Of course none of us had any money, and our friends had given away all they happened to have out of the bank at the time, so we had to stay there a few days. The railroads carried people free to Los Angeles, and there my brother-in-law could get money and buy clothes, but the cars were so crowded that it was two or three days before we could get a chance to go, and when we did get there we stayed a few days to prepare for our journey home. Belle came with me and baby, but Harry went back to San Francisco to see about starting business again. Belle wants to keep baby herself, unless her parents appear, but I can't bear to give her pup, though I suppose it would be ridiculous for a schoolgirl to adopt a baby, and mother such an invalid that she couldn't have the care of her. Isn't she sweet, though? * * * * * "She's a precious pet," said Mrs Crawford, holding her closely in her arms. "I should dearly love to keep her myself!" "Oh, do!" cried Kristy eagerly, "that is, if Kate'll give her up. What's her name, Kate?" "Of course I don't know her real name," said Kate; "but I think I shall call her Francesca, after the place where I found her." "That'll be good," said Kristy. But now Uncle Tom interrupted, taking the sleepy baby in his arms. "Miss Francesca ought to be in bed long ago, so we must say good-night, everybody," and he started off. Kristy cried after him, "Good-night, Uncle Tom, and thank you for the fine ending to my Rainy Day Picnic." By Olive Thorne Miller THE BIRD OUR BROTHER. 12mo, $1.25 _net._ Postage 11 cents. HARRY'S RUNAWAY AND WHAT CAME OF IT. Illustrated. 12mo, $1.25. WHAT HAPPENED TO BARBARA. 12mo, $1.25. KRISTY'S RAINY DAY PICNIC. Illustrated in color. 12mo, $1.25. KRISTY'S SURPRISE PARTY. Illustrated in color. 12mo, $1.25. KRISTY'S QUEER CHRISTMAS. With colored frontispiece. 12mo, $1.25. WITH THE BIRDS IN MAINE. 16mo, $1.10 _net._ Postpaid, $1.20. TRUE BIRD STORIES FROM MY NOTE-BOOKS. With a colored frontispiece and illustrations by Louis Agassiz Fuertes. Square 12mo, $1.00, _net._ Postpaid, $1.08; also _School Edition_, 60 cents, _net._ THE FIRST BOOK OF BIRDS. With many Illustrations, including 8 full-page colored Plates. Square 12mo, $1.00; also _School Edition_, 60 cents, _net._ THE SECOND BOOK OF BIRDS: Bird Families. Illustrated with 24 full-page pictures, eight of which are in color, after drawings by Louis Agassiz Fuertes. Square 12mo, $1.00, _net._ Postpaid, $1.10. UPON THE TREE-TOPS. With 10 Illustrations by J. CARTER BEARD. 16mo, $1.25. A BIRD-LOVER IN THE WEST. 16mo, $1.25. LITTLE BROTHERS OF THE AIR. 16mo, $1.25. BIRD-WAYS. 16mo, $1.25; also in Riverside School Library, 16mo, half leather, 60 cents, _net._ IN NESTING TIME. 16mo, $1.25. FOUR-HANDED FOLK. Illustrated. 16mo, $1.25; also in Riverside Library for Young People, 16mo, 75 cents.