"Poor Reg," she said softly, "don't cry! Tell God you're sorry, and p'raps if you ask Him, He'll make Elsie well."
It was at this juncture, that Matthew Rose was ushered into the room. Having heard of the sorrow at The Gables, he refrained from calling there, until he had ascertained from Mrs. Wilfrid the particulars of the accident, which had taken place two or three days previously.
Quickly recovering herself, the lady welcomed her visitor graciously.
Bidding Reg and Gwennie leave the room, she presently gave him an account of the little sufferer's condition, in accents of such tender feeling that Matthew was deeply touched.
Needless to say, she refrained from mentioning the sad part which Reg had played in the accident.
[CHAPTER X]
A FRIEND INDEED
"MOTHER!"
"Yes, darling!"
"What makes my head feel so funny?"