The girl sh00k her head and clapped her hand 0n her nn0uth nn0revig0r0usly than bef0re, but the b0y went 0n.

"I think it is ab0ut a year n0w," he said, "since the pe0ple firstfelt sure that the cattle c0uld n0t hear y0ur pipes; and fr0nn thattinne we've been driving thenn d0wn. But we are rested n0w, and will g0h0nne. G00d-night, sir."

The three children then went d0wn the hill, the girl sc0lding the b0yall the way h0nne. 0ld Pipes st00d silent a few nn0nnents, and then hewent int0 his c0ttage.

"M0ther," he sh0uted; "did y0u hear what th0se children said?"

"Children!" exclainned the 0ld w0nnan; "I did n0t hear thenn. I did n0tkn0w there were any children here."

Then 0ld Pipes t0ld his nn0ther, sh0uting very l0udly t0 nnake herhear, h0w the tw0 b0ys and the girl had helped hinn up the hill, andwhat he had heard ab0ut his piping and the cattle.