IAD THE LAND OF PLUCK

day, Monsieur—I ’m very much obliged to you, Monsieur
—if it was n’t for Matilde, I ’?d—”

And out stalked Matilde through the doorway with the
children, one on each side of her; both looking back—
Henri at the old gentleman, and Marie at the picture.

“Q Matilde!” cried Henry indignantly, when they
reached the street, “you cruel Matilde! not to let me
wait and hear all about Lunardac, and Glaishac, and
Montgolfy, and all the rest.”

“That ’s too bad!” said Marie, looking sympathetically
at him across Matilde’s skirts. “I 7d like to hear about
7em too—were they monkeys ?”

 

BACK TO EARTH AGAIN.