"He had heard the call of his people."
Without a moment's warning the boy pushed his way into the room. Norton sprang before Cleo and shouted angrily to the nurse:
"I told you not to let him come into this room——"
"But you see I des tum!" the boy answered with a laugh as he darted to the corner.
The thing he dreaded had happened. In a moment the child saw Cleo. There was just an instant's hesitation and the father smiled that he had forgotten her. But the hesitation was only the moment of dazed surprise. With a scream of joy he crossed the room and sprang into her arms:
"Oh, Cleo—Cleo—my Cleo! You've tum—you've tum! Look, Daddy! She's tum—my Cleo!"
He hugged her, he kissed her, he patted her flushed cheeks, he ran his little fingers through her tangled hair, drew himself up and kissed her again.
She snatched him to her heart and burst into uncontrollable sobs, raised her eyes streaming with tears to Norton and said softly: