VALLEY

96 RAINBOW VALLEYalways considered very wonderful. Una hesitated betweenan old beaded purse and a gay picture of Danielher choice.in the lion's den, and finally offered MaryMary really hankered after the beaded purse, butknew Una loved it,so she said,"Give me Daniel. I'd rather have it 'cause I'mpartial to lions. Only I wish they'd et Daniel up. Itwould have been more exciting."At bedtime Mary coaxed Una to sleep with her."It's for the last time," she said, "and it's rainingto-night, and I hate sleeping up there alone when it'sraining on account of that graveyard. I don't mindit on fine nights, but a night like this I can't see any-whitething but the rain pouring down on them oldand the wind round the window sounds as ifstones,them dead people were trying to get in and crying'cause they couldn't.""I like rainy nights," said Una, when they werecuddled down together in the little attic room, "andso do the Blythe girls.""I don't mind 'em when I'm not handy to graveyards,"said Mary. "If I was alone here I'd cry myeyes out I'd be so lonesome. I feel awful bad to beleaving you all.""Mrs. Elliott will let you come up and play in RainbowValley quite often I'm sure," said Una. "Andyou will be a good girl, won't you, Mary ?""Oh, I'll try," sighed Mary. "But it won't be aseasy for me to be goodheinside, I mean, as well as out-