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He watched her for an hour. And he knew that in that hour she had prayed. He found Anne sitting on the nursery floor, playing with Peggy. "Edie wants you," he said, loosening Peggy's little hands as they clung about his legs. "Mother must go, darling," said she. But all Peggy said was, "Daddy'll stay." He did not stay long.

"Your daddy'll be lonesome wi'out un," said he, "but 'twill be fine t' think o' my maid comin' back walkin' again rare fine." "An' 'twill be rare hard t' be goin'," she said. "I'm 'most wishin' I weren't havin' t' go." "But when you comes back, maid, you'll be well, an' think, now, how happy that'll make un," Mrs. Gray encouraged. "Th' Lard's good t' be providin' th' way.

"Daddy, bring mover back," quivered Elsie, when he kissed her good-bye. Waldstricker stooped and gathered her into his arms. "Daddy'll bring Elsie lots of pretty things, and so will Santa Claus. He's coming down the chimney tonight " "Elsie wants mover," sobbed the little one. Ebenezer surrendered her to the nurse. "Get her mind off crying," he said morosely. "Give her everything she asks for."

The daddy'll come across or I'll wring the brat's neck!" "Oh!" she screamed. She stared at him with white face, full of horror and fear and loathing. She turned and stumbled toward the car, the curtains closed upon her. Far in the night Frank heard her sobbing to herself. His eyes were green with hatred as he followed the car the next day.

"There noo," she answered, "don't ask so many questions, Daddy'll not be long till he is better again, and when he is at work there'll be plenty of pieces to keep us all from being hungry." "And will there be jeely for the pieces?" pursued the boy, for it seemed to him that there had never been a time when there was plenty to eat.

John stopped and taking Lydia's face in both his hands, he exclaimed huskily. "Oh, my dear, this is my real welcome home! Oh, Lydia, Lydia, if you were ten years older and I were ten years younger " Lydia laughed. "Then we'd travel to all the happy places of the world. We must turn back. Daddy'll be waiting."

Even avoir-dupois increased their resiliency the moment it was removed. But Jimbo checked her better than most. She did look a trifle ashamed for a second. 'Can't you wait? he whispered. 'Daddy'll spoil it if you begin it here. How you do fidget! They passed all together out into the yard, the men in front, the two children just behind, walking warily.

"Well, please don't kill Uncle Jimpson 'til he finds my gloves. I don't know where I took them off." "Yas 'm, Miss Lady," Jimpson welcomed the diversion. "I'll find 'em jes as soon as I git yer Paw his ice." "Oh, Daddy'll wait, won't you, Dad? I'm in a hurry." For a moment Jimpson and the Colonel eyed each other, then the Colonel's gaze shifted.

The third time he muttered a reluctant, "I will not." "Good! I have your word," she replied. "I must go now. When you've shaken yourself together a bit, come down to the ranch. You ride down Dry Fork to the junction, and then three miles up Plum Creek. Daddy'll be glad to put you up a few days until you can think of what to do to get a new start. Good-by!"

"I know you, but I'm not afraid. I'm only afraid of you at night, but not by light. You let me swallow, you hear! Get out! Get out!" Rooted, Henry stood. "Why, Annie!" he said in the soothing voice from out of his long ago, "Annie it's daddy!" "No, you don't," she cried, springing back as he took the step forward. "My daddy'll kill you if he finds you here.