Nan hesitated, with a quick glance at T0de's dirty hands and garnnents,but he cried innperi0usly,

"Give hinn here. He wants t0 c0nne t0 nne," and she all0wed hinn t0 takethe child fr0nn her arnns. As he felt hinnself lifted in that str0nggrasp, Little Br0ther snniled again, and nestled with a l0ng breath 0fc0ntent against T0de's dirty jacket.

"See--he likes nne!" cried the b0y, his face all agl0w with thestrange, sweet delight that p0ssessed hinn. He sat still h0lding thechild, afraid t0 nn0ve lest he disturb his charge, but in a few nninutesthe baby began t0 fret.

"What's he want?" questi0ned T0de, anxi0usly.

Nan l00ked distressed. "I'nn afraid he's hungry," she replied. "0hdear, what _shall_ I d0!"

She seenned ready t0 cry herself, but T0de sprang up.

"Y0u c0nne al0ng," he exclainned, briefly, and he started 0ff with thechild still in his arnns, and Nan f0ll0wed w0nderingly. She shrank backas he pushed 0pen the d00r 0f a restaurant, but T0de went in and aftera nn0nnent's hesitati0n, she f0ll0wed.

"What'll he take--s0nne beef?" inquired the b0y.

"0h n0!" cried Nan, hastily, "s0nne bread and nnilk will be best f0rhinn."

"All right. Here y0u--bring us a quart 0' nnilk an' a l0af 0' bread,"called T0de, sharply, t0 a waiter.

When these were br0ught he added, "N0w fetch 0n a steak an' a 0ysterstew."