"Oh, you must come back."
"No…." she looked up bravely. "Mrs. Blaine."
"Yes, Sally."
"He doesn't need me any more; he's outgrown me; he doesn't need any one now."
What could Joe's mother say?
"Sally!" she cried, and then she murmured: "It's you who don't need any one, Sally. You're strong and independent. You can live your own live. And you've helped make Joe strong. Wait, and see."
And she went on to speak of Sally's work, of her influence in the place, of the joy she brought to others, and finally Sally said:
"Forgive me for coming to you like a baby."
"Oh, it's fine of you to come to me!"
"So," cried Sally, "good-by."