Seated so as to be out of sight of the whole house was La Belle Nita.

For a moment the two looked at each other.

Then the Chinese girl sprang to her feet, made a quaint little bow, and, gliding around, closed the door behind her visitor.
"Sit down, please," she invited.

"I will tell you things you may like to hear." A sudden thought flashed into Maggie's mind.

She began to see light.