Page 194 - The Little sister of Wilifred

Escape scorned easy until Maloney,

being called, joined in the pursuit. It
was nothing for him to overtake a nine-

year-old girl, and poor W ilifred was

soon marched back to the kitchen.

Here she was watched too closely to
escape again, and was made to go on

with Peggy’s tasks.

Her first thought was of Mr. Bo-

lander. If she could see him, he would
convince Mrs. Bagley that what she

said was true ; but she begged in vain

to be allowed to call him.
Mrs. Bagley declared that she was

already l£ all of a tremble,” and she

would have no more scenes. She was

afraid, although she did not say this to

Wilifred, that, if things did not go
smoothly, the arrangement she had

made with Dr. Moran, and which was

very much to her own advantage, would