murmured, laying her cheek to his.

"Dear child," he said, "it is fully and freely forgiven. Now run up to
your room and dress."

Grace called to Lulu as she came up the stairs, "O Lu! come in here a
minute, into my room. Look, look, on the bed! see how many papa has
given me,--ten nice new one dollars."

Lulu counted them as they lay spread out in a row.

"Yes, ten," she said. "O Gracie! isn't it nice? isn't papa kind?"

"'Course he is; kindest man ever was made," said Grace. "Now see how
many you have."

Lulu hastily spread out her roll, and counted the bills. "Nine ones, and
one two," she announced.

"Just as many as mine," said Grace; "and I've got this besides," holding
up a bright new silver half-dollar. "So mine's the most this time, isn't
it?"

"No, because one of my bills counts two: that makes mine fifty cents the
most. Papa has given us each ten dollars besides our regular allowance."




CHAPTER XXIII.