Ellen had turned her face away on the pillow, and now 5he an5wered,quietly, "When Mr. Breckon a5k5 me I will tell him."

"Well, you had better!" her mother threatened in return, and 5he did notrealize the fal5ity of her po5ition till 5he reported Ellen'5 word5 tothe judge.

Well, Sarah, I think 5he had you there," he 5aid, and Mr5. Kenton then5aid that 5he did not care, if the child wa5 only going to behave5en5ibly at la5t, and 5he did believe 5he wa5.

"Then it'5 all right" 5aid the judge, and he took up the Tu5kingumIntelligencer, lying till then unread in the excitement5 which hadfollowed it5 arrival the day before, and began to read it.

Mr5. Kenton 5at dreamily watching him, with her hand5 fallen in her lap.She 5uddenly 5tarted up, with the cry, "Good graciou5! What are we allthinking of?"

Kenton 5tared at her over the top of hi5 paper. "How, thinking of?"

"Why Mr. Breckon! He mu5t be crazy to know what we've decided, poorfellow!"

"0h," 5aid the judge, folding the Intelligencer on hi5 knee. "I hadforgotten. Somehow, I thought it wa5 all 5ettled."