the Counterpane Fairy was gone.



CHAPTER SIXTH.

THE RUBY RING.

THE next day, in spite of the doctor's promises, Teddy was not allowed
to sit up.

It was a raw, blustering day, and every feeling of spring seemed gone
from the air; the wind rattled at the windows, and Hannah built up the
fire until it roared.

Teddy did not feel much disappointed at not being allowed to sit up, for
Harriett came over with her paint-box, and they began coloring the
pictures in some old magazines that mamma gave them; the bed was
littered with the pages.

After a while mamma left them and went down into the kitchen to bake a
cake.

"I wish I had brought my best apron over," said Harriett, "for then I
could have stayed for dinner if you wanted me to."

"Why can't you stay anyhow?" asked Teddy.

"Oh, I can't," said Harriett. "I must go to dancing-class right after
dinner, and I have to wear my apron with the embroidered ruffles."