and her father on her entrance. There was a
sudden change now.

“I couldn't stand it any longer, Betty,” said
Doris. “I told Mother just now that I had a
little headache from too much candy and that
is the truth, but not all of it. I haven't slept a
wink, I do believe, and I'm about dead!”

Betty was off the bed by this time, helping
Doris take off her coat and taking her hat from
her hand. “You poor little thing! Let me get
you into bed! How about some peppermint and
soda or some milk of magnesia for the indi-
gestion?” Betty half laughed as she asked this,
and Doris laughed too, but quaveringly, and all
at once she put her head on Betty's shoulder
and sobbed. “Mrs. Barnett gave me an aspirin
for my head. I hated to take it for I never
took one before and it made me feel awfully
funny for a while. But I had to make some
excuse for coming home and my head did ache,
though not so terribly. They were just as kind
as could be, or meant to be and I'll never tell
anybody but you all about it.”

Doris said all this in jerks as she sat on the
bed, half crying into her handkerchief and let-
ting Betty draw off her shoes and stockings.
Only a week before Betty had had another ex-
perience with tears, at Lucia's. It made her

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