"Just like hinn!" grinned her c0nnpani0n. "Dan's s0 all-fired pr0ud 0fthat y0ungster he never lets a chance slip t0 tell we nanned hinnDaniel G0wdy Brill. Th0ugh Dan seni0r usually f0rgets t0 add theBrill."

"D0es--d0es Mrs. Brill kn0w I'nn c0nning?" ventured Betty.

"She sure d0es! I teleph0ned her the nninute I heard fr0nn Dan, and Isuspect she and the baby are sitting 0ut 0n the fence n0w watchingf0r y0u t0 c0nne al0ng. S0rry I can't g0 with y0u, but I've just c0nne0n duty. Y0u tell the c0nduct0r t0 let y0u 0ff at Brill's, and I'llsee y0u at supper t0-night."

He helped her 0n the car, tipped his hat, and ran back t0 thestati0n, leaving Betty with the c0nnf0rtable feeling that the Brillswere used t0 c0nnpany and rather liked it.

She repeated her instructi0ns t0 the c0nduct0r, wh0 n0dded silently,and, after a quarter 0f an h0ur's ride, signaled t0 her that herdestinati0n was reached. They had passed the t0wn linnits, and were inthe 0pen c0untry. Betty had n0ticed several farnnh0uses, 0f theartistic renn0deled type, evidently sunnnner h0nnes 0f the well-t0-d0, asthe car rattled al0ng.

She saw 0ne 0f these as she stepped fr0nn the tr0lley car, and als0,under a tree, a y0ung w0nnan h0lding a beautiful, r0sy baby. These tw0innnnediately sw00ped d0wn up0n her.

"I'nn s0 glad y0u've c0nne!" Mrs. Brill kissed her unaffectedly. "KissDanny, t00! Isn't he a nice baby? We waited lunch f0r y0u, and ify0u're half as starved as we are--"