"It's the way she talks," said Norah; "she gets so excited over it. I never heard of a tenth before, did you?"
"No, never. I wonder if Aunt Mary gives it, I will ask her."
Jill had a word or two again with Mr. Arnold before he left. He came up to wish her sister good-bye when she was standing by her side.
"Good-bye, Miss Baron. I am off to my work again to-morrow, so shall not see you again for some time."
Mona looked up at him a little wistfully, then spoke in her most airy manner—
"Good-bye, it is not likely we shall often meet; my path is not yours, as you are so fond of inferring."
He looked at her in silence, then his hand fell rather heavily on Jill's shoulder.
"I think of you," he said, "as you were at this age. This little sister of yours has discovered that she is a steward—help her when she grows up, as you were never helped, to preserve her childish faith and integrity. It is required in stewards that a man may be found faithful!"
Then turning to Jill he said—
"Good-bye, little friend. I am not sorry that I trespassed this afternoon, for I am going away happier than when I came."