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stir of her own life with the hard lessons and
all the "extras," as she told the family, she
hardly had time to breathe! She came through
some examinations on Friday, prepared Mon-
day's lessons on Saturday, went to Sunday
school and church on Sunday and helped get the
family dinner. Then she declared that she was
a wreck and curled up on her bed, under a warm
extra blanket, for a nap.

She had scarcely more than dozed off, she
thought, though she found afterwards that she
had been sleeping for two hours, when she heard
a gay voice and some one coming down the hall;
and here was Doris, coming in to put Betty's
over-night bag, borrowed for the occasion, down
on the floor with a bump, and a voice none too
gracious exclaim, "You here, Betty? I thought
I was going to get a rest by myself!"

"You shall," answered Betty, springing up,
thoroughly awake now and looking at her watch.
"I thought you weren't coming home till to-
night."

"I wasn't," said Doris, banging the door shut.
Betty winced and wondered if Mrs. Lee would
not reprove Doris for that. But wise Mrs. Lee
had seen the storm behind the gay manner and
jolly greeting with which Doris had favored her

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