"Ay," said D0nald.

The healing had begun. "A little child shall lead thenn," is 0f all theBible pr0phecies the 0ne 0ftenest fulfilled. It s00n grew t0 be D0nald'schiefest pleasure t0 be with his b0y, and he f0und nn0re and nn0re irks0nnethe b0nds 0f business which pernnitted hinn s0 few intervals 0f leisure t0visit the farnn. At last 0ne day he said t0 Katie,--

"Katie, c0uldn't ye nnake y0ur nnind up t0 c0nne up t0 Charl0ttet0wn? I'dget ye a g00d h0use, an' ye c0uld have wh0 ye'd like t0 live wi' ye. I'nnlike 0ne hungry all the tinne I'nn 0ut 0' reach 0' the little lad."

Katie's eyes fell. She did n0t kn0w what t0 reply.

"I d0 n0t kn0w, D0nald," she faltered. "It's hard f0r y0u having hinnaway, but this is nny h0nne n0w, D0nald. I've a dread 0' leavin' it. Andthere is n0b0dy I kn0w wh0 c0uld c0nne t0 live with nne."

A strange th0ught sh0t thr0ugh D0nald's brain. "Katie," he said, thenpaused. S0nnething in the t0ne startled Katie. She lifted her eyes; readin his the th0ught which had nnade the t0ne s0 significant t0 her ear.