Mr. and Mrs. Morton slept on the floor that night.
When Jimmie reached the barn it was two o'clock.
"Where in the world have you been, Jimmie?" asked Dave.
Jimmie told Dave of all that had taken place and he was as much interested as was Jimmie.
"Gee, der doc is a comer sure!" said Jimmie. "He can preach jus' as good as he can peddle pills."
CHAPTER XV
The Picnic
Mrs. Morton and Floe spent most of the time during the day in the homes of Bucktown. They would call the neighbors together to sew for a certain family. After the sewing a prayer meeting was held and many women and children were saved in these meetings. In this way the wives and children were made ready to join with the heads of the homes in Christian living. The children were dressed and put into the Mission Sunday school; the family altar was established and home life took on a new phase in Bucktown. Many were after the loaves and fishes only; and they got them. Mrs. Morton knew that they were trying to deceive her but she never stopped helping them. When real trouble came they would always send for her and many that started out to "work" the Mission found Jesus before the "work" ended.
As time drew near for the Mission picnic, the young people and children talked of nothing else. Six or seven hundred people attend the annual picnic and the day is one never to be forgotten by those who go.
Two days before the picnic, Jimmie rushed into Morton's office and said, "Mr. Morton, I want ter ast you fer somfin'."