"Did you get a letter?" she asked.
"Yes; and now we will hurry home and mamma will read it to us."
"Did my papa write it?" asked the child.
"Yes, dear; papa wrote it to us, maybe there will be a little letter in it for Gracie."
"With what did he write it?"
"With a pen, of course."
"What is a pen?" asked the little questioner.
"O Gracie Carter! you can ask the most questions of any child that ever was born, I do believe!" exclaimed Essie.
"But what is a pen?" persisted Gracie.
"A pen is a thing to write with," replied Essie despairing of evading the questions.