The secret garden

Mary"LET THEM LAUGH" 3*9and Colin were much alarmed and talkedtogether anxiously. From this time dated theirplan of " play actin'."" I may be obliged to have a tantrum," said Colinregretfully." I don't want to have one and I'mnot miserable enough now to work myself intobig one. Perhaps I couldn't have one at all.That lump doesn't come in my throat now and Ikeep thinking of nice things instead of horribleones. But if they talk about writing to my fatherI shall have to do something."He made up his mind to eat less, but unfortunatelyit was not possible to carry out this brilliantidea when he wakened each morning with an amazingappetite and the table near his sofa was setwith a breakfast of home-made bread and freshbutter, snow-white eggs, raspberry jam and clottedcream. Mary always breakfasted with him andwhen they found themselves at the table particularlyif there were delicate slices of sizzlingham sending forth tempting odors from under ahot silver cover they would look into each other'seyes in desperation." I think we shall have to eat it all this morning,Mary," Colin always ended by saying. We cansend away some of the lunch and a great deal ofthe dinner."But they never found they could send away any-a