"She's a trump!" declared Tony to Lottie, as they departed together for the playgrounds.
And in her heart the matron whispered, "She's a darling!"
CHAPTER XII
A LITTLE CHILD SHALL LEAD THEM
"Oh, Elspeth, you can't guess where I've been!" shrieked Peace, puffing with excitement as she stumbled up the steps after her long run home.
"Why, I thought you were playing with Giuseppe and the Lilac Lady," replied the young mother, looking up in surprise from the little white dress she was hemstitching.
"But I went down to the drug store to telephone grandma!"
"I know you did, but I thought you stopped to tell the news at the stone house on your way home."
"What news?"