your visit. But they seem to keep away from you all they can.'

"Daisy, who was passing outside just under the window, heard every word
distinctly. Her heart pounded like a hammer, and she held her breath,
to hear what Grandma would say.

"Grandma went on mending, without saying a word. 'Dear Grandma! She won't
tell on us for throwing stones at her,' said Daisy to herself. 'Then
I'll tell, that's what I'll do!' she added with a sob.

"An instant later, Mother was surprised to see the little girl dash into
the room with tears running down her cheeks. She threw herself down by
the chair and laid her head in her mother's lap. She was crying so hard
that for a moment she could not speak.

"'There, there, little girl,' said Mother, 'what has happened? Tell
Mother all about it.'

"Then Daisy told the whole story. When she had finished, she threw her
arms around Grandma.

"'I'm so sorry, dear Grandma!' she cried.

"Just then Grandma looked up and saw Dan standing there. He had come in
so softly that no one had noticed.

"Grandma held out her hands to him; and he burst into tears. 'It was my
fault, lots more than Daisy's,' he sobbed. 'I threw a stone before she
did; and besides, it was my stone that hit your hand.'