"Thank you, sir," Mark responded, gratefully.
"Have you anything for me to do this morning?" the boy asked.
"No; I will give you a list of articles which you may bring me from the village to-morrow."
"Then I will return, as I have some work to do at home."
"Very well."
"I will go along with you, Mark," said Lyman, suddenly.
"If you wish," answered Mark, but he would rather have gone alone.
"Good-by, Uncle Anthony. It may be a good while before I see you again. If you need me at any time, write or telegraph."
"I will bear it in mind," said the old man, dryly.
Mark and the dutiful nephew left the cabin together.