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now�察�Lady of the Roses�察�won't you please play�拭─�

     For a moment Miss Holbrook did not speak。 She was gazing at David 



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with an odd look in her eyes。 At last she drew a long sigh。 

     ;David�察�you are thethe LIMIT� ─�she breathed�察�as she rose and seated 

herself at the harp。 

     David was manifestly delighted with her playing�察�and begged for more 

when she had finished�察�but Miss Holbrook shook her head。 She seemed to 

have   grown   suddenly   restless�察  �and   she   moved   about   the   room   calling 

David's attention to something new each moment。 Then�察�very abruptly�察�she 

suggested that they go upstairs。 From room to room she hurried the boy�察�

scarcely   listening   to   his   ardent   comments�察  �or   answering   his   still   more 

ardent questions。 Not until they reached the highest tower room�察�indeed�察�

did she sink wearily into a chair�察�and seem for a moment at rest。 

     David looked about him in surprise。 Even his untrained eye could see 

that he had entered a different world。 There were no sumptuous rugs�察�no 

silken hangings�察�no mirrors�察�no snowflake curtains。 There were books�察�to 

be sure�察�but besides those there were only a plain low table�察�a work´basket�察�

and     three   or   four   wooden´seated       though     comfortable      chairs。   With 

increasing wonder he looked into Miss Holbrook's eyes。 

     ;Is it here that you stayall day�拭─�he asked diffidently。 

     Miss Holbrook's face turned a vivid scarlet。 

     ;Why�察�David�察�what a question� �Of course not� �Why should you think I 

did�拭─�

     ;Nothing�察  �only   I've   been   wondering   all   the   time   I've   been   here   how 

you    couldwith     all  those  beautiful    things   around    you   downstairssay 

what you did。; 

     ;Say what��when�拭─�

     ;That   other   day   in   the   gardenabout ALL   your   hours   being   cloudy 

ones。 So I didn't know to´day but what you LIVED up here�察�same as Mrs。 

Holly doesn't use her best rooms�察�and that was why your hours were all 

cloudy ones。; 

     With a sudden movement Miss Holbrook rose to her feet。 

     ;Nonsense�察  �David�   �You   shouldn't   always   remember   everything   that 

people   say   to   you。   Come�察  �you   haven't   seen   one   of   the   views   from   the 



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windows yet。 We are in the larger tower�察�you know。 You can see Hinsdale 

village on this side�察�and there's a fine view of the mountains over there。 Oh 

yes�察�and from the other side there's your friend's houseMr。 Jack's。 By the 

way�察�how is Mr。 Jack these days�拭─�Miss Holbrook stooped as she asked the 

question and picked up a bit of thread from the rug。 

     David   ran   at   once   to   the   window  that   looked   toward   the   House   that 

Jack   Built。   From   the   tower   the   little   house   appeared   to   be   smaller   than 

ever。   It   was   in   the   shadow�察  �too�察  �and   looked   strangely  alone   and   forlorn。 

Unconsciously�察�as he gazed at it�察�David compared it with the magnificence 

he had just seen。 His voice choked as he answered。 

     ;He   isn't   well�察  �Lady   of   the   Roses�察  �and   he's   unhappy。   He's   awfully 

unhappy。; 

     Miss Holbrook's slender figure came up with a jerk。 

     ;What do you   mean�察�boy�拭�How  do you know he's unhappy�拭�Has   he 

said so�拭─�

     ;No�察�but Mrs。 Holly told me about him。 He's sick�察�and he'd just found 

his work to do out in the world when he had to stop and come home。 But 

oh�察�quick�察�there he is� �See�拭─�

     Instead of coming nearer Miss Holbrook fell back to the center of the 

room�察�but her eyes were still turned toward the little house。 

     ;Yes�察   �I  see�察─ �she  murmured。      The   next   instant   she   had  snatched     a 

handkerchief from David's outstretched hand。 ;NonoI wouldn't wave�察─�

she remonstrated hurriedly。 ;Comecome downstairs with me。; 

     ;But I thoughtI was sure he was looking this way�察─�asserted David�察�

turning reluctantly  from  the  window。 ;And   if he   HAD seen   me   wave   to 

him�察�he'd have been so glad�察�now�察�wouldn't he�拭─�

     There was no answer。 The Lady of the Roses did not apparently hear。 

She had gone on down the stairway。 



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                               CHAPTER XV 



                                    SECRETS 



       David had so much to tell Jack and Jill that he went to see them the 

very  next   day  after  his   second   visit   to   Sunnycrest。   He   carried   his   violin 

with   him。   He   found�察  �however�察  �only  Jill   at   home。   She   was   sitting   on   the 

veranda steps。 

     There    was   not   so  much    embarrassment       between    them    this  time�察�

perhaps because they were in the freedom of the wide out´of´doors�察�and 

David felt more at ease。 He was plainly disappointed�察�however�察�that Mr。 

Jack was not there。 

     ;But I wanted to see him� �I wanted to see him 'specially�察─�he lamented。 

     ;You'd   better   stay�察  �then。   He'll   be   home   by   and   by�察─  �comforted   Jill。 

;He's gone pot´boiling。; 

     ;Pot´boiling� �What's that�拭─�

     Jill chuckled。 

     ;Well�察�you see�察�really it's this way�此�he sells something to boil in other 

people's pots so he can have something to boil in ours�察�he says。 It's stuff 

from the garden�察�you know。 We raise it to sell。 Poor Jackand he does hate 

it so� ─�

    David nodded sympathetically。 

     ;I knowand it must be awful�察�just hoeing and weeding all the time。; 

     ;Still�察�of course he knows he's got to do it�察�because it's out of doors�察�

and he just has to be out of doors all he can�察─�rejoined the girl。 ;He's sick�察�

you   know�察  �and   sometimes   he's   so   unhappy�   �He   doesn't   say   much。   Jack 

never says muchonly with his face。 But I know�察�and itit just makes me 

want to cry。; 

    At David's dismayed exclamation Jill jumped to her feet。 It owned to 



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her suddenly that she was telling this unknown boy altogether too many of 

the family secrets。 She proposed at once a race to the foot of the hill�察�and 

then�察�to drive David's mind still farther away from the subject under recent 

consideration�察�she deliberately lost�察�and proclaimed him the victor。 

     Very soon�察�however�察�there arose new complications in the shape of a 

little gate that led to a path which�察�in its turn�察�led to a footbridge across the 

narrow span of the little stream。         Above the trees on the other side peeped 

the top of Sunnycrest's highest tower。 

     ;To the Lady of the Roses� ─�cried David eagerly。 ;I know it goes there。 

Come�察�let's see� ─�

     The little girl shook her head。 

     ;I can't。; 

     ;Why not�拭─�

     ;Jack won't let me。; 

     ;But it goes to a beautiful place�察�I was there yesterday�察─�argued David。 

;And I was up in the tower and almost waved to Mr。 Jack on the piazza 

back there。 I saw him。 And maybe she'd let you and me go up there again 

to´day。; 

     ;But I can't�察�I say�察─�repeated Jill�察�a little impatiently。 ;Jack won't let me 

even start。; 

     ;Why not�拭�Maybe he doesn't know where it goes to。; 

     Jill hung her head。 Then she raised it defiantly。 

     ;Oh�察�yes�察�he does�察�'cause I told him。 I used to go when I was littler and 

he wasn't here。 I went once�察�after he came��halfway��and he saw me and 

called to me。 I had got halfway across the bridge�察�but I had to come back。 

He was very angry�察�yet sort ofqueer�察�too。 His face was all stern and white�察�

and   his   lips   snapped   tight   shut   after   every   word。   He   said   never�察  �never�察�

never to let hi

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