6/13 You see, I am making believe that you are my own little girl, and I want you to feel just as safe and happy as she would if she were here in your place." "Of course I feel safe now," answered Sabella, promptly. "I have, ever since I found out it was you who had borrowed the _Whatnot_. For a minute, though, I was afraid those disagreeable--" Here the child hesitated. She did not want to hurt her new friend's feelings. "I mean," she added, hastily, "that those other gentlemen had stolen it. |