But Nurse had said, when she complained to her, that the girls would call her "Prudy" for short, and "Jerrie" was certainly a prettier name than that.

"Jerrie," her father called.

" "But that is impossible, Jerrie.

"Jerrie, what have I told you about Uncle John who lives near the other ocean?" Jerrie thought a moment: "That he is good and will love me dearly, and be ever so kind to me and teach me things?"

"Jerrie, what have I told you about Uncle John who lives near the other ocean?" Jerrie thought a moment: "That he is good and will love me dearly, and be ever so kind to me and teach me things?"

Jerrie, when you go to Aunt Prue I want you to take her name, your own name, Prudence, and I will begin to-day to call you 'Prue,' so that you may get used to it." "Oh, will you?"

"I don't like to be 'Jerrie,' like the boy that takes care of the horses.

What made you ever call me Jerrie, papa?" "Because your mamma named you after my name, Jerome.

We used to call you Roma, but that was long for a baby, so we began to call you Jerrie.

"Jerrie, I have no money to leave you, it will all be gone by the time you and Nurse are safe at Aunt Prue's.

Promise, Jerrie.

But Jerrie did not like to promise.

'we were jerried to a standstill in one half-hour, or thirty minutes, by the clock.