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Teddy's face was a picture: the blood rushed up to his forehead, his eyes flashed, and with clenched hands he said boldly, 'Do you think I could ever forget my father's button, sir? I'd rather have it back than anything else in the world! And I'm going to get it back, too!' 'But it's at the bottom of the river, isn't it?' 'I don't know where it is, but God does, and I ask Him every day to send it back to me. I'm quite sure He will, and I think it will be this Christmas.' The ladies exchanged glances. TEDDY'S FACE WAS A PICTURE THE BLOOD RUSHED UP TO HIS FOREHEAD HIS EYES FLASHED AND WITH CLINCHED HANDS HE SAID BOLDLY DON'T YOU THINK I COULD EVER FORGET MY FATHER'S BUTTON SIR I'D RATHER HAVE IT BACK THAN ANYTHING ELSE IN THE WORLD AND I'M GOING TO GET IT BACK TOO BUT IT'S AT THE BOTTOM OF THE RIVER ISN'T IT I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT IS BUT GOD DOES AND I ASK HIM EVERY DAY TO SEND IT BACK TO ME I'M QUITE SURE HE WILL AND I THINK IT WILL BE THIS CHRISTMAS THE LADIES EXCHANGED GLANCES
, is the colonel angry?' asked Teddy, as looking into the large, brightly lighted hall, he suddenly felt his diminutive size. 'Not he. Wipe your feet, and take your cap off.' Teddy stepped in upon the soft rugs almost on tiptoe, and the colonel himself came out into the hall to meet him. 'Come in, my little man, and don't be frightened.' Teddy held his head erect as he followed the colonel into a bright, cheery room, where a group of ladies and gentlemen were round the fire enjoying their cup of five o'clock tea. Mrs. Graham came forward and gave him a kindly greeting. 'This is our would-be soldier,' said Colonel Graham--'the "button-boy," as I hear he is called. Some of you remember his story told in our schoolroom to the regiment passing through in the summer, and we weren't surprised to hear of his narrow escape from death from trying to regain his button. But perhaps you've forgotten all about it, youngster? A button isn't worth much sorrow after the first pang of its loss is over. PUT AN END TO IT I SAY JUST TELL ME IS THE COLONEL ANGRY ASKED TEDDY AS LOOKING INTO THE LARGE BRIGHTLY LIGHTED HALL HE SUDDENLY FELT HIS DIMINUTIVE SIZE NOT HE WIPE YOUR FEET AND TAKE YOUR CAP OFF TEDDY STEPPED IN UPON THE SOFT RUGS ALMOST ON TIPTOE AND THE COLONEL HIMSELF CAME OUT INTO THE HALL TO MEET HIM COME IN MY LITTLE MAN AND DON'T BE FRIGHTENED TEDDY HELD HIS HEAD ERECT AS HE FOLLOWED THE COLONEL INTO A BRIGHT CHEERY ROOM WHERE A GROUP OF LADIES AND GENTLEMEN WERE ROUND THE FIRE ENJOYING THEIR CUP OF FIVE O'CLOCK TEA MISSUS GRAHAM CAME FORWARD AND GAVE HIM A KINDLY GREETING THIS IS OUR WOULD BE SOLDIER SAID COLONEL GRAHAM THE BUTTON BOY AS I HEAR HE IS CALLED SOME OF YOU REMEMBER HIS STORY TOLD IN OUR SCHOOLROOM TO THE REGIMENT PASSING THROUGH IN THE SUMMER AND WE WEREN'T SURPRISED TO HEAR OF HIS NARROW ESCAPE FROM DEATH FROM TRYING TO REGAIN HIS BUTTON BUT PERHAPS YOU'VE FORGOTTEN ALL ABOUT IT YOUNGSTER A BUTTON ISN'T WORTH MUCH SORROW AFTER THE FIRST PANG OF ITS LOSS IS OVER
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