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is before; but somehow he seemed to understand that the first, indeed, only thing to be done, was to

ious woman into the sleigh. He had never realized until then how like lead an inert p

w, now sobbing bitterly, under the possible impression that "mommy" was dead, in the sleigh. As for the potatoes they could "go ha

a mad pace. He was thrilled with the importance of getting home as speedily as possible. The woman had looked so deathly white that the boy was

derstand it, and rubbed their eyes. Surely that was Hugh Morgan in the sleigh, but why should he be pounding his ho

l stop, and stared as though he thought he had taken leave of his seven senses. It was Th

a gallop after Hugh. He could not rest easy until he had learned just what might

he little porch in front of the door. This latter was open, and his mother, toge

, and was immediatel

to give me a helping han

hed Thad; for he had known Hugh expected to

ing to ask me the way somewhere. That child is hers. Come, give me a hand, Thad, and we'll carry her into the

ying the still unconscious young woman into the warm house. Up the stairs Mrs. Morga

own, and the little boy was being soothed by Hugh's mother, she told the boys they co

ay, patting the little fellow, whose tears had by now ceased to run down his chubby cheeks; "then call up Doctor Cadmus

taken in where they would be safe from the bitter air of the winter. Then Thad was sent around to the neighbor's with

of it, please explain how it happened, Thad. I wouldn't like him, after all his k

ugh with his day's calls, Hugh had the good l

come right over, Do

ng very fond of all the Morgan family

h. She fainted dead away before she could tell me who she was, or where she was going. I managed to get them both aboard, and fetched them here

t there, my son!" ca

on Doctor Cadmus had conceived a great liking for Hugh; and thought there had never been another boy fashioned aft

e the doctor and Thad reached t

our supper. Doctor, I'll show you the way upstairs," and with this re

with an extra one thrown in for good measure when leap-year came around; but exciting events like the one happening to Hugh were of rare occurre

ad sa

curious chum, and plied with all manner of questions. By degr

h finally remarked sagely, "before we'll be able to learn an

of her head, is she, r

ne she calls grandfather, and begging him not to put them out of his heart and home, for little Joey's sake-it's always little Joey she's worrying

saw her before either. You told me the little boy can only say his name is Joey Walters; and honest to

o far is that they've come ever so far, and that he liked riding on the cars first-rate, only mommy cried so much and woul

young th

ing serious the matter with her, only that she's been underfed for a long time, and has suffe

ling sad over the happening;

" he went on to say, as he prepared to leave. "And, Hugh, it was fine of your mother to refu

h a heart want to mother him. Both of us seem to think we may have seen him before somewhere; or else he resembles someone we've known once on a time; but, s

to tell, suppose you start out to-morrow afternoon and try to strike a clue on your own accou

huckled Hugh; "because, you know, we have our last pr

me out of that side road near where you

lained. "They may have come out of that road; and then again it's barely possible t

you'd get word of them, if so be they stopped to ask directions, or a warm cup of coffee. People around