t meant that I must
help you to keep your word as well as to say that I felt sure you would,
so I didn't do my part as I should, you see."

"You told me to remember," said Earl.

"But not at the right time," said wise Lilian. "I ought to have looked
to see if you remembered, when the time came. If I go your security
after this, and promise that you'll not forget, I'll watch and tell you
at the time."

"Do," said Earl. "You can think of things easier," which was true,
Lilian being older and more thoughtful.

So the sister promised to make it as sure as she could that her brother
would keep his promises after this. True, she sometimes forgot, herself,
and Earl was not always willing to do right, even when reminded, but
both were in earnest, and Lilian grew to be more and more of a help,
feeling the responsibility of being her brother's security. Who will
follow her example?

REAL FUN.

When Roy saw that Uncle Henry was in the shop getting the troughs and
pails ready for the spring sap running, he made up his mind to ask if he
couldn't go to the maple orchard with the men. He had heard them tell so
much about the happy days among the big maples that he had wanted to go
for a long while, and it seemed to Roy that he must be large enough this
year to take his turn at the sap gathering. He asked Uncle Henry about
it first.

"Can't I go to the sugar camp this year?"

Uncle Henry looked up from the buckets he was counting.

"Maybe you can! I'm ready enough to take you along for a week. But I
want to tell you right here how it isn't all fun up there in the sugar
camp. You hear us talking about the best side of those days, and we
don't say anything about the backaches and such as that!"

Roy was a little surprised to hear Uncle Henry speak like that, but he
was too brave to change his mind about going.

"There must be a lot of fun," he said, "and it's manly to do hard
things."

Uncle Henry nodded.

"So 'tis! That's more real fun than playing at easy ones! If your folks
are willing, get ready to start for the sugaring with me to-morrow
morning. The yoke your father used when he was a boy is hanging up in
the shop, and I guess your shoulders have grown broad enough to hold it
on!" laughed Uncle Henry.

The very next morning they started for the sugar camp far up on the side
of the mountain, and long before noontime they had built a fire in the
log shack, and Roy was out in the woods helping Uncle Henry ta