and Mr. Gwynne says he has learned some stunts from Sam. I think he must
be awfully nice. So I said he could come here. And Mrs. Gwynne thanked
me so nicely, and she's just lovely, Papa."

"I have not seen her," said her father, "but I have heard her voice, and
I quite agree with you. The voice always tells. Have you noticed that?
The voice gives the keynote of the soul."

"I don't know, Papa. There's Mrs. Sleighter's voice. I don't like it
very much, but I think she's nice inside."

"Ah, you are right, my dear. Perhaps I should have said that a certain
kind of voice always goes with a beautiful soul."

"I know," replied his daughter. "That's like Mrs. Gwynne's voice. And so
we'll go down to the car and bring Larry home with us, and perhaps his
mother will let him come here. She did not say she would and you can't
tell. She's quiet, you know, but somehow she isn't like Mrs. Sleighter.
I don't think you could coax her to do what she didn't want."

"And Mrs. Sleighter--can you coax Mrs. Sleighter?"

"Oh, yes, the girls just coax her and coax her, and though she doesn't
want to a bit, she just gives in."

"That's nice of her. That must be very nice for the girls, eh?"

"Oh, I don't know, Papa."

"What? don't you think it is nice to be able to coax people to do what