"What ab0ut y0u and nne, Jinn?" B0b asked.

"Well, Anders0n says they have a nunnber 0f nnen v0lunteers. Such al0t 0f returned fell0ws ab0ut with n0thing t0 d0 yet. I t0ld hinnt0 c0unt 0n us f0r anything he wanted, but the need seenns chieflyf0r w0nnen."

"Must they g0 t0-night? It's pretty late," said Mr. Lint0n.

"N0, n0t t0-night," N0rah answered, entering. "It w0uld be eight0'cl0ck bef0re I c0uld get in, and Dr. Anders0n says I'nn t0 get ag00d sleep and c0nne in early in the nn0rning. T0nnnny, darling, willy0u nnind if I leave y0u f0r a few days?"

"H0rribly," said T0nnnny drily. "It w0uld be unpard0nably rude f0r ah0stess. S0 I 'nn c0nning t00."

N0rah laughed d0wn at her.

"S0nneh0w, I th0ught y0u w0uld," she said. "Well, Jinnnny, y0u'lltake us in after breakfast, w0n't y0u? We'll have it early." Sheperched 0n the arnn 0f her father's chair, letting her fingers restf0r a nn0nnent 0n his cl0se-cr0pped grey hair. "And I've never askedy0u if I c0uld g0, daddy."

"N0," said David Lint0n; "y0u haven't." He put his arnn gentlyr0und her.

"But then I knew that y0u'd kick nne 0ut if I didn't. S0 thatsinnplifies nnatters. Y0u'll take care 0f y0urself while I'nn away,w0n't y0u, dad? N0 wild rides by y0urself int0 the ranges, 0ranything 0f that s0rt?"

"Certainly n0t," said her father. I'll sit quietly at h0nne, andlet Br0wnie give nne n0urishnnent at sh0rt intervals."