A whirr of wheels aroused Pearl and looking up
she saw the kindly face of the young doctor.
"What is it, Pearl?" he asked kindly. "Surely that's not
Danny I see, spoiling his face that way!"
"It's Danny," Pearl said unsteadily. "It's hard enough
to leave him widout him comin' afther me and breakin' me
heart all over again."
"That's what it is, Pearl," the doctor said, smiling. "I
think it is mighty thoughtless of Danny the way he is
acting."
Danny held obstinately to Pearl's skirt, and cried harder
than ever. He would not even listen when the doctor spoke
of taking him for a drive.
"Listen to the doctor," Pearl commanded sternly, "or
he'll raise a gumboil on ye."
Thus admonished Danny ceased his sobs; but he showed no
sign of interest when the doctor spoke of popcorn, and
at the mention of ice-cream he looked simply bored.
"He's awful fond of 'hoo-hung' candy," Pearlie suggested
in a whisper, holding her hand around her mouth so that
Danny might not hear her.
"Ten cents' worth of 'hoo-hung' candy to the boy that
says good-bye to his sister like a gentleman and rides
home with me."
Danny dried his eyes on Pearl's skirt, kissed her gravely
and climbed into the buggy beside the doctor. Waterloo
was won!
Pearl did not trust herself to look back as she walked
along the deeply beaten road.
The yellow cone-flowers raised their heads like golden
stars along the roadside, and the golden glory of the
approaching harvest lay upon everything.
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