making her their little guest.

She opened her suit case, and took from it a pale blue frock, with a
ribbon of the same tint for her hair.

The frock was of soft mull, and its coloring was like that of a pale
aqua marine.

She combed out her long, waving hair, and quickly tied it with the
blue ribbon, then, her hand tightly clasped in Polly's, descended the
stairs.

Arthur Sherwood entered the hall just in time to see the two pretty
figures on the stairway.

"Well, well, and so the little sea nymph has come to live at Sherwood
Hall for a time. My dear little Sprite, I am truly glad to see you."

He took the slender hand that she offered him, and the three chatted
gaily until dinner was served.

The fine dinner, exquisitely served, was a rare treat for Sprite, and
the pleasant evening that followed made her at once feel that she was,
already, a part of the family.

In her room, after the happy evening, Sprite wrote a loving letter to
the dear father and mother at the home by the sea.

She addressed it, and placed the stamp upon it, and then gave it a
place on the dresser where she would surely see it in the morning, and