Gee, all the rest of the day my face felt as if it had been starched and ironed into a smile." In spite of Mary's advice and example Mrs.Blythe, who had sent Jem off with a smile, could not quite manage one for Walter.

But at least no one cried.

Dog Monday came out of his lair in the shipping-shed and sat down close to Walter, thumping his tail vigorously on the boards of the platform whenever Walter spoke to him, and looking up with confident eyes, as if to say, "I know you'll find Jem and bring him back to me." "So long, old fellow," said Carl Meredith cheerfully, when the good-byes had to be said.

"Tell them over there to keep their spirits up--I am coming along presently." "Me too," said Shirley laconically, proffering a brown paw.

Susan heard him and her face turned very grey.
Una shook hands quietly, looking at him with wistful, sorrowful, dark-blue eyes.