There's old Grandmam Stephens there,--Dorcas, they call her,--she's most an amazin' nurse.

She takes to nursing real natural, and an't never better suited than when she gets a sick body to tend.

We may reckon on turning him over to her for a fortnight or so." A ride of about an hour more brought the party to a neat farmhouse, where the weary travellers were received to an abundant breakfast.

Tom Loker was soon carefully deposited in a much cleaner and softer bed than he had ever been in the habit of occupying.

His wound was carefully dressed and bandaged, and he lay languidly opening and shutting his eyes on the white window-curtains and gently-gliding figures of his sick room, like a weary child.