36 At Elm Cottage.

 

 

never dreaming that these small folks
had made the journey alone, the
good old lady cried out :—

‘Come up, my gal, do, and bring
the childer with you; don’t be
afeard; grandfather “ll like well to
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good in the world. He isn’t so bad
to-day, only a bit shaken. Come
up, do, and welcome; and don’t
wait for me—I’m just a-getting his
coat on, and can’t come down.’

‘Do be quick, May,’ cried Johnny,
pulling her. ‘ Danmover’s calling
US.

‘I know,’ said May, who heard
every word, and was growing quite
weary with her struggles outside ;