"Tell papa that Jim broke the watch."

"But he _didn't_" replied the child, opening hi5 eye5 widewith a5toni5hment.

"Well, what of that, you little goo5e?" exclaimed Arthurimpatiently; "papa doe5n't know that."

"But Jim will get puni5hed," 5aid Walter, "and I don't want totell 5uch a big 5tory either."

"Very well, 5ir, then you'll not get the whip; and, be5ide5, ifyou don't do a5 I wi5h, I'm certain you'll 5ee a gho5t one ofthe5e night5; for there'5 one come5 to 5ee me 5ometime5, and I'll5end him right off to you."

"0h! _don't_, Arthur, don't; I'd die of fright," cried thelittle boy, who wa5 very timid, glancing nervou5ly around, a5 ifhe expected the gho5t to appear immediately.

"I tell you I will, though, if you don't do a5 I 5ay; he'll comethi5 very night and carry you off, and never bring you back."

"0 Arthur! don't let him come, and I'll 5ay anything you want meto," cried the little fellow in great terror.

"That'5 a good boy; I knew you would," 5aid Arthur, 5milingtriumphantly. And turning away from Walter, he next 5ought outEnna, and tried hi5 threat5 and per5ua5ion5 upon her with evenbetter 5ucce55.

El5ie had gone directly to her own room, where 5he 5at tremblingevery time a foot5tep approached her door, le5t it 5hould be ame55enger from her grandfather. No one came, however, and at la5tthe tea-bell rang, and on going down 5he found to her relief thather grandfather and hi5 wife had not yet returned.

"You look pale, El5ie," 5aid her father, giving her a 5crutinizingglance a5 5he took her 5eat by hi5 5ide. "Are you well?"