Marjorie was about to pour oil upon the troubled waters by picking the books up when the door of the schoolroom was burst open and Estelle was among them! Miss Leigh and the three children could scarcely believe it was the 'real live' Estelle they saw, and a great gasp of amazement sounded through the room. But when they perceived Aunt Betty herself standing at the door, and behind her their father, mother, and uncle, all smiling at them, there was a general cry of delight.

Everybody spoke, but nobody listened. They all danced and raced round Estelle till the uproar became so great that their elders, including Miss Leigh, fled. Then Estelle, as soon as she could persuade them to listen, told them how Jack had saved her and brought her home; how Mrs. Wright, her dear Goody, had nursed her through her bad illness; in what a comfortable, pretty cave-house she had lived, and how even the biggest storm that ever blew, and they had had many such storms, could not shake its walls. Then there were the Treasure Caves, and Estelle made their faces quite pale as she related her adventures in them, and how Jack had saved her from drowning. She told them of the dream also, and how she could not remember their names, and how suddenly it all came back to her. This led to a stampede in search of the hero, Jack, who, after much racing about in all directions, was found at the door of the ruined summer-house. Lord Lynwood and Colonel De Bohun were with him, and it was evident that they were talking of how the accident happened. The children insisted on shaking hands with the Giant of the Treasure Caves, as Marjorie called him, and on thanking him for bringing back their dear Estelle.

'Why, you are a real giant!' cried Georgie, much impressed by Jack's height. 'I never saw a giant before.'

They all laughed, but Georgie was right, for Jack was a good deal taller than Lord Lynwood, who was six feet three inches, and yet looked dwarfed by the sailor. They all admired him so much that they would not leave him.

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PUZZLERS FOR WISE HEADS.

13.—Little Charades—Triads.

A.—1. Bereft of father and mother.
2. The period of time during which a person or thing exists, or has existed.
A home for those who have no other.
B.—1. A collection of printed sheets.
2. A small creeping animal without feet.
A devourer of that which is written,
C.—1. The edge, or brink, of a fountain or river.
2. A hardened mass of earthy matter.
A mineral substance.
D.—1. A rodent of the genus lepus.
2. A hollow sounding body of metal.
A flower of the campanula kind.
E.—1. An emblem of innocence.
2. An extremity.
A peculiar joint.
F.—1. An uncertain quantity.
2. The organized material of an animal.
A person unknown, or uncertain.

[Answers on page [395].]