“And are you going to get out here just to take care of us?” asked Bessie.
He smiled and nodded assent.
“You are very good, sir,” said Bessie. “Is it just as convenient as not for you?”
“Well, no,” he returned. “I cannot say it is; but then I heard a little girl say, this morning, that ‘any thing was to be choosed before mamma should be worried,’ so after that I think I must do all I can to relieve mamma’s anxiety, and get you back to her as soon as possible.”
So Bessie’s thoughtfulness and care for her dear mother was reaping its own reward.
VIII.
OLD JOE.
