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Ma was very good to him, too, and Teddy was just as fond of her as of Pa. Nevertheless, as the spring drew near, Pa became depressed. Sometimes he sighed heavily, especially when he heard casual references to the Josiah Spencer emigration. MA WAS VERY GOOD TO HIM TOO AND TEDDY WAS JUST AS FOND OF HER ER OF OF PA NEVERTHELESS AS THE SPRING DREW NEAR PA BECAME DEPRESSED SOMETIMES HE SIGHED HEAVILY ESPECIALLY WHEN HE HEARD CASUAL REFERENCE TO THE JOSIAH SPENCER IN MIGRATION
ne 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. 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. Perhaps they would see a chance sooner. ‚ÄúThere‚Äôll be no chance sooner,‚ÄĚ said Pa Sloane in a tone of satisfaction. ‚ÄúNo, worse luck!‚ÄĚ retorted Ma crisply. The winter passed by. Little Teddy grew and throve, and Pa Sloane worshipped him. S 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 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 PERHAPS THEY WOULD SEE THE CHANCE SOONER THERE'LL BE NO CHANCE SOONER SAID PA SLOANE IN A TONE OF SATISFACTION NO WORSE LUCK RETORTED MA CRISPLY THE WINTER PASSED BY LITTLE TEDDY GREW AND DROVE AND PA SLOANE WORSHIPPED HIM
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