Elma and Betty sat up dry-eyed in bed.
"Remember what I said to you to-night," Mrs. Leighton said, "and don't be very ungrateful for all the happiness you've known, and little cowards when the frightening time comes. Promise me."
They promised.
She prepared to draw the door quietly behind her.
"She is staying with the Story Books," whispered Mrs. Leighton. Then she closed the door.
CHAPTER V
"The Story Books" Call
Mabel was sitting with Cuthbert when the Story Books called.
They really did call.
And nothing could have been more unpropitious.