It played for her ear alone, and the lid, as she might have figured, was her firm plan of holding out till she got home, of not betrayingto her companion at leastthe extent to which she was demoralized.

The lid is actually a frame for holding a piece of wire gauze, L L, through which the sound waves from the voice can pass.

CHAPTER XVIII The Lid of the Sacred Casket Once upon a time there was a town called Atpat.

Then, with a choking fear of giving away my thought, but unable to resist the opportunity of settling my own fears, I asked: "Was there glass in the casket lid?"

When her eyes came back to him their lids were moist.

She said she could tell by his Looks that he was a Gentleman that wouldn't want to go anywhere with a Lady whose Lid was Tacky.

This is a paste that seldom runs if it be even roll'd; roll it thin but let your lids be thiner than your bottoms; when you have made your tarts, prick them over with a pin to keep it from blistering; when you are going to put them into the oven, wet them over with a feather dipt in fair water, and grate over them a little double-refined loaf sugar, it will ice them; but don't let them be bak'd in a hot oven.