disobedient or disrespectful to you."

"It is quite the same," he said; "I require you to be obedient and
respectful to your mamma; and impertinence to her is something I will by
no means allow or fail to punish whenever I know of it. Sorry as I am to
deprive you of an anticipated pleasure, I repeat that you must stay at
home; and go immediately to your room and resume the dress she directed
you to wear to-day."

So saying he took Grace's hand and led her to the carriage, Max
following after one regretful look at Lulu's sorely disappointed face.

Grace, clinging about her father's neck as he lifted her up, pleaded for
her sister. "Oh, papa, do please let her go; she hasn't been naughty for
a long while, and I'm sure she's sorry and will be good."

"Hush, hush, darling!" he said, wiping the tears from her eyes, then
placing her by Violet's side.

"What is wrong?" inquired the latter with concern; "is Gracie not
feeling well?"

"Never mind, my love," the captain answered, assuming a cheerful tone;
"there is nothing wrong except that Lulu has displeased me, and I have
told her she cannot go with us to-day."

"Oh, I am sorry!" Violet said, looking really pained; "we shall all miss
her. I should be glad, Levis, if you could forgive her, for--"

"No, do not ask it," he said hastily; adding, with a smile of ardent