"I shall go," said Ruby. "I'm not going to be kept here a prisoner for any one. I can go when I please. You wait, Felix, and I'll be down in a minute." The girl, with a nimble spring, ran upstairs, and began to change her dress without giving herself a moment for thought.

"I shall go," said Ruby. "I'm not going to be kept here a prisoner. I can go when I please. You wait, Felix, and I'll be down in a minute." The girl ran nimbly upstairs, and began to change her dress.
