The front door was open--servants were standing about in confusion, and one of the maids, looking dreadfully frightened, gave a cry, "Oh! Miss--Miss--have you heard ?" "No--what?
What has happened?
Not Mrs.May--" exclaimed Miss Winter.
"Oh, ma'am! it is all of them.

The carriage is overturned, and--" "Who's hurt?
Mamma! papa! Oh, tell me!" cried Flora.
"There's nurse," and Ethel flew up to her.

"What is it?
Oh, nurse!" "My poor, poor children," said old nurse, passionately kissing Ethel.
Harry and Mary were on the stairs behind her, clinging together.
A stranger looked into the house, followed by Adams, the stableman.
"They are going to bring Miss May in," some one said.
Ethel could bear it no longer.

As if she could escape, she fled upstairs into her room, and, falling on her knees, hid her face on her bed.
There were heavy steps in the house, then a sound of hasty feet coming up to her.

Norman dashed into the room, and threw himself on a chair.