“Good day to ye, doctor!” she said.
Dr. Joe was remarkably glad to see her again.
“Well!” he said, with a smile. “You’ve been causing a good deal of anxiety—”
“It’s sorry I am for that,” she broke in; “but it couldn’t be helped at all.”
“But where—” Molly began.
“Whisht now!” said Katie. “It’s about Frankie I’ve come. Ye had the bye with ye yesterday; and what did ye think of him, doctor dear?”
“I was talking to Miss Ryan about that,” replied Dr. Joe seriously. “I’d just told her that I’d be glad to look after the boy, and—”
“D’ye mean it, doctor dear? D’ye mean ye’ll make a doctor out of him?” she cried.
“If that’s what he wants when—”
Katie looked steadily at him for a minute, then she turned toward the door.