"How do you spell 'alive'?" she asked,
Bessie thought a moment.
"I don't know," she said slowly. "Oh yes! life is in one of the Bible texts, and it's l-i-f-e. I guess that's the way you spell 'alive,' only to put a a in front of it."
Belle took it all in good faith, and printed out,—
DEAR PAPA,—I am alife.
"So Good-bye."
Then it was put into the envelope.
"But I don't know how to put papa's name," said Belle.
Bessie had not thought of this trouble. "Shall we ask nurse or Jane?" she said.
"No," said Belle. "I don't believe they know how to write papa's name, or where he has gone to."