pursuit of her new accomplishment, had satisfied the
girl.

Jane was not surprised, therefore, remembering
the doctor's almost prophetic words, to learn of the
arrival of a letter from Lucy begging Martha to come
to her at once for a day or two. The letter was
enclosed in one to Bart and was handed to the nurse
by that young man in person. As he did so he
remarked meaningly that Miss Lucy wanted Martha's
visit to be kept a secret from everybody but
Miss Jane, "just as a surprise," but Martha answered
in a positive tone that she had no secrets
from those who had a right to know them, and that
he could write Lucy she was coming next day, and
that Jane and everybody else who might inquire
would know of it before she started.

She rather liked Bart's receiving the letter. As
long as that young man kept away from Trenton
and confined himself to Warehold, where she could
keep her eyes on him, she was content.

To Jane Martha said: "Oh, bless the darlin'!
She can't do a day longer without her Martha. I'll
go in the mornin'. It's a little pettin' she wants--
that's all."

So the old nurse bade Meg good-by, pinned her
big gray shawl about her, tied on her bonnet, took