"Oh, I wish it would come quick," said he, as he related his success to his mother.
But, alas, the morrow found him burning with fever and when he attempted to stand, he found it impossible to do so.

A case of scarlet fever had appeared in the village and it soon became evident that the disease had fastened upon Frank.

The morning following the sewing society Ella Campbell and several other children showed symptoms of the same disease, and in the season of general sickness which followed, few were left to care for the poor widow.

Daily little Frank grew worse.

The dollar he had earned was gone, the basket of provisions Mrs.Johnson had sent was gone, and when for milk the baby Alice cried, there was none to give her.
At last Frank, pulling the old blue jacket from under his head, and passing it to Mary, said, "Take it to Bill Bender,--he offered me a shilling for it, and a shilling will buy milk for Allie and crackers for mother,--take it." "No, Franky," answered Mary, "you would have no pillow, besides, I've got something more valuable, which I can sell.