Daddy Chip is takin' care of her.

He wouldn't let her be lonesome." The Kid got the sack open and reached an arm in to the shoulder.

He groped there for a minute and drew out a battered doughnut smeared liberally with wild currant jelly, and gave it to Miss Allen with an air of princely generosity and all the chivalry of all the Happy Family rolled into one baby gesture.

Miss Allen took the doughnut meekly and did not spoil the Kid's pleasure by hugging him as she would have liked to do.

Instead she said: "Thank you, Buck of the Flying U," quite humbly.