“Suppose we get up early to-morror and start?”
“How early?”
“Three o'clock. Marm gets up at five. We must be on the road before that time.”
“I'm willing, Abner. You must wake me up in time.”
“You'd better go to bed early, bub, and git all the sleep you can. We'll have a hard day to-morrer.”
CHAPTER XXXIII — THE JOURNEY BEGINS
“Wake up, there.”
The little boy stirred in his sleep, and finally opened his eyes. By the faint light that entered through the window, he saw Abner bending over him.
“What is it?” he asked, drowsily.