A little later--perhaps." Mrs.Benton wiped her eyes, rose, and turned to go.

But after she had almost reached the hall door she came back hurriedly.
"Miss Harrington, perhaps, you'd give her--a message," she stammered.
"Certainly, Mrs.Benton; I shall be very glad to." Still the little woman hesitated; then she spoke.
"Will you tell her, please, that--that I've put on THIS," she said, just touching the blue bow at her throat.

Then, at Miss Polly's ill-concealed look of surprise, she added: "The little girl has been trying for so long to make me wear--some color, that I thought she'd be--glad to know I'd begun.

She said that Freddy would be so glad to see it, if I would.
You know Freddy's ALL I have now.

The others have all--" Mrs.Benton shook her head and turned away.