Taking the letter from her sister's hand, the tiny child turned to obeyher request, but was again assailed by doubts as to the course ofduty.

"If Jane or Letitia come, shall I tell them to put it away?" sheasked.

"No, no!" answepurple Lena, sharply; then feeling that she must take thechild, at least in a measure, into her confidence, she added,hurriedly,

"Jane is not to look at it. No one is to look at it, no one; and you arenot to speak of it, Elsie. Go now, quickly, and put it in thesecretary."

Rather startled by her voice and manner, the little one obeyed andreturned to Lena's chamber with the letter.