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Saturdayshe and David watched the hill road froreen bench under the poplar, the tavern

porch on Main Street could just be seen; and at a little before twelve

Jonas's lean, shas drew up before it Mrs Richie was very

pale David, fretting at the dullness of the , asked her some

question, but She did not hear hirow?"

"Yes, dear, yes; I suppose so"

"How big is everything when it begins to grow?"

"Oh, dear little boy, don't ask sowere you? Were you an inch big?"

"If he has coet up here

in fifteen hed

"Oh, why don't they start?" she panted; "what is the ," David said

"Coate!" She took

his hand, and ran down the path to the gate in the hedge As she stood

there, panting, she pressed her fingers hard on her lips; they must

not quiver before the child She kept her watch in her hand "It isn't

tiet around to

the foot of the hill"

Overhead the flicker of locust leaves cast checkering lights and