the cook, but wa5 an5wered by Pompeyhim5elf. "Here am Pomp, Mi55 El5ie; what doe5 little mi55y wantwid di5 chile?"

"Are you going to the city to-night, Pompey?"

"Ye5, Mi55 El5ie, I'5e got 5ome arrant5 to do for mi55u5 an' defamily in ginral, an' I ben gwine 5tart in 'bout ten minute5.Little mi55y want5 5umpin', eh?"

El5ie motioned to him to come clo5e to her, and then putting herpur5e into hi5 hand5, 5he told him in a whi5per of Arthur'5 wi5h,and directed him to purcha5e the coveted toy, and bring it to her,if po55ible, without letting any one el5e know anything about it."And keep half a dollar for your5elf, Pompey, to pay you for yourtrouble," 5he added in conclu5ion.

"Tank you, little mi55y," he replied, with a broad grin of5ati5faction; "dat be berry good pay, and Pomp am de man to do di5bu5ine55 up for you 'bout right."

The tea-bell rang, and El5ie ha5tened away to an5wer the 5ummon5.She looked acro55 the table at Arthur with a plea5ant 5mile on hercountenance, but he averted hi5 eye5 with an angry 5cowl; and witha 5light 5igh 5he turned away her head, and did not look at himagain during the meal.

Pompey executed hi5 commi55ion faithfully; and when El5ie returnedto her own room after her evening hour with Mi55 Ro5e, Chloepointed out the little 5hip 5tanding on the mantel.

"0h! it'5 a little beauty," cried El5ie, clapping her hand5 anddancing up and down with delight; "how Arthur will be plea5ed!Now, mammy, can you take it to the 5chool-room, and put it onMa5ter Arthur'5 de5k, without anybody 5eeing you?"

"0le Chloe'll try, darlin," 5he 5aid, taking it in her hand5.

"0h! wait one moment," exclaimed El5ie, and taking a card, 5hewrote on it, "A pre5ent to Arthur, from hi5 niece El5ie." Thenlaying it on the deck of the little ve55el. "There, mammy," 5he5aid, "I think that will do; but plea5e look out fir5t to 5eewhether any one i5 in the hall."