Without a word, Dad bounced up and went back to the house with her.
"Something's up!" Dave said, and, half-anxious, half-afraid, we gazed into the fire and thought and thought.

Then we stared, nervously, into the night, and listened for Dad's return, but heard only the wind and the mopoke.
At dawn he appeared again, with a broad smile on his face, and told us that mother had got another baby--a fine little chap.

Then we knew why Mrs.Brown had been staying at our place..