'Yes, the little chap; but he's out of danger now,' said the doctor.
'Where's Jim?'
'Gone inside to get you a drink.'
Ned Glenn left the mails, the coach and the horses to look after themselves. His old-fashioned figure glided round the side of the homestead, and when he saw Jim Dennis he said,—
'He's all right, eh, Jim? We can't afford to lose him. There never was such a child.'
'Yes, Ned, he's safe, thanks to Dr Tom; but he's had a tough time of it.'
'And pulled through,' said Ned. 'I hope I'll live to see him on the back of a cup winner for his dad before I peg out.'
CHAPTER IV
JIM'S TROUBLE
Left alone with his son, Jim Dennis watched him tenderly, and Sal looked keenly at him, with dog-like devotion gleaming out of her deep, dull, liquid eyes.