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He packed them in, and whirled them away to the inn in spite of Julia Cloud's protest that she was not tired and wanted to work; but, when they came back at two o'clock, they all felt rested and fit for work again

"Now, I' to boss for a while," said Allison "You two ladies go up-stairs, and make beds Here, which are the blankets and sheets? I'll take the bundles right up there, and you won't have any running up and down to do These? All of thes and boxes from California When you come down, they'll be all ready for you to say where they shall go"

Leslie and her aunt laughingly co the fine white sheets, pluay-bordered blankets and pretty white spreads, till each bed was fair and fit for a good night's sleep And then at the foot of each was pluht satin eiderdowns that Leslie had insisted upon Rose-color for Julia Cloud's, robin's-egg blue for Leslie's, and orange and brown for Allison's, who had insisted upon any and quiet colors for his room Leslie's furniture was ivory-white, and Julia Cloud's rooray enamel, with insets of fine cane-work She stood a ray walls, with a trellis of roses at the top, filray couch luxuriously upholstered, withunder her feet, and her own little gray desk drawn out conveniently when she wanted to write Over all a flood of autureat water-color of a ed in that roo would not be complete

It filled Julia Cloud's eyes with tears of wonder and gratitude to think that such a princess's abode should have co years of barren living in dreary surroundings She lifted her eyes to the sunset picture on the wall, and it re when she had stood at her own horay future, and had watched it break into rose-color before her eyes For just an instant after Leslie had run down-stairs she closed her door, and dropped upon her knees beside the lovely bed to thank her Lord for this green and pleasant pasture where He had led her tired feet