The President came back, the boy went forward.

This time each held out both hands, and as each looked once more into the other's eyes a world of complete understanding was in both faces, and every looker-on smiled with them.
"Good-by, Curtis," came at last from the President.
"Good-by, Mr.President," came from the boy.

Then, with another pump-handly shake and with a "Gee, but he's great, all right!" the boy went out to see the cinnamon-bear at the "Zoo," and to live it all over in the days to come.
Two boy-hearts had met, although one of them belonged to the President of the United States..