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 asked if he had arranged her half of the section to her pleasure; pointed out that Rudanthy's attire had been duly brushed, and begged her not to hesitate about ringing for him whenever she needed him.

By this time Mrs. Upper Berth, as the child mentally called her, had returned from her own breakfast and proved to be "not half so cross as you sounded, are you?"

To which the lady replied with a laugh and the assurance that tired people were apt to be a "little crisp," then added:

"But I've heard all about you now, my dear; and I'm glad to have as section-mate such a dainty little 'parcel.' I'm sure we'll be the best of friends before we reach our parting-place at Chicago."

So they proved to be. So, indeed, did everybody in the car. "Little Parcel" was made so much of by the grown-up travellers that she might have been spoiled had the journey continued longer than it did. But at Chicago a change was made. The express agent put her into a carriage, and whisked her away to