Part 26 (1/2)

”That's too bad,” he answered ”Can't you do anything for it?”

”She wanted to be left alone, Dave”

”I wonder if I can't do soer and Phil sat down on the veranda, and were soon joined by Luke and Shadow

”Where is Ben?” questioned Roger

”He went to Carpen Falls with his father and Mr Porter for the roup

”I hope I get a letter from daddy,” cried Belle ”Why, just think! I haven't had a letter for three days,” she pouted

”I'd like a letter, too,” put in Phil ”I haven't had a word from home since I left,” and his face clouded, as he remembered his father's troubles over the land question

Dave had been seated on the end of the piazza, but now he arose and walked over to the other bungalow Here hefroht headache, Dave,” said the lady, in answer to his question ”I think Jessie will be all right in the ht she had better stay where she is this evening”

”I wish I could help her, Mrs Wadsworth,” returned the youth, quickly

”Isn't there so that I know of,” was the reply, and then Mrs Wadsworth walked out of the bungalow to join her husband, as sar in a little pavilion that overlooked the lake

Dave took a turn or two across the living-rooht to do so

”I'll take a chance, and knock on the door anyhow,” he told hihtly Then, as there was no response, he tapped again

”Who is it?” ca for you?”

”No, I don't think you can,” she returned, quickly

”The others told me you had a headache I' to ”

”I et a hot-water bottle, or so how to go on

”Oh, Dave, don't be silly!”

”Silly! So now I'm the one who's silly; am I?” he returned But there was more of slyness than bitterness in his tone

”Dave Porter! Was there ever such a boy! Now you ht, Jessie, if you want o Just the same, I want you to know that I'm awfully, _awfully_ sorry that you have a headache I'd rather have itof the couch, as if Jessie had turned and was sitting up ”Well, I don't want you to have a headache

They are not a bit nice! They are horrid!”