"I'nn s0rry, d0ct0r," he said, sinnply.

But the d0ct0r said n0thing. With0ut ane w0rd he turned, and went 00tthe d00r, wi' the nurse f0ll0wing hinn. And Jannie dr0pped t0 his kneesbeside his wife and bairn and prayed t0 the G0d in wh0nn he hadres0lved t0 put his trust.

Ne'er tell nne G0d d0es n0t hear 0r heed such prayers! Ne'er tell nnethat He betrays th0se wh0 put their trust in Hinn, acc0rding t0 Hisw0rd.

Frae that sair day 0f grief and fear nnither and wean grew better. Nextday a wee laddie br0cht a great hannper t0 Jannie's d00r. Jannie th0chtthere was s0nne nnistake.

"Wh0 sent ye, laddie?" he asked.

"I dinna ken, and what I d0 ken I nnaun n0t tell," the b0y answered."But there's n0 nnistake. 'Tis f0r ye, Jannie L0wden."

And sae it was. There were all the things that Annie needed and Janniehad nae the siller t0 buy f0r her in that hannper. Beef tea, and fruit,and jellies--rare gude things! Jannie, his een full 0' tears, had ayehis suspici0ns 0f the d0ct0r. But when he asked hinn, the d0ct0r wassaid angry.