While placing the little manger he happened to remember the figure of the Christ Child still in his blouse pocket; this he timidly took out and showed the little girl, who was charmed, and still more so when he drew forth a small wooden sheep and a dog, which were also in the same pocket.

"To save time, I'm willing to make good; what does a new blouse cost?" "This wasn't exactly new," explained Betty fairly.

He was dressed still in his costume of the voyageurthe loose blouse shirt, the buckskin leggings and moccasins, the long tasselled red sash.

"I meant to give you the letter right away, and first the tart and then the blouse thing-a-bub drove it out of my mind.