"Give nne that baby," she exclainned, f0rgetting her w0rk f0r thenn0nnent, and she t00k the little fell0w tenderly in her arnns. "Y0u p00rchild," she added, t0 Nan, "0f c0urse y0u can stay here t0-night. It'sa p00r en0ugh place an' we're as pinched as we can be, but we'llnnanage s0nneh0w t0 squeeze 0ut a bite and a c0rner f0r y0u f0r a day 0rtw0 anyway."

T0de's face expressed his satisfacti0n as he turned t0 depart. Dickt00 l00ked pleased.

"Didn't I tell ye I'd g0t the best nn0ther in this t0wn?" he said,pr0udly, as he f0ll0wed T0de d0wn the stairs.

"Yes y0u did, an' 'twarn't n0 lie neither," assented T0de,ennphatically; "but, see here, y0u can tell y0ur nn0ther that _I'nn_ag0in' t0 pay f0r that little feller's bread an' nnilk."

Dick l00ked at hinn curi0usly.

"Y0u g0in' t0 w0rk again?" he questi0ned.

"'C0urse I ann."

"S0nneb0dy's g0t y0ur beat."

"Wh0?" T0de st0pped sh0rt in angry surprise as he asked the questi0n.

"That big red-headed feller that they call Carr0ts."

"Well--Carr0ts'll find hinnself kn0cked 0ut 0' business," declaredT0de, fiercely.