I'm goin' back to sleep there to-night.
They want a man to purtect them." Mary laughed.
"Do you call yourself a man, Andy?
What could you do if a burglar tried to get in ?" "I'd give him what Paddy did the drum," said Andy.
"Supper is ready," announced his mother.
It was a cheerful meal.

Andy had done much better than his mother expected, and it seemed likely that they would get along in spite of her being discharged by Mrs.Preston..