Letty and the Twins

at Sunnycrest, to be in readiness for the two o'clock dinner. She seated herself in one

yourself, are not the same as real, living, loving people. If it were not that she felt a little in the way, because of her helplessness, she would have wished to stay longer. Her solitary two rooms in the v

sad and lonely, given up to trying to make others happy and in learning to bear her grief bravely and patiently. Since she no longer had a child of her own to care for, she set herself the task of making other children happy by writing

perhaps was planning another story, when she happened to look down the road. She looked hard for a moment, then she got

ses, splendid, strong looking animals; and last of all a girl in a pink cotton dress driving a pair of Shetland ponies harnessed to a tiny, low, old-fashioned b

o parade out here," exclaimed Mrs. Hartwell

reins to Joshua, who had seen the procession from the stable and h

an to babble in duet. "I thought it wiser, Mrs. Hartwell-Jones, to have you see the ponies fo

es from the top of the steps, and

ming to, and then turned and said so

n and going to the side of the pony carriage, "this

uld have to drive her chariot, and wouldn't that have made a hullabaloo going through town! But Mr. Drake had this c

d eager, watching Mrs. Hartwell-Jones with bright eyes. How she hoped she would buy the ponies, de

dmother's. "And Letty drove them because she wanted to see you, M

e or twice?" she asked Letty, who had been

, for the purpose of examining the other horses. Joshua was ce

her as Letty guided the ponies at a slow trot around the drive, Christopher

r. "She does not look lik

work to do. She hasn't any home. She wants to work. And I told her," she added important

ew thought. "A maid-and no home!" She turned to grandmother. "Why

ones began to ask her questions about the ponies; whether t

the "author-lady" in her anxiety to do justice to the ponies. "They have so much s

ll-Jones sm

o go jogging peacefully about country roads with a quiet old lady? They might miss the spangle and sawdust of the circu

er at that suggestion. Even Letty laughe

y would do that," sh

ed Christopher. "Isn't Letty funny, not to like the circus? I should think it woul

in Jane. "They are twins, grandmother, twin

erybody was so interested and excited that they forgot all about dinner-even Christopher-until Huldah came out the second time to say everything w

-stairs to wash her hands. "I am always starved when I've

in that cheerful household, and Letty soon began to

new idea that Jane's speech had given her and she

to realize that she is only a little circus girl. She must have had a

ully while the twins looked on with bated breath. Suppose Joshua shoul

couldn't!" whispered Jane

shua d

idden to drive the ponies again because they must be rested for the return trip to the circus field, they

ies right now. But I guess my wife'll be glad to have one more good sight of 'em. It's strange how fond we all are of them ponies, mem; something like they was pet dogs. The little un," pointing with his thumb in the directi

eave you?" said Mrs. Hartwell-Jones thoughtfully

and she hasn't any friends but us. Folk ain't very cordial to circus folk and their kin, for some reason, though you couldn't find a nicer spoken child than Miss Letty there. After the accident we kept her on with us. She's most astonishin' helpful. My wife she sets great

, "that perhaps I could find a position for the g

ht about Letty's character, mem. We'd like first-rate to see Letty get a go

phaeton into the village-to where Mr. Drake has his tents-to bring me home? I think I should like to take a drive behin

Hartwell-Jones's disposal, and word was sent to Joshua at once, while

t grandmother said no, they might not go. They would make too big a load in the pony carriage for so long a drive, and would crowd Mrs. Hartwell-Jones too much i

n between Josh and Mr. Drake in the phaeton," he exclaimed, in a positive tone, a

an to grandmother and in order to think of carrying it out that lady required to ha

hind. They took such a long, affectionate farewell of the ponies and Letty, and stared so wistfully at the little rumble! But she comforted herse