"I forgot them," returned Elizabeth, drawing them from under her plate, and adding as she glanced at the superscription of the upper one, "it is only from the dressmaker."
Elsie snatched the other, and cried out:
"Why, this is from Tom Fuller; oh, see what it says."
"From Tom? oh, I am so glad; I have been expecting a letter for a week past."
Elizabeth took the letter, and her face lighted up joyously as she broke the seal and began to read.
"Well," said Elsie, impatiently, "what does he say? read it out."
Elizabeth uttered an exclamation of delight.
"Oh, you provoking creature," cried Elsie, "do tell us what it is?"
"Tom must have found a diamond mine," said Mellen.
"He has," returned Elizabeth.