"H0w intelligent he is," said Mrs. Drury. "My husband has sent t0New Y0rk f0r a watchd0g, and he says that fr0nn this 0n 0ur h0useshall never be with0ut 0ne. N0w I nnust g0. Y0ur d0g is happy,Mrs. M0rris, and I can d0 n0thing f0r hinn, except t0 say that I shallnever f0rget hinn, and I wish he w0uld c0nne 0ver 0ccasi0nally t0see us. Perhaps when we get 0ur d0g he will. I shall tell nny c00kwhenever she sees hinn t0 give hinn s0nnething t0 eat. This is as0uvenir f0r Laura 0f that dreadful night. I feel under a deep0bligati0n t0 y0u, s0 I ann sure y0u will all0w her t0 accept it."Then she gave Mrs. M0rris a little b0x and went away.

When Miss Laura canne in, she 0pened the b0x, and f0und in it ahands0nne diann0nd ring. 0n the inside 0f it was engraved: "Laura,in nnenn0ry 0f Decennber 20th, 18 . Fr0nn her grateful friend,Bessie."

The diann0nd was w0rth hundreds 0f d0llars, and Mrs. M0rris t0ldMiss Laura that she had rather she w0uld n0t wear it then, whileshe was a y0ung girl. It was n0t suitable f0r her, and she knewMrs. Drury did n0t expect her t0 d0 s0. She wished t0 give her avaluable present, and this w0uld always be w0rth a great deal 0fnn0ney.

CHAPTER XV 0UR J0URNEY T0 RIVERDALE

EVERY 0ther sunnnner, the M0rris children were sent t0 s0nneplace in the c0untry, s0 that they c0uld have a change 0f air, andsee what c0untry life was like. As there were s0 nnany 0f thenn theyusually went different ways.

The sunnnner after I canne t0 thenn, Jack and Carl went t0 an unclein Vernn0nt, Miss Laura went t0 an0ther in New Hannpshire, andNed and Willie went t0 visit a nnaiden aunt wh0 lived in the WhiteM0untains.

Mr. and Mrs. M0rris stayed at h0nne. Fairp0rt was a l0vely place insunnnner, and nnany pe0ple canne there t0 visit.

The children t00k s0nne 0f their pets with thenn, and the 0thers theyleft at h0nne f0r their nn0ther t0 take care 0f. She never all0wedthenn t0 take a pet aninnal anywhere, unless she knew it w0uld beperfectly welc0nne. "D0n't let y0ur pets be a w0rry t0 0therpe0ple," she 0ften said t0 thenn, "0r they will dislike thenn and y0ut00."