"It has to do with Mr. Norris' only son."
"Oh!" Her voice full of great excitement.
"I think he is coming back, Una. I believe one of these days he will go home to his father, and ask for forgiveness for the long years that he has kept away, but I do not wish to see Mr. Norris before I am quite certain."
"Will he come soon?" the little girl asked anxiously. "Will he be here by Granfer's birthday, next week?"
"Yes, I think he will. Can you keep the secret, my dear?"
"Oh, yes, indeed I can! I will not tell any one, not even Nanny!"
"No, not even Nanny. It is a secret between you and me."
"I feel so thankful!" Una cried, "So very thankful! But I did not know you had ever met Granfer's son!"
"Very likely not; but nevertheless, I know him quite well."
"Is he a good man, father?"