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He looked ten years younger. Ma‚Äôs keen eyes softened a little as she watched them. A prompt answer came to her letter. Teddy‚Äôs uncle wrote that he had six children of his own, but was nevertheless willing and glad to give his little nephew a home. But he could not come after him. Josiah Spencer, of White Sands, was going out to Manitoba in the spring. If Mr. and Mrs. Sloane could only keep the baby till then he could be sent out with the Spencers. HE LOOKED TEN YEARS YOUNGER MUFF KEEN EYES SOFTENED A LITTLE AS SHE WATCHED THEM A PROMPT ANSWER CAME TO HER LETTER KATY'S UNCLE WROTE THAT HE HAD SIX CHILDREN OF HIS OWN BUT WAS NEVERTHELESS WILLING TO GLAD AND GLAD TO GIVE HIS LITTLE NEPHEW A HOME BUT HE COULD NOT COME FOR HIM JUST AS SIAS SPENCER OF THE WHITE SANDS WAS GOING OUT TO MANAGE HOME IN THE SPRING IF MISTER AND MISSUS SLOANE COULD ONLY KEEP THE BABY TILL THEN HE COULD BE SENT IN WITH THE SPENCER'S
Then she undressed the baby and rocked him to sleep, crooning an old lullaby over him. Pa Sloane sat quietly and listened, with very sweet memories of the long ago, when he and Ma had been young and proud, and the bewhiskered William Alexander had been a curly-headed little fellow like this one. Ma was not driven to advertising for Mrs. Garland‚Äôs brother. That personage saw the notice of his sister‚Äôs death in a home paper and wrote to the Carmody postmaster for full information. The letter was referred to Ma and Ma answered it. She wrote that they had taken in the baby, pending further arrangements, but had no intention of keeping it; and she calmly demanded of its uncle what was to be done with it. Then she sealed and addressed the letter with an unfaltering hand; but, when it was done, she looked across the table at Pa Sloane, who was sitting in the armchair with the baby on his knee. They were having a royal good time together. Pa had always been dreadfully foolish about babies. TING IT UP IN THE ROOM FOR TEDDY THEN SHE UNDRESSED THE BABY AND WALK FROM SLEEP COONING ON AN OLD LULLABY OVER HIM PALONE SAT QUIETLY AND LISTENED WITH VERY SWEET MEMORIES OF LONG AGO WHEN HE AND MA HAD BEEN YOUNG AND PROUD AND THE BEWHISKERED WILLIAM ALEXANDER HAD BEEN A CURLY HEADED LITTLE FELLOW LIKE THIS ONE MA WAS NOT DRIVEN TO ADVERTISING FROM MISSUS GARLAND'S BROTHER THE PERSONAGE SAW THE NOTICE OF HIS SISTER'S DEATH IN A HOME PAPER AND WROTE TO CARMODY'S POSTMASTER FOR FULL INFORMATION THE LETTER WAS REFERRED TO MA AND MA ANSWERED IT SHE WROTE THAT THEY HAD TAKEN IN THE BABY PENDING FURTHER ARRANGEMENT BUT HAD NO INTENTION OF KEEPING IT AND SHE CALMLY DEMANDED THAT OF ITS UNCLE WHAT WAS TO BE DONE WITH IT THEN SHE SEALED AND ADDRESSED THE LETTER WITH AN UNFALTERING HAND BUT WHEN IT WAS DONE SHE LOOKED ACROSS THE TABLE AT PA SLOANE WHO WAS SITTING IN THE ARM CHAIR WITH THE BABY ON HIS KNEE THEY WERE HAVING A ROYAL TIME TOGETHER PA HAD ALWAYS BEEN DREADFULLY FOOLISH ABOUT BABIES
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