The children said yes, and were much pleased at the thought that Mrs. Sands and the little orphan baby were to be made comfortable with part of the money which they had saved.
"Now, suppose we go out on the piazza," said the colonel; "Mrs. Rush is there talking to Grandpa Duncan, and I told them I would come out again when I had seen you."
"But there's no arm-chair out there," said Maggie.
"Never mind; the settee will do quite as well for a while."
But when Mrs. Jones happened to pass by, and saw the colonel sitting on the piazza, nothing would do but she must bring out the arm-chair, and make a great fuss to settle him comfortably. Maggie could not help confessing she was very kind, even if she did not always take the most pleasant way of showing it.
"What are you thinking of, Bessie?" asked the colonel, after he had talked to Mr. Duncan for some time.
Bessie was sitting on the piazza step, looking at Toby with a very grave face, as he lay beside her with his head in her lap.
"I am so sorry for Toby," she answered.