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He teetered so enthusiastically that he sat down unexpectedly and with

much emphasis That put him between two impulses, and while they battled

he stared round-eyed at Bud But he decided not to cry, and straightway

turned hirowly bear and went down the line on all fours

toward Cash, growling "Ooooooo!" as fearso

But Cash would not be scared He refused absolutely to ju out "Ooh! Here comes a bear!" the way

Marie had always done--the way every one had always done, when Lovin

Child got down and caid with his face

to the fire, and would not look

Lovin Child crawled all around hirowled his terriblest For some

unexplainable reason it did not work Cash sat stiff as though he had

turned to so--curious to

see what Cash would do--Bud saw him flinch and stiffen as a man does

under pain And because Bud had a sore spot in his own heart, Bud felt a

quick stab of understanding and sympathy Cash Markham's past could not

have been a blank; more likely it held too hten its hurt There ht have been a child

"Aw, coruffly

But Lovin Child was too busy He had discovered in his circling of Cash,

the fanny buckles on Cash's high overshoes He was investigating theers and with pink tongue, like