"That is what I have come for," she answered.
And she came up to the bedside and kissed me, oh so sweetly—more than once. She seemed as if she did not want to let go of me.
"Dear mamma," I whispered sleepily, "I am so happy—I'm always happy, but to-night I feel so extra happy, somehow."
"Darling," said mamma.
And she kissed me again.
[CHAPTER III.]
COMING EVENTS.
The shadow of coming changes began to fall over us very soon after that.