The girls were less boisterous, and regarded Teddy with shy curiosity.

" "He said something that time," whispered Teddy in her ear, and a little pink flush mounted to Billie's face, making her look prettier than ever.

If you could only live to see Teddy at the age o' ninety-five, 'e wouldn't want to go then.

He said he went to the Half-way House, and questioned Mrs. BACKUP and TEDDY for four hours, without finding out the first thing.

If she was at home she would have to invent some pretext for luring Teddy into the privacy of the open air.

" "Well, everything has to have a beginning," said Laura, lightly adding, as unconcernedly as she could: "I told Teddy about it last night.

Jonathan Green was soon on his feet again, and seizing hold of Teddy by the collar, shook him like a terrier would shake a rat; then, without leaving go of him, he pulled out a piece of cord from his coat pocket.

As the reader may have surmised, he was no other than Daffodil or Mahogany, who had left Teddy on purpose to visit the cabin, while both the servant and his master were absent.

Ah! none but a father can tell how precious the blue-eyed image of his mother was to Harvey Richter; none but a mother can realize the yearning affection with which she bent over the sleeping cherub; and but few can enter into the rollicking pride of Teddy over the little stranger.

Go and pitch a tale to Teddy to-night, and make 'im understand it's to be done on the strict q.t." "Special licenses cost money," said Mr. Kybird.

'Who is she?' asked Teddy as, tired and exhausted by his recital, he threw himself on the grass to rest.