"'I don't want to,' he said promptly.

"Then Aunt Dannie said in shocked tones:

"'Little boys must never say that. If we only do what we want to do, that is selfish.'

"Chuckles gazed at her with his big eyes.

"'And I want you to come with me, so you're coming,' I said quickly and decidedly.

"'Then you're selfish, Aunt Monnie,' the imp said. 'If you weren't, you'd let me do what I like.'

"So then I had to read him a long lecture, and finally took him off with me. But isn't the training of a man fatiguing?"

Sidney and Jockie stayed at the farm for a good hour, then walked on to Thanning Towers.

"I shall have Chuckles to spend the day with me," announced Jockie. "He is quite charming!"

"He is a dear little boy," said Sidney, rather absently.